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Son Of A Gun set to annex Pakistan Derby
LAHORE, March 9: The bay colt Son Of A Gun, unbeaten in his two outings, looks set to gallop home to annex the Pakistan Derby 2002 to be run over a mile-and-a-half at the Lahore Racecourse on Sunday. The competition for this premier classic of the country will be a battle between the 13 best Pakistan-bred four-year-old colts and fillies from Karachi and Lahore... 
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Munos crowned new WBA super flyweight champion
 TOKYO, March 9: Alexander Munos of Venezuela continued his excellent record of knock-out victories by beating Shoji Kobayashi of Japan to become the new World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion...
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Gilchrist century lifts Australia out of trouble
CAPE TOWN, March 9: Australia’s Adam Gilchrist produced another scintillating exhibition of batsmanship Saturday to put South Africa in trouble on day two of the second Test....
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Steal The Show not allowed to run in Derby
KARACHI, March 9: The racing fans in this bustling metropolis were in for quite a shock when it was learnt that Karachi’s champion colt Steal The Show, was not allowed to...
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Els eyes second straight title
DUBAI, March 9: Ernie Els finished the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic three shots ahead of the field Saturday, putting himself in line for a second victory in as...
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O’Sullivan to face Welsh wizard
BANGKOK, March 9: World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and world No 1 Mark Williams set up an enticing semifinal clash of the Thailand Masters after the two in-form players won their quarterfinals...
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Lord’s may use Aussie pitches
MELBOURNE, March 9: Lord’s head of cricket Tony Dodemaide said Saturday the famous ground could soon be using Australian-made drop-in pitches for Test cricket....
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Ganguly doubtful for second one-dayer
MOHALI (India), March 9: A knee injury to skipper Saurav Ganguly has added to India’s injury woes ahead of their second One-day International against a buoyant Zimbabwe Sunday....
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Henin digs deep to reach third round in Indian Wells
 INDIAN WELLS (California), March 9: Third seed Justine Henin clawed her way into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters Friday, rallying to beat Slovenia’s Maja Matevzic 5-7 6-4 6-4....
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PCB orders investigation into disunity rumours
LAHORE, March 9: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is to investigate the alleged disharmony in the team that has performed so pathetically in the Asian Test Championship final....
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Sri Lankans create controversy over removal of covers
LAHORE, March 9: Sri Lanka’s over enthusiasm Saturday evening left the match officials on a tricky wicket as they battled to avoid the controversy dominate the proceedings of a rain-curtailed day....
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Dane Martin keeps European flag flying
BIRMINGHAM (England), March 9: Denmark’s Camilla Martin kept the European flag flying at the All England badminton championships Friday with a gutsy 7-5 1-7 7-4 7-2 quarter-final victory over Chinese number...
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Canterbury draw with England
CHRISTCHURCH, March 9: England were held to a draw by Canterbury at the end of their three-day tour match Saturday, as the local batsmen enjoyed the benefits of a benign pitch...
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One-day second round today
KARACHI, March 9: Hyderabad, Rest of Balochistan, Rest of Punjab and Rest of NWFP will make first appearance in the second round matches of the National One-day Cricket Championship Sunday....
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Germany end drought by clinching World Cup
 KUALA LUMPUR, March 9: Germany rounded off what has been a rewarding two weeks for them by capturing the World Cup Hockey crown Saturday for the first time, finishing off Australia...
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Weather holds key to Pakistan’s chances of saving Test
 LAHORE, March 9: Pakistan were seeing light at the other end of the tunnel after Mother Nature came to their rescue and curtailed fourth day’s play to just 32 overs in...
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Blood tests to be carried out: FIFA
ZURICH, March 9: FIFA are set to add random blood doping tests to existing urine tests at the upcoming World Cup for the first time, an official with football’s world governing...
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Leverkusen stay top as Bayern keep fighting
BERLIN, March 9: Leaders Bayer Leverkusen stayed on course for their first Bundesliga title with a 2-0 victory over Energie Cottbus Saturday as Bayern Munich kept their hopes alive with hard-fought...
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