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Six Punjab players in qualifying rounds
LAHORE, March 19: Six players from Punjab and two from the NWFP have entered the qualifying round of the 19th Pakistan Open Squash tournament at the end of the two-day pre-qualifying round... 
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Asian under-20 championship next month
KARACHI, March 19: The Asian zone-V under-20 football championship will be held in Karachi from April 25, secretary Sindh Football Association (SFA) Ghulam Abbas Baloch said Tuesday....
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Sakhee’s reputation at stake in Dubai
DUBAI, March 19: Sakhee, officially the best racehorse in the world, bids to add the Dubai World Cup to his impressive list of triumphs Saturday by taking the sport’s richest prize....
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Powell goal sinks Tottenham
LONDON, March 19: England defender Chris Powell heaped more misery on Tottenham Hotspur with a scrappy goal in Charlton Athletic’s 1-0 victory in the English Premier League Monday....
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Thorpe’s record bid fails
BRISBANE, Australia, March 19 - Australian Ian Thorpe’s narrow miss in an attempt to better his own 400 metres freestyle world record at the national championships was blamed on a lack...
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Money ruined Romanian gymnasts
BUCHAREST, March 19: Greater financial rewards in recent years have made Romania’s female gymnasts lazy and led to withdrawal of the Olympic team champions from next month’s European Championships, their coach...
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Woods out to make history
LONDON, March 19: Tiger Woods will aim to become the first player to retain The Players Championship when he tees off in golf’s unofficial ‘fifth’ major Thursday....
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Varsity athletics
LAHORE, March 19: The 106th Punjab University athletics championship for men will begin at the university’s Old Campus ground Wednesday....
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‘Doubtful’ Butcher still in second Test frame
WELLINGTON, March 19: England batsman Mark Butcher remains in the frame to play in the second Test against New Zealand despite a cracked thumb....
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Mongia’s 159 helps India clinch series
 GUWAHATI (India), March 19: Dinesh Mongia hammered an unbeaten 159 for a maiden one-day hundred as India beat Zimbabwe by 101 runs to win their series 3-2 Tuesday....
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Vincent underwent heart surgery five days before Test
WELLINGTON, March 19: New Zealand’s Lou Vincent played in the first Test against England just five days after undergoing a “small” heart operation, he revealed Tuesday....
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Caddick bowls verbal bouncers
WELLINGTON, March 19: England paceman Andy Caddick rates New Zealand a “bits-and-pieces” cricket team....
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Hussain cautious over more power to TV umpire
WELLINGTON, March 19: England captain Nasser Hussain has urged against rushing head-long into handing more power to cricket’s television umpires....
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Jayasuriya set for new partner
COLOMBO, March 19: Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya will have a new opening partner for the one-day tournament against Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah after Avishka Gunawardena was dropped from...
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SA not approached to play host
CAPE TOWN, March 19: South Africa has not been formally approached to host Zimbabwe-Australia matches next month, the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) said Tuesday....
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Last round of league ties today
KARACHI, March 19: An interesting scenario has emerged on the eve of last round of matches in the National One-day Cricket Championship....
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Astle leaps up ratings
LONDON, March 19: Nathan Astle’s record-breaking innings of 222 for New Zealand in the first Test against England has given him his best ranking of 20th in the latest world Test...
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Ex-Indian ‘keeper Tamhane dies
NEW DELHI, March 19: Former India wicketkeeper Naren Tamhane died in Mumbai Tuesday after a prolonged battle with cancer, an Indian cricket board official said....
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