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Funk leads Woods by seven strokes
PACIFIC PALISADES (Calif), Feb 21: Fred Funk needed only 23 putts en route to a six-under-par 65 that gave him the first-round lead at the $4.5 million Nissan Open on Thursday,... 
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Seles sails into final, Mauresmo retires
 DUBAI, Feb 21: Monica Seles advanced to her second final of the year on Friday when defending champion Amelie Mauresmo was forced to retire from the Dubai Open with a right...
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Liverpool, Celtic move closer to ‘Battle of Britain’
 PARIS, Feb 21: Liverpool and Celtic moved a step closer to another “Battle of Britain” showdown when both won their UEFA Cup fourth round first leg ties on Thursday....
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Habibians make clean sweep
KARACHI, Feb 21: Habibians made a clean sweep in the All Karachi Annual Inter-School Athletics Championship organised by the District Office Education, City District Government Karachi, at the Habib Public School....
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11 countries confirm entry
KARACHI, Feb 21: As many as 11 countries have confirmed their participation in the 20th Asian Snooker Championship being held at Kolkata (India) which now be held there from April 18...
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Federer charges into semis
ROTTERDAM, Feb 21: Second seed Roger Federer stepped up his bid for his second consecutive title when he steamrollered Dutchman Sjeng Schalken 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the World...
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Germany to send U-21 team
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Germany has agreed to send their under-21 hockey team to Pakistan as part of countdown activities for next month’s SAF Games in Islamabad....
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Never a dull moment when England face Pakistan
CAPE TOWN, Feb 21: If the turmoil of the past is any indication, the high-profile World Cup clash between England and Pakistan under lights at Newlands on Saturday promises to be...
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Sri Lankans not taking Kenyans lightly
 NAIROBI, Feb 21: Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has underlined the fact that his in-form team will not be taking their next World Cup Group ‘B’ opponents Kenya lightly....
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Indians board Gandhi’s steam train
 PIETERMARITZBURG (South Africa), Feb 21: India’s cricketers followed in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday, boarding the same steam train taken by the former India leader 110 years ago....
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De Groot hopes to break his duck
CENTURION (South Africa), Feb 21: Canada’s Nick de Groot will take guard against West Indies in World Cup Group ‘B’ on Sunday with limited ambitions....
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Warne doping hearing adjourned until today
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) hearing into Shane Warne’s positive drug test was adjourned on Friday with the three person panel resuming deliberations on Saturday....
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Murali should throw javelin, says Bedi
NEW DELHI, Feb 21: Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi on Friday lashed out at Muttiah Muralitharan’s bowling action, saying the Sri Lankan spinner should be throwing the javelin rather than...
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It’s Vaas and Lance show
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21: Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas has joined Lance Klusener of South Africa at the top of the man of the tournament standings at the World Cup....
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Australian PM wants Bulawayo match shifted
SYDNEY, Feb 21: Prime Minister John Howard made a last minute appeal to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift Australia’s World Cup match with Zimbabwe due to be played in...
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SA player pays heavy price
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21: The South African cricketer who refused to tour Zimbabwe earlier this year will never again be chosen to play for his country, the United Cricket Board of South...
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Pakistan take on England in must win encounter
CAPE TOWN, Feb 21: Prediction of the outcome of a one-dayer especially when there is not much difference between two teams is risky business. Taking this factor into account, no one...
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Wasim set to make history
 CAPE TOWN, Feb 21: Wasim Akram is confident of becoming the first man in history to reach 500 wickets in One-day Internationals when Pakistan take on England on Saturday....
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Cairns injured in nightclub brawl
 JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21: New Zealand’s World Cup campaign, already hit by the team’s refusal to play in Kenya, suffered another setback on Friday when their players were involved in a nightclub...
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Pressure on Proteas: Bangladesh captain
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Feb 21: World Cup hosts South Africa and their veteran fast bowler Allan Donald launch their battle of survival when they meet Bangladesh here on Saturday....
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Waqar targets Trescothick and Flintoff
CAPE TOWN, Feb 21: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis and his bowlers will target opener Marcus Trescothick and all rounder Andrew Flintoff as England’s dangermen in their World Cup Group ‘A’ game...
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Hussain on course to play today
CAPE TOWN, Feb 21: England captain Nasser Hussain is on course to play in the ‘must-win’ game against Pakistan here on Saturday after shaking off a neck problem....
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Inzamam goes on strike
CAPE TOWN, Feb 21: Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq has adopted a novel way of trying to re-discover his World Cup form. He has gone on strike....
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Ganguly bombarded with tennis balls
PIETERMARITZBURG, Feb 21: India’s out-of-form captain Saurav Ganguly was bombarded with wet tennis balls in a car park on Friday in an attempt to help him cope with the extra bounce...
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England v Pakistan factbox
TEAMS: Mercurial Pakistan, the 1999 runners-up, are arguably the most naturally talented team in the tournament, while England, badly out of form, are struggling for confidence after a wretched tour of...
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Dream still alive
BLOEMFONTEIN, Feb 21: South Africa captain Shaun Pollock said on Friday that his team’s World Cup dream was still alive despite their roller-coaster start to the tournament....
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