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Namibian star puts books before cricket
POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 26: Namibia batsman Jan-Berry Burger hopes that his impressive performances at this World Cup will pave the way for a career in cricket, but only after he... 
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World champions set for record-equalling bid
 POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 26: Australia named an unchanged side to meet Namibia in their World Cup Group ‘A’ match on Thursday as they bid to clinch a record-equalling 11th consecutive...
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Great Wasim leaves impossible legacy
 JOHANNESBURG, Feb 26: Pakistan’s Wasim Akram confessed that the thought of breaking the 500 international one-day wicket barrier had kept him awake the night before he finally realised his dream....
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Warne was reckless, says ACB
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 26: Shane Warne has been described by the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) as “reckless” for taking a diuretic which caused him to be banned from cricket for 12 months....
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I’ll carry on protesting, says Flower
BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Feb 26: Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower revealed on Wednesday that his controversial anti-Robert Mugabe protest will continue despite enormous pressure on him to abandon the gesture....
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Kallis vows to regain touch
EAST LONDON, Feb 26: Jacques Kallis has pledged to rediscover his form against Canada here on Thursday and help inspire his faltering team into the Super Six....
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Ayaz quits, prefers job over hockey
KARACHI, Feb 26: Pakistan junior hockey team coach Ayaz Mahmood quit on Wednesday, saying he prefers his career and family rather being a national trainer....
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Man United storm into last eight
 PARIS, Feb 26: Substitutes were to the fore in the Champions League on Tuesday as Manchester United replacements Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored all their goals in a record...
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Lady’s Love starts off as day’s best
KARACHI, Feb 26: Lady’s Love, a chestnut filly from Strides By Strides out of As Asaina, starts off as our day’s best when the Winter Gymkhana Meeting gets underway at the...
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Yasir’s fine form continues
KARACHI, Feb 26: Yasir Hameed continued his dream run with the bat to score a superb 109, which helped PIA beat Pakistan Customs by 70 runs in the opening Pool...
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Gulnaz breaks national record
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Gulnaz Ara broke the national 800m record on Wednesday while Noshee Parveen bettered the 100m hurdles mark in the open trials for selecting Pakistan athletics team for the...
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GC, Faisalabad in lead
LAHORE, Feb 26: Government College, Faisalabad with 82 points were leading on the opening day of the 107th Punjab University Inter- collegiate athletics championship at the university’s Old Campus grounds on Wednesday....
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Punjab Games deferred
LAHORE, Feb 26: The 69th Punjab Games has been deferred for three days and now will be held from March 3 to 5 instead of Feb 28 to March 2....
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Fair Boy outpaces rivals to win feature event
LAHORE, Feb 26: Khawaja M. Atif ‘s fancied bay Fair Boy put up a grand performance when he outpaced his six rivals to win the feature event of the midweek Lahore...
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McMillan sparkles as Kiwis score easy win
 KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Feb 26: New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by seven wickets with 16 overs to spare in World Cup Group ‘B’ on Wednesday to remain firmly in contention for the...
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India post healthy total after fine Flintoff spell
 DURBAN, Feb 26: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff claimed the key wickets of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar as India made 250 for nine in a roller-coaster World Cup innings on Wednesday....
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‘Cricket’s drug policy could be altered’
POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 26: Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist believes there may be scope to alter cricket’s policy on drug-use....
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Australia will win World Cup: former coach
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 26: Ricky Ponting’s Australia on Wednesday received the thumbs up to win the World Cup from a man familiar with both the sweat and hard work of players and...
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Warne won’t appeal against ban
MELBOURNE, Feb 26: Shane Warne announced on Wednesday he would not appeal against the 12-month doping ban he received last week although he added he had no plans to retire....
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South Africa may axe spinners for key encounters
EAST LONDON (South Africa), Feb 26: South African captain Shaun Pollock Wednesday dropped a strong hint that the host nation would axe both their spin bowlers for crucial games coming up...
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ICC to examine Kenya’s victory
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 26: The International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) will have a closer look at Kenya’s stunning World Cup win over Sri Lanka, sources said on Wednesday....
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Results and fixtures
Feb 9: West Indies beat South Africa by three runs (Cape Town, D/N)....
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