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PHF aiming for Champions Trophy and Olympics: Aziz
KARACHI, April 2: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) aims to win the Champions Trophy and secure gold medal in next year’s Athens Olympics.... 
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Ipoh success instilled confidence: Shahnaz
KARACHI, April 2: The Azlan Shah hockey title has instilled confidence in the squad said coach Shahnaz Sheikh on Wednesday but he did not rate it a major tournament like Champions...
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Sohail hopeful of breaking Litjens’ record
 KARACHI, April 2: World best penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas on Tuesday vowed he would be top goal scorer in world hockey after breaking Holland’s great Paul Litjens world record of...
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Greece seeks Indian coach to chase hockey dream
NEW DELHI, India April 2: Greece is counting on some Indian expertise to ensure its field hockey team qualifies for next year’s Athens Olympics....
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Yousuf and Naveen opt out
KARACHI, April 2: Country’s two premier snooker players, Muhammad Yousuf and Naveen Perwani have opted out of the 4th Red and Whites Billiards and Pool Championship being held at Snooker Zone...
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Asif, Usman shine for winners
LAHORE, April 2: Three goals each by Asif Yar Tiwana and Usman Abdul Hayee propelled SHV Energy to 8- 5 1/2 win against Care Knit Wear in the Musa Industries cup polo on Wednesday....
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Unknown Suarez dumps Dokic
SARASOTA, Florida, April 2: Argentina’s Paola Suarez ousted top seed Jelena Dokic from the Sarasota Open here Tuesday, dethroning the defending champion from Yugoslavia 6-3, 6-3 at the $140,000 clay-court event....
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Aziz and Afzal excel with splendid double
LAHORE, April 2: Fancied dark-bay colt Royal Class, running very impressively, registered an easy success in the feature event of the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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New-look Pakistan get early chance for redemption: Sharjah quadrangular starts today
 SHARJAH (UAE), April 2: New-look Pakistan lead a bunch of World Cup losers attempting to get back on track during the 150,000-dollar Sharjah quadrangular cricket tournament which opens on Thursday....
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Tendulkar and Dravid miss Dhaka series
MUMBAI, April 2: Hand injuries have forced India’s top batting stars Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to miss the one-day triangular series starting in Dhaka next week....
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Wasim Akram signs one-year contract with Hampshire
 LONDON, April 2: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has signed a one-year deal to play for Hampshire, the English county side said on Wednesday....
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New Zealand axe McMillan for Lanka tour
AUCKLAND, April 2: Batsman Craig McMillan has been dropped for New Zealand’s tour of Sri Lanka, the chairman of selectors Sir Richard Hadlee announced on Tuesday....
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Kenya invited to play in Caribbean
NAIROBI, April 2: Kenya, which became the first non-elite nation to reach the semifinals of the World Cup last month, is set to play in the West Indies’ first-class competition next...
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Bachchan for resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties
NEW DELHI, April 2: India’s top filmstar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday called for resumption of cricket matches between India and Pakistan, saying the game should not be a victim of politics....
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West Indies apologise for confusion
SYDNEY, April 2: The West Indies Cricket Board on Wednesday apologised to Australian Cricket Academy head coach Bennett King for prematurely announcing he had been appointed to take charge of its...
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Woolmer rejects Sri Lanka offer
LONDON, April 2: Bob Woolmer has declined an offer to coach Sri Lanka to continue his consultancy role for the International Cricket Council (ICC)....
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McGrath flying home to see sick wife
SYDNEY, April 2: Fast bowler Glenn McGrath is to return home from Australia’s tour of the West Indies to be with his ill wife, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on...
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Forced cash cuts by ECB
LONDON, April 2: England cricket chiefs revealed on Tuesday they will have to cut costs by four million pounds (US$6.3 million) in the wake of the national team’s boycott of their...
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Kallis pulls out
CAPE TOWN, April 2: South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has withdrawn from the tour of Bangladesh because of an illness in his family....
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Hooper unsure about future plans
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), April 2: Carl Hooper, sacked on Monday as West Indies cricket captain, was inconclusive on Wednesday as he gave a written statement to the press about his immediate plans....
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