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Tiger Woods overwhelming favourite for US Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 3: World number one Tiger Woods is the overwhelming favourite for next week’s U.S. Masters at Augusta National, where he will be bidding for an unprecedented third successive... 
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France set to become first qualifiers for Euro 2004 finals
 LONDON, April 3: European champions France are set to become the first country to qualify for Euro 2004 after a 2-1 win over Israel gave them their fifth successive qualifying victory...
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Gade and Hidayat reach last eight
 TOKYO, April 3: Two-time champion Peter Gade of Denmark dashed Lee Hyun-Il’s hopes of defending his Japan Open men’s singles badminton title with a hard won third round victory Thursday....
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Australian tour ideal for tougher assignments
ISLAMABAD, April 3: Pakistan coach Shahnaz Shaikh said Thursday that two four-nation tournaments in Australia coming up ahead would help them prepare for this August’s elite Champions Trophy....
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Dechy and Cargill in quarterfinals
SARASOTA, Florida, April 3: French seventh seed Nathalie Dechy and 21-year-old American wild card entry Ashley Cargill booked a quarterfinal matchup at the 140,000-dollar WTA Sarasota Open with victories here Wednesday....
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Oh early leader with 65
BANGKOK, April 3: South Korea’s Ted Oh fired a seven-under-par 65 in near-perfect conditions to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Thailand Open on Thursday....
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National beach handball
FAISALABAD, April 3: Second National Beach Handball Championship will be played along River Chenab near Chiniot on April 26-27....
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Pakistan’s young guns outclass Zimbabwe in Sharjah Cup opener
 SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates), April 3: Abdul Razzaq and Younis Khan slammed contrasting half-centuries as a new-look Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 68 runs in the opening match of the four-nation Sharjah...
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Torrid time awaits Lara and company
GEORGETOWN, April 3: There was a time when West Indies fast bowlers ruled the cricket roost. The names Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall became synonymous with quality...
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All-conquering Aussies arrive in West Indies
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 3: The all-conquering and awesome Australian outfit, minus pace spearhead Glen McGrath and batsman Damien Martyn arrived in the Caribbean on Wednesday night confident of double triumph against...
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Williams temporary replacement for McGrath
MELBOURNE, April 3: Uncapped Brad Williams will join the Australia squad for the West Indies tour as a temporary replacement for paceman Glenn McGrath, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on...
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Women’s cricket trials from 8th
LAHORE, April 3: Trials for the selection of the Pakistan women’s cricket team will be held at six centres between April 8 and May 2....
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Australian party seeks asylum for Olonga
SYDNEY, April 3: Australia’s main opposition party on Thursday called on the government to grant asylum to Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga so he can emerge from hiding in South Africa....
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BCCI pays Dravid Rs9.2m
NEW DELHI, April 3: Rahul Dravid, with a purse of Rs 92,40,000 tops the list of payment released to twenty-seven Indian cricketers who have represented tour to New Zealand, Board of...
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Players will burn out: Kapil
NEW DELHI, April 3: Notwithstanding John Wright’s reappointment as India’s coach for tri-nation cricket series in Bangladesh, Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century Kapil Dev praised Sandeep Patil, a member of...
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Lankans struck by injury crisis
SHARJAH, April 3: World Cup star Chaminda Vaas will miss Sri Lanka’s crucial first Sharjah quadrangular match against Pakistan on Friday....
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Ganga ruled out of tour opener
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), April 3: A leg injury has forced Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga to withdraw from the three-day match between the Carib Beer XI and Australia in Guyana...
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Grand National set for betting bonanza
 LONDON, April 3: British bookmakers are predicting a record 150 million pounds ($235 million) will be bet on Saturday’s Grand National at Aintree....
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