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PCB fails to honour commitment
KARACHI, March 19: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) failed to honour its commitment when it cancelled without reason 666 tickets - the sum of which was paid in advance - for visitors from India for the final two matches ... 
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Yasir and Razzaq guide Pakistan to victory
PESHAWAR, March 19: Opener Yasir Hameed was unlucky to miss what would have been his third century in One-day Internationals on Friday, but his classy 98 and Abdul Razzaq's all-round performance saw Pakistan cruise to a four-wicket win over India ...
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Better team won: Ganguly
PESHAWAR, March 19: Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday accepted his side had been "outplayed by a better Pakistani side" in the third One-day International at Arbab Stadium in Peshawar. ...
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Pakistan sure made their supporters sweat
The score-sheet will show that Pakistan won pretty easily in the end with wickets and balls to spare. But they sure made their supporters sweat and raise their pulse-rate. ...
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Unchanged squad
PESHAWAR, March 19: Pakistan selectors on Friday named an unchanged squad for the remaining two One-day Internationals against India in Lahore. ...
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Sale of tickets through Internet cancelled
LAHORE, March 19: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday has cancelled booking of seats for Pakistanis through Internet in order to accomodate Indians cricket fans ...
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Peshawar deserves more than one ODI
PESHAWAR, March 19: The fine behaviour displayed by the fans on Friday and the good arrangements made for the match showed that Peshawar deserved more than just a one-day game. ...
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Teams arrive in Lahore
LAHORE, March 19: The Pakistan and Indian teams arrived on Friday evening from Peshawar after playing the third One-day International match, the same day. ...
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Jayasuriya's century revives Lankan hope
KANDY, March 19: Sanath Jayasuriya smashed a brilliant 131 as Sri Lanka, chasing 352 for a series-levelling victory against Australia, ended day the fourth day of the second Test at 301 for seven on Friday. ...
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'Murali's new ball illegal'
SYDNEY, March 19: Former Australian umpire Col Egar, the man who famously no-balled Ian Meckiff out of Test cricket, claims Muthiah Muralidaran's ungainly new delivery is "blatantly illegal". ...
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Harmison's burst rocks West Indies
PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 19: Fast bowler Steve Harmison took three wickets in eight balls to give England the advantage as West Indies slipped to 110 for three at lunch on day one of the second Test on Friday. ...
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Styris and Martin put Kiwis on top
AUCKLAND, March 19: New Zealand's Scott Styris shone with the bat and Chris Martin with the ball as the home side dominated the second day of the second Test to trail South Africa by just 95 runs with seven wickets remaining on Friday. ...
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Bangladesh and Bhutan first to arrive
ISLAMABAD, March 19: Bangladesh and Bhutan will be the first contingents, excluding Afghanistan, to arrive here next week to compete in the 9th SAF Games beginning on March 29. ...
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India name team for series
RAWALPINDI, March 19: India on Friday named its six players for the upcoming SAF polo series against Pakistan to be played at Rawalpindi Polo Club from March 23. ...
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Agassi sets showdown against Federer
INDIAN WELLS, March 19: Fifth seed Andre Agassi produced a superb display of all round tennis to beat Guillermo Coria 6-4 7-5 at the Pacific Life Open on Thursday and set up a semifinal with top seed Roger Federer. ...
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Ferdinand's 8-month ban stays
MANCHESTER, March 19: Manchester United expressed shock on Friday at the failure of Rio Ferdinand's appeal against an eight-month ban and the defender admitted he was "devastated". ...
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