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Australia win again to bag best-of-three series: Five-wicket haul by McGrath SYDNEY, Feb 6: Glenn McGrath took a five-wicket haul on Sunday as Australia beat Pakistan by 31 runs and clinched the best-of-three limited-overs cricket final series with a match to spare. ...		Tendulkar battling for fitness MUMBAI, Feb 6: Sachin Tendulkar's absence stands out glaringly as India's rusty cricketers flex their limbs from Monday to prepare for next month's highly-anticipated series against Pakistan. ...
Gibbs century puts South Africa 2-1 up against England CAPE TOWN, Feb 6: Herschelle Gibbs hit his 14th one-day international century to set up an emphatic 108-run win for South Africa in the pivotal fourth limited overs international against England at Newlands on Sunday. ...		Atiq and Abu fail to reach quarterfinals KARACHI, Feb 6: Upsets continued in the 30th National snooker champinship, when fifth seed Atiq Latif Bux, considered by many as the dark horse of the tournament and seventh seed Abu Saim, were blown away at the Karachi Club snooker parlour ...
Clay court preferable for Davis Cup tie: Hameed ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Davis Cup veteran Hameedul Haq feels that the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) should have chosen clay surface instead of grass for the forthcoming Asia Oceania Zone Group I tie against Thailand. ...		Four Bidders lift Hadi Cup KARACHI, Feb 6: Four Bidders Club lifted Hadi Cup bridge with the score of 88 Victory Points (VPs) at the Aslam Bridge Hall, National Stadium on Saturday. ...
Parry captures Classic title MELBOURNE, Feb 6: Australian Craig Parry captured his first home golf tournament for eight years at the fourth play-off hole in a tense climax to the 1.55 million US dollar Heineken Classic at Royal Melbourne on Sunday. ...		Sharapova defeats Davenport in final TOKYO, Feb 6: Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova dashed the hopes of world number one Lindsay Davenport for a record fifth victory here by wresting the singles title at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Sunday. ...