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Sialkot Stallions storm into final
KARACHI, March 3: Sialkot Stallions kept their status as favourites intact when they eased past Karachi Dolphins to reach the final of the Twenty20 Cup cricket championship at the National Stadium on Friday.... 
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Kaif and Kumble rescue India after Hoggard spells
NAGPUR (India), March 3: Mohammad Kaif made a career-best 91 to pull India out of the mire on the third day of the opening Test against England on Friday after Matthew Hoggard had skittled out their top-order....
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Sri Lanka race to eight-wicket win
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), March 3: Sri Lanka scored a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh on the fourth day of the first Test on Friday....
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Gibbs and Kemp hit fine fifties
CAPE TOWN, March 3: Herschelle Gibbs and Justin Kemp hit aggressive but contrasting half-centuries as South Africa posted an imposing total in the second one-day international against Australia at Newlands here on Friday....
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Pakistan hopeful of grabbing medals in four disciplines
ISLAMABAD, March 3: Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games party that leaves for Melbourne on Sunday has realistic chances of winning medals in at least four disciplines....
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Nadal in final showdown against Federer
DUBAI, March 3: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the top two players in the world, will clash for the first time since the French Open semifinals in the Dubai Open final on Saturday....
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Woods seizes lead with 8-under par
MIAMI, March 3: Tiger Woods took his first step toward defending his Ford Championship title — and perhaps improving his tournament record — as he grabbed the first-round lead on Thursday with a sizzling 64....
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Hoggard rates Nagpur haul among his best
NAGPUR, March 3: England seamer Matthew Hoggard said his five-wicket haul in the first Test against India was one of the best displays of his career....
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New Zealand aims for clean sweep
AUCKLAND (New Zealand), March 3: New Zealand is aiming to wrap up their one day cricket series 5-0 against the West Indies on Saturday and has one eye on the Test series starting next week....
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Lara blasts media
AUCKLAND, March 3: West Indies batting star Brian Lara on Friday blasted New Zealand media following his arrival for Test series between the two countries....
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Anoosha on course for double crown
KARACHI, March 3: Unseeded Anoosha Aslam came from the jaws of defeat in the decisive set that followed tie-breaker as she humbled top seed Sara Mahboob to book a berth in...
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Formula One: Schumacher predicts four-way battle for supremacy
LONDON, March 3: Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher believes his Ferrari team as well as title holders Renault, Honda and McLaren will be locked in a four way fight for the Formula One crown this season....
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Rinke guides Zimbabwe home
HARARE, March 3: A battling 72 from opener Piet Rinke helped Zimbabwe to beat Kenya by 109 runs on Friday and level their five-match one-day series 2-2....
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Fazal and Saad shine for NG
KARACHI, March 3: Off-spinner Fazal Hussain with a five-wicket haul helped Northern Gymkhana (NG) trounce Dacca Wonders (DW) by 163 runs in the KCCA Inter-clubs cricket tournament at the New United Ground on Thursday....
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Hina spins Hyderabad to victory
KARACHI, March 3: Off-spinner Hina Khan captured five wickets to spin Hyderabad to a 50-run victory over Quetta in a preliminary round match of the second National women cricket championship...
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Chinese beach volleyball team for USA
BEIJING, March 3: China is sending its national beach volleyball team to the United States this week to learn from the Olympic champion women in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Games....
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Borg sells Wimbledon trophies
LONDON, March 3: Sweden’s Bjorn Borg, the only player to win five consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles titles in the modern era, is to auction the trophies and the wooden racquet from his most famous match....
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Sailors for Asian meet announced
KARACHI, March 3: Pakistani sailors would make their presence felt in seven events of the biennial 12th Asian Sailing championship being held at Doha, Qatar, from March 16 to 25....
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Saeed causes biggest upset
KARACHI, March 3: Unfancied Saeed Khan produced the biggest shock in the 14th Sindh Cup snooker by beating top seed Irfan Rasheed Khan in straight frames on Thursday....
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COAS qualifying rounds today
ISLAMABAD, March 3: The 4th COAS international squash championship gets underway at Mushaf Squash Complex on Saturday with a two-day pre-qualifying round....
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Black belt test
LAHORE, March 3: Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) will hold black belt test to determine the ranking of the players throughout the country from April 8....
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Punjab grab TT title
HYDERABAD, March 3: Punjab won team event of the Inter-provincial under-17 girls table tennis on Thursday when they downed Sindh 3-0....
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