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Kiwis aim to extend domination
AUCKLAND, March 8: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is backing his pace attack to set the West Indies batsmen back on their heels as the home side celebrate a special anniversary in the first cricket Test starting on Thursday.... 
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Murali wrecks BD hopes with 50th five-wicket haul
BOGRA (Bangladesh), March 8: Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan was two scalps away from the magic tally of 600 Test wickets after destroying Bangladesh in the second Test on Wednesday....
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Waqar named bowling coach till World Cup: Zaheer manager for SL tour
LAHORE, March 8: Former Pakistan greats Zaheer Abbas and Waqar Younis have been appointed manager and bowling coach of the national team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday....
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Naveed, Usman spur Rams
RAWALPINDI, March 8: Naveed Qureshi belted an undefeated 119 and Usman Saeed stroked 93 not out as Rawalpindi Rams walloped Karachi Zebras by eight wickets at the start of the National One-day Regional cricket championship on Wednesday....
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India need more than home advantage: Dravid MOHALI, March 8: India captain Rahul Dravid said his team need more than just home advantage to gain the upper hand against a resolute England in the second Test on Thursday (today)....
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Kamran inspires Eagles
LAHORE, March 8: An unbeaten 68 by Kamran Sajid helped Lahore Eagles to a narrow two-wicket win over Sialkot Stallions in a Gold League match of the National One-day Regional cricket championship at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Wednesday....
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Hafeez and Asif propel Wolves
LAHORE, March 8: Mohammad Hafeez and Asif Hussain helped Faisalabad Wolves score a six-wicket win against Peshawar Panthers in a Gold League match of the National One-day Regional championship on Wednesday....
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Sajjad tops leaderboard
LAHORE, March 8: Sajjad Khan posted a round of five-under-par-67 to emerge second day leader of the All-Pakistan Lahore Garrison golf championship on Wednesday....
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Dazzling century by Shahid
KARACHI, March 8: A dazzling century by Shahid Qambrani inspired Hyderabad Hawks to a 127-run win over Quetta Bears in the Silver League of the National One-day Regional championship on Wednesday....
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Bilal, Ameer tame Rhinos
ISLAMABAD, March 8: Unbeaten centuries by Bilal Asad and Ameer Khan spurred Islamabad Leopards to a six-wicket victory over Abbottabad Rhinos on Wednesday in a Silver League tie of the National One-day Regional cricket championship at the Diamond Club Ground....
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PCB spends on kits when others earn money
LAHORE, March 8: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is spending millions of rupees to provide kits to all its teams when it should be earning money through sponsorship deals....
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Nasir sparkles for Lions
LAHORE, March 8: A sparkling century by Nasir Jamshed steered Lahore Lions to a seven-wicket win against Karachi Dolphins in a Silver League match of the National One-day Regional cricket championship on Wednesday....
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Karachi win
LAHORE, March 8: Sana Javed’s century failed to save Lahore from 13-run defeat against Karachi in the second national women championship on Wednesday....
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Sarfraz on goal spree
LAHORE, March 8: Three more matches were decided in the national Inter-club hockey championship on Wednesday....
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U-17 volleyball
LAHORE, March 8: Eight matches were decided on first day of Punjab Inter-district U-17 volleyball championship in Sialkot on Wednesday....
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PSB considering fibre-glass roof for boxing gym
ISLAMABAD, March 8: In the aftermath of the Oct 8 earthquake, the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) is considering a fibre-glass roof for its under-construction boxing gymnasium in Islamabad, work on which has now been delayed....
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Squash: Shahid, Mansoor survive scare
ISLAMABAD, March 8: Shahid Zaman and Mansoor Zaman scored come-from-behind victories on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the $25,000 Chief of the Army Staff International Squash Championship....
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Maiden title for Irfan
KARACHI, March 8: Top seed Irfan Rasheed Khan captured maiden title of his career when he downed fighting former champion Mohammad Akhlas 5-3 in the final to lift the 14th Sindh Snooker Cup at the Snooker Zone on Wednesday....
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Chowdhry blasts PSB, POA
KARACHI, March 8: Pakistan boxing chief Prof Anwar Chowdhry on Wednesday refrained from predicting the number of medals country’s pugilists would win in the Commonwealth Games saying that making such forecasts was an impossible task in an unpredictable sport like boxing....
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Ahmed sinks HMC
KARACHI, March 8: Striker Haji Ahmed Shah scored two goals as Afghan Club Chaman (ACC) beat Hazara Mohammedan Club (HMC) 3-0 to gain full points in All Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan football tournament on Wednesday at Colony Sports Stadium....
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Barcelona overcome Chelsea
PARIS, March 8: It was Spanish night in the Champions League on Tuesday as Barcelona won their grudge match with English Premiership champions Chelsea and Villarreal edged Scottish champions Rangers to both move into the quarterfinals....
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Basketball: Jehanzeb leads from front
KARACHI, March 8: The City School Darakhshan Campus clinched the inaugural Inter-school basketball title when they overpowered CAS School 48-46 in the final played on Wednesday....
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Volleyball: Pakistan down India
ISLAMABAD, March 8: The Pakistan spikers competing in the Asian Central Zone Championship in Colombo edged India in five sets in their first match on Wednesday....
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Hanrik slams hat trick
KARACHI, March 8: Hanrik slammed a hat trick to guide St Judes School to a magnificent 6-0 victory over St Peter and Paul School in the opening match of the Inter-school under-14 football tournament at CDGK Stadium on Wednesday....
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