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| March 15, 2006 | Wednesday | Safar 14, 1427 |
Pakistan team boycotts practice over venue dispute
COLOMBO, March 14: Pakistan’s cricket team touring Sri Lanka walked out of practice on Tuesday morning after they were asked to share the venue with a group playing softball cricket....
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Shoaib advised 2-month rest
LAHORE, March 14: Paceman Shoaib Akhtar has been advised two months rest after arthroscopy of his knees in Australia early this month, according to a report of an Australian doctor received by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)....
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Zaheer says Pakistan aiming high for 2007 World Cup
COLOMBO, March 14: Pakistan’s cricket manager Zaheer Abbas believes if Pakistan can improve on their fielding they can produce results much better than they have achieved so far. ...
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Biggest purse attracts top stars
LAHORE, March 14: Leading Pakistani and Indian stars will battle for honours in the Open tennis championship to be played at Bagh-i-Jinnah courts from March 20 to 26, former Davis Cupper and current Pakistan team coach, Rashid Malik announced on Tuesday....
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Australians should sweep golds in field hockey
MELBOURNE, March 14: Anything less than a gold medals at the Commowealth Games hockey will disappoint hot favourites and hosts Australia. Even their rivals concede that the Australian men and women...
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Australian punters bowled by Proteas win
SYDNEY, March 14: Australian gamblers re-learnt an old lesson along with the nation’s cricketers in this week’s record breaking one-day international in Johannesburg: there’s no such thing as a certainty....
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S. Africans won’t be distracted by Warne
CAPE TOWN, March 14: South Africa’s cricketers won’t be distracted by Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, according to coach Mickey Arthur. “We don’t really want to mention his name any more,” said...
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Flintoff doing great job, says Fletcher
MOHALI, March 14: England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher says Andrew Flintoff is doing a “great job” as captain on the tour to India. Flintoff took charge when regular skipper Michael Vaughan and vice-captain Marcus Trescothick returned home....
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West Indies lose Sarwan through injury
AUCKLAND, March 14: The West Indies suffered a further setback Tuesday, a day after losing the first cricket Test to New Zealand, with confirmation that vice-captain and leading batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been ruled out of the rest of the tour....
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We have put record ODI defeat behind us: Gilchrist
CAPE TOWN, March 14: Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has dismissed any possibility Australia would suffer a hangover from their extraordinary one-day series loss to South Africa when the first Test starts on Thursday....
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Brave Inca battles to Champion Hurdle win
LONDON, March 14: Ireland’s Brave Inca, ridden by champion jockey Tony McCoy, lived up to his name by battling to Champion Hurdle glory at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday....
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New Zealand retain novice top-order
WELLINGTON, March 14: The New Zealand cricket selectors have kept faith with their novice top-order who struggled in the first Test against the West Indies, saying on Tuesday they will play again in the second Test....
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Practice session abandoned
LAHORE, March 14: Heavy rain forced to abandon the afternoon training session of the Davis Cup’s camp at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts on Tuesday. The probables did training in the morning but...
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FIFA seminar
LAHORE, March 14: Two women from Pakistan will attend the FIFA seminar to be held in Doha, Qatar from March 21 to 23. Chairperson of PFF women committee Robina Irfan and...
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Lahore trials
LAHORE, March 14: Trials to select two Lahore teams for the national hockey championship regional round will be held at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday at 9am....
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Another early exit for Agassi
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 14: A baffled Andre Agassi was bundled out of the 5.27 million-dollar Pacific Life Open 7-5, 6-2 on Monday by Germany’s Tommy Haas....
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Elections in violation of constitution
PESHAWAR, March 14: An additional district and sessions judge has declared the elections of the NWFP Hockey Association (NWFPHA) by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) in violation of the federation’s constitution....
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2nd batch of sailors leaves today
KARACHI, March 14: The second batch comprising 14 sailors and three officials will fly to Qatar on Wednesday morning to feature in the biennial 12th Asian Sailing Championship which begins there from Thursday....
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Football: BMM and YAC share top spot
KARACHI, March 14: Young Ansari Club (YAC) inflicted a crushing 5-2 defeat on Azam Nagar while Baloch Mohammadan Malir (BMM) beat Hydri Baloch 1-0 on Monday in the Premier League soccer....
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31 teams to compete
LAHORE, March 14: Thirty-one teams will take part in the regional round of the national hockey championship to be held in Hyderabad and Islamabad from March 18 to 24....
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Sialkot lift trophy
LAHORE, March 14: Salman helped Sialkot to emerge as champions of the Punjab Under-17 Inter-district volleyball championship beating Sahiwal 25-14, 29-27, 25-20 in the final in Sialkot on Tuesday....
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Karachi region trials today
KARACHI, March 14: Trials to select Karachi Region hockey team for qualifying rounds of National Hockey Championship will be held at UBL Sports Complex on Wednesday at 2.30pm....
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