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March 17, 2006 Friday Safar 16, 1427 Depleted Sri Lanka face tough task against Pakistan COLOMBO, March 16: Injury-hit Sri Lanka have the tough task of trying to blank Pakistan in the three-match one-day home series starting on Friday. Former world champions Sri Lanka need to... Shoaib hopeful of speedy recovery LAHORE, March 16: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Thursday that recent surgery on both of his knees would not hamper his career, adding that he was set to return in two months’ time.... World Cup bid to be submitted today LAHORE, March 16: A joint bid by the four Asian Test-playing countries to host the 2011 World Cup will be submitted to the ICC on Friday.... Pakistan to play in UAE ISLAMABAD, March 16: A 23-member strong Pakistan football team will leave for Dubai on March 21 to play practice matches there ahead of AFC Challenge Cup to be staged in Bangladesh next month.... Commonwealth Games: Asia displays credentials with two gold MELBOURNE, March 16: Asia scooped two weightlifting gold medals on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games Thursday courtesy of India’s Kunjarani Devi and Malaysia’s Mohd Faizal Baharom.... Squash: Shahid, Mansoor fall at first hurdle KARACHI, March 16: Pakistan squash hit rock-bottom as hopes for medal in Commonwealth Games were shattered when country’s top players, Shahid Zaman and Mansoor Zaman, were sent packing in their opening matches in single events in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday.... Debutant Clark puts Australia in driving seat CAPE TOWN, March 16: Seam bowler Stuart Clark took five wickets on his debut as Australia took command on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday.... Underachieving rivals keen to silence critics WELLINGTON, March 16: New Zealand and the West Indies go into the second cricket Test on Friday smarting from criticism that both sides seriously under-achieved in the tense first Test.... BCCI files financial misdeeds against Dalmiya MUMBAI, March 16: The Indian cricket board filed a police complaint against former president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday over alleged financial irregularities concerning bank accounts related to the 1996 World Cup.... Kiwi curators inspect four centres LAHORE, March 16: Two curators from the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute visited cricket centres in four cities to examine clay and guide the Pakistan Cricket Board how to prepare sporting wickets.... Injury forces Harmison out of final Test MUMBAI, March 16: England’s strike bowler Steve Harmison has been ruled out of the final Test against India due to a bone stress injury, an England spokesman said on Thursday.... Atif helps PU capture trophy LAHORE, March 16: Four-goal Atif Baig helped Punjab University (PU) win Inter-varsity hockey championship, beating Agricultural University, Faisalabad, 7-1 on Thursday.... Resurgent Hingis in semifinal INDIAN WELLS (California), March 16: Former world number one Martina Hingis reached the semifinals of the 5.27 million-dollar Pacific Life Open onWednesday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Russian Dinara Safina.... Golf: Local hero Liang and Loar set new record SANYA (China), March 16: Local favourite Liang Wen Chong and American Edward Loar carded 10-under-par 62s to share a new course record and the first-round lead at the one-million-dollar TCL Classic on Thursday.... Tanveer, Amir grab honours PESHAWAR, March 16: Lahore Board clinched the Pakistan Inter-board athletics championship at the Qayyum Sports Complex on Thursday. Tanveer Abbas of the Multan Board was declared the best athlete.... PTTF wants exemption from duties for sports equipment KARACHI, March 16: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) has sought exemption from customs duty and sales tax levied on import of sports equipment and at the same time called for issuing notification in gazette.... Match-winning knock by Zakir Afridi KARACHI, March 16: Ravi Gymkhana and Nazimabad Gymkhana won their matches in the KCCA Inter-club cricket championship on Wednesday. At Navy Ground Ravi Gymkhana defeated Al-Noor Gymkhana by 39 runs.... Rivas ensures victory LAHORE, March 16: Four-goal Jose Rivas and half-goal handicap enabled Bank Alfalah earn a 6 1/2-6 win against Al Khan in the first match of the President of Pakistan polo trophy on Thursday.... Blind cricket from 20th ISLAMABAD, March 16: The seventh edition of the Sight Savers National Cricket Tournament for Blind is due to begin on Monday. The matches of the six-team tournament are to be played... Women squash KARACHI, March 16: Hyderabad Open National Ranking Squash tournament will be held from March 28 to 31 at the Hyderabad Gymkhana, Sindh Squash Association secretary, Tahir Khanzada, announced on Thursday....

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