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| March 25, 2006 | Saturday | Safar 24, 1427 |
Shakeel’s goals set final showdown against Australia
MELBOURNE, March 24: Olympic champions Australia will clash with Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games men’s field hockey final after dramatic semifinal wins on Friday....
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Tough task ahead for depleted Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, March 24: Injury-hit Sri Lanka will start as underdogs in a two-Test series against Pakistan starting at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here on Sunday....
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PCB still can’t decide over paid selection committee
LAHORE, March 24: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could drop its decision of appointing a paid national selection committee. This was hinted by the PCB chairman Shaharyar M....
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Saleh registers first century break
KARACHI, March 24: NWFP’s Saleh Mohammad, a former world No 2 and second seed, took the day’s honours by slamming a century break (120), first of the tournament, against his province contemporary in the 31st National snooker championship on Friday....
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Meherullah faces Smith for gold
MELBOURNE, March 24: Pakistan’s Meherullah will meet England’s Francis Stephen Smith in the final of featherweight 57 kgs contest here on Saturday. Meher, Asian Games gold medalists, is a strong gold...
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Unknown teenager ousts Sania
MIAMI, March 24: Georgian teenager Anna Tatishvili saw off Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on a rain-wracked Thursday in the 6.9 million-dollar Miami WTA and ATP Masters Series tournament....
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Ponting grinds out century for Australia
DURBAN, March 24: Australian captain Ricky Ponting ground out his fourth Test century of the summer against South Africa before the hosts fought back with a late burst of wickets on the first day of the second Test on Friday....
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Aqeel to face Asim for title
LAHORE, March 24: Top seed Aqeel Khan and Asim Shafik cruised into the final of the All-Pakistan Open tennis championship at the Bagh-i-Jinnah grass courts on Friday....
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West Indies hope for consolation
NAPIER (New Zealand), March 24: West Indies are hoping for a massive reversal of fortunes in the third and final Test against New Zealand here on Saturday while the hosts are...
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Chelsea drawn with Liverpool in semifinals
LONDON, March 24: Chelsea will cross swords with Liverpool once more after the two biggest clubs left in the FA Cup were drawn on Friday to face each other in the semifinals....
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I’m no Bradman, says Ponting
DURBAN (South Africa) March 24: Ricky Ponting downplayed the century he scored in the second Test against South Africa on Friday to join Don Bradman in the annals of Australian cricket....
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Regional round postponed
LAHORE, March 24: The PHF has postponed the national hockey championship regional round of Hyderabad Centre which was to be held from Sunday. The reason for postponement was that the water...
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Furyk and Love share first round lead
PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida), March 24: Jim Furyk and fellow American Davis Love made the most of ideal early conditions to seize the lead after the first round of the Players Championship....
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One-stroke advantage for Javed
RAWALPINDI, March 24: Karachi’s Javed Inayet carded two under par 70 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the professional category of the Prime Minister Gold Medal Open Championship at the Rawalpindi Golf Club....
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Ghulam Ali strikes twice for BM
KARACHI, March 24: Ghulam Ali struck twice in Baloch Mohammadan’s (BM) 2-1 victory over Karachi United in KASB Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Tuesday....
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Nadeem and Atif shine
KARACHI, March 24: Nadeem Shaikh produced a brilliant all-round show and spinner Atif Maqbool grabbed four wickets in their team’s victories in KCCA Inter-departmental cricket tournament on Thursday....
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Zaka hammers century
KARACHI, March 24: Opener Zaka Qureshi slammed an unbeaten century as Pakistan defeated India by ten wickets in the opening match of a five match One-day International Deaf Series at National Stadium on Friday....
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Sami Khan passes away
LAHORE, March 24: Former Pakistan international hockey player, Mohammad Sami Khan, died of cardiac arrest. A versatile defender, Sami represented Pakistan during late 1960s and early 70s....
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Sports gala
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Quaid-i-Azam University is organising a sports gala next week at its own campus. A number of universities will take part in the event which is due to open on March 29....
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Documentary on sports legends
ISLAMABAD, March 24: Pakistan Television (PTV) has produced eight documentaries on sports legends, among them the late cricket captain Fazal Mahmood....
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Pakistan win
QUETTA March 24: Pakistan imposed authoritative 3-0 win over United Arab Emirates Legends in a practice match at Dubai Police Officers Club Stadium at Al Gharoud, Dubai....
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SS retain crown
KARACHI, March 24: Holders Sir Syed College chalked up a straight victory over Abdullah College in the final to retain the Inter-collegiate girls throwball title at the latter’s ground on Friday....
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