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New Zealand blitz Aussies for series clean sweep
HAMILTON (New Zealand), Feb 20: Craig McMillan and Brendon McCullum blasted New Zealand to a stunning series clean sweep over Australia in the third and final One-day International of the Chappell-Hadlee...
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World Cup 2007 campaign: Fitness, fielding problems dent Pakistan hopes
KARACHI, Feb 20: Fitness and fielding hold the key if Pakistan want to turn their huge potential into success in the World Cup in the Caribbean....
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Sialkot struggle to avoid follow-on after Hasan’s heroics
LAHORE, Feb 20: Test discard Hasan Raza, playing a captain’s knock, put Karachi Urban on road to victory against defending champions Sialkot in Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Trophy Gold League final at Multan Stadium on Tuesday....
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Pakistan to host Women’s World Cup Qualifier
DUBAI, Feb 20: The ICC Women''s World Cup Qualifier (WWCQ) will be played in Lahore, Pakistan, between 18 and 24 November, it was confirmed today....
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KWBA snubs SBA to elect new officials
KARACHI, Feb 20: Brushing aside directives from Sindh Boxing Association (SBA), the Karachi West Boxing Association (KWBA) has also elected new office-bearers, saying it is not under obligation to follow instructions from the provincial body which does not even exist....
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Saqlain Mushtaq joins Sussex for two years
LONDON, Feb 20: Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has joined Sussex on a two-year contract, the English county champions announced on Monday....
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Aussie bowlers receive ‘wake-up call’
HAMILTON, Feb 20: Australia''s bowling coach Troy Cooley hopes the attack has received the ‘wake-up call we needed’ before the team defends the World Cup....
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Minnows’ inclusion devalue Cup: Holding
HAMILTON, Feb 20: Former West Indies Test star Michael Holding believes the World Cup will be devalued by the number of non-Test playing nations taking part....
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Silver League final rescheduled for March 1
LAHORE, Feb 20: The final of Quaid-i-Azam Silver League between Islamabad and Multan, now will be played at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad from March 1 to 5....
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We didn’t want New Zealand series: Gilchrist
MELBOURNE, Feb 20: Most of Australia’s cricketers did not want to tour New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, according to the vice-captain Adam Gilchrist....
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Veterans leave for India today
LAHORE, Feb 20: Only an 11-member Pakistan veterans cricket team will leave for India on Wednesday after the Indian High Commissioner did not issue visa to two players Ashraf Ali and Zahid Ahmed....
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Remaining dope tests for Pakistan players this week
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Dope tests of Pakistan’s three World Cup players will probably be held on Friday, the first day of the training camp when four national stars, including skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq, return from a commercial shoot in Malaysia....
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Hayden adds to Australia’s injury worries
HAMILTON, Feb 20: Australia’s injury woes just ahead of the World Cup got even worse when Matthew Hayden suffered a fractured big toe during the third and final One-day International match of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy at Hamilton on Tuesday....
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Richy Dancer, Intikhab to vie for spoils today
LAHORE, Feb 20: A six event card with moderate fields will be decided during the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Mauresmo on guard against change of conditions in Dubai
DUBAI, Feb 20: World number three Amelie Mauresmo is aware she is in for a tough time at the Dubai Open this week after her sparkling indoor performance at the Diamond Games in Antwerp....
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Encouraging entries for Sindh ranking tennis
KARACHI, Feb 20: Country’s leading player Aqeel Khan has been top seeded in the men’s singles of Sindh ranking open tennis tournament – the first of 2007– which gets into action at the CDGK sports complex on Tuesday....
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Airline Gold Cup
KARACHI, Feb 20: A Cargo XI beat Passenger XI by 38 runs in the Airline Gold Cup 2007 played at the NBP Sports Complex recently. Batting first, the Airline Cargo XI scored 160 in the allotted 25 overs....
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Venus makes triumphant return from wrist injury
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb 20: Five-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams beat Japan''s Akiko Morigami 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 here Monday at a WTA and ATP event in only her third match since last July due to a left wrist injury....
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IOC begins inspection of Russian city seeking 2014 Games
SOCHI (Russia), Feb 20: An IOC team toured Sochi on Tuesday to evaluate the Black Sea resort''s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, a candidacy backed by top-level Russian government support and funded by the nation''s booming oil revenues....
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35 districts to compete in U-17 hockey
LAHORE, Feb 20: A total of 650 players representing 35 districts will feature in the 6th Punjab U-17 Inter-district hockey championship to be started at the National Hockey Stadium from Friday....
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Shahzaib, Umar in TT final
LAHORE, Feb 20: Shahzaib Maqbool and Umar Asad qualified for under-20 final of the Lahore Inter-schools table tennis championship by winning their respective semi-finals at the Chroma Table Tennis Complex on Tuesday....
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Doubles crown for Aisam
LAHORE, Feb 20: Pakistan''s Aisam-ul-Haq, together with Robert Stephane of France, has lifted doubles title of the ITF Futures Indoor tennis championship in Barnstaple, England....
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Softball camp from March 6
KARACHI, Feb 20: A training camp for Karachi softball players in preparation for the forthcoming National Games will be held in the metropolis from March 6-8 at the KPI ground, Saddar, a Karachi Softball Association (KSA) media release said on Tuesday....
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Peshawar team announced
PESHAWAR, Feb 20: Cricket team of the Peshawar region was announced on Tuesday to participate in the forthcoming ABN AMRO Gold League tournament. Wajahatullah Wasti has been named as skipper....
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