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Manager Talat confirms Shoaib-Woolmer tiff in tour report
KARACHI, Feb 21: The manager of the Pakistan cricket team Talat Ali, while confirming the altercation between coach Bob Woolmer and fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in South Africa, has expressed surprise... 
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Pakistan to participate in polo qualifiers
LAHORE, Feb 21: A six-member Pakistan team will be leaving for Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday night from here to participate in the World Cup Polo Zone ‘D’ qualifiers, commencing from Monday....
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Pakistan, India can upset Aussies: Mark Waugh: World Cup 2007
BRISBANE, Feb 21: Former Australian opener Mark Waugh believes India and Pakistan are the only sides capable of snatching the World Cup from Australia....
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Imran, Kamran wrong selections for World Cup, says Mushtaq
KARACHI, Feb 21: Former Pakistan skipper Mushtaq Mohammad has questioned the judgement of selectors over the decision to name opener Imran Nazir and wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal in the squad for the forthcoming World Cup in the West Indies....
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New Zealand series loss demoralises Hussey
SYDNEY, Feb 21: A demoralised Michael Hussey has admitted it will take him a while to recover from his Chappell-Hadlee Trophy experience....
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Indians ordered to discard new Cup uniforms
NEW DELHI, Feb 21: India''s cricketers were on Tuesday ordered to discard their new World Cup uniforms, 24 hours after they paraded the specially designed kit with much fanfare....
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Rajesh, Imran send Sialkot reeling
LAHORE, Feb 21: Devastating bowling by medium-pacers Rajesh Ramesh and Imran Javed on the third day of the five-day final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League at the Multan Stadium on...
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ATP boss imposes strict pull-out sanctions
ROTTERDAM, Feb 21: New strict sanctions for withdrawals from ATP events are set to be imposed in 2009 when players in top eight elite events will be fined and suspended if...
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Wahab jolts Abbottabad
LAHORE, Feb 21: Three wickets in opening spell by Wahab Riaz shook the batting line of the Abbottabad Rhinos and helped the Lahore Lions register a 121-run win in a one-day...
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Money talks at Caribbean
LONDON, Feb 21: Reggae, rum and Caribbean charm will join the party at the cricket World Cup next month when the revenue generated from 51 matches will be as important to the tournament as the names of the eventual winners....
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‘World Cup a great challenge for India’
MUMBAI, Feb 21: The 2007 World Cup provides great challenge and opportunity for the Indian team as it was the pinnacle of one-day cricket in the world and is a quadrennial event, skipper Rahul Dravid said....
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Jamaica being decked for World Cup opening
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Feb 21: Less than 48 hours after the India-West Indies warm-up match gets over at the Trelawny Stadium here, over 2,000 people on March 11 will take part in the grand opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World Cup....
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Greg Chappell features in Australia’s best ever ODI team
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: Australia may have slipped from the top of One-day International cricket rankings, but that has not stopped them from picking their best ever one-day team....
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Sobers hailed at Kensington Oval ceremony
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), Feb 21: Sir Garfield Sobers was hailed as a humble servant of cricket, who gave “heart, mind, body, and soul”, to the game in the West Indies....
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SL’s ‘96 team was better, says Muralitharan
COLOMBO, Feb 21: Spin-wizard Muttiah Muralitharan believes that Sri Lanka may go into the coming World Cup in the Caribbean as strong contenders but the 1996 victorious team from the island nation was a better side than the current one....
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Richy Dancer dances to victory in cloudy weather
LAHORE, Feb 21: Fancied bay filly Richy Dancer powered to victory in the feature event contested over the sprinting distance of 1000metres during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races in a cloudy afternoon at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Preparations for 11th SAG to kick-off soon: PSB convenes meeting
KARACHI, Feb 21: Pakistan’s preparations for the next year’s 11th South Asian Games (SAG) which are being held at Dhaka (Bangladesh), kicks off in the near future under the aegis of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)....
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United, Caborn call for UEFA action after Lille mishap
LONDON, Feb 21: British sports minister Richard Caborn and Manchester United football club have called for urgent action after United fans appeared to be crushed on a safety barrier in their Champions League match....
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Nameer tames Mustafa in Sindh ranking tennis KARACHI, Feb 21: Teenager Nameer Shamsi overcome a stiff challenge from Mustafa Zaidi on way to registering victory in three sets to advance into juniors U-17 singles next round of the...
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Former PHF chief Akhtar Rasool, others summoned
LAHORE, Feb 21: Four hockey officials have been summoned to appear on Feb 26 by a civil judge on a petition filed by Olympian Naveed Alam against his suspension as Punjab Hockey Association (PHA) secretary....
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Kuznetsova, Schnyder reach Dubai Open quarters
DUBAI, Feb 21: Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a place in the Dubai Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 7-6 victory over American Meghann Shaughnessy on Wednesday....
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PAF lift Chairman skiing trophy in Gilgit
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Pakistan Air Force comfortably won the title trophy of the first-ever Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee ski championship that concluded at Naltar (Gilgit) on Wednesday....
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Pakistan TT outfits to play in Iran, Kuwait
KARACHI, Feb 21: Two Pakistan teams comprising youth and women table tennis players are set to travel abroad separately next month, Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) announced on Wednesday....
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Wapda win powerlifting event
LAHORE, Feb 21: Wapda with 89 points won the National powerlifting championship on Wednesday. Railways with 49 points seized the second spot while Police finished third, claiming 34 points....
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Karachi trials on Friday
KARACHI, Feb 21: The two-day trials to select two Karachi teams for the regional rounds of the National Hockey Championship will be conducted at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium from Friday at 10.00am,...
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Arshad named goal-keeping coach
KARACHI, Feb 21: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday appointed former international Arshad Hussain as the goal-keeping coach of its junior team that will tour Kenya and Egypt later this year....
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