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| February 25, 2007 | Sunday | Safar 7, 1428 |
Players’ fitness, improved fielding can win the Cup, says Inzamam
LAHORE, Feb 24: Better fitness and improved fielding will give Pakistan a real chance of victory in the 2007 World Cup, said Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq here on Saturday....
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Shoaib, Asif are doubts for World Cup: PCB official
KARACHI, Feb 24: Pakistan bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are expected to miss the World Cup due to doping and fitness problems, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said on Saturday....
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Kumble signals ODI retirement after Cup
BANGALORE, Feb 24: Anil Kumble, India''s veteran leg-spinner, has said that the 2007 World Cup would probably be his last one-day tournament, a fact that would be an added incentive for...
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Venus reaches Memphis final, Roddick in semis
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Feb 24: Venus Williams beat Romanian qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-3, 6-2 on Friday and gave herself a chance to cap her return to competitive tennis in winning style in the Cellular South Cup final....
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Pakistan bag five bronze medals
LAHORE, Feb 24: Pakistan won five bronze medals in Al-Fajr Cup International karate tournament in Arak, Iran. The competition was held on Feb 22 and 23....
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Lee may face ankle surgery
SYDNEY, Feb 24: Injured Australian strike bowler Brett Lee faces an uncertain future as he considers a fourth operation on his troublesome left ankle, which has ruled him out of the World Cup, reports said on Saturday....
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Clark wants challenging tasks at World Cup
SYDNEY, Feb 24: Reprieved fast bowler Stuart Clark has put his hand up for the two most challenging jobs in the Australian one-day team at next month''s World Cup – bowling in the powerplays and at the end of the innings....
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More powers for third umpire in World Cup
MUMBAI, Feb 24: The TV umpire can turn down an appeal for caught behind if the replays show there was no contact between bat and ball under the rules and regulations adopted for the upcoming cricket World Cup....
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Tait set to lead Aussie campaign
SYDNEY, Feb 24: Fast bowler Shaun Tait intends to become Australia''s main strike weapon when the World Cup kicks off in the Caribbean....
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Gough set for Yorkshire return
LONDON, Feb 24: Darren Gough is set for a return to Yorkshire, possibly as captain, say reports in the Yorkshire Post....
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Alderman worries about Symonds’ career
LONDON, Feb 24: Former Australian Test star Terry Alderman believes all-rounder Andrew Symonds may never fully recover from injuring his right bicep....
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Scotland all-rounder blasts Holding’s Cup views
LONDON, Feb 24: Scotland all-rounder Gavin Hamilton has reacted angrily to comments from West Indian legend Michael Holding about the teams included in the World Cup....
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India up for any challenge: Dravid
NEW DELHI, Feb 24: Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has refused to be drawn into speculating about the World Cup pitches, most of which have been re-laid for the tournament beginning on...
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Gilchrist may play World Cup warm-up
SYDNEY, Feb 24: Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist is expected to arrive in the Caribbean ahead of his team’s opening World Cup warm-up game following the birth of his third child....
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ICC doesn’t rule out targeted dope tests
DUBAI, Feb 24: In a development that’s likely to be a major factor, as Pakistan ponders whether or not to take Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif to the Caribbean, the International...
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Interpol to help World Cup hosts
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Feb 24: Interpol will provide Caribbean hosts of the cricket World Cup with direct access to its database of stolen documents....
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Musical night hampers training
LAHORE, Feb 24: The Pakistan cricket training camp was affected due to preparations for the music night scheduled for Saturday evening....
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Tour de France champion alleges mishandling of his doping case
DENVER (Colorado), Feb 24: Tour de France champion Floyd Landis claims more mistakes were made in his doping case, this time involving technicians who handled his two positive urine samples....
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British government urged to justify rising cost: Staging of 2012 Olympics
LONDON, Feb 24: Opposition lawmakers are urging the British government to give a clear statement on the rising cost of staging the 2012 Olympics in London after a report said it could be as much as 9 billion pounds (US$17.6...
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‘Beckham''s playing contract worth $27.5 million’
NEW YORK, Feb 24: David Beckham''s playing contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy is worth about $27.5 million (euro21 million) in base salary over five seasons, according to a person familiar with Major League Soccer agreements....
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Federer on record roll as Nadal gets dire draw
DUBAI, Feb 24: Roger Federer will overtake Jimmy Connors'' record of 160 consecutive weeks as world number one on Monday irrespective of what he does while trying to win back the Dubai Open title next week....
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Injured Nasir surrenders to Jalil in pre-finals: Sindh Ranking Tennis
KARACHI, Feb 24: An untimely injury compelled highly talented fourth seed Nasir Mushtaq to surrender his men’s singles pre-final after giving a scare to second seed Jalil Khan in the Sindh ranking tennis tournament at the CDGK sports complex on Saturday....
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Tapia overshadows Primero
ISLETA PUEBLO (New Mexico), Feb 24: Johnny Tapia, no longer the relentless, ring-savvy battler he once was, scored a majority decision on Friday over little known Evaristo Primero in what could have been the five-time world champion''s final fight.Tapia,...
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Gordon wins California pole
FONTANA (California), Feb 24: Jeff Gordon won the pole, Brian Vickers finally got Team Red Bull into a race, and Michael Waltrip failed to make the line-up on a topsy-turvy qualifying day on Friday for this weekend''s Auto Club 500....
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Marathon record holder back in training
LONDON, Feb 24: World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe is back in training, just two months after giving birth, and planning to compete at the World Championships in August....
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Guerrero recaptures IBF belt
COPENHAGEN (Denmark), Feb 24: American boxer Robert Guerrero recaptured the IBF featherweight title he lost last year when he defeated Denmark''s Spend Abazi with an eighth-round technical knockout on Friday....
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Carrera fails drugs test
PANAMA CITY (Panama), Feb 24: Mariano Carrera''s B sample confirmed a positive test for a banned substance, and the Argentine boxer will be stripped of the WBA middleweight title he won in December....
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Pakistan Derby promises exciting action next Sunday
LAHORE, Feb 24: The most cherished annual event in the country''s calendar, the Pakistan Derby, will be run at the picturesque Kot Lakhpat Racecourse on March 4 and is set to be the richest-ever event since its inception in 1947....
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Black Girl tipped to bounce back at KRC today
KARACHI, Feb 24: Four-year-old dark bay filly Black Girl is tipped to bounce back by winning days honours in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Zidane hails Asia’s ‘big step forward’
CHIANG MAI (Thailand), Feb 24: French star Zinedine Zidane praised Asian football''s ‘big step forward’ on Saturday as thousands of excited fans turned up to watch him play a charity match here....
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