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March 04, 2007 Sunday Safar 14, 1428 Fitness and fielding are Pakistan’s problem areas KARACHI, March 3: Fitness and fielding hold the key if Pakistan want to turn their huge potential into success in the World Cup in the Caribbean.... Woolmer hoping to be third time lucky KARACHI, March 3: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer heads to the Caribbean hoping to be third time lucky after twice agonisingly missing out on World Cup glory.... WICB taking ICC’s strict anti-doping policy seriously BRIDGETOWN, March 3: West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) says it was taking International Cricket Council''s stance on anti-doping seriously and had already cautioned its players to stay clear of performance enhancing drugs.... Pakistan players fail to impress: Squash rankings KARACHI, March 3: Pakistan’s all the seven players in the top-100 club experience slumps in the latest world rankings announced by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for this month on Saturday.... West Indies draw first blood in unrecognisable environment NEW DELHI, March 3: The inaugural 1975 World Cup in England was virtually unrecognisable by modern standards, for it was not all about glamour and slam-bang batting now associated with one-day cricket.... Chappell faces uncertain future as India coach NEW DELHI, March 3: Greg Chappell will mastermind India''s campaign at the World Cup knowing his future as an international coach rests on how Rahul Dravid''s men perform in the Caribbean.... Clarke willing to bat in pain SYDNEY, March 3: Australian batsman Michael Clarke says he may have to bat in pain during the cricket World Cup because of a troublesome hip injury, reports here said on Saturday.... Plane crashes near Aussie camp KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), March 3: A small light plane crashed some 200 metres from where the cricket world champions Australia were practising on Saturday ahead of the forthcoming World Cup.... ‘Sehwag picked only at Dravid’s request’ MUMBAI, March 3: India''s chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar disclosed on Saturday that out-of-form batsman Virender Sehwag was picked for the World Cup only at the specific request of skipper Rahul Dravid.... Korolev, Safin and Hewitt in Las Vegas semis LAS VEGAS, March 3: Just over eight hours after he found out that he''d be playing in the quarter-finals on Friday, Evgeny Korolev advanced to the semi-finals in the Tennis Channel... Fatigue and psychological problems bother Pakistan players, says Hanif Khan: Participation in India’s PHL KARACHI, March 3: Participation in India’s Premier Hockey League (PHL) is taking its toll on the Pakistani players as they are beginning to suffer from isolation and psychological problems, proving Pakistan... PFF secretary relieved of his post LAHORE, March 3: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has relieved its secretary Arshad Khan Lodhi after making amendment to its constitution to appoint a paid secretary as per FIFA''s directives.... Visa problems hit Sydney ahead of Asian football tie SYDNEY, March 3: Sydney FC''s preparations for next week''s Asian Champions League opener against Shanghai Shenhua have been disrupted by visa problems for two of their players, reports said Saturday.... O''Shea strikes as United beat Liverpool LONDON, March 3: Substitute John O''Shea fired a stoppage time winner to give Manchester United a 1-0 victory at Liverpool and a 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.... Multan in sight of victory LAHORE, March 3: Multan dominated both with the bat and ball on the crucial third day to emerge as certain winners against Islamabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League final at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday.... KU win basketball qualifiers KARACHI, March 3: Hosts Karachi University (KU) won the Inter-University zone ‘F’ basketball qualifiers after Sir Syed University (SSU) failed to produce original record of some players against whom the protest... Sania ruled out for four weeks with injury HYDERABAD, March 3: India''s Sania Mirza was ruled out of action for at least four weeks on Saturday after undergoing surgery on her right knee.... ATP chief at centre of Las Vegas chaos PARIS, March 3: The ATP chief Etienne de Villiers was at the centre of an embarrassing blunder on Friday which left America''s James Blake eliminated from the Las Vegas event just as he was looking forward to playing the quarter-finals.... Kluft leads Sweden’s gold rush at Europeans BIRMINGHAM (England), March 3: A relieved Carolina Kluft maintained her five-year unbeaten record in combined events with victory in the pentathlon at the European indoor championships on Friday.... Scotland beaten in Cup warm-up BRIDGETOWN, March 3: Scotland suffered a 61-run defeat in their opening World Cup warm-up game against a Barbados Select XI on Saturday. The home side made 296-9 at the 3Ws Oval despite excellent bowling from spinner Majid Haq, who claimed 5-37.... ICC suspends USACA DUBAI, March 3: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed suspending the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) for failing to meet deadlines for the adoption of a new constitution and holding of elections.... Farrukh leads in CP victory KARACHI, March 3: Leg-spinner Farrukh Zahid recorded a six-wicket haul as Central Police thrashed Income Tax by six wickets in the KCCA Inter Departmental cricket tournament on Friday here at the KCCA Stadium.... West Ham charged LONDON, March 3: England''s Premier League has charged West Ham with breaching ownership rules in buying Argentine players Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last August.... Toru Khan all set to resist Big Show’s advances LAHORE, March 3: The 59th running of the Pakistan Derby has a field loaded with equine stars which makes it the biggest competitive event to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Imran wins as Farhan loses second successive match: National Snooker KARACHI, March 3: Out of form Farhan Mirza, a former national champion, continued to be on the receiving end as he suffered second consecutive defeat in the 32nd National snooker championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday.... Sports promotion made manadatory in Sindh KARACHI, March 3: Better late than never. March 1 was an historic day for the uplift of sports in the province when the Sindh Cabinet made it mandatory for districts, taluka... IBA to face Dow in throwball final KARACHI, March 3: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) entered into the final of the third AKU Inter-university throwball tournament by winning their respective semi-finals at the Sports Centre Gymnasium on Friday.... Final rescheduled LAHORE, March 3: The final of national hockey championship main round will be played on March 31 instead of April 1 at Hockey Club of Pakistan, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced on Saturday....

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