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Beleaguered skippers set for initial test
BRIDGETOWN, March 5: Rahul Dravid, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ricky Ponting take their first tentative World Cup steps on Tuesday against teams destined to be amongst the whipping boys of the 2007 tournament.... 
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Delayed PCB commission report paves way for Sami, Yasir
LAHORE, March 5: The PCB Medical Commission has finally woken up to issue issue a detailed report about injured fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif on Monday, advising them a further rest of three weeks each....
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WADA refuses to withdraw appeal
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 5: The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has said that despite the exclusion of fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Asif from Pakistan’s World Cup squad, it will not...
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Huge Bermudan policeman checks England
KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), March 5: England notched up a decent total in their first World Cup warm-up match on Monday but were in trouble at one stage after 21-stone Bermudan policeman Dwayne Leverock weighed in with two key wickets....
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India dethrone West Indies in upset of all time
NEW DELHI, March 5: West Indies captain Clive Lloyd was poised to lay his hands on the 1983 World Cup for the third time, only to see Kapil''s Dev’s from India snatch it away in one of the biggest upsets....
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Lara prefers slow start
MONTEGO BAY, March 5: West Indies skipper Brian Lara said on Monday that he prefers his team to start the World Cup slowly, saving ammunition to ambush their rivals in the closing stages of the tournament....
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Plunkett offers kidney to sick father
LONDON, March 5: England paceman Liam Plunkett offered to put his promising international career in jeopardy by donating one of his kidneys to his sick father, the pair said on Sunday....
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Proteas recover from early shocks
ST AUGUSTINE (Trinidad), March 5: South Africa recovered from early shocks to reach a respectable 192 against Ireland in the World Cup warm-up fixture here on Monday....
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‘I won’t mind missing final’
KINGSTON, March 5: Steve Bucknor, having an unprecedented distinction of umpiring in the last four World Cup finals, says he wouldn''t mind missing the next month''s decider in Barbados if the West Indies qualified....
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Shahram stuns Sohail as seeded players advance
KARACHI, March 5: Qualifier Shahram Changezi stunned sixth seed Sohail Shehzad straight 4-0 in the 32nd National Snooker Championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Monday....
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Hewitt downs Melzer to win Las Vegas crown
LAS VEGAS, March 5: Second-seeded Australian Lleyton Hewitt defeated fourth-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 7-6 (12/10) here on Sunday to claim the 416,000-dollar Tennis Channel Open....
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Inexperienced, controversial officials coaching U-18 squad: Training camp for Kenya, Egypt tours
KARACHI, March 5: Pakistan under-18 squad began its final phase of training on Monday at the Hockey Club of Pakistan under inexperienced and indisciplined former Olympians as coaches for Kenya and Egypt tours....
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Kiwi riders continue to lead in Tour-de-Pakistan
KARACHI, March 5: New Zealand’s Justin Kerr, riding like a man possessed, outpaced his fellow countryman at Robin Read to clinch the second stage of the 13th Tour de Pakistan International Cycle Race on Monday....
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PSB releases Rs3m for National Games
KARACHI, March 5: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has released first instalment of Rs 3 million to the Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) for hosting the 30th National Games in Karachi from April 9 to 14, Dawn reliably learnt on Monday....
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Britain happy after record medal haul
BIRMINGHAM, March 5: Britain''s Jason Gardener sent the home crowd wild as he tore down the track to a fourth consecutive European indoor 60 metres title on Sunday and helped the hosts to a record medal haul....
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National Badminton from 16th
LAHORE, March 5: The 50th Golden Jubilee National Badminton Championships will be held at Iqbal Park Sports Complex here from March 16-25. Besides the events for Seniors, on all six days,...
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Stallions maintain winning run
KARACHI, March 5: Fine batting by Shahzad Malik, Shahid Yousuf and Qaiser Abbas led the foundation of Sialkot Stallions’ fourth successive victory in the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the National Stadium here on Sunday....
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Dolphins fall prey to Eagles
KARACHI, March 5: Lahore Eagles kept their hopes of making the final of ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup after defeating Karachi Dolphins by 73 runs at the UBL Sports Complex here on Sunday....
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Panthers triumph
KARACHI, March 5: Despite posting a modest total, Peshawar Panthers eased to a comfortable 72-run victory over Rawalpindi Rams in the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the NBP Sports Complex here on Sunday....
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Hockey coaches to get training
LAHORE, March 5: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced names of 37 coaches, including 11 women to undergo training at the Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi from March 25 to 30....
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Sindh women skiers lift title
MALAM JABBA, March 5: Sindh women skiers stunned their rivals to win the Saadia Khan Ski Cup here on Sunday in style. It was a fine achievement from the Sindh...
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Six-goal Aley shines
HYDERABAD, March 5: Aley Hassan struck six goals to enable Karachi outclass Sibi 19-0 in a match of the 54th National hockey championship at the Board Stadium on Monday....
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