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March 07, 2007 Wednesday Safar 17, 1428 We can do well with available resources: Woolmer PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 6: Pakistan''s coach Bob Woolmer on Tuesday put a brave face on the absence of two key fast bowlers, saying his team had the resources to do well in the World Cup.... Pakistan score 273-8 against Canada in warm-up game ST AUGUSTINE (Trinidad), March 6: Splendid half-centuries by skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal helped Pakistan post an impressive 273-8 in 48 overs of their World Cup warm-up game against Canada on Tuesday.... Sami, Yasir leave for West Indies LAHORE, March 6: Paceman Mohammad Sami and all-rounder Yasir Arafat left for the West Indies to join the Pakistan squad before the start of the 2007 World Cup.... PCB mulls over Umar’s county offer KARACHI, March 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants assurances young pacer Umar Gul will not be overworked before they make a decision on a contract offer from English county side Gloucestershire for this year.... Saim whips Shafiq to strengthen position: National Snooker KARACHI, March 6: Punjab’s Abu Saim, the ninth seed, strengthened his chances of making it to last 16 from group ‘H’ when he got past qualifier and province-mate Shafiq 4-1 in the 32nd National Snooker Championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Tuesday.... Sindh’s Sabir wins 3rd stage: 13th Tour-de-Pakistan KARACHI, March 6: Mohammad Sabir of Sindh blasted his rivals to score a super win to take the 150 km third stage from Moro to Sukkur in the 13th Tour-de-Pakistan international... CDGK sports complex in shambles as citizens suffer KARACHI, March 6: It takes years to create a proper sports facility but very little time to destroy it. There are a number of such neglected institutions in the metropolis, home... Australia compile 290-7 against Zimbabwre KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), March 6: World champions Australia struggled to impose themselves on an enthusiastic but limited Zimbabwe attack and a slow, low pitch in the first of their two World Cup warm-up matches on Tuesday.... Hall saves Proteas’ blushes with bat and ball ST AUGUSTINE (Trinidad), March 6: All-rounder Andrew Hall rode to South Africa''s rescue with bat and ball in their World Cup warm-up match against Ireland in St Augustine on Monday (partially reported in Tuesday’s edition).... Sri Lanka crush hapless Scots BRIDGETOWN, March 6: Sri Lanka cruised to a comfortable 172-run win over Scotland at the Three Ws Oval here on Monday in their opening World Cup warm-up match.... Samuels hits ton as West Indies win TRELAWNY (Jamaica), March 6: Jamaican batsman Marlon Samuels struck a century and West Indies showed confident pre-World Cup form with a victory in their warm-up game against Kenya on Monday.... England trounce Bermuda KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), March 6: Jon Lewis took three wickets to help England skittle out Bermuda for 45 to win by 241 runs in their first World Cup warm-up match on Monday (partially reported in Tuesday’s edition).... ICC to launch special event during World Cup BRIDGETOWN, March 6: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will team up with UNAIDS, UNICEF and the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 to highlight... Border’s Australians conquer the sub-continent in 1987 NEW DELHI, March 6: When the World Cup moved out of England to the sub-continent in 1987, Australia were certainly not the favourites to win it in front of 70,000 spectators at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.... Re Born appears hot to win hearts at LRC LAHORE, March 6: Four-year-old bay colt Re Born looks favourite to win the feature event when the card of five midweek Lahore Gymkhana races goes at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Khurram, Hasan set up big victory for Zebras KARACHI, March 6: Brilliant unbeaten centuries by opener Khurram Manzoor and Hasan Raza set up Karachi Zebras’ emphatic 152-run victory over Lahore Eagles in the ABN-Amro Gold League Cup at the National Stadium here on Tuesday.... Brilliant Federer, Sharapova set Indian Wells pace INDIAN WELLS, March 6: Top-ranked Roger Federer will try to stretch his 41-match win streak to the longest run in the Open era by capturing his fourth consecutive ATP Masters Series Indian Wells crown.... Lifting team morale a gigantic task: Islah KARACHI, March 6: Pakistan''s new manager-cum-chief hockey coach Islahuddin Siddiqui said on Tuesday that lifting Pakistan team is a gigantic task but he has accepted this responsibility as a challenge.... Dolphins end Stallions’ winning streak KARACHI, March 6: Karachi Dolphins ended the unbeaten run of Sialkot Stallions with a creditable 36-run win in the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium here on Tuesday.... Rams score close first win KARACHI, March 6: Fine bowling by Babar Naeem and Akhtar Ayub inspired Rawalpindi Rams to a thrilling eight-run victory over Interloop Wolves Faisalabad in the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the NBP Sports Complex here on Tuesday.... Zeeshan to lead NBP squad KARACHI, March 6: Olympian Zeeshan Ashraf was named on Tuesday to lead the National Bank of Pakistan’s (NBP) squad in the 54th National hockey championship.... Aussies put back Zimbabwe trip SYDNEY, March 6: Australia have put back their tour of Zimbabwe from June to September this year to coincide with the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, Australian Associated Press reported on Tuesday.... Probables named for U-19 trial ties LAHORE, March 6: The national junior cricket selection committee has summoned 34 probables to appear in trial matches to finalise the Pakistan Under-19 team for next month’s tour of Australia.... Badminton trials LAHORE, March 6: Trials to select four Punjab teams for participation in different events of the 50th national badminton championship will be held at New Khan badminton hall on March 10....

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