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| March 09, 2007 | Friday | Safar 19, 1428 |
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I’m going through hell, says Shoaib
ISLAMABAD, March 8: Disgruntled Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday said his failure to make it to the World Cup in the Caribbean had caused him great pain.... 
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Proteas look to dominate Pakistan in warm-up tie
PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 8: South Africa are hoping that a gruelling practice session would have resolved their batting woes by the time they take on Pakistan in a World Cup warm-up match on Friday....
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‘Alert was just like home’
PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 8: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and his team-mates stunned passers-by with their calm reaction after the evacuation from the plush Trinidad Hilton on Wednesday....
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Walkovers galore as Atif’s good run continues: National Snooker
KARACHI, March 8: The trend of walkovers is on the rise in the baize game which is evident from the ongoing 32nd National Snooker Championship at Karachi Gymkhana....
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Man United, Bayern, Milan and PSV reach last eight
LONDON, March 8: Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Manchester United and PSV Eindhoven booked their places in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, dashing English hopes of making European football history....
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Pakistan U-21 still without foreign coach
LAHORE, March 8: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is yet to arrange a foreign coach, although national team has to play home and away Olympic qualifying round matches this month....
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Fletcher confident of Vaughan fitness
KINGSTOWN, March 8: England coach Duncan Fletcher did his best to downplay concerns over the fitness of captain Michael Vaughan as his side prepared for their second and final World Cup warm-up match against reigning champions Australia....
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King plays down fears over rusty Lara
MONTEGO BAY (Jamaica), March 8: West Indies coach Bennett King dismissed fears over captain Brian Lara''s lack of action in the middle and backed the record-breaking batsman to star in the World Cup....
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Timely wake-up call for Kiwis, admits Bracewell
BRIDGETOWN, March 8: New Zealand coach John Bracewell said his team had received a timely ‘wake-up call’ after their winning streak was snapped by Bangladesh in a World Cup warm-up match....
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Waqar asks Pathan to view old footage
MUMBAI, March 8: Former Pakistan pace spearhead Waqar Younis suggested struggling India seamer Irfan Pathan should view his old footage to draw inspiration ahead of next week''s World Cup....
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Gilchrist won’t quit after World Cup
KINGSTOWN, March 8: Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist returns to action after paternity leave on Friday refreshed, invigorated and with no plans to retire from either Test or one-day cricket after the World Cup....
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Dravid puts faith in middle men
TRELAWNY (Jamaica), March 8: India skipper Rahul Dravid believes Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly as well as himself will be crucial to whether or not his side win the World Cup....
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Sri Lanka triumphed in 1996 with bold and innovative tactics
NEW DELHI, March 8: The 1996 World Cup tournament will be remembered as much for Sri Lanka''s triumph with bold and innovative batting tactics as with riots, boycotts and an unsatisfactory format....
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Stallions gallop into final
KARACHI, March 8: Sialkot Stallions stormed into the final of the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup after cruising to a five-wicket win over Rawalpindi Rams at the UBL Sports Complex here on Thursday....
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Tariq, Atif keep Dolphins in hunt: One-day Gold League Cup
KARACHI, March 8: Karachi Dolphins kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the final of the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup with a 96-run rout of outgoing Interloop Wolves Faisalabad at the National Stadium here on Thursday....
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Border caught up in tax probe
SYDNEY, March 8: Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border on Thursday admitted authorities were investigating his tax affairs but insisted he had done nothing wrong....
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Krajicek books shot at Sharapova
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 8: Russia’s Maria Sharapova will be battling to retain her world No. 1 ranking as well as her title in the women''s draw of the 5.385...
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Five more join camp
LAHORE, March 8: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has called five more probables in the National U-21 training camp, which is in progress at Islamabad for the 29th Olympics Games qualifier against Qatar on March 14....
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Gavaskar reappointed
DUBAI, March 8: Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar was again entrusted with the responsibility of heading the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) revised Cricket Committee....
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Karachi pulverise Hyderabad
KARACHI, March 8: Bilal Munir hit an unbeaten 90 as hosts Karachi recorded a mammoth ten-wicket win against Hyderabad in the PCB Inter Region U-15 One-day cricket tournament, here at the PCB Academy ground on Thursday....
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Khizra Sports, Al Mansoor emerge winners
KARACHI, March 8: Haris Ayaz and Tariq Haroon displayed fine bowling to steer Khizra Sports to the Super League stage of the NBP-KCCA Inter Club tournament after thrashing Pak Korangi Cricket...
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Bulgarian to coach spikers
LAHORE, March 8: Bulgarian volleyball coach Stefan Dimitrov Georgiev arrived in Islamabad on Thursday to train Pakistan team for the 2nd Asian Central Zone Championship....
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