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Grounds for concern prior to opening ceremony of World Cup 2007
TRELAWNY (Jamaica), March 11: Sir Garfield Sobers was expected to open the 2007 World Cup here later on Sunday against a backdrop of unfinished venues and concerns over how pitches will play in the seven-week, 16-team tournament.... 
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It is set to be most open mega event
TRELAWNY (Jamaica), March 11: The ICC World Cup opens here on Sunday with a grand ceremony, with champions Australia and runners-up India determined to clinch the honours in a competition seen as the most open till date....
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Jinxed South Africa looking to start anew
BASSETERRE (St Kitts), March 11: After an emergency hotel evacuation and a dispute over unsafe pitches, South Africa cricket coach Mickey Arthur must be wondering what else can go wrong....
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Dravid admits fears over easy wins
MONTEGO BAY, March 11: Skipper Rahul Dravid hopes that India''s two comfortable wins over the Netherlands and the West Indies will not backfire on them when the serious business of the World Cup gets underway....
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Symonds faces make-or-break week
MONTEGO BAY, March 11: Andrew Symonds faces a ‘make-or-break’ week as he pushes to be fit for Australia''s third group game against South Africa on March 24, according to the coach John Buchanan....
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Lara plays down rumours of team partying
MONTEGO BAY (Jamaica), March 11: West Indies'' troubled World Cup build-up suffered another blow on Sunday when skipper Brian Lara faced rumours that members of his team had been partying until...
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England are outside bet: Stewart
LONDON, March 11: Former England skipper Alec Stewart believes Michael Vaughan''s men are World Cup outsiders and that defending champions Australia and top-ranked team South Africa are the two likely finalists....
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Scotland captain dreams of England derby
MONTEGO BAY (Jamaica), March 11: A regular ''home international'' between Scotland and England would go a long way in giving cricket a boost north of the border, Scottish captain Craig Wright said on Saturday....
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PCB offers trip to members
LAHORE, March 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has offered all its ad hoc committee members to see World Cup matches in the West Indies on board’s expenses for one week....
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Minnows seek their moment in the sun
PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 11: When Dwayne Leverock bowls to Sachin Tendulkar in the World Cup, it will be more than just a contest between a spinner carrying extra flab and a batsman having extra strokes....
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Pen-sketches of Canada squad
BRIDGETOWN, March 11: Pen pix of Canada''s World Cup squad:...
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Pen-sketches of Kenya World Cup squad
BRIDGETOWN, March 11: Pen pix of Kenya''s World Cup squad: Steve Tikolo (RHB/RM/captain). Age: 35. ODI appearances: 91. Debut: v India, Cuttack, Feb 18, 1996. He has been Kenya''s main batsman for the last 10 years who two centuries....
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Afghanistan, Norway dream of 2011 event
PARIS, March 11: It may sound far-fetched, but war-torn Afghanistan and ski-crazy Norway are dreaming about playing in the 2011 Cricket World Cup....
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Capacity crowd swayed opinion
ST AUGUSTINE (Trinidad), March 11: A sell-out crowd was an important factor in the decision to continue the World Cup warm-up match between Pakistan and South Africa on Friday, opposing coaches Bob Woolmer and Mickey Arthur said....
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Intikhab-e-Bhakkar storms home to capture Alamgir Cup
LAHORE, March 11: Fancied bay horse, Intikhab-e-Bhakkar, stormed home to win the Mohy-ud-Din Mohammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Cup run over 1300m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Chelsea and Spurs draw in FA Cup thriller
LONDON, March 11: Chelsea stormed back from two goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in an electrifying FA Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge on Sunday....
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Impressive Nadal moves ahead at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 11: Spanish dynamo Rafael Nadal put on an impressive display at the ATP/WTA Pacific Life Open on Saturday with a typical swashbuckling second-round victory....
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Truf Shot obliges punters as rain cuts schedule
KARACHI, March 11: Hot favourite four-year-old bay colt Truf Shot obliged the punters by sprinting to glory in the rain-marred Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Jockey Aamir Pervez’s licence withdrawn
Lahore, March 11: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards Sunday took a historic decision to withdraw the riding licence of jockey Aamir Pervez for his unsatisfactory riding of Derby Favourite colt Toru Khan on March 4....
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Pakistani cricket gambling set for big boom
LAHORE, March 11: While the best teams in the world battle for the cricket World Cup beginning on Tuesday, Pakistani police and bookies will be playing a game of cat and mouse that the bookies look sure to win....
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Canada’s Usborne wins 7th stage: Tour-de-Pakistan
LAHORE, March 11: Matthew Usborne of Canada won the 7th stage of the 13th Tour-de-Pakistan cycle race, covering a distance of 154kilometre from Multan to Sahiwal in four hours, 10 minutes and 28 seconds on Sunday....
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Four outsiders in last 16: National Snooker
KARACHI, March 11: At least four outsiders were among 16 who stormed in the knockout pre quarter-finals of the 32nd National Snooker Championship at the conclusion of league matches at Karachi Gymkhana on Sunday....
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Shabbir bags golf title
LAHORE, March 11: M. Shabbir Iqbal claimed the Multan Open Golf title with excellent three-day aggregate of 26-under-par-190 at the Multan on Sunday....
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Punjab dominate boxing event
LAHORE, March 11: Punjab dominated the second day of the Inter-provincial Under-17 boxing championship by winning all the three finals on Sunday. Mohammad Kashif outclassed Safar Ali of Balochistan in 50kg category....
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FIFA president to inaugurate Goal Project
LAHORE, March 11: President of the world soccer governing body (FIFA) Joseph Sepp Blatter will inaugurate the FIFA Goal Project in the city on March 27, a spokesman for the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) announced....
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Central zone triumph
LAHORE, March 11: Central Zone won the overall trophy of boys and girls events of the 3rd Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority athletics....
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