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March 16, 2007 Friday Safar 26, 1428 [World Cup 2007 schedule] Sri Lankans make merry as Bermuda enter big stage PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), March 15: Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara ended Bermuda''s early celebrations with solid half-centuries as Sri Lanka posted 321-6 in their opening World Cup Group B match here on Thursday.... Pakistan missed Afridi, Razzaq: Inzamam KINGSTON (Jamaica), March 15: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said on Wednesday the team missed all-rounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq in their crucial World Cup opener against the West Indies on Tuesday.... PCB chief’s presence in dressing room irks players KINGSTON, March 15: Pakistan’s impressive victory against the formidable South Africans in Cup warm-up game last week which raised the hopes of a revival of sorts in team camp, have been... Woolmer could stay beyond June: PCB chief KINGSTON, March 15: Bob Woolmer could stay on as Pakistan coach beyond his current contract which expires in June, the country''s cricket board chairman said on Wednesday.... PHF fails to pay allowances; Shahnaz blamed LAHORE, March 15: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), which has hired a local paid coach on an undisclosed lucrative package, is yet to pay daily allowance to the national team players who participated in Doha Asian Games last December.... Practices of nepotism still rampant in PHF: Islah’s appointment as manager-cum-chief coach KARACHI, March 15: Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) practice of indulging in nepotism and favouritism continues unabated as a number of discarded team officials have once again been inducted at all levels.... Usborne sprints to victory in 10th stage: 13th Tour-de-Pakistan KARACHI, March 15: Matthew Usborne won the 153-km 10th stage from Gujrat-to-Rawalpindi in the 13th Tour-de-Pakistan Cycle Race with another fantastic display of cycling.... South Africa remain focused for Dutch clash BASSETERRE (St Kitts), March 15: South African captain Graeme Smith refused to be drawn into a verbal bout with Australia, claiming his focus is on playing the Netherlands and Scotland before facing the world champions.... Injuries upset England and Kiwi plans ahead of key clash GROS ISLET (St Lucia), March 15: New Zealand and England both suffered late injury setbacks before Friday''s key World Cup Group C clash. Dangerous mid-order batsman Craig McMillan was struck by... Bray century raises Irish hope KINGSTON (Jamaica), March 15: Australian-born opening batsman Jeremy Bray struck an unbeaten 115 as Ireland racked up a total of 221 for nine against Zimbabwe in their World Cup Group D match on Thursday.... Mushtaq injured during training KINGSTON, March 15: Pakistan’s bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed received a serious blow on the nose during the fielding session of team’s training session on Thursday morning.... Sami likely to replace Naved KINGSTON, March 15: The Pakistan team management would be seriously considering the option to induct pacer Mohammad Sami in place of all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan in their next World Cup match against Ireland on Saturday.... Tikolo on song as Kenya win convincingly GROS ISLET (St Lucia), March 15: Kenya captain Steve Tikolo led from the front as his side beat fellow minnows Canada by seven wickets in the opening Group C World Cup... Australia whip hapless Scotland with ease BASSETERRE (St Kitts), March 15: Ricky Ponting hammered his 23rd One-day International century and Glenn McGrath took three wickets to give Australia a thumping World Cup 203-run win over Scotland here... Pen-sketches of South Africa World Cup squad BRIDGETOWN, March 15: Pen-pix of South Africa World Cup squad: Graeme Smith (LHB/OB/captain). Age: 26. ODI appearances: 104. Debut: v Australia, Bloemfontein, March 30, 2002. South Africa''s youngest-ever captain at 22... Pen-sketches of Dutch squad BRIDGETOWN, March 15: Pen-pix of the Netherlands’ World Cup squad: Luuk van Troost (LHB/LM/captain). Age: 37. ODI appearances: 21. Debut: v Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sept 16, 2002.... ‘Hard yards will save Pakistan’ KINGSTON, March 15: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer pledged his team would put in the ''hard yards'' to salvage their World Cup campaign which suffered a setback at the hands of the West Indies in the tournament opener.... Aussies face tough selection decisions BASSETERRE, March 15: Australia captain Ricky Ponting and chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch will decide their best World Cup XI over the next two days if all-rounder Andrew Symonds is fit to play against the Netherlands on Sunday.... We played like a village team, says Davison GROS ISLET, March 15: Despondent Canada captain John Davison likened his team to a village cricket outfit after their World Cup defeat by Kenya on Wednesday.... Umar, Naved picked for dope Tests KINGSTON, March 15: The ICC picked Pakistan fast bowlers Umar Gul and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan for random dope tests after the opening match of the World Cup against West Indies at Sabina Park on Tuesday.... Murray and Haas move ahead as Li enters semis INDIAN WELLS (California), March 15: British No 1 Andy Murray outgunned Nikolay Davydenko while Li Na and Daniela Hantuchova booked a semi-final clash with hard-fought wins at the ATP/WTA Pacific Life Open.... Pakistan suffer second loss as Qatar win: Olympic soccer qualifiers LAHORE, March 15: Pakistan suffered yet another loss in Beijing Olympic soccer qualifiers when they lost to Qatar 0-2 in the second round match at Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium Wednesday night.... Maria Toor wins National Women Squash KARACHI, March 15: Top seed Maria Toor claimed the National Women’s Squash title on Thursday by outclassing Muqaddas Ashraf in straight sets in the final at the DHA Asif Nawaz Squash Complex.... Patron’s Cup rescheduled LAHORE, March 15: The rescheduled Patron''s Cup one-day cricket tournament will now start at various venues in the country from March 17. The event was to start from March 14 but...

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