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| March 29, 2007 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 9, 1428 |
Furious fans taunt returning Pakistan players
KARACHI, March 28: Angry fans told Pakistani cricketers to “go to hell” as they returned home Wednesday, still reeling from the murder of coach Bob Woolmer and their humiliating World Cup exit....
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Yousuf urges angry fans to be patient
KARACHI, March 28: Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has appealed to angry cricket fans in the country to be patient and accept the team''s poor performance in the World Cup as sport....
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Langeveldt restricts Sri Lanka to modest score
PROVIDENCE (Guyana), March 28: Charl Langeveldt claimed five wickets as Sri Lanka limped to 209 all out in a World Cup Super Eight match against South Africa at the Providence Stadium on Wednesday....
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Blacks Caps take on West Indies today
ST PETER’S (Antigua), March 28: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming believes Peter Fulton is ideally placed to fill the gap left by the injured Lou Vincent when the Black Caps begin...
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Wapda edge past Army, SSGC stun PIA in quarters: National Hockey Championship
KARACHI, March 28: Wapda had a narrow escape when Majid Khan’s extra time strike helped them sneak into National Hockey Championship semi-finals after a controversial 2-1 victory over Pakistan Army at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Wednesday....
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Twenty-seven medals at stake in sailing event: 30th National Games
KARACHI, March 28: A total of nine gold and an equal number of silver and bronze medals will be at stake in the sailing event of next month’s 30th National Games....
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Kuwait outplay Pakistan 3-0
LAHORE, March 28: Fine attacking game helped Kuwait beat Pakistan 3-0 in the Olympics football qualifying round U-21 Group ''A'' match at the Punjab Stadium under floodlights on Wednesday....
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125 players to appear in selection trials: Azlan Shah Cup
KARACHI, March 28: About 125 players including the last year’s Doha Asian Games squad will assemble at Hockey Club of Pakistan on April 1 at 9.00am...
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Rain fails to dampen spirits of Guyanese people
PROVIDENCE, March 28: Early morning rain failed to dampen World Cup spirits at the newly-built Providence stadium as South Africa took on Sri Lanka on Wednesday....
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‘Aussies are close to their best’
ST PETER’S, March 28: Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said the world champions are approaching their best form after demolishing the West Indies by 103 runs in their opening World Cup Super Eights match on Wednesday (see match report on Page 23)....
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Minnows need to improve: Ponting
MELBOURNE, March 28: Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes Bangladesh and Ireland will need to improve on their group-stage efforts to be competitive in the Super Eights....
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McGrath on brink of record as Aussies rout West Indies
ST PETER’S (Antigua), March 28: Glenn McGrath was on the verge of making more cricket history as world champions Australia got their Super Eight campaign off to a winning start with...
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Ian Chappell calls for shorter World Cup
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), March 28: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has called for the World Cup to be shortened. The marathon 2007 tournament in the Caribbean lasts for almost seven weeks and features 16 teams....
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Buchanan hails Hayden’s memorable innings
ST PETER’S, March 28: Australia coach John Buchanan said Matthew Hayden had played one of the ‘top innings’ of his career after the opener''s 158 left the reigning champions handily-placed in...
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Irish skipper confident of playing tomorrow
GEORGETOWN, March 28: Ireland captain Trent Johnston was confident he would be fit to play against England in their World Cup Super Eights match on Friday....
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It may take months to find Woolmer’s killer, says police chief KINGSTON, March 28: The trail of Bob Woolmer''s killer has not gone cold but it could take months to piece together a very complicated murder case with hundreds of potential witnesses, the policeman in charge said on Tuesday....
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KCCA wants World Cup probe
KARACHI, March 28: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to conduct an inquiry into Pakistan’s diabolical performance in the ongoing World Cup in the West Indies....
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Kenya may extend Harper’s tenure
NAIROBI, March 28: Kenya are likely to extend the one-year contract of national coach Roger Harper when his current deal ends in June, officials said on Wednesday....
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Mukuddem retires
HAMILTON (Bermuda), March 28: Bermuda''s South Africa-born all-rounder Saleem Mukuddem has announced his retirement from all international cricket following the country''s exit from 2007 World Cup....
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Chief selector backs Dravid
MUMBAI, March 28: India''s chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has come to the defence of Rahul Dravid after the skipper came under fire for his team''s first-round elimination at the World Cup....
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Kumble quits ODIs
NEW DELHI, March 28: Veteran spinner Anil Kumble has retired from one-day cricket after India''s early World Cup exit but will continue playing Test matches, media reports said on Wednesday....
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Tan Man Dhan unlucky to become victim of unjust decision: Pervaiz Hussain Shah sets up new record
LAHORE, March 28: Arbab Nur Mohammad Khan’s filly Tan Man Dhan had won the supporting event but was unlucky to lose it on objection during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Khwaja Hamza bags U-11 singles title: Sindh Ranking Tennis KARACHI, March 28: Rising star Khwaja Hamza continued his giant-killing performance when he notched up 6-4, 6-3 victory over Talha Zubair in the final to annex boys U-11 singles title in...
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Army protests umpire’s decision
KARACHI, March 28: Pakistan Army on Wednesday lodged a strong protest against what they say is a blatant violation of rules by an umpire, requesting a replay of the National Hockey Championship quarter-final against Wapda....
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Aamir, Mansoor qualify for semi-finals
ISLAMABAD, March 28: Aamir Atlas of Pakistan defeated Egypt’s Omer Elborolossy in straight sets to confirm his place in semi-finals of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) International squash championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday....
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Creek Club win
KARACHI, March 28: After a short layoff due to injury, Nasir Mushtaq steered Creek Club to a convincing 4-0 victory over Quetta Club in pool ‘C’ of the All Pakistan Inter-Club tennis tournament at Karachi Club on Wednesday....
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