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February 21, 2008 Thursday Safar 13, 1429 ICC body proposes shorter 2011 World Cup KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20: The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executives’ committee has recommended that the 2011 cricket World Cup be cut from 16 to 14 teams and given a new format.... Dhoni, Symonds fetch record prices; Yousuf withdrawn: Indian Premier League bidding MUMBAI, Feb 20: Franchise owners spent lavishly in a player auction on Wednesday for the new Indian Premier League (IPL), with India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni topping bids on a day that demonstrated the enormous financial power of the Twenty20 competition.... Malaysia shock Zimbabwe in U-19 World Cup KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20: Hosts Malaysia surprisingly beat Zimbabwe by 70 runs to raise a rare cheer for the minnows as established teams flexed their muscles in the ICC Cricket Under-19 World Cup here on Wednesday.... Team Pakistan determined to do well in Durban KARACHI, Feb 20: Team Pakistan heads to the Durban street track this weekend with renewed vigour and determination to improve its overall position in round seven of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.... Symonds set to skip Pakistan tour ADELAIDE, Feb 20: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds said on Wednesday he was almost certain to make himself unavailable if the scheduled tour of Pakistan goes ahead.... England recover to snatch dramatic tie against NZ NAPIER (New Zealand), Feb 20: England snatched an unlikely tie against New Zealand after earlier staring down the barrel of defeat in a thrilling — and historic — fourth One-day International here on Wednesday.... IPL does not interest me, says Flintoff MUMBAI, Feb 20: Andrew Flintoff, the England all-rounder who made his long-awaited return on Tuesday when he played for England Lions in India, has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) does... Yorkshire warns Rana Naved LONDON, Feb 20: Authorities at English county Yorkshire are upset with Pakistan fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan after he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL) despite fears that he could aggravate his shoulder injury.... Davydenko, Ferrer triumph, Baghdatis beaten ROTTERDAM (Netherlands), Feb 20: Second seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over Czech qualifier Jan Hernych at the World Indoor Tournament on Tuesday.... UEFA Cup contenders hit by injuries LONDON, Feb 20: Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid and Marseille are targeting a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup on Thursday while worrying over the fitness of key players.... PHF snubbed yet again by Waseem LAHORE, Feb 20: Olympian Waseem Ahmad has conveyed his non-availability for the national training camp starting here from Thursday at the National Hockey Stadium (NHS).... Victory Gallop causes upset of the day at LRC races LAHORE, Feb 20: Riding boy M. Akram and trainer Mohammad Afzal shared the day’s racing honours when each was accredited with a fine double during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Reyan The Great remains on song with hat-trick at KRC KARACHI, Feb 20: Fancied four-year-old bay colt Reyan The Great on Wednesday achieved distinction by completing a hat-trick in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse.... Irfan to lead Karachi squad KARACHI, Feb 20: Wicket-keeper/batsman Irfan Lodhi on Wednesday was named to lead Karachi Intermediate Board team in the Pakistan Inter-board Zone-II Cricket Championship starting in Multan from Feb 28.... Jose Rivas helps bankers retain top position in national polo LAHORE, Feb 20: Another heroic performance from ace Jose Rivas helped ABN Amro Bank to keep their top position in the national polo championship after registering a nail-biting 9-8 win against Emaar on Wednesday.... City School in soccer semis KARACHI, Feb 20: Three-goal Osama Sabir helped City School PAF Chapter reach Karachi United schools soccer championship semi-finals after a 4-2 victory over Beaconhouse School Systems PECHS, at the DHA Football Stadium.... Noman to coach football goalies LAHORE, Feb 20: Former international goalkeeper Noman Ibrahim will be training the top 10 goalkeepers of the country here from Thursday till March 31 in order to hone their skills for... Sindh ranking tennis from March 1 KARACHI, Feb 20: The local players get another opportunity — second of the year — to struggle for the top slots when the Sindh ranking tennis tournament gets into action at... Pakistan reach Asian Squash semis KARACHI, Feb 20: Pakistan stormed into the semi-finals of the 14th Asian Senior Team Squash Championship by beating Hong Kong 2-0 in the quarter-finals in Kuwait, according to information received here on Wednesday.... LRC auction LAHORE, Feb 20: The annual auction of two, three and four-year-old colts and fillies will be held in the Lahore Race Club (LRC) premises on March 10.... Boos for China as Japan beat hosts: East Asian Championships CHONGQING (China), Feb 20: Chinese fans spared Japan but turned on their own team instead as the hosts went down 1-0 in the East Asian Championships here on Wednesday.... U-16 final today KARACHI, Feb 20: The Inter-region Under-16 one-day tournament final will be played between Lahore Region and Islamabad Region at the National Stadium here on Thursday....

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