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India down NZ to make U-19 World Cup final
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27: India overcame a rain-reduced target and a brilliant display by New Zealand’s Corey Anderson to enter the ICC Cricket Under-19 World Cup final here on Wednesday....
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Pakistan to host Asia Cup from June 25
LAHORE, Feb 27: Pakistan will stage the Asia Cup limited-overs tournament for the first time from June 25 to July 6 in Karachi and Lahore this year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced recently....
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Thirty four to attend hockey trials for China tour
LAHORE, Feb 27: The two day trials to select an 18-member Pakistan hockey team commences at the National Hockey Stadium’s number two ground from Thursday while a decision on the captaincy will also be taken this week....
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Lord’s set for $400m facelift
LONDON, Feb 27: Lord’s, cricket’s most famous ground, is set for a 200 million pounds (US$398.5 million) redevelopment, owners the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced on Wednesday....
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‘Pakistan is peaceful, hospitable nation’
LAHORE, Feb 27: Describing Pakistan as a peaceful and hospitable nation, coach Geoff Lawson has urged the Australian cricketers to tour the country next month without any security concerns....
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Hayden reprimanded over Harbhajan slur
MELBOURNE, Feb 27: Australia batsman Matthew Hayden was reprimanded by his national board on Wednesday after describing Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh as an “obnoxious weed”....
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Sindh sets sights on top spot Pentangular Cup
KARACHI, Feb 27: Sindh will be eying the top spot on the Pentangular Cup’s table when they face Balochistan in the four-day fixture starting here at the National Stadium from Thursday....
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Maldives to host SAFF soccer draw today
LAHORE, Feb 27: The beautiful Paradise Island Resort in Maldives will host the draws ceremony of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2008 on Thursday....
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Warne to lead Jaipur franchise
NEW DELHI, Feb 27: Retired Australian leg-spin genius Shane Warne has been named captain and coach of the Jaipur side (called Rajasthan Royals) in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League, the franchise announced on Wednesday....
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Aussie spin options dented by Hogg’s retirement
MELBOURNE, Feb 27: Australia’s spin bowling stocks suffered another blow on Wednesday when veteran left-arm wrist-spinner Brad Hogg announced his retirement from international cricket....
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Taizper on song at KRC
KARACHI, Feb 27: Four-year-old bay filly Taizper reigned ascendancy when she powered her way to a facile seven-and-a-half length’s victory in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Czech teenager sends Venus packing
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Feb 27: Top seed Venus Williams was stunned in the first round of the Memphis International by Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova on Tuesday, the 17-year-old left-hander rallying to defeat the defending champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-3....
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Twenty-four cueists to compete in Jr Snooker
KARACHI, Feb 27: The 5th edition of the National Junior Under-21 Snooker Championship will be held here at the Snooker Zone Club, Tariq Road, from March 3 to 8 after a lapse of 11 years....
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Punjab U-17 football enters quarters stage
LAHORE, Feb 27: The Punjab inter-district Under-17 football championships entered its quarter-final stage at different grounds at the end of the pool matches here on Wednesday....
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Beijing pollution to prove tough opponent for Olympians
WASHINGTON, Feb 27: Eat an orange. Wear a face mask. Train elsewhere and fly in at the last possible moment to compete....
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Sindh team named for National Karate Championship
KARACHI, Feb 27: A 30-member karate squad to participate in the three-day 17th National Karate Championship that is to take place in Sialkot from March 1 to 3 was announced here on Wednesday by Secretary Sindh Karate Association Naseem Qureshi....
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Astrada shines in Aibak Cup
LAHORE, Feb 27: A three-goal rally in the final chukker by Julio Nevillo Astrada, who scored all six goals for Glaxo Smith Kline/Rangers helped his team play a 6-all game against Bank Alfalah in the Aibak Cup Polo here on Wednesday....
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Iqra University in semis
KARACHI, Feb 27: Adeel Abbasi’s superb all-round performance steered Iqra University to the Inter-university cricket tournament semi-finals, after an exciting 15-run victory over Dadabhoy University at the PCB Academy Ground on Tuesday....
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Nepal blind cricket team to arrive on Saturday
LAHORE, Feb 27: The Nepal blind cricket team will tour Pakistan from March 1 to 18 to play nine matches with different teams including seven one-dayers and two Twenty20 games....
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China outgun Austria: World Team TT
GUANGZHOU (China), Feb 27: China’s men and women stormed over their hapless opponents Austria and Sweden respectively at the World Team Table Tennis Championships here on Wednesday as their drive for dominance showed no signs of slowing....
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Al Ain proves her worth at LRC midweek races
LAHORE, Feb 27: Fancied Al Ain, who finished second on his last outing, made amends by winning the season’s first race during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
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Brazil, Uruguay face Olympic ban in judo
SAO PAULO, Feb 27: The Pan-American Judo Union has threatened to ban members Brazil and Uruguay from the Beijing Olympics for trying to oust its leaders....
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