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March 01, 2008 Saturday Safar 22, 1429 Rain halts Pakistan’s stiff chase against South Africa: Second semi-final resumes today KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29: Heavy rain brought play to an early end in the ICC Cricket Under-19 World Cup semi-final day/night clash between Pakistan and South Africa here on Friday.... Pakistan squad for China tour delayed LAHORE, Feb 29: The announcement of the 18-member squad for the forthcoming tour of China has been delayed unceremoniously till Saturday in order to get the approval of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali.... Lahore Badshahs leave for India LAHORE, Feb 29: A 17-member Lahore ‘Badshah’ team – comprising 15 Pakistani Test and international cricketers – left here for India to play in the second edition of the breakaway Indian... Sri Lanka head home with consolation win over Australia MELBOURNE, Feb 29: Retiring Australian Adam Gilchrist smashed a blistering 83 in his farewell appearance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but his team-mates collapsed to hand Sri Lanka an unlikely 13-run win here on Friday.... Balochistan crash for 42 as Sindh win inside two days KARACHI, Feb 29: Sindh surged to the top of the Pentangular Cup standings with a remarkable two-day thrashing of Balochistan by six wickets as the bowlers continued their domination at the National Stadium here on Friday.... Aftab’s ton puts NWFP in driving seat KARACHI, Feb 29: A career-best knock of 178 not out by Aftab Khan put NWFP firmly in control of their Pentangular Cup match against Federal Areas at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Friday.... Smith, McKenzie eye Test world record CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), Feb 29: Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie put on a record opening stand as South Africa seized complete control of the second Test against Bangladesh on the opening day here on Friday.... IPL plans to reschedule future calendar MUMBAI, Feb 29: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will look to reschedule its calendar in future to accommodate England players in the multi-million dollar Twenty20 tournament.... Gillespie calls it a day ADELAIDE, Feb 29: Former Australian fast-bowler Jason Gillespie announced his retirement from first-class cricket on Friday.... Tremlett sent home DUNEDIN, Feb 29: Seam bowler Chris Tremlett has aggravated a side injury and is to return home from England’s tour of New Zealand, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday.... PCB not contemplating to hire Waqar LAHORE, Feb 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not considering hiring former captain Waqar Younis as a bowling coach and there is no need to attach a former bowler with the team as a specialist coach.... Strauss hits form in tour game DUNEDIN (New Zealand), Feb 29: Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen both scored half centuries to inch England into a slight second-innings lead against a New Zealand Selection XI on the second day of their tour match here on Friday.... Davenport eases into semis, Roddick also wins easily MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Feb 29: Fourth-seeded Lindsay Davenport, playing her first WTA event on US soil in two years, swept aside Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 6-0, 6-2 in the Memphis Championship quarter-finals on Thursday.... Aisam, Rohan in Dubai ATP championship LAHORE, Feb 29: Pakistan’s ace tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s No 1 Rohan Bopanna have been invited by Dubai Tennis to participate in the $1.426... Beckham’s Hong Kong game to go ahead HONG KONG, Feb 29: Hong Kong’s football authorities confirmed Friday that they had given the go-ahead for David Beckham’s Los Angeles Galaxy to play in the city.... Chinese women storm into final, men reach semis: World Team Table Tennis Championships GUANGZHOU (China), Feb 29: All-conquering China moved in for the kill at the World Team Table Tennis Championships here on Friday, sweeping into the men’s semis after their women reached the final.... FIFA to sign new WADA anti-doping code in May ZURICH, Feb 29: World football’s governing body FIFA has agreed to sign the World Anti-Doping Agency’s revised code, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced on Friday.... India braced for hockey disappointment NEW DELHI, Feb 29: Eight-time champions India face a desperate fight to avoid missing the Olympics for the first time when they embark on the men’s qualifying tournament in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday.... Kapur, Park share lead GURGAON (India), Feb 29: India’s Shiv Kapur and Australia’s Unho Park share a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Johnnie Walker Classic.... Hamdard, HPS in inter-school volleyball semis KARACHI, Feb 29: Hamdard Public School and Habib Public School ‘Reds’ stormed into the last four of the HPS sports festival Inter-school volleyball tournament here on Friday at their gymnasium.... Army outclass Police to retain volleyball crown PESHAWAR, Feb 29: Defending champions Pakistan Army outplayed Pakistan Police 3-0 in the 22nd National Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship final to retain the crown here at the PSB Coaching Centre on Friday.... SFA meeting HYDERABAD, Feb 29: Sindh Football Association will hold its first meeting on March 3 in the labour hall to discuss issues concerning football players as well as the affairs of the association.... SSUET beat KU in final KARACHI, Feb 29: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) won the Zone ‘F’ Inter-university Cricket Championship final against the Karachi University (KU) by four wickets at the PCB Academy Ground on Thursday despite a hat-trick by Adnan Akhtar.... Formula One boss wants Paris date in 2009 BERLIN, Feb 29: Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone wants to see Paris host a Grand Prix in 2009 rather than Magny-Cours, it emerged Friday.... Beijing claims best run of blue skies on record BEIJING, Feb 29: Beijing notched up its best run of clean air days on record between January and February this year, state media reported on Friday, as the host city battles pollution woes ahead of the Olympics....

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