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March 08, 2008 Saturday Safar 29, 1429 Harbhajan slams Hayden, Gilchrist as hostility continues: Off-spinner praises Brett Lee NEW DELHI, March 7: Controversial off-spinner Harbhajan Singh further deepened the animosity between India and Australia on Thursday when he called Matthew Hayden “a big liar” and Adam Gilchrist “no saint.”... PTF invites eight players for Davis Cup trials KARACHI, March 7: The Islamabad-based Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has invited eight players from across the country for trials to select the Pakistan team for next month’s Davis Cup tie in Iran.... New Zealand spinners make England batsmen crawl HAMILTON (New Zealand), March 7: Tight New Zealand bowling and a placid pitch strangled England’s first innings as they crawled to 286 for six at stumps on the third day of the first Test here on Friday.... FIFA boss seeks life bans in clampdown on bad tackles LONDON, March 7: FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes that players guilty of deliberately dangerous tackles should be banned from football, The Times reported on Friday.... Faisal, Rizwan steer Sindh to safety ISLAMABAD, March 7: An unbeaten century partnership featuring Test batsman Faisal Iqbal and Rizwan Ahmed put Sindh in a comfortable position against the Federal Areas on the third day of their... South Africa may oust Aussies from top spot DUBAI, March 7: South Africa have an opportunity to dethrone Australia and secure the top spot in the ICC one-day rankings table at the April 1 cut-off if they sweep the three-match series against Bangladesh starting in Chittagong on Sunday.... BD XI tie warm-up with SA CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), March 7: Bangladesh XI gained an unlikely psychological advantage over South Africa after pulling off a tie in a one-day warm-up game here on Friday.... FIFA orders two Koreas to play in Shanghai SEOUL, March 7: Football’s world governing body FIFA has ruled that South Korea and North Korea must hold their March 26 World Cup qualifier in Shanghai, China officials said Friday.... Soccer World Cup tickets on sale BERLIN, March 7: Around 120,000 of the lowest-priced tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be given away to allow people from the country’s lower classes to watch, organisers announced Friday.... Balochistan face innings defeat after Misbah’s heroics LAHORE, March 7: An unbeaten double century by the stylish Misbah-ul-Haq brought Punjab on the brink of a certain win against Balochistan in the Pentangular Cup cricket match at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, on Friday.... Roddick criticises ITF DUBAI, March 7: Andy Roddick, who led the US to regain the Davis Cup after a 12-year interval, has criticised the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for not doing more to reform the competition.... Yuvraj’s show disappointing: Vengsarkar NEW DELHI, March 7: India might have won the tri-series in Australia without much fireworks from Yuvraj Singh, but chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar says the dashing Punjab batsman will have to perform consistently if he wants to remain in the team.... Peter, Maskaev to clash in today’s heavyweight bout CANCUN (Mexico), March 7: Heavyweight boxing seeks a much-needed shot in the arm when knockout specialists Samuel Peter and Oleg Maskaev fight for the WBC title on Saturday.... Rasmussen victory adds to Chinese women’s woes BIRMINGHAM, March 7: Denmark’s Tine Rasmussen continued the decimation of China in the women’s singles by knocking out the No.4 seed Zhu Lin in the second round at the All-England Championships on Thursday.... Former ski jump champ retires VIENNA, March 7: Olympic ski jump champion Andreas Widhoelzl, the last Austrian to win the prestigious Four Hills tournament in 2000, announced his retirement on Friday.... Gunners seek title edge, United pursue treble LONDON, March 7: With Manchester United otherwise engaged in pursuit of a trophy treble, Arsenal will relish the opportunity to steal a march over their rivals in the Premier League title race this weekend.... UCI sets up anti-doping body PARIS, March 7: The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Thursday set up a new anti-doping foundation as part of its latest battle to rid the under-fire sport of cheats.... English UEFA Cup hopefuls suffer European letdown PARIS, March 7: Everton, Tottenham and Bolton failed to match the lofty heights of their Champions League counterparts on Thursday as their UEFA Cup dreams were left hanging in the balance.... Athletes look to show Olympic form in Valencia VALENCIA (Spain), March 7: The world indoor championships opened in Valencia on Friday with over 600 athletes from 157 countries looking for top-class performances in the first major test of an Olympic year.... Britain edge past India with last-gasp winner SANTIAGO, March 7: A last-minute goal from Rob Moore gave Great Britain a 3-2 win over India on Thursday to strike a psychological blow ahead of the two sides’ showdown on Sunday in the 2008 Olympics men’s field hockey qualifier.... Roddick overwhelms Nadal as Murray exits DUBAI, March 7: Andy Roddick, who flew 6,000 miles and endured jet-lag and sleep loss to travel from Memphis to the Dubai Open, overcame Rafael Nadal, the man regarded as one... Squash Yasir Butt falls in Iran final KARACHI, March 7: After playing a series of brilliant outings in the tournament, third seed Yasir Butt of Pakistan, who is placed at No 63 in world rankings, has lost the... Women in sports AMMAN, March 7: Top sporting officials and former Olympic medallists gather in Jordan this week to promote women’s participation in sport, organisers said Friday, on the eve of International Women’s Day.... Final to be all-Punjab affair as Sindh cueists lose: National Juniors Snooker KARACHI, March 7: The National Juniors Snooker Championship which concludes on Saturday will throw a new champion from Punjab as their cueists thwarted the challenge from Sindh, forcing them to make their exit in the quarter-finals at the Karachi Club.... Jalil overcomes brother Yasir to bag singles crown KARACHI, March 7: Top seed Jalil Khan maintained his ascendancy when he whipped sibling Yasir Khan in straight sets to claim the men’s singles crown in the second Sindh ranking tennis tournament at the DHA Sunset Club on Friday.... Taimur shines in Spring Polo Cup LAHORE, March 7: Four-goal Taimur Ali Malik helped Guard Rice earn a win by a narrow margin (7-6 ½) against Hattaf Security in the Spring Polo Cup here on Friday.... HPS Sports Festival KARACHI, March 7: Bay View High School and Habib Public School (HPS) ‘Greens’ earned full points when they beat their opponents in the HPS Sports Festival Inter-school basketball tournament at the latter’s premises on Friday.... Punjab, Islamia Universities reach final KARACHI, March 7: Punjab University and Islamia University Bahawalpur clinched their respective semi-finals on Wednesday to qualify for the Pakistan Inter-university Cricket Championship final.... Inter-board girls’ volleyball LAHORE, March 7: Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education have won the Inter-board Girls volleyball championship by beating Rawalpindi in the final at Government Higher Secondary School, Samanabad, on Friday.... Mauripur Baloch win KARACHI, March 7: Mauripur Baloch edged past Karachi United 2-1 in the final game of the KASB Premier League soccer’s first phase to finish at top in their group and qualify for Super League Phase on Thursday....

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