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March 09, 2008 Sunday Safar 30, 1429 Captain Zeeshan aims for clean sweep against China: 18-member hockey squad leaves for Ghangzhou today LAHORE, March 8: Pakistan captain and full-back Zeeshan Ashraf on Friday said he was confident that Pakistan will outplay China in the forthcoming five Test-series commencing from the 14th of this month.... PCB may approach England, New Zealand for tri-series KARACHI, March 8: With Cricket Australia (CA) seeming less and less interested in playing in Pakistan and delaying its final response to the PCB, the latter is reportedly contacting England and New Zealand for a tri-series.... CA virtually decides to scrap Pakistan tour KARACHI, March 8: Cricket Australia (CA) has almost decided not to send their national squad to Pakistan after getting a briefing from their High Commission in Islamabad, but will not announce a decision until next week.... Time to rein in Harbhajan, CA tells BCCI SYDNEY, March 8: Cricket Australia (CA) has finally abandoned diplomacy and demanded that India discipline Harbhajan Singh for his latest outburst in an increasingly tiresome feud, after the spinner questioned the credibility of Matthew Hayden and the ethics of Adam Gilchrist.... ECB to ban ICL players LONDON, March 8: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will not allow players who take part in unauthorized competitions such as the Indian Cricket League to register for county cricket in England.... Rameez blames IPL for clouds over Aussies tour KARACHI, March 8: Former Pakistan captain and ex-Cricket Board Chief Executive Rameez Raja on Friday blamed the Indian Premier League for Australian cricket team’s reluctance to tour the country.... Sidebottom hat-trick leaves Test wide open HAMILTON (New Zealand), March 8: England’s Ryan Sidebottom took a hat-trick to spark a spectacular collapse by New Zealand and leave the first Test finely balanced after the fourth day’s play on Saturday.... Federal Areas beat Sindh in thriller ISLAMABAD, March 8: Federal Areas surged to the top of the Pentangular Cup standings with a remarkable one-wicket win against Sindh in the last over here on Saturday at the Diamond Cricket Club.... Australia’s days of glory are over, say pundits SYDNEY, March 8: Australia’s cricket glory days are over and the team must face up to a tougher future, leading commentators said Saturday after India’s euphoric one-day series win over the world champions.... Marion Jones reports to prison: Six-month sentence FORT WORTH (Texas), March 8: Former Olympic champion Marion Jones, sentenced in January to six months prison for lying about using steroids, Friday reported to a Texas jail, US Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said.... Pakistan hockey colts to play series against SA KARACHI, March 8: Pakistan hockey authorities have managed to arrange an eight-match series against South Africa for the national junior team that is scheduled to play this summer’s Asia Cup tournament in Hyderabad, India.... Bangladesh banking on spin for SA one-dayers CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), March 8: Bangladesh will rely on their young spin attack to topple South Africa in the three-match One-day International series starting here on Sunday, according to captain Mohammad Ashraful.... Taufik makes shock exit BIRMINGHAM (England), March 8: Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat was knocked out of the All England badminton championships in Friday’s quarter-finals, beaten by former world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 23-21, 21-17.... Punjab thrash Balochistan by innings LAHORE, March 8: Punjab needed 15 deliveries on the fourth and final day of the Pentangular Cup fixture at Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot to complete a crushing innings and 128-run victory over Balochistan on Saturday.... Blatter’s life ban call questioned MANCHESTER, March 8: FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s call on Friday for players guilty of deliberately dangerous tackles to be banned for life would be difficult to police, according to Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs.... Taizper starts as favourite at KRC KARACHI, March 8: Four-year-old bay filly Taizper should start as the clear favourite to make it a two-in-a-row in the feature event when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Fasuba wins 60m gold VALENCIA (Spain), March 8: Nigeria’s Olusoji Fasuba powered to victory in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Athletics Championships on Friday, edging out Dwain Chambers and Kim Collins who could not be separated in a photo finish.... Ayaz lifts Junior Snooker title KARACHI, March 8: Ayaz Khan on Saturday was crowned the new champion when he brushed aside Ahsan Javed 5-1 in the best of nine frames all-Punjab final of the National juniors snooker championship at the Karachi Club.... Heaven’s Heart looking for a clear win at LRC races LAHORE, March 8: Three-year-old bay filly Heaven’s Heart, who shared her March 2 victory with Janu, will be on the course to make it a two in-a-row when the 28th Lahore Winter Meeting gets underway at the Racecourse on Sunday.She... Roddick to face Lopez for crown DUBAI, March 8: American sixth seed Andy Roddick will play unseeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the final of the Dubai Open on Saturday.... Zuhair storms into U-17 final KARACHI, March 8: Top seed Syed Zuhair Raza reached the juniors U-17 singles final in style with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Omer Shahid in the second Sindh ranking tennis tournament semi-final at the DHA Sunset courts on Saturday.... Britain, India set for bruising Olympic battle SANTIAGO, March 8: India face a bruising battle against Great Britain here on Sunday if they are to preserve their record of having played in every Olympic Games men’s field hockey tournament since 1928.... Portsmouth in FA Cup semis LONDON, March 8: Portsmouth stunned Manchester United with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals....

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