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March 12, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 3, 1429 Cricket Australia finally calls off Pakistan tour MELBOURNE, March 11: Australian cricket chiefs announced on Tuesday that they had scrapped their upcoming tour of Pakistan, on the day two bombs tore through one of the cities where they had been due to play.... Bangladesh agree to play ODIs in Pakistan LAHORE, March 11: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has sent a positive response to Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) invitation to tour Pakistan after Australia on Tuesday deferred their tour for an indefinite period.... Lawson, Ramiz lament tour postponement: Wasim backs Aussie decision KARACHI, March 11: Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson said Australia’s decision to call off their tour over security fears on Tuesday was disappointing and unjustified.... Sohail triggers Punjab collapse on first day: Pentangular Cup KARACHI, March 11: Inspired pace bowling by Sohail Khan enabled Sindh to gain initiative as they restricted Punjab to 173 for nine on a curtailed first day of the title-deciding Pentangular Cup match at the National Stadium here on Tuesday.... ‘ICC has no authority to intervene’ LAHORE, March 11: Since the Australians have postponed their tour to Pakistan with the consent of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the International Cricket Council (ICC) now has no authority to impose any penalty on either of the two countries.... Decision leaves PCB chief disappointed ISLAMABAD, March 11: While rejecting the option of playing on a neutral venue, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday expressed his dismay over Australia’s decision to postpone their... Misbah, Mascarenhas, Hopes get IPL contracts: Hafeez, Salman and Sohail among recruits NEW DELHI, March 11: Australian all-rounder James Hopes and Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq led the list of 14 players signed up to play in a second auction for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.... Injured Lara to miss ICL series CHANDIGARH (India), March 11: Brian Lara, the biggest catch of Indian Cricket League (ICL), will miss ongoing tournament here due to injury.... Buchanan to coach Kolkata KOLKATA, March 11: Former Australia coach John Buchanan will link up with old adversary Saurav Ganguly after signing up with the lucrative Indian Premier League on Tuesday.... CA unwilling to assure players’ IPL participation SYDNEY, March 11: Cricket Australia (CA) refused to say whether players would be free to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, despite scrapping a tour to Pakistan that clashed with the competition.... Ranatunga fears player exodus over money COLOMBO, March 11: Young cricketers may soon opt out of playing for their country because of the huge amounts of money available in the sport, Sri Lanka’s cricket chief Arjuna Ranatunga said on Tuesday.... ‘I’m not arrogant but a fighter’ NEW DELHI, March 11: The Australians may tend to believe otherwise but volatile Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh insists he is not arrogant but just a fighter.... Saeed ton lifts Balochistan KARACHI, March 11: An unbeaten knock of 149 by Saeed bin Nasir guided Balochistan to a respectable 308 in their first innings on the opening day of the Pentangular Cup match... WI name squad BRIDGETOWN, March 11: Rookie spin bowlers Amit Jaggernauth and Sulieman Benn were named in the 15-man West Indies squad on Tuesday for the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Guyana starting on March 22.... Can Pick Of The Day make it a two in-a-row at LRC? LAHORE, March 11: A card of seven events awaits race goers at the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Federer downs Sampras in exhibition tie NEW YORK, March 11: World No 1 Roger Federer overcame a stiff challenge from Pete Sampras on Monday in an dynamic exhibition match between two of the greatest male tennis players of all time.... Mustafa, Talha, Imran qualify for finals: Sindh Ranking Tennis KARACHI, March 11: Mustafa Zaidi, Talha Zubair and Imran Mooraj dominated the boys and juniors categories by cruising into two finals apiece in the second Sindh ranking tennis tournament at the DHA Sunset Club courts on Tuesday.... U-14 football trials LAHORE, March 11: Trials to select an Under-14 Pakistan football team of players from across the country will be held simultaneously in all the provinces and Islamabad on March 14 and 15.... AFC Champions League kicks off with hectic first round SYDNEY, March 11: The AFC Champions League kicks off on Wednesday with 29 teams from 14 countries vying for the title and the chance to represent Asia in this year’s FIFA World Club championship.... Four matches decided KARACHI, March 11: Four matches were decided on the opening day of the Inter-board girls’ badminton championship at the Officers’ Club Gymnasium in Larkana, on Tuesday.... FIFA executive named by fraud trial prosecutors ZUG (Switzerland), March 11: Prosecutors investigating the collapse of FIFA’s former marketing partner ISL presented evidence on Tuesday of payments made from a secret company bank account to FIFA executive committee member Nicolas Leoz.... Brave Act voted Horse of the Year LAHORE, March 11: Champion filly Brave Act has been voted by race goers, owners, trainers and jockeys as the undisputed claimant of the honour of being the Horse of the Year 2008.... PSB releases grant for 15 federations ISLAMABAD, March 11: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has released nearly Rs4.5 million as third instalment of the annual grant for 2007-08 to 15 sports federations with the Pakistan Hockey Federation... London Olympic Stadium to be built early LONDON, March 11: Construction of London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium is to start three months ahead of schedule, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said on Tuesday....

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