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March 15, 2008 Saturday Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1429 South Africa go top after Bangladesh whitewash DHAKA, March 14: South Africa rode on an unbeaten half-century by Graeme Smith to thrash Bangladesh by seven wickets and become the top-ranked one-day side in the world here on Friday.... Anderson’s five-wkt haul puts England in control WELLINGTON, March 14: England paceman James Anderson registered his fourth five-wicket haul to put his side in control of the second Test against New Zealand at the end of the second day on Friday.... PCB invites Sri Lanka for ODI series LAHORE, March 14: The Pakistan Cricket Board, desperately looking to recover its financial losses as well as save face for a barren season of international cricket at home, has now invited... Yasir, Waqar bowl NWFP to easy win: Pentangular Cup KARACHI, March 14: NWFP duly completed an innings and 11-run victory after bowling out Balochistan for 345 in the second innings of remaining Pentangular Cup match at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Friday.... China beat Pakistan 4-2 in opener LAHORE, March 14: Pakistan made a disappointing start in the five match hockey series against China, losing the opening clash at Ghangzhou by 4-2, according to the information received here on Friday.... Yousuf in a fix as PCB fails to resolve ICL issue KARACHI, March 14: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday said it had made every effort to see that senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf got a chance to play for some team in... McCullum thinks Kiwis can still win WELLINGTON, March 14: New Zealand were still confident of winning the second Test against England, despite a first innings deficit of 144 runs, wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum said on Friday.... PCB chief, former players condole Taslim’s death LAHORE, March 14: Former Test players and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman have condoled the demise of ex-Test wicket-keeper/batsman Taslim Arif, who died in Karachi on Thursday night at the age of 53.... NSW roll out big guns for domestic final SYDNEY, March 14: New South Wales will be boosted by seven Australian Test players in Saturday’s Pura Cup cricket final against Victoria.... Wildcard King scrapes through to second round INDIAN WELLS (California), March 14: American wildcard Vania King came from a set down to beat Anne Kremer of Luxembourg in the Pacific Life Open first round on Thursday.... Tony Greig warns BCCI PANCHKULA (India), March 14: If Tony Greig is to be believed, it won’t be too long before the cash-rich “dictatorial” BCCI faces a combined onslaught from the other boards.... Morkel to play for Yorkshire LEEDS, March 14: Yorkshire have ended speculation over whether South African paceman Morne Morkel will play for them this season by verifying that he will fulfil his contract despite being procured for US$60,000 by Jaipur franchise at the IPL.... Third Sindh ranking tennis tournament commences today KARACHI, March 14: Top tennis players are set to renew their rivalry when the third Sindh ranking tennis tournament of the calendar gets into action at the Beach View Club courts on Saturday.... Pakistan Polo Cup round matches conclude LAHORE, March 14: Nestle Orange and Bank of Punjab/ Rangers have entered the final of the Pakistan Polo Cup here after winning their last round matches on Friday.... Aisam and Aqeel look improve ranking status ISLAMABAD, March 14: Pakistan tennis players Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan with two new players will try to upgrade their rankings from Group-III of Asia, Davis Cup to Group-II this year in Tehran.... Noman, Adnan shine KARACHI, March 14: Pacer Noman Ali’s four-wicket haul and Adnan Raza’s fine half-century propelled the United Bank Ltd (UBL) to a 61-run win over the Income Tax team in the Hinopak... Defection latest blow to Cuban sports HAVANA, March 14: Cuba’s elite sports machine suffered another major setback in the run up to the Beijing Olympics after seven footballers deserted the under-23 team.... Couples, Henry share lead; Woods frustrated ORLANDO (Florida), March 14: Americans Fred Couples and J.J. Henry shared the lead with rounds of five under-par 65 after the first round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday.... Garrison ‘A’ gain lead in Corps Commander Golf LAHORE, March 14: Garrison ‘A’ team with a score of 204 emerged as the first-day leader in the Corps Commander Golf Cup here at the Lahore Garrison on Friday.... Peshawar to Islamabad cycle race LAHORE, March 14: The NWFP association will be organising the first cycle race under the newly-introduced policy of provincial cycling associations holding an annual national-level event.... NWFP stun PAF to reach quarter-finals: National volleyball LAHORE, March 14: Underdogs NWFP stormed into the national volleyball championship quarter-finals, outplaying fancied Pakistan Air Force (PAF) 3-0 at the Wapda Sports Complex on Friday.... Olympic torch ISLAMABAD, March 14: Preparations are in full swing for the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay (2008) which will reach Islamabad on April 16.... Six gold medals up for grabs in gymnastics KARACHI, March 14: Six gold medals will be up for grabs in the two-day 15th All Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Trophy gymnastics championship which begins at the Sindh Sports Board complex on Saturday.... Punjab Junior rugby today LAHORE, March 14: The day-long 3rd Punjab Junior rugby championship 2008 for schools will be held here at the Garrison Degree College ground on Saturday.... Ghulam Pasha gets coveted sports job KARACHI, March 14: Ghulam Ali Pasha, a former provincial education secretary, has now been posted as Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs, Sindh, by the caretaker government with immediate effect....

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