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England set Kiwis record chase in Wellington Test
WELLINGTON, March 15: England held a near impregnable lead of 421 runs in the second cricket Test against New Zealand as they reached 277 for nine at stumps on the third day here on Saturday....
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Army outplay Punjab to reach semis: National volleyball
LAHORE, March 15: Defending champions Pakistan Army outgunned Punjab in straight sets in the men’s national volleyball championship quarter-finals at the Wapda Sports Complex on Saturday....
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Sohail outplays high-flying Ahsan on opening day: National Snooker
KARACHI, March 15: Sindh’s 14th seed Sohail Shehzad on Saturday taught a lesson to Ahsan Javed, the runner-up of the recently-concluded national juniors, when he walked away with a convincing 4-0...
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ICC board to decide shortened World Cup format
NEW DELHI, March 15: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will finalise a shortened 2011 one-day World Cup format and a successor to chief executive Malcolm Speed at a two-day board meeting starting on Monday in Dubai....
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I am impressed with Dhoni’s captaincy: Inzamam
NEW DELHI, March 15: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership skills came in for praise from former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq who said his composure and bold approach has been remarkable....
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Yasir excited about Kent contract
ISLAMABAD, March 15: Pakistan’s young and talented all-rounder Yasir Arafat on Saturday said he was excited about playing for Kent in the English county season this year....
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National One-day Cup starts from Thursday
KARACHI, March 15: A total of 22 teams will compete in the National One-day Cricket Championship, which begins from Thursday (March 20) at various venues across the country....
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Anderson injures playing soccer
WELLINGTON, March 15: England fast bowler James Anderson has thrown an injury scare into his team’s hopes of winning the second Test against New Zealand when he injured his left ankle playing soccer after the third day’s play on Saturday....
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Chappell faces enraged demonstrators in Kolkata
KOLKATA, March 15: The dissatisfaction against former Indian coach Greg Chappell over his acrimony with local hero Saurav Ganguly made him face a demonstration when he was on a talent hunt on Saturday....
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FIFA accepts proposal for standard size soccer pitches
ZURICH, March 15: FIFA has accepted a proposal to standardise the size of international soccer pitches at all new stadiums in the world....
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Sharapova, Hantuchova breeze into third round
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 15: Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and fourth-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova breezed through their opening matches in the Pacific Life Open second round on Friday....
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Lankan spinner gets suspended jail term
COLOMBO, March 15: Sri Lanka spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi on Saturday was handed a four-year suspended jail sentence for driving carelessly and killing a woman pedestrian in 2003....
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NZC to decide on IPL players next week
WELLINGTON, March 15: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will decide next week on whether to permit the five players who have joined the Indian Premier League (IPL) to miss the beginning of the England tour....
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Oram fined for dissent
WELLINGTON, March 15: New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram was fined 20 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of dissent during the second Test against England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Saturday....
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Hamilton starts F1 season on pole position
MELBOURNE, March 15: Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday while world champion Kimi Raikkonen qualified 15th after his Ferrari broke down....
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Kewell’s Liverpool future in jeopardy
LIVERPOOL, March 15: Harry Kewell has been told by Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez that he faces an uphill battle to land a new contract at Anfield....
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Sameer excels in ranking tennis
KARACHI, March 15: Sameer Tayyab conjured up twin victories on the opening day of the third Sindh ranking tennis tournament which got underway at the Beach View Club on Saturday....
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Gebrselassie told to follow Ethiopian rules: Olympics Marathon
ADDIS ABABA, March 15: World record holder Haile Gebrselassie cannot opt out of the Beijing Olympics marathon and must follow Ethiopian sports rules, the country’s athletics federation said on Friday....
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Moelgg bags slalom World Cup title
BORMIO (Italy), March 15: Manfred Moelgg of Italy won the World Cup slalom title in the final race of the season Saturday....
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IOC chief declines comment
SALINAS (Puerto Rico), March 15: International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Saturday he was not fully informed about violent protests in Tibet and that efforts to improve human rights...
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Blatter confident Spanish row will be resolved
ZURICH, March 15: FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday he was confident of a resolution to the row over the Spanish government’s alleged interference in the running of its football association....
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Sajid, Jahangir and Rizwan excel
KARACHI, March 15: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and International Pleasure Motors (IPM) won their respective matches in the 16th Hinopak Trophy-KCCA Inter-departmental event on Friday....
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Wapda leading in gymnastics championship
KARACHI, March 15: Defending champions Wapda were leading the table with 108.95 points at the end of the opening day of the two-day 15th All Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Trophy gymnastics championship at the Sindh Sports Board complex on Saturday....
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32 teams to compete in Youth Football
KARACHI, March 15: Thirty two Under-15 football teams of Karachi including 16 school teams and 16 academy outfits will be taking part in the month-long 1st Energile Youth Football Championship (EYFC), starting here from March 21....
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Sixteen teams for women’s 2011 World Cup: FIFA
ZURICH, March 15: FIFA has rejected a proposal for more teams to take part in the women’s World Cup in 2011....
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Europe cautious on OneAsia golf tour
JEJU (South Korea), March 15: European golf chiefs have a “moral responsibility” to back the Asian Tour in the OneAsia row, a senior official told AFP....
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Pakistan-Nepal soccer series from 26th
LAHORE, March 15: Pakistan will take on Nepal in a two-match away international football series from March 26 and 28....
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Thompson equals year’s record
DALLAS, March 15: Trinidadian Richard Thompson equalled the fastest 60 metres in the world this year when he clocked 6.51 seconds in the preliminaries at the NCAA indoor championships at Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday....
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Mr Mention Not eyes top slot at KRC today
KARACHI, March 15: Four-year-old chestnut colt Mr Mention Not should repeat his winning act when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Recuperating Singh takes halfway lead at Palmer event
ORLANDO (Florida), March 15: Holder Vijay Singh showed no ill-effects from a recent stomach virus to fire a five-under-par 65 and take the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational second round on Friday....
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