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Pakistan win second Test against China: Hockey
LAHORE, March 16: Pakistan defeated China 2-0 on Saturday to restore the parity to 1-1 in the five-match hockey Test series being played in the Chinese city of Ghangzhou.... 
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Top West Indian players set to miss home series
BRIDGETOWN, March 16: West Indies’ suffered twin blows on Saturday when bowler Pedro Collins pulled out of the home series against Sri Lanka and the news that a trio of key...
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England on brink of levelling series
WELLINGTON, March 16: England could scent series-levelling victory over New Zealand after snapping a Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram partnership with the penultimate ball on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here on Sunday....
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Khalid Latif, Shadab to lead Karachi teams
KARACHI, March 16: Khalid Latif and Shadab Kabir will lead the two Karachi teams in the National One-day Cricket Championship, which starts from Thursday....
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Light decision was umpires’ call: Taylor
WELLINGTON, March 16: The decision to allow England to bowl one over with the second new ball in failing light was the umpires’ and New Zealand would have to live with it, batsman Ross Taylor said on Sunday....
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United back on top after Arsenal stumble again
LONDON, March 16: Champions Manchester United went back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday after they won 1-0 at Derby County and Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Middlesbrough at the Emirates Stadium....
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Aftab returns after injury
DHAKA, March 16: Batsman Aftab Ahmed and all-rounder Mahmudullah are the only changes in the Bangladesh squad for the three One-day Internationals against Ireland....
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Woods joins four rivals in lead
ORLANDO (Florida), March 16: World No 1 Tiger Woods joined four opponents in first place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a four-under par round of 66 on Saturday....
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Browne to lead Select XI
PROVIDENCE (Guyana), March 16: Patrick Browne, the Barbados wicket-keeper, will captain a young Guyana President’s Select XI against the touring Sri Lankans in a three-day warm up match at the Guyana National Stadium here from Monday....
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Jankovic, Davenport cruise, Ivanovic battles hard
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 16: Serbia’s world No 4 Jelena Jankovic and twice champion Lindsay Davenport coasted through their opening matches in the Pacific Life Open second round on Saturday....
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Mr Mention Not obliges punters with flying colours
KARACHI, March 16: Fancied four-year-old chestnut colt Mr Mention Not shrugged off the challenge from rivals by returning with flying colours to make it two on trot in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Hamilton wins chaotic GP opener in Australia
MELBOURNE, March 16: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton avoided mayhem around him to open the Formula One season with a resounding pole-to-flag victory in a crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix on Sunday....
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Samiullah shines in Pakistan Polo
LAHORE, March 16: Five-goal Raja Samiullah helped Bank of Punjab/Rangers, a team comprising all local players, to annex the first Pakistan Polo Cup by defeating Nestle Orange Juices 7-4 1/2 in the final on Sunday....
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Wapda retain gymnastics trophy
KARACHI March 16: Wapda amassed 224.75 points to retain trophy in the 15th All-Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam gymnastics championship which concluded at the Sindh Sports Board complex on Sunday....
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Nepal triumph
LAHORE, March 16: Fine batting by Ammar Oli and Kaushal Kumar helped Nepal blind team beat Lahore blind side by 16 runs in the Twenty20 cricket match at the LCCA Ground on Sunday....
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Army qualify for semis despite shock loss to Wapda
LAHORE, March 16: Wapda, with their stunning defeat over defending champions Army in the last of the quarter-final league matches, qualified for the semi-final of the 43rd national volleyball championship here at the Wapda Sports Complex on Sunday....
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Mustafa in last eight
KARACHI, March 16: Top seed Mustafa Zaidi demolished Arsalan Allahwala straight to reach the quarter-finals of the boys’ under-15 singles of the third Sindh ranking tennis tournament at the Beach View Club on Sunday....
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Garrison ‘A’ wins team event
LAHORE, March 16: Garrison ‘A’ team with a three-day aggregate of 629 has won the team event in the Corps Commander Golf Cup here at the Lahore Garrison course on Sunday....
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Day Dream Dancer lands Eclipse Stakes
LAHORE, March 16: Fancied English filly Day Dream Dancer lived up to her star billing by landing the Eclipse Stakes Of Pakistan, run over a 2,000 metres distance during the 29th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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