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Imran steers Wolves into semifinals
KARACHI, March 2: Slow left-armer Imran Khalid captured four wickets to help reigning champions Faisalabad Wolves reach the semifinals of the Twenty20 Cup cricket championship at the National Stadium on Thursday.... 
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Collingwood’s superb century spurs England: Jaffar leads India’s reply
NAGPUR (India), March 2: Paul Collingwood smashed his maiden Test hundred to spur a magnificent fightback by England in the first Test against India on Thursday....
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TV crew packs up
KARACHI, March 2: The ongoing Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament suffered a huge setback on Thursday when a TV channel, covering the event, decided not to telecast remaining matches of the tournament due to bomb explosion in the city....
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Murali crosses 1,000 international wickets
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), March 2: Ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan ripped through Bangladesh’s fragile batting line-up as Sri Lanka took command of the first Test on Thursday....
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Hockey: Asif hopeful of reaching final in Melbourne
ISLAMABAD, March 2: Pakistan despite fitness concerns are looking to improve their bronze finish, occured four years ago, as they prepare for this month’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne....
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Pakistan Derby offers more than Rs1m in prize money
LAHORE, March 2: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) has announced a total prize-money of rupees one million and ten thousand for winners of the first four positions in the Pakistan Derby...
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Spirited Pakistan undone by late UAE charge
KARACHI, March 2: It was a battle between David and Goliath as UAE unleashed a late charge to overcome an inexperienced Pakistan 4-1 in the Asian Cup soccer qualifier on Wednesday (partly reported in Thursday’s edition)....
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Asian Cup Soccer: India on the ropes, Iraq upset China
SINGAPORE, March 2: India’s Asian Cup dreams lay in tatters on Wednesday after a 3-0 qualifying defeat at home to Yemen, while beaten 2004 finalists China failed to break down a stubborn Iraq....
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Anoosha dumps holder Seher
KARACHI, March 2: Islamabad’s un-seeded Anoosha Aslam created the biggest upset when she subdued defending champion Seher Khwaja in three sets to reach the women’s singles final of Greener Pakistan National Hard Court tennis on Thursday....
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Ponting, Symonds out of second ODI
CAPE TOWN, March 2: Captain Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds have been ruled out of the Australian team for the second one-day international against South Africa on Friday, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday....
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BCCI takes Chappell to the task
NEW DELHI, March 2: India’s cricket coach Greg Chappell was taken to task on Thursday after reportedly telling a British newspaper that Saurav Ganguly had wanted to stay on as team captain for financial reasons....
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English hero sheds bits, pieces tag
NAGPUR, March 2: Paul Collingwood was a relieved man after stroking his maiden Test hundred to revive England in the first Test against India on Thursday....
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Mismanagement irks AFC official
KARACHI, March 2: Organisers once again spoiled the show on Wednesday before Pakistan-UAE Asian Cup soccer qualifying tie which irked match commissioner Alisher Muminov who would report the mismanagement to AFC....
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Nadal outlasts Henman
DUBAI, March 2: World number two Rafael Nadal withstood a strong first set challenge before defeating Britain’s Tim Henman 7-6 6-1 to reach semifinals of the Dubai Open on Thursday....
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SU emerges on top
HYDERABAD, March 2: Sindh University (SU) with 31 points and winners of five disciplines won the Sindh Sports Gala 2006 by winning the team thophy in Jamshoro on Thursday....
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Thongchai tied for lead
JAKARTA, March 2: Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee struck an impressive six-under-par 66 to take the joint first-round lead in the one million dollar Indonesia Open on Thursday....
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Open golf
MULTAN, March 2: A 3-day All Pakistan Open Golf Championship starts here on Friday at the Multan Golf Club. More than 250 professionals and amateurs will take part in the competition....
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Women Cricket: Maryam, Saher wreck Pindi
ISLAMABAD, March 2: Right arm medium fast Maryam Hassan engineered Islamabad’s massive 124-run victory over Rawalpindi on Thursday snapping up four for 12 in the opening match of the second National women’s cricket championship....
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Kiran smashes superb century
KARACHI, March 2: Kiran Baloch smashed a brilliant unbeaten hundred as Karachi crushed Hyderabad by 124 runs in the opening match of National Women cricket championship at PCB Academy Ground on Thursday....
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Jehanzeb steals limelight
KARACHI, March 2: The City School Darakshan campus and CAS School earned full points by chalking up second consecutive victories in the Inter-school basketball tournament at Jinnah University campus, Korangi, Wednesday....
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Muhammadi, KGS grab trophies
KARACHI, March 2: Karachi Grammer School (KGS) and Muhammadi Girls Secondary School (MGSS) Malir clinched the AKU basketball and throwball trophies on Wednesday....
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Tigers win
ISLAMABAD, Mar 2: Islamabad Tigers edged past Al-Abbas Club 4-3 in a tight finish to capture the title of Islamabad Inter-club hockey championship on Thursday. For the winners, right-in Zakirullah and...
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