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March 5, 2006 Sunday Safar 4, 1427 England in firm command of first Test NAGPUR, March 4: Alastair Cook ground out a century on debut and Kevin Pietersen smashed a blistering 87 to boost England’s chances of forcing a win in the opening Test against India on Saturday.... Ntini sinks Aussies with six-wicket haul CAPE TOWN, March 4: South Africa crushed Australia by a record margin of 196 runs on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series of One-day Internationals (partly reported in Saturday’s edition).... West Indies gain consolation victory in final ODI AUCKLAND, March 4: The West Indies got a much-needed confidence boost before their Test series against New Zealand after pulling off an unlikely three-wicket win on Saturday to avoid a whitewash in the one-day series.... Sami guides Wolves into Twenty20 Cup final KARACHI, March 4: Faisalabad Wolves, inspired by Samiullah Niazi’s excellent seam bowling, made light work of star-studded Lahore Lions to move into the final of the Twenty20 Cup cricket championship with a six-wicket victory on Friday.... Saqlain admits Pakistan face difficult task ISLAMABAD, March 4: Pakistan went looking for a Commonwealth Games hockey gold at Manchester four years ago and all they could get was a bronze; now as they head for Melbourne,... Cook thrilled after debut hundred NAGPUR, March 4: England opening batsman Alastair Cook basked in his achievement after scoring a century on debut in the first Test against India on Saturday.... India omit drug cheat athletes NAGPUR, March 4: Two athletes have been excluded from India’s Commonwealth Games squad after they failed to explain why they missed drugs tests last month, India’s athletics federation said on Saturday.... Kiran blasts second century KARACHI, March 4: Inspired by second successive century from Kiran Baloch Karachi registered their second win in National women cricket championship when they overwhelmed Quetta Region with a record margin of 233 runs on Saturday at PCB Academy Ground.... Shahid down in ranking KARACHI, March 4: Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman has dropped to No. 18 in this month’s men’s international squash rankings issued by Professional Squash Association. Shahid was previously placed at No.... Three matches scheduled for today LAHORE, March 4: Three more matches will be played in the National Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup polo on Sunday after a day’s rest on Saturday. Having the services of a six-goal player... `Shumaila and Sabahat shine LAHORE, March 4: Scintillating unbeaten century by Shumaila Mushtaq and fine bowling by off-spinner Sabahat Rasheed helped Lahore earn a big 166-run win over Sialkot in the 2nd national women cricket championship at the Qadhafi Stadium on Saturday.... Referees ordered to take tough line LUCERNE (Switzerland), March 4: Officials at this year’s World Cup finals will be told to clamp down harder than ever on time-wasting, elbowing, diving and serious foul play following the annual meeting of the International Football Association Board on Saturday.... Champion beaten at trials NAIROBI, March 4: World 5,000 metres champion Benjamin Limo was beaten at the Kenyan world cross country championship trials on Saturday. Limo finished the 4-km race in sixth place, timing 12:34.4.... Hewitt reaches semifinals LAS VEGAS (Nevada), March 4: Lleyton Hewitt shrugged off blustery conditions to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-0 on Friday and reach the semifinals of this 380,000-dollar ATP tournament.... Politicians rap Klinsmann over Italy debacle BERLIN, March 4: Germany’s humiliating 4-1 defeat by Italy on Wednesday left coach Jurgen Klinsmann with criticism ringing in his ears and even German politicians are demanding an explanation ahead of this summer’s World Cup.... English Soccer: Chelsea march on with ten men LONDON, March 4: Goals from Didier Drogba and Joe Cole gave Premier League leaders Chelsea a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion in a bad-tempered Hawthorns clash on Saturday.... Make Inzy captain till 2007 World Cup The knives seem to be out for Inzamam. In Pakistan cricket history, losing a series to India has almost invariably resulted in the skipper paying the ultimate price of being sacked.... German Soccer: Hamburg upset champions BERLIN, March 4: Hamburg SV beat Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to hand the Bundesliga champions their first home defeat of the season that cut their lead at the top of the table to eight points.... Filly Victory Road fancied to win Pakistan Derby LAHORE, March 4: Four-year-old bay filly, Victory Road, is being fancied to win the Pakistan Derby, to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Woods and Mickelson play down rivalry MIAMI, March 4: While the Doral Championship is shaping up as another head-to-head between holder Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, neither player is prepared to look that far ahead.... PFF selects 62 probables for U-14 camp QUETTA, March 4: The Pakistan Football Federation announced names of 62 probables for the final training camp to select two Pakistani U-14 teams. Current national U-14 champion Punjab have major share in the camp with 24 players.... Pakistan main threat, says Tirkey NEW DELHI, March 4: Indian hockey captain Ignace Tirkey has described Pakistan as “main threat” in Group ‘B’ in which both teams have been clubbed together for Commonwealth Games in Melbourne from March 15.... Aqeel, Asim to clash for title KARACHI, March 4: Continuing from where she had left, unseeded Anoosha Aslam added a feather to her cap when she captured the girls U-17 title with a stunning victory over second... Anoosha wants to follow Sania KARACHI, March 4: Pakistan rising tennis star Anoosha Aslam said on Saturday that she wanted to emulate Indian tennis icon Sania Mirza.... Asian Cup table tennis results KOBE (Japan), March 4: Results from the first day of the Asian Cup table tennis tournament on Saturday:... Niida defends WBA title TOKYO, March 4: Japan’s Yutaka Niida secured a unanimous points decision over Ronald Barrera of Colombia to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight title on Saturday.... Impressive Naveed ISLAMABAD, March 4: Naveed Atlas was a winner on Saturday in pre-qualifying round of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) International Squash Tournament.... Barber pulls out of world event LIEVIN (France), March 4: France’s Eunice Barber will not compete in the world indoor athletics championships in Moscow next week because of an ongoing ankle injury, French athletics team director Franck Chevallier confirmed on Saturday.... Inter-club hockey LAHORE, March 4: The match-winner by Aaqib Butt in the second half helped M.A.O College win the Punjab Inter-club hockey championship beating Mitchell Club, Okara, 2-1 in the final at the National Hockey Stadium on Saturday.... Departure plan changed LAHORE, March 4: A 64-member contingent of Pakistan will leave for Melbourne, Australia, from Lahore instead of Islamabad on Sunday night to take part in the Commonwealth Games to be held there from March 15....

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