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February 27, 2007 Tuesday Safar 9, 1428 Hair withdraws race case against PCB KARACHI, Feb 26: Australian umpire Darrell Hair has withdrawn his racial discrimination case against Pakistan, the country''s cricket board said on Monday.... Pakistan Seniors win series in India KARACHI, Feb 26: Praveen Amre’s brilliant century failed to stop Pakistan Seniors from taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the second game of the three-match series against India Seniors as the... Lara eyes semi-final at least KINGSTON, Feb 26: West Indies captain Brian Lara believes his team have the ability to reach at least the semi-finals at the 2007 World Cup which gets underway on home soil next month.... Australians work on bowling confidence SYDNEY, Feb 26: Australia will gear their World Cup training sessions towards targeting star rival batsmen, coach John Buchanan said on Monday, as alarming statistics reveal their bowling woes.... Khalid’s century sinks Zebras in Gold League Cup KARACHI, Feb 26: A scintillating unbeaten century by Khalid Latif inspired Karachi Dolphins to a crushing seven-wicket victory over Karachi Zebras in the first match of ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the UBL Sports Complex here on Monday.... Shahriar leads BD to easy win ST JOHN''S (Antigua), Feb 26: Opening batsman Shahriar Nafees hit his fourth One-day International hundred to lead Bangladesh to an eight-wicket victory over Bermuda in the first match of the three-nation series on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground.... Oval row made me better umpire: Doctrove BRIDGETOWN, Feb 26: Umpire Billy Doctrove, one of the officials at the centre of the forfeited Test between England and Pakistan last year, has described his first 12 months as an elite umpire as ‘as a year of achievement’.... Eagles soar to victory over Rams KARACHI, Feb 26: Lahore Eagles soared to a comprehensive 79-run victory over Rawalpindi Rams in the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup at the NBP Sports Complex here on Monday.... Stallions tame Panthers KARACHI, Feb 26: Sialkot Stallions scored an unimpressive six-wicket win against Peshawar Panthers in the ABN-Amro Gold League One-day Cup tie at the National Stadium here on Monday.... Zimbabwe pin hopes on unpredictability HARARE, Feb 26: Zimbabwe are pinning their faith on the unpredictable nature of one-day cricket as the 2007 World Cup prepares to get underway in the West Indies.... Sri Lankans want to repeat 1996 aggression COLOMBO, Feb 26: Sri Lanka''s cricketers want to play aggressive cricket, like they did in 1996, to secure their second World Cup success, captain Mahela Jayawardene said on Monday.... Thirty banned from World Cup KINGSTON, Feb 26: Around 30 people so far have been denied entry to the Caribbean with two weeks to go before the official opening ceremony of the World Cup.... Simmons to become Ireland coach DUBLIN, Feb 26: Former West Indies Test player Phil Simmons will take over from South African Adrian Birrell as Ireland coach after the World Cup, the Irish Cricket Union (ICU) said on Sunday.... Three see red as Chelsea win stormy League Cup final CARDIFF, Feb 26: Striker Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in a League Cup final marred by a head injury to England captain John... Wendy Trace outclasses Byron to win feature event LAHORE, Feb 26: Exhibiting her staying ability, the bay mare Wendy Trace, piloted by jockey M. Zeeshan stormed home to win the NICL Cup run over 1600 metres during the 26th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Monday.... I will be more accountable as paid official: Islah: Akhtar refuses to disclose package LAHORE, Feb 26: Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui, who was appointed new Pakistan hockey team manager and chief coach said on Monday he would be more accountable for the performance since he was a paid official.... Aqeel whips Jalil to lift ranking title KARACHI, Feb 26: Tennis ace Aqeel Khan lived up to his top billing when he whipped second seed Jalil Khan in straight sets in the all-brothers final to annex men’s singles... Allana qualify for bridge semi-finals KARACHI, Feb 26: Teams of Allana, Data Steel, Candyland and Lahore LUMS have qualified for semi-finals of the National bridge trials.... Haas downs Roddick to retain crown MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Feb 26: Tommy Haas knew he had been playing well this year. Winning a tournament without facing one break point? That surprised even himself.... Wins for Malir Companion, Rafiq Sherazi clubs KARACHI, Feb 26: Zia-ur-Rehman and Umair Imtiaz cracked half-centuries to guide their respective teams to victories in the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Championship matches on Sunday.... Australia win opening match: World Cup Polo LAHORE, Feb 26: Two goals in the final fifth chukker helped Australia stage a comeback and beat Pakistan 7-6 in the opening match of the World Cup Polo Zone D qualifying round in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday.... Federer breaks record DUBAI, Feb 26: Roger Federer took over the No. 1 ranking in men''s tennis more than three years ago, and he shows no signs of letting it go.... Owais to lead KU hockey squad KARACHI, Feb 26: Directorate of Physical Education Karachi University on Monday named an 18-member hockey squad for zone ‘F’ Inter University Championship starting from Tuesday.... Schools’ badminton KARACHI, Feb 26: Habib Public School, Beaconhouse and SKBZ Public School scored victories in the Inter-school sports festival badminton tournament on Monday.... ‘Professionals should run PSF’ ISLAMABAD, Feb 26: Former world champion Jansher Khan on Monday called for giving two key posts of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) to persons with strong background of this sport.... Hockey trials LAHORE, Feb 26: Two-day trials to select two teams of Lahore region for the national hockey championship (regional round) will be held at the Punjab University Old Campus ground from March 1....

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