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Inzamam claims Shoaib, Asif’s injuries not serious
LAHORE, Feb 27: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq sprang a surprise on Tuesday, saying fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were fit to play the World Cup....
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Imran delivers World Cup Warne-ing to Aussies
DOHA, Feb 27: Australia should have talked Shane Warne out of retirement and included him in their World Cup squad, former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has said on Tuesday....
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Big setback for Pakistan as Razzaq misses World Cup
LAHORE, Feb 27: Pakistan’s experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq will miss the 2007 World Cup due to a knee injury he sustained on the last day of the training camp which concluded here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday....
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‘Pakistan progressed under Woolmer’s tenure’
LAHORE, Feb 27: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said the national team have made achievements under the coaching of Bob Woolmer but added that it is up to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to extend his contract....
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Courier service to help Pakistanis get visas
KARACHI, Feb 27: West Indies authorities have appointed a special courier service to help Pakistani fans get visas for travel to the Caribbean for next month''s World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday....
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Hussey indicates four threats to Australia
MELBOURNE, Feb 27: Batsman Mike Hussey believes four teams will be the main threats to Australia when they defend their World Cup title in the West Indies....
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Steve Waugh heads Australia’s greatest ODI team
SYDNEY, Feb 27: Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced the make-up of the greatest One-day International dream team the world champions could muster since the introduction of the short form of the game....
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South African president wishes Proteas well
PRETORIA, Feb 27: A jovial South Africa President Thabo Mbeki made some recommendations to cricketers ahead of their departure on Wednesday for the ICC World Cup 2007 in West Indies.He...
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Canada pile on misery for Bermuda
ST JOHN''S (Antigua), Feb 27: Man-of-the-Match Abdool Samad smashed 83 off 86 balls to lead Canada to a three-wicket win over Bermuda in the Tri-Series tournament....
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Dravid promises aggressive cricket
MUMBAI, Feb 27: Skipper Rahul Dravid said on Tuesday the Indian cricket team will play aggressive cricket with the aim of winning the World Cup....
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Lions, Leopards declared joint champions
LAHORE, Feb 27: The ABN-Amro One-day Silver League Cup final between Lahore Lions and Islamabad Leopards was washed out at the KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi, with both teams being declared as joint champions....
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Jamaica has enough food to feed fans
KINGSTON, Feb 27: Jamaica has enough food to feed fans attending the cricket World Cup despite a drought in the Caribbean country, the agriculture minister said on Monday....
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Winning start for Federer at Dubai Open
DUBAI, Feb 27: Roger Federer’s first match since winning the Australian Open a month ago brought a bit of a scare and the loss of a set before he reached the second round of the Dubai Open on Monday....
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Arsenal, Chelsea charged after Cup final brawl LONDON, Feb 27: The English Football Association charged Arsenal and Chelsea with misconduct on Tuesday following the mass brawl in stoppage time that marred Sunday''s League Cup final which ended in a 2-1 victory for Chelsea....
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NZ, Aussies world’s worst death bowlers
SYDNEY, Feb 27: Alarming new statistics show Australia have second worst death bowlers in world cricket during past year. The ''most expensive'' award officially goes to New Zealand....
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Candyland, Allana in bridge final
KARACHI, Feb 27: Allana and Candyland are in the run to represent Pakistan in the 14th Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) bridge championship after winning their respective trials...
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Woods, Federer lead Laureus awards’ nominations
LONDON, Feb 27: Roger Federer and Tiger Woods lead the nominations for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award....
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‘China’s table tennis dominance waning’
BEIJING, Feb 27: China''s world dominance in table tennis could be ending as fewer young players are emerging with the talent and commitment needed to become champions, according to the country''s top table tennis official.“This...
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Coach Hiddink fined for tax fraud
DEN BOSCH (Netherlands), Feb 27: A Dutch court handed former PSV Eindhoven coach Guus Hiddink a six-month suspended sentence and fined him 45,000 euros ($59,270) on Tuesday after finding him guilty of tax fraud....
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A O CC Blues in super league rounds
KARACHI, Feb 27: A O Cricket Club Blues sailed into the super league rounds of the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Championship when they defeated Punjab Cricket Club by six wickets here at the Punjab Ground on Monday....
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Pakistan veterans triumph
LAHORE, Feb 27: Despite Vivek Razadan’s century Pakistan’s senior cricket team defeated Indian veterans by 43 runs in the third one-day at the New Delhi''s Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium on Tuesday....
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Pakistan face Bahrain in U-21 soccer tie today
LAHORE, Feb 27: Under-21 teams of Pakistan and Bahrain will face each other in the second round of the 29th Olympics Games football qualifying round Group ‘A’ at the National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain on Wednesday....
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Oman sack soccer coach
MELBOURNE, Feb 27: Oman have sacked their Czech coach Milan Macala just over five months before embarking on their Asian Cup campaign, the Asian Football Confederation Web site reported on Tuesday....
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Boxers depart for Iran
KARACHI, Feb 27: A 12-member Pakistan boxing squad left for the Iranian city of Hamdan via Quetta on Tuesday to take part in the Al-Fajr International boxing championship starting Friday....
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