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Pakistan seeks to host Australia within a year
SYDNEY, March 13: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will look to reschedule Australia’s Test tour in November or next March after the original trip was postponed on Tuesday.... 
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Collingwood, Ambrose rescue England in second Test
WELLINGTON, March 13: Test novice Tim Ambrose forged an unbroken 155-run partnership with Paul Collingwood to rescue England on the first day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand here on Thursday....
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No immediate concerns over Champions Trophy, says ICC
NEW DELHI, March 13: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has no immediate security concerns over staging the Champions Trophy in Pakistan this September, a spokesman for the governing body said on Thursday....
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Australia, Pakistan in same group for Champions Trophy
KARACHI, March 13: Defending champions Australia have been paired in the same group as India and Pakistan for this year’s Champions Trophy, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday....
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Sindh trounce Punjab by innings to lift Pentangular Cup title KARACHI, March 13: Sindh produced a clinical display on Thursday to outclass Punjab by an innings and 31 runs to clinch the Pentangular Cup title here at the National Stadium....
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Saeed slams century in each innings
KARACHI, March 13: Saeed bin Nasir scored his second century of the Pentangular Cup match against NWFP, but despite his heroics, Balochistan were heading for defeat at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Thursday....
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PSV end Ramos’s reign as Spurs bow out on penalties: UEFA Cup
LONDON, March 13: PSV Eindhoven relinquished Juande Ramos’s hold on the UEFA Cup after the Dutch league leaders knocked out his Tottenham Hotspur side in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday....
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French qualifier earns meeting with Sharapova
INDIAN WELLS (California), March 13: Qualifier Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France crushed American Lilia Osterloh 6-1, 6-2 in the Pacific Life Open first round on Wednesday to set up a meeting with fifth seed Maria Sharapova....
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Shape up or lose World Cup, FIH warns India
NEW DELHI, March 13: India may lose the right to host field hockey’s men’s World Cup in 2010 if the former champions do not stem their decline, the sport’s world governing body said on Thursday....
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Aussies set to get CA permission for IPL
MELBOURNE, March 13: Australia’s Test players are set to be allowed to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) before preparing at home for the May tour to the West Indies, the players’ union said on Thursday....
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Zaheer opts out of SA series
NEW DELHI, March 13: India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan on Thursday opted out of the upcoming home Test series against South Africa, saying he was not fully fit for top class cricket....
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Tait considering return to cricket
MELBOURNE, March 13: Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait is planning a return to cricket just months after announcing he was quitting the game....
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Forty-eight players eye top honours: National snooker championship
KARACHI, March 13: The 33rd National snooker championship for Mazhar Iqbal Puri Trophy carrying the richest-ever prize money of Rs2,26,000 kicks off at the Karachi Gymkhana from Saturday with country’s 48 cueists vying for glory....
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Corps Commander Cup golf
LAHORE, March 13: Some 266 golfers including amateurs, senior amateurs, veterans, ladies and boys will compete for top honours in the 18th Corps Commander Cup golf to be held at the Lahore Garrison course from Friday to Sunday....
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Athletics team returns from India
LAHORE, March 13: A 51-member Pakistan athletics contingent, including 26 men, 13 women and 12 officials returned from Cochin, India, on Thursday after being placed third in the SAAF championship....
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U-17 wrestling
LAHORE, March 13: Teams from Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, AJ&K, Fata, Northern Areas, NWFP and Islamabad will participate in the PSB Inter-Provincial under-17 wrestling championship to be held in Peshawar from March 21-23....
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Wasim stands out in KCCA event
KARACHI, March 13: Wasim Naeem struck an explosive 161 to help the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) record a massive 127-run win over Al-Hira Associates in the KCCA Inter-departmental cricket league here at the KCCA Stadium on Wednesday....
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Police, POF create thrill with exciting wins
LAHORE, March 13: Police and the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) earned well-deserved victories as six more matches were decided in the national volleyball championship here at the Wapda Sports Complex on Thursday....
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Ahmad shines
LAHORE, March 13: Four-goal Ahmad Nawaz Tiwana guided Rijas to a 7 1/2-5 win over Sakuf in the Low Goal Polo Cup here on Thursday....
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Naumanullah to lead NBP
KARACHI, March 13: Naumanullah will lead the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) side in ABN AMRO limited-overs cricket tournament starting from March 20....
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Wrestling qualifiers for Olympics
LAHORE, March 13: The Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) will be sending wrestlers to the Olympic qualifying wrestling tournaments to be held in Martigney, Switzerland (April 18-20) and Warsaw (May 2-4)....
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Federal Board retain title: Girls badminton
KARACHI, March 13: Federal Board, Islamabad retained the Inter-board girls’ badminton title outclassing Gujranwala Board 3-1 in the final played at the Officers Club, Larkana, on Thursday....
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China refuses offer
BEIJING, March 13: Chinese officials poured cold water Thursday on Ethiopian world record holder Haile Gebrselassie’s offer to run in the Beijing Olympic marathon if the venue was switched....
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