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March 20, 2008 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 11, 1429 Hair unlikely to umpire Pakistan matches, says ICC official LONDON, March 19: Darrell Hair is unlikely to officiate at matches involving Pakistan despite being restored as a Test and One-Day International umpire, an International Cricket Council (ICC) official said on Wednesday.... Inzamam shocked but Aussies hail Hair comeback KARACHI, March 19: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was “shocked and disgusted” by controversial umpire Darrell Hair’s reinstatement but Australia welcomed the move on Wednesday.... PCB urges Sri Lanka to fill Australia gap KARACHI, March 19: Pakistan are appealing to Sri Lanka to help fill their scheduling gap after Australia shelved a planned tour over security fears, a top cricket board said on Wednesday.... ICC sets referral trial for SA series in England DUBAI, March 19: Players during the forthcoming Test series between England and South Africa in the English summer could ask for decisions to be referred to the third umpire as part... Pakistan thrash China 5-0 to clinch hockey series LAHORE, March 19: Two goals by Waqas Sharif helped Pakistan trounce China by an impressive 5-0 margin in the fourth Test of the five-match series at Changzhou on Wednesday.... SL named alternate venue for Champions Trophy DUBAI, March 19: The International Cricket Council has confirmed Sri Lanka will be an alternate venue to host the ICC Champions Trophy in September this year.... ACC chief to discuss security with PCB boss: Asia Cup LAHORE, March 19: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will discuss all matters, including security, with Pakistan’s cricket authorities, looking to stage the Asia Cup in June-July, at a meeting here on Thursday.... Yousuf’s IPL matter to be decided on 29th LAHORE, March 19: A decision on whether or not Mohammad Yousuf will be permitted to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to be made on March 29, following... Asim, Jibran selected for Davis Cup ISLAMABAD, March 19: Asim Shafique and Jibran Muhammad have been selected for Pakistan Davis Cup team along with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan who were already selected for the Group-III of Asia, Davis Cup.... India must carry on momentum, says Kirsten MUMBAI, March 19: New India coach Gary Kirsten wants his team to maintain the momentum gained in Australia when they face his native South Africa in the home Test series starting next week.... Malik to miss PIA matches KARACHI, March 19: Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik has pulled out of PIA’s first three matches of the National One-day Cricket Cup, which starts from Thursday.... Federer strolls through but Davydenko bows out INDIAN WELLS (California), March 19: Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko became the highest seed to exit the Pacific Life Open but three-time champion Roger Federer barely broke sweat in reaching the fourth round on Tuesday.... Top guns remain on song in National snooker KARACHI, March 19: Top four seeds have maintained a clean slate so far at the completion of third round of league matches in the 33rd National snooker championship at the Karachi Gymkhana on Wednesday.... Birmingham City raided in corruption probe LONDON, March 19: Police investigating suspected corruption in football transfer dealings on Wednesday carried out a raid on Birmingham City.... Karachi Blues reach final KARACHI, March 19: Left-arm spinner Azeem Qureshi grabbed five wickets but Karachi Blues stormed into All-Karachi Disable Cricket Tournament final with a commanding 44-run victory over Karachi Whites at the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground on Tuesday.... PFF penalises Wohaib Club for violation of rules LAHORE, March 19: Lahore’s Wohaib Butt Memorial Club has been docked four points for fielding an ineligible player in the fourth Pakistan Premier League (PPL) that concluded here on January 28.... Waqas hits sparkling century KARACHI, March 19: Teenaged Karachi opener Mohammad Waqas smashed a brilliant century as Pak Saudi International overwhelmed Central Police (South Zone) by 119 runs in the 16th Hinopak Trophy-KCCA Inter-departmental Cricket League at the TMC Ground on Tuesday.... Wapda clinch men, women TT titles KARACHI, March 19: The reigning national champion Saleem Abbas and Sadia Falaksher, both from Wapda, claimed men’s and women’s singles titles in the PTTF Master’s Cup which concluded at the PSB Coaching centre on Wednesday.... Teams arrive in Lahore for Balijee Bridge LAHORE, March 19: All the six teams from India including Formidable arrived here on Wednesday to take part in the 12th Balijee International Bridge Championship, commencing from Thursday at the Lahore Gymkhana Club.... Pak Edition lands feature event at LRC midweek races LAHORE, March 19: Chestnut colt Pak Edition put on a smashing performance to land the feature event during the midweek Lahore gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Dilshan, Herath shine in SL tour game PROVIDENCE (Guyana), March 19: Sri Lanka’s bowlers had a decent work-out, after their batsmen, led by Tillekeratne Dilshan, plundered more easy runs against the Guyana Cricket Board President’s XI on Tuesday at the Guyana National Stadium.... Dutch women smash relay world record EINDHOVEN (Netherlands), March 19: The Dutch hosts smashed the women’s 4x100 metres freestyle relay world record to provide a rousing start to the main pool action at the European swimming championships on Tuesday.... Harmon to coach US in Olympics NEW YORK, March 19: Rodney Harmon will take over from Patrick McEnroe as head coach of the US men’s Olympic tennis team in Beijing, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Tuesday.... Zuhair shocks Vinod in tennis KARACHI, March 19: Unseeded Zuhair Raza pulled-off a major upset when he sent top seed Vinod Das packing on way to making it to the men’s singles last four in the... Zondeki recalled as SA selection row continues JOHANNESBURG, March 19: Monde Zondeki was on Wednesday named as the replacement for fellow fast bowler Charl Langeveldt for the Test tour of India as the controversy over South Africa’s selection policy continued.... Ashraful hits form in easy win for BD DHAKA, March 19: Skipper Mohammad Ashraful returned to form with an unbeaten 64 as Bangladesh avenged their 2007 World Cup loss to Ireland with a convincing eight-wicket win in Mirpur on Tuesday.... Beijing says Olympic torch will go to Tibet as planned BEIJING, March 19: The torch relay for the 2008 Olympics will go to Tibet as planned despite the unrest in the Himalayan region, a senior Beijing organiser said on Wednesday....

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