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South Africa hit back after Dravid slams first ton in Chennai
CHENNAI, March 29: A spirited fightback by South Africa after Virender Sehwag’s brutal assault the previous day left the first cricket Test against India headed for a draw on Saturday.... 
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PCB not to stop ICL recruits from playing in counties
KARACHI, March 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not try to stop players from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) taking part in English county cricket, a top board official said on Saturday....
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Racism blemishes motor racing and cricket
LONDON, March 29: Abuse directed at Grand Prix racer Lewis Hamilton in Spain and an ugly confrontation between the India and Australia cricket sides provide depressing evidence that racism continues to blight international sport....
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‘It was beyond my dreams to score 10,000 Test runs’
CHENNAI, March 29: Indian batsman Rahul Dravid said on Saturday it had been beyond his dreams to achieve 10,000 Test runs....
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Row over probables will hurt Pakistan hockey: Zakauddin
LAHORE, March 29: Pakistan hockey team manager-cum chief coach Zakauddin on Saturday defended the decision of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to announce the 33 probables for the national training camp in...
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Umar, Rao fit for BD series, Asif to miss first two ties
LAHORE, March 29: While pacemen Umar Gul and Rao Iftikhar have cleared medical tests, Mohammad Asif is not available on medical grounds for the first two One-day Internationals of the five-match home series against Bangladesh....
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Qualifier shocks Djokovic as Henin, Nadal advance in Miami
MIAMI (Florida), March 29: Men’s defending champion Novak Djokovic was upset 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 by qualifier Kevin Anderson in the Sony Ericsson Open second round on Friday....
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Yousuf decision on April 30: ICL
KARACHI, March 29: The arbitration panel which heard the case filed by Indian Cricket League (ICL) to stop Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf from playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League would...
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Former greats demand shake-up of WI cricket
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), March 29: West Indies legends Desmond Haynes and Deryck Murray have called for a major shake-up in the structure of cricket in the Caribbean in order to drag the team out of the doldrums....
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Lord’s, Oval may host IPL exhibition ties
LONDON, March 29: Lord’s and The Oval, England’s leading international cricket venues, are considering offers to host exhibition matches featuring teams from the Indian Premier League....
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Bekele seeks revenge over Tadese: World Cross-country Championships
EDINBURGH, March 29: Ethiopian running legend Kenenisa Bekele will be gunning for revenge over defending champion Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea in the headline clash of the World Cross-country Championships here on Sunday....
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Sakata retains WBA flyweight title
TOKYO, March 29: Japan’s Takefumi Sakata overwhelmed challenger and countryman Shingo Yamaguchi to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title on Saturday with a unanimous points decision....
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Chelsea furious over fixture change
LONDON, March 29: Chelsea have reacted angrily to having a potentially crucial Premier League match at Everton in mid-April brought forward by two days to suit television, claiming the move could hand Manchester United or Arsenal the title....
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Trickett cracks another swimming world record
SYDNEY, March 29: Libby Trickett confirmed her status as the fastest woman on water when she broke the 50 metres freestyle world record on the final night of the Australian Olympic trials on Saturday....
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Davis Cup coach urges players to work harder
KARACHI, March 29: Pakistan’s Davis Cup coach Rashid Malik has urged his players not to show any complacency and train hard for next month’s Davis Cup assignment in Tehran....
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Walkovers help Taj Academy, CAS earn points in Youth soccer
KARACHI, March 29: Real Soccer Academy thrashed Karachi All Stars Football Club 6-0 and City Gulshan recorded a 4-1 win against City PAF on Saturday in the 1st Under-15 Youth football championship underway at a local stadium here....
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World records don’t guarantee gold
SYDNEY, March 29: There’s an old saying in swimming that records are meant to be broken but medals last forever. It is a mantra the clutch of swimmers who have set world records this month should bear in mind....
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Seven world record holders named in Aussie squad
SYDNEY, March 29: Australia will send one of its strongest ever Olympic swimming teams to this year’s Beijing Games with seven individual long-course world record holders named in a 42-strong squad here on Saturday....
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UEFA lays down formal own goal guidelines
VADUZ (Liechtenstein), March 29: UEFA has laid down formal guidelines to determine an own goal in matches it organises, European soccer’s governing body said on Friday....
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Romario announces retirement
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 29: Romario announced his retirement on Friday, ending two decades at the pinnacle of Brazil’s national sport....
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Romero pedals to second gold as Britain dominate
MANCHESTER, March 29: Former Olympic rowing medallist Rebecca Romero claimed a second gold medal at the world track cycling championships on Friday as part of the British pursuit team....
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Karachi win basketball event
KARACHI, March 29: Karachi won the Sindh Inter-district women’s basketball championship outplaying hosts Mirpurkhas 37-25 in the final at Government Apwa High School court on Saturday....
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Bilal helps side win final of Low-goal polo
LAHORE, March 29: Five-goal Bilal Haider Agha helped Technimen win the Low-goal polo cup beating Karachi Riding School by 8-7 in the final on Saturday that was decided on sudden death....
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Raheela wins fourth race
LAHORE, March 29: National champion Raheela Bano of Wapda clinched the fourth consecutive gold medal by winning the individual 20km road time trial race here on Saturday....
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Late birdies put Baird ahead in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), March 29: Briny Baird birdied the final two holes for a three-under-par 69 to seize the second-round lead at the New Orleans Classic on Friday....
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Polish soccer star arrested
WARSAW, March 29: Former Polish international Dariusz Wdowczyk, who also played club football for Celtic and Reading, was arrested on Friday for alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal....
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Vice Admiral poised to prevail over rivals at Karachi races
KARACHI, March 29: Four-year-old bay Vice Admiral who won the last outing hands down is poised to repeat his feat should he overcome at least two form horses — Reyan The...
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Konica eyes Queen Cup at the LRC
LAHORE, March 29: A customary bumper crowd is expected to watch the six imported thoroughbreds jostling for supremacy in the Queen Elizabeth Cup, when the 31st Lahore Winter Meeting gets underway at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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‘Coach Capello showing his inexperience’
LONDON, March 29: Former England boss Terry Venables believes that Fabio Capello is showing his international inexperience by his decision to rotate captains....
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Villeneuve to race in Asian Speedcar
PARIS, March 29: Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve confirmed Saturday that he will participate in the new Speedcar championship, a stock car formula close to the American NASCAR but which takes place in Asia and the Middle East....
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