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Tendulkar-phobia grips Pakistan
The PCB chief will obviously have a significant message from home, which might prod the Pakistanis to higher performance levels. And, for a change, it was nice to hear their coach Haroon Rashid borrow Madan Lal's lines while talking about the second final tomorrow: ``We have to start clicking now.'' But there seemed to be much more in Rashid's second statement, when he called for a ``collective effort.'' Anyway, as Rashid quipped, nothing counts once Tendulkar gets going.
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World outraged as four Chinese swimmers test positive
China's swimming programme suffered further shame yesterday when four members of the World Championship team were exposed as testing positive to a banned drug. Three females, Wang Luna, Cai Huijue and Zhang Yi and male Wang Wei tested positive to triamterene, a diuretic, and were suspended from the championships pending results of their second, or B, tests.
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Paul strangles Lanka
Leg-spinner Paul Strang captured four Sri Lanka wickets for 77 to give Zimbabwe the edge in the second Test yesterday. Strang played the key role as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 225 in their first innings -- 26 behind -- on the second day at the Singhalese Sports Club Ground.
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Serena shocks Davenport
Serena Williams fashioned a masterful comeback on a gimpy knee yesterday against third-ranked Lindsay Davenport to reach the semifinals of the Sydney International. Williams, 16 and ranked no 96, trailed 1-6, 2-5 and faced two match points at 15-40 when she grabbed control.
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