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MUMBAI - Reigning champions Australia may not have made it through to the World Cup final but their failure has been good news for one Australian -- umpire Simon Taufel.
The repeated success of his compatriots in winning three straight World Cup titles, in 1999, 2003 and 2007 denied the 40-year-old Taufel the chance to stand in a final even though he has been regarded as the world's best umpire. That status was officially recognised by his being named the International Cricket

MUMBAI - Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews and Indian seamer Ashish Nehra were both ruled out of the World Cup final on Friday, sparking two selection headaches on the eve of the title showdown.
The International Cricket Council said Mathews has been replaced in the squad by off-spinner Suraj Randiv who was flown in Thursday as cover, along with veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas. Mathews, 23, suffered a right-side strain while fielding during Tuesday's semi-final win against New

MUMBAI - Indian left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has been ruled out of Saturday's World Cup final against Sri Lanka due to a fractured finger, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said.
Nehra sustained the injury during Wednesday's semi-final against Pakistan where, selected surprisingly ahead of spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, he claimed 2-33 in India's 29-run victory.
"Ashish is most certainly out of the final because he has multiple fractures on a finger in the right hand,"

MUMBAI - A billion hearts will beat for Sachin Tendulkar as India bid for their second World Cup title in the all-Asian final against buoyant Sri Lanka on Saturday. Tendulkar returns to his home turf at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai determined to add the only silverware missing from the collection of the most celebrated cricketer of the modern era. The Indian star, who turns 38 next month, holds almost all coveted batting records, but not even his individual brilliance could win the

LAHORE - Australian umpire Simon Taufel, winner of five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards, and Pakistan's Aleem Dar were on Thursday appointed as the on-field officials for the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday. New Zealand's Jeff Crowe has been named the match referee with England's Ian Gould and Steve Davis being named the third and fourth umpires, respectively. The match official appointments for the India vs Sri Lanka final on April 2 are as follows:

LAHORE - Akhter Abdul Rehman Club have moved into the final of the 26th M Yaseen Akhter Memorial Cricket Tournament after beating P&T Gym by 37 runs in the second semi-final played at Township ground.
Scores: Akhter Abdul Rehman Club 150-9 in 20 overs. Imran Butt 32, Saleem Malik 45, Hafiz Aamir 25, M Shehzad 30. Asif Mehmood 4-27,Waqas 2-29, Imran Nazir (sr) 1-29, Imran Nazir (jr) 1-22.
P&T Gym 113-9 in 20 overs. Imran Nazir (sr) 12, Khakan Arsal 13, M Waqas 17, Imran Nazir

LAHORE - Although the federal government had announced a half holiday on Wednesday, attendance remained low across offices due to the long-awaited India Pakistan World Cup semi final.
Many officers either did not attend work or left early due to the match. Various gatherings have been arranged indoors in houses and restaurants for the match.

LAHORE -PAF recorded the biggest upset of the 46th National Men's Volleyball Championship 2011 by defeating defending champions WAPDA. PAF and Army reached the final here on Wednesday.
Underdogs PAF defeated WAPDA 18-25, 25-21, 25-19, 13-25 and 15-13 in the
semi- finals. PAF spikers put forth their best to show down WAPDA.
In the second semi-final, Army thrashed Navy 25-13, 23-25, 25-18, 19-25 and 15-11 to reach the final against PAF.
The final match between PAF

LAHORE - Pakistan's tennis sensation Samir Iftikhar ousted Jalil Khan on Wednesday to set a date with Aqil Khan in the final of the Tajamal Abbass Memorial Tournament.
Samir beat Pakistan No 2 Jalil 6-3, 6-2 with an exceptional display of tennis. Samir displayed brilliant ground strokes and passing shots, breaking Jalil twice in both sets and never gave any chance to Jalil to settle down. He will now meet Pakistan No 1 Aqil in the final at PTF Tennis Complex in Islamabad today.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka reached the World Cup final with a five-wicket win against New Zealand on Tuesday as veteran off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan said goodbye to his home crowd.
Sri Lanka, set a modest 218 to win, wobbled in the middle before reaching their target in 47.5 overs with Tillakaratne Dilshan (73) and skipper Kumar Sangakkara (54) setting the foundation at a packed R Premadasa stadium. Muralitharan took his 534th wicket off his last ball on home soil as New Zealand

MOHALI - Pakistan are considering playing their controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who will retire after the World Cup, in Wednesday's semi-final against arch-rivals India provided he is fit.
Shoaib, 35, has not played since Pakistan's loss to New Zealand in the group stages and his international career appeared to be all but over. Media reports said he had fallen out of favour after an argument with wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who dropped Ross Taylor twice in one over.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns, though with their pride fully intact after another fabulous never-say-die performance in Colombo.
In a strange amalgam of the one-sided thrashing that Sri Lanka handed out to England in their quarter-final on Saturday, and New Zealand's last-eight fightback against South Africa in

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka may exploit a pitch used three days earlier and employ three specialist spinners for the second match in a row in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Colombo.
To New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori's consternation, the match will be played on the pitch used in last Saturday's quarter-final against England.
"They told us we are playing on the same one as England which is very surprising for us," Vettori told a news conference on Monday.

KOCHI - Impressed with their consistent showings in the tournament so far, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson on Sunday backed Shahid Afridi and his men to emerge winners in the much-anticipated World Cup semifinal against India.
"Pakistan have played some good cricket, their guys look really good... and it could be a Pakistan-New Zealand final" Lawson, who coached Pakistan for 15 months since July 2007, told reporters.
Pakistan, who thrashed West Indies by ten wickets in

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday decided that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will visit India on March 30 (Wednesday) at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to watch the ICC World Cup semi-final at Mohali, an Indian city adjacent to Chandigarh that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana.
The Indian prime minister had invited President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani to watch the mega cricket event with him. Though

LAHORE - Guard Group has qualified for the main final of the Spring Polo Cup 2011. They will take on Newage Cables on Sunday, while Pony Express will face PESSI in the subsidiary final. On Friday, Newage Cables defeated PESSI 9-6, while Guard Group crushed Pony Express 9-1.
Shah Shamyl Alam produced a brilliant performance, while Taimur Mawaz Khan and Adnan Jalil Azam supported him with two and one goals, respectively. The losing side got their goals through Sufi Muhammad Aamir,

LAHORE - Final examinations of class nine started from Monday but students continued to face problems including load shedding of 10 hours, Pakistan Today has learnt. Students are still facing problems because of the online system and parents and students are still visiting the offices of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) to rectify the problems in the roll number slips. Students claim that with advent of summers, they will face extreme problems during the exams.