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November 23, 2003 Sunday Ramazan 27, 1424 England snatch dramatic victory against Aussies SYDNEY, Nov 22: A sweetly struck drop goal by Jonny Wilkinson one minute from the end of extra time gave England a dramatic 20-17 victory over Australia in an epic World Cup final on Saturday.... Suspicion persists in weightlifting despite strict drug testing VANCOUVER (Canada), Nov 22: More than a quarter century after the first drug tests in weightlifting were conducted at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, a cloud of suspicion still hangs over... Tough task against Kyrgyzstan: Tariq Lutfi KARACHI, Nov 22: Pakistan football coach Tariq Lutfi said on Saturday his team will be facing a “strong challenge” from lowly-rated Kyrgyzstan in World Cup pre-qualifying games.... Turkish soccer giants to tour Pakistan LAHORE, Nov 22: Turkish football giants Besiktas will tour Pakistan from Jan 7 to 10 to play against Pakistan senior side, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said on Saturday.... Pakistan to compete in Doha meet KARACHI, Nov 22: Pakistani sailors will feature in the three-day second Gulf Trophy international Regatta in Doha from Nov 26 to 28, Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) announced on Saturday.... Positive tests BERLIN, Nov 22: Two athletes who competed at this year’s world championships in Paris tested positive for the designer steroid THG, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Saturday.... Mauresmo, Pierce put France in control MOSCOW, Nov 22: Mary Pierce outlasted Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3 3-6 8-6 in a baseline battle lasting more than two hours to give France a commanding 2-0 lead over the United States... Song Of Peace poised for second successive victory LAHORE, Nov 22: Bay mare, Song Of Peace, looks poised for second successive win when she contests the Khanewal Plate class IV handicap race, featuring a card of eight events during the... Rehmat’s contract as coach extended till Aug 2004 RAWALPINDI, Nov 22: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) on Saturday constituted a committee to facilitate the players in picking and choosing tournaments and assisting them... Arsenal extend unbeaten run LONDON, Nov 22: Arsenal made light of the absence of six first team regulars as they beat Birmingham on Saturday to extend their unbeaten start to the season to 13 games,... Tasmania leap to top of table MELBOURNE, Nov 22: Tasmania jumped to the top of the Sheffield Shield ladder on Saturday when they crushed Queensland outright by 174 runs on the third day of a scheduled four-day... PSF rejects Jansher’s proposal ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Former champion Jansher Khan’s hopes of coming in as national junior coach were dashed on Saturday by the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF).... Indian Test stars slam BCCI for suspending player NEW DELHI, Nov 22: India’s cricket board was slammed on Saturday for suspending a player who allegedly offered bribes to get into the national team, as a senior sports official demanded... Clean sweep by Internationals GEORGE (South Africa), Nov 22: Australia’s Adam Scott and South Korea’s K.J. Choi inspired an unprecedented clean sweep by the Internationals against the U.S. in the Presidents Cup fourballs on Saturday.... Shakeel, Haris bowl Hill Park into final KARACHI, Nov 22: Shakeel Anwar and Haris Jawed bowled Hill Park into the final of the Eighth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket league after beating Bilal Friends by 71 runs at the... Pak Gymkhana in final KARACHI, Nov 22: Pak Gymkhana clinched a berth in the final of the Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan festival beating Omer CC by 14 runs at the Karachi Gymkhana ground on Saturday.... Sheikh XI advance KARACHI, Nov 22: Powered by Azhar Gul’s unbeaten 89 and Fauz ul Azim 51 not out Sheikh XI forced their way into the final of the First Ramazan Super Cup beating... Al Noor in semis KARACHI, Nov 22: Al Noor Gymkhana booked a berth in the semifinal in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan festival, shutting out Aga Khan Gymkhana by 47 runs on Saturday at the... Aisam in last eight LAHORE, Nov 22: Pakistan’ s Aisam-ul-Haq advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITF Futures International Tennis Championship, beating Ghous Mustafa of India in the Indian’s city Dehra Dun on Saturday.... PTV in a fix over telecast of Kiwis series ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: With the New Zealand cricket tour about to begin, confusion continues to prevail over the telecasting rights of the series featuring five one-day Internationals.... Lara and Gayle centuries destroy Zimbabwe BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Nov 22: Centuries from Chris Gayle and Brian Lara set West Indies to their second best score in one-day internationals as they ripped through Zimbabwe here on Saturday.... PCB’s U-turn on Junaid Zia LAHORE, Nov 22: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in another u-turn dropped controversial paceman Junaid Zia from the 15-member squad which was announced only 24 hours before for the five One-day International home series... Vaughan angry with schedule COLOMBO, Nov 22: England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has criticised scheduling of Sri Lanka tour after Friday’s day-night match was abandoned because of rain.... Nasir’s 10-wicket haul in drawn tie KARACHI, Nov 22: Medium pacer Nasir Khan finished with match haul of ten wickets as Defence Housing Authority’s (DHA) three-day match in Patron’s Trophy final league match against PIA ended in... England confident of squaring ODI series COLOMBO (Sri Lanka), Nov 22: England all-rounder Paul Collingwood said on Saturday the team remains confident of squaring the one-day international cricket series against Sri Lanka.... I’m sure I can bowl quicker: Brett Lee SYDNEY, Nov 22: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has said that he and Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar are “great mates”. He gives lot of kids a lot of joy when he... Naseer propels PAF to victory LAHORE, Nov 22: Deadly bowling by paceman Naseer-ud-Din propelled Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to a 99-run win over Railways in the Patron’s Trophy Inter-departmental qualifying round at the on Saturday. Railways, set to score 311 for win... Magnificent Shahid blitz Dolphins KARACHI, Nov 22: Shahid Afridi hit a blistering 91 out out 207 for eight wickets to power Griqua Diamonds to a convincing 33 runs victory in South Africa’s premier one-day cup... Australia have edge: Ganguly ADELAIDE (Australia) Nov 22: Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly said on Saturday his team’s recent poor performance against Australia — four consecutive one-day losses — will give the hosts... Shot put event to be held in Olympia BERLIN, Nov 22: The ruling body of athletics approved on Saturday a plan by the organisers of next year’s Olympics to stage the shot put in the sleepy town of Olympia,...

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