18 February 2005	Friday	08 Muharram 1426

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Contradictory statements by PCB officials ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials created a lot of confusion on Thursday on the much debated issue of Ahmedabad. ...		Kolkata replaces Ahmedabad for Pakistan Test NEW DELHI, Feb 17: India have scrapped Ahmedabad as a Test venue for the home series against Pakistan starting next week after the visitors raised security concerns. ...
Time to change present PCB management before it is too late The recently concluded Pakistan cricket team's tour to Australia have added another link to the ever increasing chain of failures, the World Cup 2003, the Champions Trophies 2002, 2004, Asia Cup, tri-series in Holland, the Test and One-day series with India. ...		Shoaib Akhtar fined $500 LAHORE, Feb 17: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary Committee on Thursday imposed $500 fine on controversial pace man Shoaib Akhtar after hearing the bowler on Thursday. ...
PIA chalk up first victory KARACHI, Feb 17: PIA cantered to their first win in the Patron's Trophy Pool 'A' despite a maiden first-class century by Wapda's Faisal Irfan at the National Stadium on Thursday. ...		Australia triumph in inaugural Twenty20 international AUCKLAND, Feb 17: Ricky Ponting smashed an unbeaten 98 off 55 balls as Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs in their historic Twenty20 international at Eden Park here on Thursday. ...
Kenyan cricket suffers new blow LONDON, Feb 17: World Cup semi-finalists Kenya suffered another blow to their reputation on Thursday when the International Cricket Coucnil (ICC) postponed their opening ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia. ...		PHF chief to unveil hockey uplift plans on 28th LAHORE, Feb 17: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Tariq Kirmani said on Thursday he would unveil his plans for the uplift of the game in Karachi on Feb 28. ...
PTF should not hold trials for Davis Cup team, says ex-coach LAHORE, Feb 17: Rashid Malik, former Pakistan tennis coach, has suggested it would be better to retain the players who helped beat New Zealand 3-2 as the time was not right to hold trials for the selection of the team ...		India invites net ball team for series KARACHI, Feb 17: The Net ball Federation of India (NFI) has invited Pakistan men's team to play a five-match goodwill series against the hosts in April, said the Net ball Federation of Pakistan (NFP) on Thursday. ...
Federer back to his best against Wawrinka ROTTERDAM, Feb 17: Roger Federer was once again in vintage form as he hammered Swiss journeyman Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1 6-4 in the second round of the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday. ...		Thailand's Thongchai sets early pace KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17: Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand carded an eight-under-par 64 to set the pace in the first round of the storm-hit Malaysian Open on Thursday. ...