26 February 2005	Saturday	16 Muharram 1426

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Fans throng special visa office LAHORE, Feb 25: Several thousand cricket fans on Friday obtained visa forms from a special counter set up by India, allowing them to watch the first Test match starting at Mohali on March 8. ...		Salim Malik free to travel India LAHORE, Feb 25: Pakistan will allow banned former captain Salim Malik, who is barred from travelling abroad, to visit India to watch the upcoming cricket series between the arch rivals, officials said on Friday. ...
WCA allowed to hold trials PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has authorised the NWFP Women Cricket Association(WCA) to conduct trials to select women's cricket team for national championship ...		Arsalan and Saleem help SGC earn three points RAWALPINDI, Feb 25: An unbroken 147-run sixth-wicket stand between Arsalan Mir and Saleem Mughal helped Sui Gas take a first innings lead and pick up vital three points from their drawn Patron's Trophy Pool 'B' match against KRL on Friday. ...
South Africa set challenging total JOHANNESBURG, Feb 25: South Africa scored 301 for seven in their 50 overs in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe on Friday. Top-order batsmen Graeme Smith, Adam Bacher and Jacques Rudolph all scored half-centuries. ...		Streak signs new deal HARARE, Feb 25: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has signed a contract to play for his country again after a year-long exile, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said in a statement on Friday. ...
PHF Academies trials from Saturday KARACHI, Feb 25: Two-day trials to select Sindh under 14 probables for Pakistan Hockey Federation's (PHF) Academies will commence at five centres of the province from Saturday, PHF spokesman said on Friday. ...		Federer pulls off third escape act in a row DUBAI, Feb 25: World number one and defending champion Roger Federer produced his third escape act in a row to reach the quarterfinals of the one-million-dollar Dubai Open here on Thursday. ...
Singh leads way as top four win CARLSBAD, Feb 25: Nine of the top 10 seeds reached the second round of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship on Thursday as the delayed first round produced a rash of minor upsets but few major surprises. ...		Kipchirchir upstages local star MADRID, Feb 25: Kenya's Daniel Kipchirchir produced an authoritative piece of front-running to win the 1,500 metres ahead of local favourite Reyes Estevez in the Madrid indoor athletics meeting on Thursday. ...