7 April, 2005	Thursday	27 Safar 1426

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Aizaz and Asif bowl PIA to thrilling win: Patron’s Cup KARACHI, April 6: Aizaz Cheema and Asif Mujtaba shared seven wickets between them on Wednesday as PIA clawed back to beat PTCL by 15 runs in a thrilling Patron’s Cup Pool...		Atapattu cracks century to join elite band NAPIER (New Zealand), April 6: Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu posted a century in the opening Test against New Zealand on Wednesday to become the fourth player to score hundreds against...
SOA fails to submit accounts KARACHI, April 6: In spite of a reminder, the Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) has not yet submitted the accounts of the funds they had taken from the Sindh Sports Board (SSB)...		Waseem snubs PHF KARACHI, April 6: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) faced embarrassment when Waseem Ahmad and Sohail Abbas, who have announced retirement last December, failed to report despite being invited for the national training...
Mansoor too loses in opening round: Squash ISLAMABAD, April 6: Pakistan suffered another setback in the on ongoing Bermuda Masters’ Open when country’s 2 Mansoor Zaman also lost his first round match against Canadian Graham Ryding in four...		Army in last eight KARACHI, April 6: Habib Bank (HBL) reached All-Pakistan PTCL floodlit football quarterfinals despite a 1-2 loss to Pakistan Army at Dring Sadium, Bahawlpur on Tuesday night....
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Five-wicket haul by Yasir KARACHI, April 6: Pakistan ‘A’ paceman Yasir Arafat captured five for 76 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 237 in their first innings on the third day of the four-day...		Fiery Shoaib returns to haunt Sui Gas KARACHI, April 6: Test fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar returned to active cricket on Wednesday with four cheap wickets a KRL notched up an easy 83-run victory over Sui Gas in the...
KPT go down fighting against Bankers KARACHI, April 6: Karachi Port Trust suffered a five-wicket defeat against Allied Bank after a gallant partnership between Atif Ali Zaidi and Javed Qadeer lifted them to a respectable total in...		Warne scoops Wisden award LONDON, April 6: Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne has been named the leading cricketer in the world, succeeding his Australian captain Ricky Ponting who won Wisden’s inaugural honour last year....
Customs lose unbeaten run KARACHI, April 6: Pakistan Customs lost their unbeaten run in the Patron’s Cup Pool ‘B’ after going down to Habib Bank by six wickets at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Wednesday....		Liverpool earn slender lead LONDON, April 6: Liverpool claimed a slender advantage over Juventus in their Champions League quarterfinal with a 2-1 first-leg win on an emotional night at Anfield on Tuesday....
Cameroon and Kuwait withdraw from soccer championship: Islamic Games JEDDAH, April 6: Pakistan’s chances of reaching the quarterfinal stage in football event of the 1st Islamic Countries Solidarity Games have increased as Kuwait, one of the strong team of pool...		First round defeat for champion: Badminton TOKYO, April 6: China’s world champion Xia Xuanze was dumped out of the Japan Open badminton tournament on the first day on Wednesday when he was surprisingly beaten 15-2, 15-12 by...
Bright knocks by Salman and Afzal KARACHI, April 6: Salman Ahmed hit 86 and Afzal Khan blasted 85 in their team’s triumph in KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament on Tuesday....		Super bridge from 15th KARACHI, April 6: Karachi Bridge Association (KBA) is to organize Super Marathon bridge championship from April 15 at Aslam Bridge Hall, National Stadium Karachi, according to a KBA press release issued...
Easy sailing for fancied players LAHORE, April 6: As many as 60 matches were decided in five age groups in National Junior Squash Championship which commenced on Wednesday at PSA Complex....		Veteran Sajid slams century KARACHI, April 6: Sajid Ali, the 41-year-old former Pakistan opener, hammered a century to propel National Bank to a five-wicket victory over DHA in the Patron’s Cup Pool ‘B’ match at...
My career over: Lehmann SYDNEY, April 6: Darren Lehmann has conceded his international career is probably over after he was left out of Australia’s 16-man squad to tour England this year....		Wapda crush ZTBL KARACHI, April 6: Wapda raced to an eight-wicket victory after pace trio of Sarfraz Ahmed, Kashif Raza and Azharullah bundled out ZTBL for 87 in the Patron’s Cup Pool ‘A’ one-day...