25 April 2005 Monday 15 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426 Red carpet welcome for cricket team in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, April 24: Green and yellow balloons went up, flower petals were showered profusely and... New stadium for Lahore LAHORE, April 24: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced here on Sunday the construction of a new stadium, mainly for horse and cattle shows, near Harbanspura on the GT Road. The Lahore... Safeena-e-Arab’s winning streak comes to an end: Horse racing KARACHI, April 24: The winning streak of the six-year-old bay horse Safeena-e-Arab came to an unceremonious end on Sunday, beaten by the bay colt Rahil Jan at the Winter Gymkhana Race... South Africa quell gallant fightback by West Indies BRIDGETOWN, April 24: South Africa snuffed the life out of the West Indies fightback with early wickets that left the home team on 36 for three in their second innings at... Scott survives scare before winning in China BEIJING, April 24: Australia’s Adam Scott held on to win the China Open Classic by three strokes despite a brief scare in Sunday’s final round. The Australian had led from the... Shabbir retains lead PESHAWAR, April 24: Navy’s Shabbir Iqbal maintained five-stroke lead on the second day of the 36-hole 15th Bank Al-Falah Frontier Open golf championship at PAF Golf Course on Sunday... Naeem helps Wapda stun PIA LAHORE, April 24: Three goals by Naeem Ahmad helped Wapda outplay star-studded PIA 7-5 on the second day of Punjab Governor’s Cup hockey at the National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.... Lankan cricket in crisis COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricketers were caught up in a row over the administration of the game and the future of their contracts was in doubt, a press report said here on... Laser Lass clinches Royal Ascot Cup LAHORE, April 24: Five-year-old bay English mare, Laser Lass won in grand style the Royal Ascot Cup run over 1400m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday. Laser... Alonso claims San Marino GP: Motor Racing IMOLA (Italy), April 24: Renault’s championship leader Fernando Alonso held his nerve to keep a charging Michael Schumacher at bay and win a thrilling San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday. While... Asad slams century KARACHI, April 24: A fine century by Asad Shafiq inspired Hamdam CC to a 71-run victory over Khatri Sports in the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament on Saturday. Asad scored 105,... Godara steers team to victory LAHORE, April 24: Three goals in the fourth chukker helped Guard Filters/PIP Group beat RC Cola/Hico 11-10 to win the Guard Rice Cup polo on Sunday. The losers had a two... Nadal sweeps aside Ferrero to win final BARCELONA, April 24: Rafael Nadal produced another devastating exhibition of claycourt tennis to sweep aside former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1 7-6 6-3 in the Barcelona Open final on... Manchester Utd keep pressure on Arsenal LONDON, April 24: Manchester United needed a stunning second-half equaliser from Wayne Rooney and a rare goal from Wes Brown to beat Newcastle United 2-1 and keep the pressure on Arsenal... Punjab, NWFP in final KARACHI, April 24: Punjab and NWFP moved into the final of the sixth baseball championship at Railway ground on Sunday. Punjab will have psychological edge in the final as they have... Kazakh spikers ISLAMABAD, April 24: A Kazakh volleyball team will arrive here on May 9 to play a Test series against Pakistan, Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) spokesman said on Sunday. Kazakh volleyball...

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