1 May 2005 Sunday 21 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426 Pakistan gain 2-1 lead after doubles victory LAHORE, April 30: Ace Pakistani duo of Aisamul Haq and Aqeel Khan gained a 2-1 lead after a morale-boosting 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 7-5 victory over Taiwanese pair of Lu Yen and and Wang Yeu Tzuou in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group-I doubles on Saturday.... Foreign coaches to be hired if locals fail: PHF committee LAHORE, April 30: A Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) committee on Saturday suggested against having a foreign coach at the moment, but recommended to keep open the doors for a foreigner if... PCB to decide Malik’s case tomorrow LAHORE, April 30: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce its decision about the disciplinary case of Shoaib Malik on Monday. Shoaib, the captain of Sialkot Stallions, was involved in throwing... Nothing finalised yet: Bari KARACHI, April 30: Wasim Bari, the chairman of selectors, declared that nothing yet has been decided about the combination of Pakistan squad for next month’s tour of the West Indies. He... Wolves lift Twenty20 Cup KARACHI, April 30: Faisalabad Wolves became the inaugural champions of Twenty20 Cup on Saturday after a nail-biting two-wicket win against Karachi Dolphins with one ball to spare in the final under... Ganguly doesn’t merit selection, says Waqar NEW DELHI, April 30: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis dampened spirits of embattled Saurav Ganguly saying left-hander did not merit a selection in Indian cricket team on the basis of current... West Indies stage fightback ST JOHN’S (Antigua), April 30: West Indies finally found line and length and restricted South Africa to 295 for four at lunch on the second day of their fourth and final... Flintoff returns in style LONDON, April 30: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff smashed a breathtaking 83 off 101 balls to mark his return to first-class cricket in style on Friday. The Lancashire star, playing a first-class... Laser Lass tipped to win feature event LAHORE, April 30: The bay English mare, Laser Lass, who came to prominence with her record equalling performance last Sunday, seems set to win the Indus Dying and Manufacturing Cup during... King of Sanghar favourite for Gold Cup KARACHI, April 30: The Karachi Derby winner King Of Sanghar is fancied to gallop away with the Karachi Gold Cup, which will be contested by eleven runners going over the mile,... Kuznetsova shocks Clijsters WARSAW, April 30: Kim Clijsters’ 17-match winning streak was ended by Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals of the WTA event in Warsaw on Saturday. Clijsters, who had won consecutive tournaments... Tanveer to skipper Wapda in AFC President’s Cup KARACHI, April 30: Tanveer Ahmad will lead Wapda in the inaugural AFC President’s Cup football which kicks off from May 4 in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. The defender will have... Five-shot advantage for solid Els SHANGHAI, April 30: Ernie Els fired a solid four-under-par 68 to extend his lead to five strokes in the third round of the $1.5 million Asian Open on Saturday. The world... Friendship Pair title for Pakistan CHENNAI, April 30: Pakistan claimed Friendship Pair title after beating arch rivals India in a 52-pair event prior to 13th Tournament of BFAME (Bridge Federations of Asia and Middle East) in... Aadil takes lead from Vaqas LAHORE, April 30: Aadil Jehangir scored a fine card of two-under-par-70 to take the lead from Vaqas Ahmed on the second day of the 28th Punjab amateur golf championship at the... McCulloch, Stevens all square after 8 frames SHEFFIELD (England), April 30: Matthew Stevens of Wales fought back from 6-2 down against England’s Ian McCulloch to level their world championship semifinal at eight frames all on Friday. Stevens, the... Athletics academy in Lahore KARACHI, April 30: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) has chalked out plans to establish an athletics academy in Lahore to raise the standard of track and field as well as... Footstepsinthesand wins Guineas LONDON, April 30: Footstepsinthesand, trained in Ireland by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Kieren Fallon, won the English 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday. The colt, a 13-2 shot, took up... Inter-varsity basketball KARACHI, April 30: The Aga Khan University (AKU) is organizing the 4th Inter-university basketball tournament, which opens with a match at 3:00 pm on Sunday between Ziauddin Medical University and AKU.... Tartan tracks KARACHI, April 30: The number of tartan tracks in the country will be raised from nine to 14 after five new tracks are laid in different cities in near future. Punjab...

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