| May 6, 2005 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1426 |
Inzamam receives rousing welcome
 MULTAN, May 5: Inzamamul Haq, the Pakistan cricket captain, was accorded a rousing reception when he arrived in his hometown on Thursday. However, a few days ago Inzamam came here on...
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Bangladesh can surprise England: Whatmore
DHAKA, May 5: Bangladesh cricket coach Dav Whatmore predicts his young Test side could pull off a “surprise or two” during their maiden Test tour of England starting next week. “Yes,...
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BCCI seeks Singh’s help
NEW DELHI, May 5: India’s cricket chiefs on Thursday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to prevent the 2006 Champions Trophy tournament from being shifted to arch-rivals Pakistan. The ICC had...
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Pakistan ‘A’ clinch ODI series
WINDHOEK, May 5: Pakistan ‘A’ team swept three-match ODI cricket series against Namibia pocketing third and final tie by eight wickets at the United Ground here. Making first use of the wicket after calling the coin correctly....
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Agassi advances into quarterfinals, Henman crashes out
 ROME, May 5: Andre Agassi booked his place in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters on Thursday after defeating Ivan Ljubicic in the third round. Sixth seed Agassi won 7-6 (7/4),...
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India win blind series against Pakistan
 NEW DELHI, May 5: Spurred on by opener Ganesh Gamvit’s brilliant 79, India wrapped up the five-match series for blind cricketers with a seven-wicket win over world champions Pakistan in last...
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Shahid, Baber in men’s doubles final
KARACHI, May 5: Shahid Aziz and Baber Ali Khan moved into the final of the men’s doubles plus 35 category when they eliminated Iltifat and Azharuddin 6-2, 6-3, in the National...
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Hinds fined
KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 5: West Indies opening batsman and medium pace bowler Wavell Hinds was fined 100 per cent of his match fee on Thursday for breaching the ICC Code of...
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Aqeel routs Shahid
ISLAMABAD, May 5: Top seed Aqeel Khan advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Clay Court Tennis Championship on Thursday with an easy knockout of Shahid Afridi at the Islamabad Club....
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Deadly spell by Zohaib
KARACHI, May 5: Adnan Naeem and Nasir Ansari smashed centuries in their team’s victories in the second round of PCB Inter- school cricket tournament on Thursday. Adnan hit 133 off 116...
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AC Milan meet Liverpool in Champions League final
 EINDHOVEN, (The Netherlands) May 5: AC Milan grabbed an undeserved place in the Champions League final on Wednesday as they lost 3-1 to PSV Eindhoven in their semifinal second leg clash....
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PFF officials to attend AFC meeting in China
KARACHI, May 5: Top Pakistani soccer officials will attend Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Vision Asia meeting from May 27 to 29 in China, officials said on Thursday. President of the Pakistan...
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Sahiwal emerge leaders
LAHORE, May 5: Sahiwal claimed three gold medals to emerge as leaders of the first Punjab Sports Board U-17 Inter-district athletics championships on Thursday, the penultimate day, at the Punjab Stadium....
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China’s Zhang crowned women’s champion
 SHANGHAI, May 5: World No 1 Zhang Yining lifted the women’s singles crown at the world table tennis championships Thursday, taking her place among the all time greats as China racked...
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Disastrous day for Pakistan
KARACHI, May 5: Pakistan failed to make into the final of Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) bridge championship in Dhaka after disastrous performances in the last two league...
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Indian rugby team arrives
LAHORE, May 5: A 14-member squad of Delhi Club arrived here on Thursday to take part in the fifth Lahore Rugby 10’s tournament to be held at the Defence Stadium on...
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Godara and Iftikhar on goal spree
LAHORE, May 5: Five goals by Dhruvpal Godara and four by Iftikhar Ali Khan Simba steered PIP Group to a 13-4 win over Four Tigers in Novices Cup polo on Thursday....
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Teams named for tsunami tie
LONDON, May 5: Star-studded line-ups will compete in 50-overs-per-side charity tsunami cricket match at Lord’s on June 14. Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara will captain MCC and World XI teams....
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Sponsorship deal for Talib
ISLAMABAD, May 5: Promising Islamabad golfer Talib Hussain has signed a sponsorship deal with a private telecom company. Beginning his professional career in 1999 at Islamabad Golf Club, Talib has done...
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DHA Blues and Navy triumph
KARACHI, May 5: Pakistan Navy and DHA Blues emerged victorious in their respective matches in the 14th KCCA Trophy Inter-departmental cricket tournament Wednesday. Navy defeated Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) by a...
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