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June 15, 2005 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 7, 1426 Senator accuses PCB of delaying tactics ISLAMABAD, June 14: Senator Muhammad Enver Baig on Tuesday was angry after an agenda item relating to the financial irregularities within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was dropped ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports.... Pakistan grab two titles KARACHI, June 14: Pakistan clinched men’s singles and doubles crowns at the Asian satellite badminton championship which concluded at Kathmandu, Nepal, the other day.... Leading channels front-runners for TV rights ISLAMABAD, June 14: World’s leading sports television channels Singapore’s ESPN and Dubai-based TenSports have emerged as the front-runners in the bid to win the international telecasting rights of Pakistan’s Super Hockey... Sponsors may get more space on players shirts ISLAMABAD, June 14: The Marketing Committee of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has agreed to allow 650 square centimetres of space on players’ shirts for sponsorship subject to the approval of... Shakeel, Imran regain fitness LAHORE, June 14: Pakistan Junior hockey team captain , Shakeel Abbasi and full-back Muhammad Imran have recovered from injuries and will be resuming training from Thursday for the Junior World Cup... Ashes rivals look to score points in two-horse race LONDON, June 14: It is a fundamental requirement of triangular one-day tournaments that, all things being equal, three teams should be involved. Even the most politically correct of observers, however, would... Hammad’s unbeaten century steers Islamabad home ISLAMABAD, June 14: Promising Hammad Kiyani’s unbeaten century spurred Islamabad to a five-wicket victory against Jhelum in the PCB National Under-19 Championship on Tuesday at the Diamond Cricket Ground. Hammad, who... Twin targets for new Lankan coach LONDON, June 14: New Sri Lanka cricket coach Tom Moody has highlighted two key areas to concentrate on in his new post. Moody, who left Worcestershire after 14 years with English... India pin hopes on Chappell to revive fortunes NEW DELHI, June 14: Former Australia captain Greg Chappell will open a challenging new chapter in his cricket career this week when he formally begins a two-year stint as India’s coach.... Spin trio star for MCC LONDON, June 14: Spin trio of Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Chris Gayle grabbed three wickets each to lift the MCC to a convincing 112-run victory over an International XI in... Calls for Murray to head WIBC PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), June 14: There have been calls by several former regional and international cricketers for former West Indies wicket-keeper Deryck Murray to lead West Indies cricket. These have come in... Zone-V Blues in final KARACHI, June 14: Off-spinner Tariq Murad grabbed seven wickets to help Zone-V Blues qualify for the final of the KCCA Under-19 Inter-zonal cricket tournament with a 27-run win over Zone-III Blues... India take on West Indies in opener NEW DELHI, June 14: India will meet West Indies in the opening game of the one-day triangular series to be played in Sri Lanka from July 25 to Aug 7. The... Powell smashes 100m world record ATHENS, June 14: Jamaica’s Asafa Powell broke the 100 metres world record on Tuesday running 9.77 seconds. The 22-year-old’s mark eclipses the old time of 9.78sec set by Tim Montgomery in... Pinehurst’s greens and rough ready for US Open PINEHURST (North Carolina), June 14: The treacherous greens and three-inch rough on Pinehurst’s No 2 Course provided the main talking points on the first official day of practice for the 105th... Clijsters happy to be back on grass EASTBOURNE (England) June 14: Kim Clijsters’s first match on grass in two years ended in a comfortable victory for the former world number one on Tuesday. Clijsters, who missed most of... Contrasting wins for SGP, KESC KARACHI, June 14: Sindh Government Press (SGP) and KESC gained contrasting victories in the National Challenge Cup football tournament played on Tuesday. An opportunist goal by Farhan in the 60th minuted... Twenty20 result no guide for Tests, says Ponting SOUTHAMPTON (England), June 14: Rival captains Ricky Ponting and Michael Vaughan both played down the impact of England’s 100-run Twenty20 win against Australia here Monday, each man stressing it was no... Young Haqqani in semifinals KARACHI, June 14: Young Haqqani made it to the semifinal of All-Karachi Nazir Hussain memorial football tournament defeating Shahzad Mohammadan 5-4 on penalty kicks at Hussani football ground, New Karachi on... Railways and Police triumph LAHORE, June 14: Railways and Police notched up victories on the opening day of the Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi memorial kabaddi tournament at Attiq Stadium on Tuesday. Railways routed... SASA names probables KARACHI, June 14: The Sindh Amateur Swimming Association (SASA) on Tuesday named 13 probables for the 46th National swimming championship and 6th National water polo championship scheduled for June 27-July 2... SSGC to meet PIA in final KARACHI, June 14: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) will take on PIA in the final of the 26th All-Pakistan General Musa Khan Gold Cup hockey on Wednesday after winning their respective... KCCA directives KARACHI, June 14: Registration of players from affiliated and permitted clubs of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) due to expire on June 30 can be renewed without fee of NOC.... Event cancelled LONDON, June 14: A fund-raising event involving Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar during the tsunami appeal match on Tuesday has been cancelled because of internet hoaxers. The highest bidder in an...

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