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June 23, 2005 Thursday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1426 Pakistan capable of beating England: Inzy LAHORE, June 22: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has warned England that his team is capable of defeating them in the home series later this year. “We came from behind to draw series against India and West Indies after losing badly to Australia. The boys have learnt pretty well in those series and are eager to beat England,... Sajjad books semifinal berth after controversial verdict KARACHI, June 22: Pakistan’s Sajjad Qambrani won the featherweight bout against Sailom Adi of Thailand 30-16 in a highly controversial fashion to reach Asian Junior boxing championship semifinals as Thai official... Pakistan to face Holland in opener LAHORE, June 22: Pakistan will meet the Netherlands in the opening match of the Champions Trophy hockey to be played in Chennai, India from Dec 10 to 18. According to draws announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Olympic champions Australia will be the next rival of Pakistan on Dec 11. ... Shadow of Safin stalks Federer: Sania goes down fighting LONDON, June 22: Roger Federer remained on course for a third straight Wimbledon title with a lop-sided win in the second round on Wednesday, but the giant shadow of Marat Safin... Collingwood rewrites record books after Ashraful’s heroics NOTTINGHAM (England), June 22: Paul Collingwood became the first man in One-day Internationals to score a century and take six wickets as England beat Bangladesh by 168 runs in Tuesday’s eventful... Australians spooked out at haunted hotel CHESTER-LE-STREET, June 22: Australia’s world champion cricketers have been spooked by the legend of 700-year-old ghosts at their ancient Durham hotel. All-rounder Shane Watson was so rattled he slept on the... Computer outwits grand master LONDON, June 22: British chess grand master Michael Adams fell at the first hurdle on Tuesday in his bid to beat the world’s most powerful chess computer. Adams, 33, who is... Champion Sehar cruises into semis KARACHI, June 22: The reigning ladies national hard court champion Sehar Khawja, stormed into the semifinals of the KC tennis championship 2005, when she outplayed Ayaka Ishigawa 6-1, 6-0,.... Germany top group after draw; Tunisia end with a win NUREMBERG (Germany), June 22: Germany finished top of Group A in the Confederations Cup on Tuesday after a 2-2 draw with Argentina left the South Americans in second place on goal... ICC bars USACA officials ISLAMABAD, June 22: The Chief Executive of International Cricket Council, Malcolm Speed, has informed cricket officials in the USA that no American officials would be permitted to attend the forthcoming ICC... Shahid outlasts Iskandar for title LAHORE, June 22: Pakistan’s top seed Shahid Zaman survived some anxious moments before emerging as winner of the Pakistan International squash title, overcoming second seed Mohammad Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia in... Bond back in NZ squad WELLINGTON, June 22: Shane Bond has been recalled to the New Zealand Test and one-day squads for the tour of Zimbabwe starting in August, as the paceman makes his return to... Fans should be reimbursed PARIS, June 22: The head of Formula One’s world governing body said fans who turned up at the US Grand Prix should be reimbursed by Michelin after seven teams failed to... Anan to lead Zone-I KARACHI, June 22: Anan Arif has been named to lead a 16-member KCCA Zone-I squad in the PCB Inter-district under-19 cricket championship starting from June 25, zonal official announced on Wednesday.... Dazzling century by Bilal PESHAWAR, June 22: Muhammad Bilal hammered an elegant 117 by guiding Cantt Academy to victory against City Cricket Academy in the NWFP Inter-academy Cup which got under way on Wednesday.... Lee fit to play CHESTER-LE-STREET (England), June 22: Australia look set to let Brett Lee loose against England in their triangular series One-day International on Thursday after he underwent a fitness test on his sore... Wadekar says BCCI lacks transparency NEW DELHI, June 22 Blaming the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI for its lack of “transparency”, former chairmen of national selection committee, Ajit Wadekar, said there should be... Lara allowed to skip tri-series ST JOHN’S (Antigua), June 22: Brian Lara, holder of highest scores in both Test and first-class cricket has sought, and been given, permission by West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to miss One-day Internationals on upcoming tour of Sri Lanka... Badminton tourney LAHORE, June 22: The Rs120,000 8th Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri ranking badminton tournament will be held on July 18-25. About 200 men and women of the affiliated units of the... Three ties decided RAWALPINDI, June 22: Three more matches were decided in the Rawalpindi district hockey championship on Tuesday. Afghan Club edged out Cantt. Club 1-0, Al-Aziz Club overcame Elliot Club 3-2 while City... Karate course KARACHI, June 22: Sindh Karate Association will organize an eight-day karate training course at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre starting from June 25. SAF Games gold medallist Ghulam Ali... Akbar strikes twice KARACHI, June 22: Akbar Ali scored twice to give KESC a 2-1 win against Sindh Government Press (SGP) in the National Challenge Cup soccer at CDGK Stadium on Wednesday, says a...

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