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July 6, 2005 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 28, 1426 England ditch Karachi as Test venue LAHORE, July 5: Following India last year, England have also refused to prolong their stay in Karachi during the forthcoming tour this winter, due to security concerns. The four-member ECB delegation, including two security persons... Pakistan will beat England in home series: Imran KARACHI, July 5: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has backed Inzamamul Haq’s men to win this fall’s home Test and ODI series against England. Speaking to reporters at a Meet-the-Press programme... Late equalizer sinks Pakistan ROTTERDAM, July 5: Former champions Pakistan failed to latch On to a late second half lead and were held to a 1-1 draw Tuesday by Argentina to virtually go out of reckoning for a semifinal berth in Junior World Cup.... PSB successfully completes 10 sports projects ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Director General of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) said on Tuesday that several development projects had been successfully completed and that shortage of infrastructure would soon be overcome.... World Cup places beckon ICC Trophy big guns BELFAST (Ireland), July 5: Top contenders Holland, Scotland and the hosts Ireland took another step closer to the 2007 World Cup after maintaining their unbeaten run in the ICC Trophy competition on Monday.... ICC names S. African judge for Ganguly hearing NEW DELHI, July 5: The International Cricket Council (ICC) named South African judge Albie Sachs on Tuesday to hear a dispute over a six-match ban on India captain Saurav Ganguly.... Favourite Paris under pressure as D-Day looms SINGAPORE, July 5: Paris, favourite to host the 2012 Olympic Games, was under increasing pressure on Tuesday as International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge opened a four-day session with two major divisive issues at stake.... Australian deaf team to tour in November ISLAMABAD, July 5: Minister of State for Sports, Muhammad Ali Durrani said on Tuesday that the sports ministry would adopt all measures to facilitate the tour of the Australian deaf cricket team to Pakistan this November.... Atapattu rues facing depleted West indies COLOMBO, July 5: Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu has spoken about having to face a second-string West Indies team in a two-Test series starting on July 13 in Colombo.... Night Beauty storms home to five-length triumph LAHORE, July 5: Four-year-old filly, Night Beauty,stormed home to win the feature event during the postponed Lahore Summer Meeting of the new Lahore Racing Calendar 2005-06 at the Racecourse on Tuesday.... PCB urged to intervene into RCA affairs ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to conduct elections of Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) on Tuesday prompted calls for such an intervention in Rawalpindi Cricket Association (RCA) affairs.... Six Pakistanis to play in Indian circuit KARACHI, July 5: Former number one Matloob Ahmed heads a list of six Pakistani professional golfers who earned the right to play in India’s professional golf circuit.... Malaysia Open throws up intriguing clash KUALA LUMPUR, July 5: An intriguing first round clash between two old foes in the men’s singles will get the 120,000 dollar Malaysian Open off to a cracking start when it opens on Wednesday.... Davydenko retires from opening match GSTAAD (Switzerland), July 5: Top seed Nikolay Davydenko retired from his opening match at the Gstaad Open on Tuesday against Armenia’s Sargis Sargsian with a wrist injury.... Indian to conduct clinic LAHORE, July 5: Twenty-two national and international umpires of Pakistan will attend the umpiring clinic being held at Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi from Aug 10 to 14.... Former Indian spinner dies MUMBAI, July 5: Former Indian Test leg-spinner Baloo Gupte died here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. Gupte, aged 70, is survived by widow, a son and a daughter.... Talib’s century goes in vain KARACHI, July 5: Despite a brilliant unbeaten century by Talib Ali, Zone-V suffered a 39-run defeat against Zone-II in the PCB Karachi region Under-19 Inter-district Cricket Championship match at the TMC Ground on Tuesday.... Programmes launched ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) in collaboration with the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Tuesday launched their undergraduate and graduate programmes in Physical Education.... Regatta from July 22 KARACHI, July 5: The Second Tetouan International Regatta in Optimism and Laser Class Tournament will be held from July 22-28 2005. According to the information provided by Pakistan Youth Sailing... Shabbir strikes for Army PESHAWAR, July 5: Defending champions Army outclassed Navy 3-0 in the opening match of the Inter-services football championship played at PAF Football ground on Tuesday. The championship is being played on single league Basis.... Hockey tourney KARACHI, July 5: All-Karachi hockey tournament will be held from July 16 under the auspices of Karachi Hockey Association (KHA), a news release said on Tuesday.... Daanish misses German trip ISLAMABAD, July 5: The Under-13 player Daanish Atlas has fractured his arm, forcing him to miss the Junior International Squash Championship being played in Cologne (Germany) from July 11.... Hamza smashes century KARACHI, July 5: Hamza Ishtiaq smashed an undefeated 151 to help Zone-II Whites outclassed Zone-III Greens by 200 runs in the KCCA Inter-zonal under-15 cricket tournament at the KCCA Stadium on Monday.... Meeting put off LAHORE, July 5: The two-member committee which has been formed to submit a new report about the controversial incident of first Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament, involving Test all-rounder Shoaib Malik, throwing... DCA to enrol 37 clubs HYDERABAD, July 5: District Cricket Association (DCA) Hyderabad on Tuesday decided to enrol 37 affiliated clubs. The association has fixed July 20 as the last date for registration of the clubs.... Badminton trials LAHORE, July 5: Trials to select Punjab men and women badminton teams will be held at the New Khan Hall on Sunday. The selected teams will take part in the 8th...

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