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| July 7, 2005 | Thursday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 29, 1426 |
London wins right to stage 2012 Olympics
 SINGAPORE, July 6: London beat favourites Paris in a showdown for the right to host the 2012 Olympics after Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated in a nail-biting International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote on Wednesday....
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Consolation win for Pakistan over Malaysia
KARACHI, July 6: Pakistan scored a consolation 2-1 win over Malaysia in Junior World Cup last match of the second pool phase which saw two yellow cards to the winners in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. The slender margin victory could not bring joy for Pakistan as they have already been out...
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Ex-Olympian blames team management
LAHORE, July 6: Former Olympian Khawaja Zakauddin on Wednesday blamed the team management for Pakistan’s dismal show in the Junior World Cup in Holland. The defeats at the hands of Australia...
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Today’s ODI clash will make cricket history
LEEDS (England), July 6: England and Australia will add to cricketing history on Thursday in playing the first One-day International featuring substitutions and experimental fielding restrictions....
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Imran backs ECB’s decision not to play in Karachi
KARACHI, July 6: Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan said on Wednesday that England’s refusal to play a Test in Karachi this winter was justified. England said Tuesday they would not play...
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Canada surprise Holland in rain-hit ICC Trophy BELFAST (Ireland), July 6: Canada sealed a dramatic two-wicket victory over favourites Holland to leave three teams contesting the top two places in Group ‘B’ of the ICC Trophy on a rain-disrupted Tuesday....
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Sri Lanka recalls Arnold
COLOMBO, July 6: Sri Lanka on Wednesday recalled middle-order batsman Russel Arnold for an upcoming two-Test home series against the West Indies. Arnold, 31, lost his place more than a year...
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Four votes made the difference
SINGAPORE, July 6: Four votes were enough to give London a dramatic victory over Paris over the right to host the 2012 Olympics here on Wednesday....
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London erupts with joy
LONDON, July 6: London erupted with joy on Wednesday after it was named the host of the 2012 Olympic Games, beating arch rival Paris and three other cities in a nail-biting contest....
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Kiwis urge ICC to ban Zimbabwe from future tours
WELLINGTON, July 6: The New Zealand government has written to international cricket’s governing body asking it to exclude Zimbabwe from future tours because of concerns about human rights abuses under President Robert Mugabe....
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Russian Isinbayeva betters own world record again
 LAUSANNE (Switzerland), July 6: Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva lived up to a pre-meeting promise at Lausanne’s Super Grand Prix on Tuesday — setting a world record for the 14th time in her career....
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Multan to host 2nd stage of Challenge Cup soccer
LAHORE, July 6: Multan will host the second stage of the first National Challenge Cup soccer starting under floodlights at Qasim Bagh Stadium from July 13.It...
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Four-goal blitz by Ijaz for Eaglets
LAHORE, July 6: Four goals by international Ijaz Ahmad helped Gulberg Eaglets carve out a convincing 6-0 win against Model Town Club in the Lahore district Inter-club hockey championship at the National Stadium No 2 ground on Wednesday....
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Anwar bowls Karachi school into final
KARACHI, July 6: Skipper Anwar Ali captured six wickets to bowl Ebrahim Alibhai School (Karachi region) into the final of the PCB National cricket championship with a 57-run win over Government Municipal School Nawabshah (Hyderabad Region) at PCB Academy ground Wednesday....
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Pakistan to take part in two tournaments
RAWAPINDI, July 6: Pakistan hockey team will take part in two international tournaments in August featuring top ranked teams of the world. Pakistan will first compete in four nation tournament in Hamburg starting from Aug 12....
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Zimbabwe ODIs put on holdby UCB
JOHANNESBURG, July 6: A three match one-day series between South Africa and Zimbabwe later this month has been put on hold, United Cricket Board of South Africa said on Wednesday....
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Top seed Dent moves into second round
NEWPORT,(Rhode Island), July 6: American top seed Taylor Dent registered a 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 triumph on Tuesday over Amer Delic in the first round of the 355,000 dollar ATP Hall of Fame Championship....
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Snooker camp planned
KARACHI, July 6: Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) is planning a weeklong training camp for the squad who will play Asian snooker championship in Bangkok, Thailand from July 24 to 31....
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Juniors for Cologne
ISLAMABAD, July 6: A seven-member Pakistan squad left for Cologne (Germany) on Wednesday for participation in the Junior International Squash Championship to be played there from July 11....
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ICMS to honour Afridi, Younis
PESHAWAR, July 6: The Institute of Computer and Management Sciences (ICMS) will honour national cricket heroes Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan with gold medals and cash prizes at a special ceremony to be held on July 27....
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Aussie woman captain named academy head
SYDNEY, July 6: Australian women’s captain Belinda Clark will become the first woman to head up the country’s cricket academy, Cricket Australia (CA) said Wednesday....
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Cadet boxing from July 29
KARACHI, July 6: The Third National Cadet boxing championship will be held from July 29 to 31, Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) announced on Wednesday. The event will be contested in all...
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Notts signsYounis
KARACHI, July 6: Pakistan’s vice-captain Younis Khan said on Wednesday he would leave for a short stint with English county side Nottinghamshire later this month ahead of a Test series between the two countries....
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PSB grant on performance basis
LAHORE, July 6: The Punjab Sports Board (PSB)has decided to release the annual grant to the affiliated provincial sports associations on the basis of their performance, annual calender activities and after producing the audit reports....
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