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July 12, 2005 Tuesday Jumadi-us-Sani 4, 1426 Injury-prone Shoaib offered central contract LAHORE, July 11: Speedsters Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and discarded opener Imran Farhat are on the list of 20 senior players who have been offered central contracts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a year starting from July 1.... Zone-VI kept waiting for title after incredible tie KARACHI, July 11: An incredible finish on Monday in the PCB Karachi region under-19 Inter-district cricket championship left Zone-VI still needing to win the last league fixture to clinch the title.... Emotional Test series starts from tomorrow COLOMBO, July 11: Sri Lanka begin an emotional Test series from Wednesday, the first at home since the tsunamis ravaged the island nation seven months ago, hoping their depleted West Indian rivals will join the party.... Gibbs, Boje might miss India tour JOHANNESBURG, July 11: Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje are in doubt for South Africa’s one-day series in India in November due to concern that they could be detained as part of... Lee gives Australian selectors Test headache LONDON, July 11: Brett Lee did his chances of a Test recall no harm at all by taking five wickets as Australia strolled to a seven-wicket One-day International win against England at Lord’s on Sunday.... Zimbabwe all set to host India, NZ HARARE, July 11: Zimbabwe is going “full steam” preparing to host India and New Zealand despite political clouds hovering over the series, Zimbabwe Cricket Union chief said on Monday.... Gloucestershire likely to sign Sarwan LONDON, July 11: West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan may take up a contract with English county side Gloucestershire shortly. The 25-year-old is set to arrive at Gloucestershire within two weeks as... Warne blames himself for marriage failure SYDNEY, July 11: Australian cricket star Shane Warne on Monday spoke of the pain at the end of his 10-year marriage, but assured fans he would not allow his personal life to impact on his performance during the Ashes.... Hamid and Uzair shine KARACHI, July 11: Good performances by Hamid Shahid and Uzair Qadir guided Zone-VII Whites to an emphatic 157-run win over Zone-VI Greens in the KCCA under-15 Inter-zonal cricket championship match at the KCCA Stadium on Sunday.... Paris mayor accuses Blair and Coe of breaking rules PARIS, July 11: Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe, still to come to terms with last week’s stunning defeat to London for the right to stage the 2012 Olympics, has accused British Premier... Maiden PGA Tour win earns O’Hair British Open berth SILVIS (Illinois), July 11: American Sean O’Hair, who was pushed, prodded and bullied to become a professional golfer by his father, claimed a one-shot victory at the John Deere Classic on Sunday for his maiden US PGA Tour win.... Favourites clinch bridge prize KARACHI, July 11: Candyland recovered from early shock to grab the weekend Swiss bridge championship with 96 victory points (VPs) at Aslam Bridge Hall on Sunday.... Rusedski retains title NEWPORT (Rhode Island), July 11: Britain’s Greg Rusedski became the third “30-something” winner on the ATP tour this year Sunday when he outlasted American Vince Spadea to retain his Hall of Fame Tennis Championship title.... Shahid Zaman misses World Games KARACHI, July 11: Pakistan’s number one squash player Shahid Zaman has withdrawn from this month’s World Games to be held In Duisburg (Germany) after failing to obtain a German visa.... Pakistan Open to help improve Karachi’s image: PSF KARACHI, July 11: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) believes that this month’s Pakistan Open to be staged in Karachi will help send out positive signals to the rest of the world and... Challenge Cup to kick off on Friday LAHORE, July 11:Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) play Pakistan Navy in Group-I while Army take on PAF/HEC in Group-II on the opening day of the first national football Challenge Cup’s final round starting in two different cities, simultaneously from July 15.... Suleman puts team into final LAHORE, July 11: Two goals by Suleman enabled Nobles Club to move into the final of the Lahore district Inter-club hockey championship defeating Afghan Club 6-1 in the first semifinals at the National Hockey Stadium No.2... TT tourney put off KARACHI, July 11: All-Pakistan Young Star table tennis tournament which was scheduled to be held on Aug 8-13 has been postponed due to local bodies elections, organizers announce on Monday.... Club hockey PESHAWAR, July 11: The 14th District Swat Inter-club hockey championship, involving 14 clubs, will commence from Thursday at Swat Sports Complex. A three-day umpire clinic would also be organized.... Regional cricket LAHORE, July 11: The first Bankers’ Club regional cricket tournament will be held at the Faisal Town ground from July 16 to 31. State Bank of Pakistan is organizing the tournament....

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