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July 20, 2005 Wednesday Jumadi-us-Sani 12, 1426 West Indies meet Pakistan in World Cup opener PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad), July 19: Hosts West Indies and Pakistan will open the 2007 cricket World Cup after the schedule was announced here on Tuesday. The Pool 4 clash between the West Indies and Pakistan will be on March 13... Pool water declared ‘unfit’ for swimming PESHAWAR, July 19: A laboratory analysis of the water from the swimming pool selected to stage the junior group National swimming championship here from Aug 6 has revealed that the water is contaminated and unfit for swimming.... Dravid hopes for Indian revival in tri-series BANGALORE (India), July 19: Leading batsman Rahul Dravid has shrugged off the idea it will be an extra burden to captain India when they try to reverse their poor one-day form... Lee ready for fiery bouncer battle against England LONDON, July 19: Brett Lee has insisted he will not beat himself up if his 18 month Test exile doesn’t end in the first Ashes encounter at Lord’s starting on Thursday... South Africa to host inaugural Afro-Asian Cup KOLKATA (India), July 19: An inaugural cricket competition between Asia and Africa will be held next month in South Africa, officials announced on Tuesday. The matches have been accorded official status... Khalid tops ranking, Aqeel fourth KARACHI, July 19: Khalid Ali Nazar (65 points) and Adnan Khan (55) were ranked first and second in the men’s rankings released by the Sindh Tennis Association (STA) on Tuesday.... Bankers dethrone Wapda LAHORE, July 19: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) dethroned Wapda to win the women’s team title of the 8th All-Pakistan Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri badminton tournament winning the final 3-1 on Tuesday.... Hartley brings joy for Canadians MONTREAL, July 19: Blythe Hartley, energized by adoring Canadian fans, grabbed gold for the hosts of the 11th World Swimming Championships on Monday with a victory in the women’s 1m springboard diving.... Pre-qualifying rounds from today KARACHI, July 19: The two-day pre qualifying rounds of US dollars 85,000 Pakistan Open Squash Championship, involving home players, begins at the PN Roshan — Jahangir squash complex from Wednesday at 11.00... Bangladesh propose split tour DHAKA, July 19: After Indian cricket board expressed its inability to host Bangladesh in October for it clashed with Super Series, an optimistic Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) still hopes the tour may be deferred but won’t be scrapped.... Gillespie misses training LONDON, July 19: Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie missed training with a knee problem on Tuesday just 48 hours before the first Ashes Test against England at Lord’s.... Misbah has Zone-I in a spin KARACHI, July 19: Promising off-spinner Misbah Khan produced an outstanding performance on Tuesday to put Zone-VI in command of their three-day match against Zone-I in the A.K... PSA plans office in Dubai DUBAI, July 19: Players Squash Association (PSA) has short-listed Dubai as one of possible venues for shifting their regional headquarters in future. The visiting PSA delegation, led by chief executive Gawain... Twelve teams to compete in National League LAHORE, July 19: Twelve teams will vie for top honours in the second national league starting from the last week of July. Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) technical director, Mujahid-ullah Tareen, said... Senators surprised over postponement ISLAMABAD, July 19: Senators Dr. Murad Ali Shah and Muhammad Enver Baig on Tuesday expressed surprise over the sudden postponement of this Friday’s meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports.... Pakistan squad leaves for Montreal ISLAMABAD, July 19: A six-member Pakistan squad, including an official, left here for Montreal (Canada) on Tuesday to participate in the Fina world swimming championship.... 500 athletes to attend camp ISLAMABAD, July 19: The strength of the training camps for next April’s South Asian Games is going to be over 500, the head of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) said on Tuesday.... Maximum points for Navy RAWALPINDI, July 19: PTCL overcame a battling National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 3-2 in the national football Challenge Cup at Army Stadium on Tuesday. In the other match of the day... Zone-III and Zone-VI Whites in last eight KARACHI, July 19: Zone-III Whites and Zone-VI Whites advanced in the quarterfinals of KCCA under-15 Inter-zonal cricket championship on Monday after emerging group champions in their respective groups.... Reserves key for success, says Indian coach NEW DELHI, July 19: India need to improve their bench strength if they are to emulate Australia as the world’s leading cricket side, according to new coach Greg Chappell.... Pybus named Titans coach CENTURION (South Africa), July 19: Richard Pybus, who guided Pakistan to the 1999 World Cup final, has been appointed coach of Easterns Titans in South Africa.... Yousaf shines QUETTA, July 19: Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESC) qualified for the final beating Khiyal Brothers by nine wickets on Tuesday in the semifinal of All-Balochistan Milo Shaheed cricket tournament.... Faisal, Mustafa in semis QUETTA, July 19: Major Faisal and Mustafa reached the semifinal of the All-Balochistan Open tennis tournament at Quetta Club on Tuesday. Faisal defeated Ahmed Ejaz 7-6, 6-3 in the first... Cism golf KARACHI, July 19: Cism World Military golf championship will be held at Karachi Golf Club from July 24, organizers announced on Tuesday. Sixty golfers from armed forces of nine countries will participate in the weeklong competition.—APP...

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