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July 21, 2005 Thursday Jumadi-us-Sani 13, 1426 Tahir Zaman refuses to step down as coach LAHORE, July 20: Pakistan junior coach Tahir Zaman refuses to step down despite accepting responsibility for poor seventh position of his team in the June 29-July 10 Junior World Cup held in Holland.... Naveed outlasts Zohaib KARACHI, July 20: There were no surprises in the pre-qualifying rounds of Pakistan Open squash championship which got under way at the PN Roshan-Jahangir squash complex on Wednesday.... Australia target new boys as McGrath eyes 500th wicket LONDON, July 20: Ricky Ponting believes England’s decision to pick a team containing five ‘Ashes virgins’ for Thursday’s first Test at Lord’s is a huge boost for Australia while Glenn McGrath is poised to claim his 500th wicket.... Gentle Harmison insists he can be nasty LONDON, July 20: England fast bowler Steve Harmison insists his ‘gentle giant’ image will not prevent him from bowling aggressively at Australia during the forthcoming Ashes series. There are many who wonder if the softly-spoken 26-year-old quick, well-known for a love of his native north-east and battle with homesickness... West Indies retain Lawson for second Test KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 20: The second-string West Indies will retain Jermaine Lawson for the second Test against Sri Lanka here from Friday despite the fast bowler being reported for a suspect action.... Afghanistan to receive US$60,000 from ICC PESHAWAR, July 20: The combined annual general meeting of International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) held in London on June 26, has approved the participation of Afghanistan in the tournaments played among the Asian and African countries.... Roddick struggles in beating Tursunov RALEIGH,(North Carolina), July 20:Top seed Andy Roddick struggled to a 7-6 6-7 7-6 win over Dmitry Tursunov as he began his bid for a third straight Indianapolis title on Tuesday.... How the Ashes got their name LONDON, July 20: Mention the word ‘Ashes’ to any cricket fan and they know instantly you are talking about a Test contest between England and Australia.... Naeem, Issam inspire Zone-II Whites KARACHI, July 20: Naeemullah slammed an unbeaten 88 and Issam Iqbal grabbed five for 37 to put Zone-II Whites in the quarterfinals of the KCCA Under-15 Inter-zonal cricket championship with an... Sri Lanka change BD tour dates COLOMBO, July 20: The schedule for Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka has been amended with the start date moved forward and all games shifted to Colombo.... Ashraf extended by Rizwan LAHORE, July 20: All seeded players qualified for the pre- quarterfinals of the 8th All Pakistan Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri badminton tournament on Wednesday. Top seed Wajid Ali got a... DAK stun champions Peshawar KOHAT, July 20: Dara Adam Khail and 4-Cavalry (Army) advanced to next round after registering victories in the All-Pakistan Ajab Khan memorial basketball tournament at Signal Centre Court on Wednesday.... Wapda, Army top groups RAWALPINDI, July 20: Pakistan Army downed Sindh Government Press (SGP) 2-0 while Wapda crushed KESC 3-0 in the national football Challenge Cup on Wednesday. The scorers for Pakistan... Nicol and David land gold DUISBURG, July 20: Peter Nicol of Great Britain and Nicol David of Malaysia grabbed gold in men’s and women’s squash finals at World Games. Malaysian David despatched Australia’s world number one... Lyon and PSVqualify for final SUWON (South Korea), July 20: French champions Olympique Lyon drew 1-1 with Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to reach the final of the Peace Cup pre-season tournament.... Misbah routs Zone-I with 13-wkt haul KARACHI, July 20: Off-spinner Misbah Khan completed a one-man demolition of Zone-I by claming a match haul of 13 wickets that inspired Zone-VI to a crushing victory by 253 runs in the three-day A.K.... New award for man of series LONDON, July 20: The man of the series during the Ashes contest starting at Lord’s on Thursday will be presented with the inaugural Compton-Miller medal. The award is named in honour... Latest betting odds LONDON, July 20: Latest betting odds offered by the British bookmaker William Hill ahead of the first Ashes Test at Lord’s on Thursday: To win the series: Australia 2-5 England... Boycott wants radical Test revamp LONDON, July 20: England great Geoff Boycott urged the sport’s administrators to urgently address a worrying crisis in attendances which he believes could lead to the end of Test cricket.... Hat trick by Isfand KARACHI, July 20: Ali Isfand banged in four goals including a hat trick in Pak Capital’s 6-0 victory over Nawab XI in Inter-club hockey on Wednesday.... Karachi Region triumph QUETTA, July 20: Karachi Region defeated Quetta Region by 72 runs in the opening match of the first triangular women cricket series at Nawab Akbar Khan Stadium on Wednesday.... Savoldelli wins 17th stage of Tour de France REVEL,(France), July 20: Italian rider Paolo Savoldelli won the 17th stage of the Tour de France over 239.5 km from Pau to Revel on Wednesday. Savoldelli, winner of this year’s Giro... CDGK club boxing KARACHI, July 20: A two-day City District Government Karachi (CDGK) Inter-club boxing championship will be held at Peoples Stadium from Sunday, said Karachi South Boxing Association on Wednesday.... 2008 Games BEIJING, July 20: Beijing Olympic organisers have signed up an additional four cities as official co-hosts of the 2008 Summer Games, the China Daily reported on Wednesday....

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