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August 7, 2005 Sunday Rajab 1, 1426 West Indies shock hosts to revive final hopes COLOMBO, Aug 6: Seamer Dwayne Smith and spinner Omari Banks shared four crucial wickets to shape the West Indies’ stunning 33-run victory over Sri Lanka in the triangular one-day series match on Saturday.... Big-hitting Flintoff sets up intriguing finish to 2nd Test BIRMINGHAM (England), Aug 6: Shane Warne, with six wickets, and Brett Lee, with four, put Australia back in the second Ashes Test on Saturday as England were dismissed for 182 in their second innings on the third afternoon.... Red-tapism delays construction of PTF Complex ISLAMABAD, Aug 6: Contrary to the claims made by Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) officials work on the high-profile PTF Complex will begin soon, there appear to be no signs of that happening in the near future.... Rana Naved stars in Sussex victory LONDON, Aug 6: English cricket county Sussex’s fight to avoid relegation was handed a boost on Friday with their Pakistani paceman Rana Navedul Hasan taking four for 70 to beat Surrey by five wickets at Hove.... Funeral of Ian Fyfe today KARACHI, Aug 6: Senior Dawn sports reporter Ian Fyfe, who died on Friday midnight after a road accident, will be laid to rest at Christian Cemetery (Gora Qabrastan) on Sunday at 5.00pm.... Four Sindh boxers in final KARACHI, Aug 6: Sindh dominated in cadet category in the national cadet and senior ranking tournament with four of their boxers reaching the finals at KPT Sports Complex on Sunday.... New Zealand keen to avoid distraction HARARE, Aug 6: New Zealand are determined not to be distracted by the controversy surrounding their cricket tour to Zimbabwe, captain Stephen Fleming said on Saturday.... Wasif’s double strike sinks bankers KARACHI, Aug 6: Wasif Raza struck twice in Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) 3-1 victory over Habib Bank (HBL) in the All-Pakistan Governor’s Gold Cup hockey which rolled off at Hockey club of Pakistan on Saturday.... Speedy Who Dares likely to land feature event LAHORE, Aug 6:A six-event ticklish card has been drawn for the Lahore Summer Meeting to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday. All races will be contested over the sprinting distance of 1000m except the opener to be gone over 900m.... Soccer: Turk Sahin becomes youngest player WOLFSBURG (Germany), Aug 6: Borussia Dortmund’s Turkish prodigy Nuri Sahin made Bundesliga history on Saturday becoming the youngest player to grace the German top-flight at the age of 16 years and 335 days.... Gatlin eases through as champions stumble HELSINKI, Aug 6: Olympic champion Justin Gatlin eased into the 100 metres quarterfinals on Saturday on the first day of the World Athletics Championships. However, other Olympic heros struggled as both... Desparado poised to perform hat trick KARACHI, Aug 6: Desparado, the eight-year old half-bred horse, with two back-to-back wins under his belt, start as our day’s best when the Summer Gymkhana race meeting gets underway at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Finnish coach held with banned drugs HELSINKI, Aug 6: Finnish police have found banned performance-enhancing drugs in the possession of a top Finnish discus coach but Finland’s athletics world championships team leader said on Saturday the suspect’s former protege is clean.... Gulnaz ends last in 800m heat, 35th overall HELSINKI, Aug 6: Pakistan’s lone female competitor at the World Athletics Championships, Gulnaz Ara, made a swift exit on Saturday after finishing a disappointing 35th in the women’s 800-metre heats on the opening day of the competition.... Badminton: ‘Competitive programme required’ LAHORE, Aug 6: Former national badminton champion, Azeem Wasti has said Pakistani players could regain past glory in the game, provided they were given a competitive programme both at home and international levels.... LRC’s Aug 14 programme LAHORE, Aug 6: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) has drawn up an elaborate programme to celebrate the Independence Day in a manner befitting the occasion on Aug 14.... Tabish and Asad propel Zone-I Whites KARACHI, Aug 6: Tabish Nawab, a promising off-spinner, grabbed seven wickets and Hafiz Asad hammered a brilliant hundred to help Zone-I Whites defeat Zone-IV Blues by 65 runs in the KCCA... Wapda swimmers dominate PESHAWAR, Aug 6: Wapda swimmers, competing in only Under-18, led the medals table on the opening day with four gold and five silver medals in the National junior age group swimming championship at Adil Khan swimming pool on Saturday.... Peng ends Clijsters’ winning streak CARLSBAD (California), Aug 6: China’s Shuai Peng ended Belgium’s Kim Clijsters winning steak on American hardcourts with a 6-4 6-4 upset in the quarterfinals of the San Diego Classic on Friday.... Golf: Eagle gives Mayfair lead TORONTO, Aug 6: American Billy Mayfair produced an eagle-birdie finish to establish a two-point first round lead over Brandt Jobe at the rain-delayed International at Castle Rock, Colorado on Friday.... U-20 football trials LAHORE, Aug 6: Trials to select Pakistan team for the AFC U-20 football championship qualifying round will now be held on Aug 20 instead of Aug 10 at the Punjab Stadium.... Sara crowned champion ISLAMABAD, Aug 6: Top seed Sara Mahboob on Saturday clinched the singles crown in the National Women’s ranking tennis tournament at the PTF Complex by defeating Nida Rahim in a hard-fought final.... Softball: Appeal for support KARACHI, Aug 6: President, Pakistan Softball Federation (PSBF) Muhammad Saleem Khan has appealed to private sector to support newly introduced sport softball. He made these remarks at the reception hosted by... All-Pakistan bowling KARACHI, Aug 6: The third All-Pakistan Bowling Association (APBA) Independence Day bowling tournament will commence on Aug 11 at Royal Rodale Sports and Recreational Complex DHA.... Independence Day sports KARACHI, Aug 6: To mark the 58th Independence Day of Pakistan, athletics and table tennis events will be held at National Sports Training and Coaching Centre from Aug 9 to 14, said a press release issued on Saturday.... Nadeem named skipper KARACHI, Aug 6: Olympian Muhammad Nadeem has been named to lead an 18-member NBP hockey squad in All-Pakistan Governor’s Gold Cup which commenced from Saturday.... KCCA under-19 training session KARACHI, Aug 6: The training session and nets of KCCA under-19 will be held at Customs Academy on Monday at 2.30pm instead of National Stadium, it was announced on Saturday.... Drawn game KARACHI, Aug 6: Habib Bank and PWD played a goalless draw in the first home match of the Pakistan Premier League soccer at Aga Khan Gymkhana on Saturday....

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