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August 11, 2005 Thursday Rajab 5, 1426 Senators want PCB to explain why Karachi not considered for Tests ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: A requisition has been made by three senators who have asked for holding a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports to discuss various matters among them... World Athletics Championship: Williams-Darling lands 400m title HELSINKI, Aug 10: Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling of Bahamas battled through torrential rain to win the world 400 metres title on Wednesday. Williams-Darling fought off a determined challenge... Pakistani to compete in A1 Grand Prix KARACHI, Aug 10: Pakistan will make its presence felt in motor racing for the first time globally when the US-based Pakistani, Nur Ali, makes his international debut in the first-leg of... Sharapova overcomes Kirilenko LOS ANGELES, Aug 10: Russian top seed Maria Sharapova shook off the rust of five weeks away from the court to overcome a frustrated Maria Kirilenko 7-6 6-2 in the second round of the JP Morgan Chase Open on Tuesday.... Excellent all-round display by Amanullah KARACHI, Aug 10: An outstanding all-round performance by Amanullah who blasted 67 runs and grabbed four wickets was instrumental in NED University of Engineering and Technology’s beating Technical Institute of Pakistan... Steel Mills and PIA in semis: Sohail’s hat trick in vain for SSGC KARACHI, Aug 10: Steel Mills crushed star-studded Habib Bank (HBL) 5-2 to move into All-Pakistan Governor’s Gold Cup hockey semifinals at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Wednesday.... Saqib, Saima crowned champions LAHORE, Aug 10: Sheikh Saqib and Saima Shaukat won the boys’ and girls’ finals of the Punjab Jashan-i-Azadi squash championship held at the Punjab Squash Complex courts on Wednesday.... SA Academy to tackle hosts today KARACHI, Aug 10: The visiting South African Academy cricket team will start their tour with a four-day game against Pakistan Academy at National Stadium from Thursday.... Chappell blames batsmen for loss CHENNAI, Aug 10: Indian coach Greg Chappell on Wednesday blamed batsmen for team’s defeat against Sri Lanka in tri-series final against Sri Lanka but said the situation did not warrant drastic changes.... Impressive wins for United, Villarreal LONDON, Aug 10: Manchester United look destined to extend their record run of appearances in the group stage of the Champions League after comfortably beating Hungarian champions Debrecen 3-0 in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie on Tuesday....y.... PJTA demands ‘white badge’ umpires for national events ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Arif Anis secretary of Pakistan Junior Tennis Association (PJTA) has called upon tennis chief Syed Dilawar Abbas to ensure that only white badge umpires supervise national tournaments.... Sailkot and St John’s advance to next round PESHAWAR, Aug 10: Sailkot and St John’s Cathedral Church advanced to next round of the All-Pakistan basketball tournament at Edward’s College on Wednesday. Sailkot ousted Taxila 66-53 in the opening match.... Former LRC steward dies LAHORE, Aug 10: A former steward of the Lahore Race Club (LRC) and once a leading horse-owner of the city, Khawaja Hamid Saeed died here after a protracted illness.... Bangladesh drop Iqbal DHAKA, Aug 10: Bangladesh have dropped out-of-form opening batsman Nafees Iqbal for the upcoming one-day series in Sri Lanka this month, officials said on Wednesday.... Seven-wicket hauls by Tabish, Zohaib KARACHI, Aug 10: A mesmerizing spell of off-spin by Tabish Nawab enabled Zone-I Whites to an emphatic ten wickets triumph over Zone-III Blues in the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal cricket tournament at Students ground on Tuesday.... U-18 badminton LAHORE, Aug 10: Eight matches were held on the first day of Independence Day Punjab U-18 badminton tourney which began at New Khan Hall on Wednesday.... Greens on top LAHORE, Aug 10: Pakistan Greens with 25 points won the Independence Day women judo competition at the Railways Stadium on Wednesday. Pakistan Whites with the difference of two points grabbed the second spot while Blues finished third with 12 points.... Essa slams winner CHAMAN, Aug 10: Muhammad Essa’s strike in the 45th minute proved decisive as Afghan Club edged out National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in the PFF Super League on Wednesday... Zirwa on target LAHORE, Aug 10: Two goals by Zirwa helped Begum Fatima Jinnah Oranges beat Begum Toosi Whites 6-0 in the opening match of Punjab Women Independence Day hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.... Blind cricket LAHORE, Aug 10: The England and Indian blind cricket teams will tour Pakistan as part of preparations for the next World Cup. A spokesman for the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council said... Hockey: Sindh trials KARACHI, Aug 10: Sindh Hockey Association (SHA) will hold trials at five separate centres to select zonal teams of the province for the forthcoming Under-17 national hockey championship in Faisalabad.... Schools final LAHORE, Aug 10: The two-day final of the National school cricket tournament will be played between Ibrahim Ali Bhai School, Karachi and Government High School Nanakpura, Peshawar at Qadhafi Stadium on Aug 23 and 24....

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