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August 18, 2005 Thursday Rajab 12, 1426 Bond’s 10-wkt haul seals series for New Zealand BULAWAYO, Aug 17: Fast bowler Shane Bond completed his first 10-wicket haul as New Zealand wrapped up a 2-0 series win over Zimbabwe on the third day of the second Test on Wednesday.... Rana Naved propels Sussex with career-best knock LONDON, Aug 17: Sussex overcame a tough start to set a blistering pace of their English County Championship clash with Middlesex at Lord’s on Tuesday. Michael Yardy (179) and the Pakistan... Pollock inspires Africa to nail-biting win over Asia CENTURION (South Africa), Aug 17: Shaun Pollock produced a captain’s performance to lead Africa to a tense two-run victory against Asia in the first match of the inaugural Afro-Asia Cup at Centurion on Wednesday.... Pakistan to face BD in qualifying round LAHORE, Aug 17: Pakistan take on Bangladesh in the preliminary qualifying round of the 14th Asia Cup football qualifying rounds being played on home and away basis on Nov 13 and 18.... Japan avenge Iran loss to top qualifying group YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 17: Asian champions Japan avenged the only loss of their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 victory over Iran on Wednesday to finish top of Group B.... Committee meets on Aug 22 ISLAMABAD Aug 17: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports is to be held on Aug 22 in Islamabad to discuss hockey and cricket matters.... Curran takes over from Simmons BULAWAYO, Aug 17: Zimbabwe coach Phil Simmons was fired after his team’s hiding in the Test series against New Zealand was completed in Bulawayo on Wednesday.... Badminton: Malaysia’s Lee cruises on debut ANAHEIM (California), Aug 17: Fifth seed Lee Chong-Wei, who is making his world championship debut, defeated Czech Jan Frohlich 15-10, 15-0 in the opening round of the world championships here on Tuesday.... Squash: Aqib and Maria Toor worthy champions ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Aqib Hanif and Maria Toor won the under-19 titles in the Hashim Khan National junior championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday.... Berdych halts Nadal’s unbeaten run CINCINNATI, (Ohio) Aug 17: Rafael Nadal’s 16-match unbeaten streak was brought to a juddering halt by Czech teenager Tomas Berdych on Tuesday, the world number two falling 6-7 6-2 7-6 in a first-round encounter at the Cincinnati Masters.... Mansoor qualifies for main round KARACHI, Aug 17: Former national squash champion Mansoor Zaman advanced to the main round of English Open squash championship by outplaying Philip Barker of England in straight sets in the final phase of two-day qualifiers in Sheffield (England) on Tuesday night.... Yousuf, Sarwar win KARACHI, Aug 17: Veterans Muhammad Yousuf and Sarwar Siddiqui have won both of their opening matches in the World seniors snooker championship in Manama, Bahrain, says a message on Wednesday.... Hameed on course for double ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Defending champion Hameedul Haq checked into the quarterfinals of the Asian seniors tennis championship blanking home player Sanaprom Werachai on Wednesday in Pattaya, Thailand.... 2nd four-day match starts today LAHORE, Aug 17: The current spell of humid weather will prove a hurdle for the touring South Africa Academy as they bid to square the two-match series against Pakistan Academy in... Tendulkar unsure of being fit MUMBAI, Aug 17: Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said he was recovering from an elbow injury and did not know if he would be fit for next month’s Test series against Zimbabwe.... 100 appear for trials ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Trials to select a Rawalpindi team for the PCB Inter-district seniors cricket championship began at the KRL ground on Wednesday with more than 100 players appearing.... ICA trials ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) is to hold trials on Aug 22 to select its team for the forthcoming PCB Inter-district seniors championship.... Aleem to stand in fourth Test LONDON, Aug 17: ICC Elite Panel umpire Aleem Dar will replace Billy Bowden as on-field umpire for fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge between Australia and England.... 2 more Pakistani boxers crash out KARACHI, Aug 17: Two more Pakistanis, Ali Mohammad and Meherullah, crashed out of Commonwealth boxing championship pre-quarterfinals in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.... Trio invited for coaching KARACHI, Aug 17: The head of Swiss Cricket Association (SCA) has invited three qualified coaches of Customs Cricket Academy (CCA) for the promotion and development of cricket in Switzerland.... AFP names squad ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan on Wednesday announced a nine-member squad which will take part in the 16th Asian Championships in Incheon City, Korea next month.... Zohaib, Junaid share honours KARACHI, Aug 17: Spinners Mohammad Zohaib and Junaid Ilyas shared eight wickets between them to spin Zone-II Whites to an impressive eight-wicket victory over Zone-I Whites in the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal cricket championship at TMC Ground on Tuesday.... POA meets on Saturday LAHORE, Aug 17: The executive committee of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) will meet here on Saturday to finalize the contingents for the next Asian Games and Commonwealth Games while reviewing... Nomi sails into final KARACHI, Aug 17: Nomi Qamar cruised into the final of men’s singles of the Open tennis championship by beating Khalid Ali Nazar in the semifinal on Wednesday at Karachi Gymkhana.... Sindh Open swimming next month KARACHI, Aug 17: The 45th Sindh Open and Junior Age Group Swimming Championship for men will be held at Karachi Gymkhana on Sept 3 and 4.... Seniors tennis KARACHI, Aug 17: The Seniors national ranking tennis championship would be held at Karachi Club hard courts from Sept 1 to 6, organizers announced on Wednesday.... Taekwondo FAISALABAD, Aug 17: The 21st Punjab taekwondo championship will be held at Crescent Sports Complex from Aug 19 to 21. District Sports Committee Faisalabad will supervise the event which will involve teams from all over the province.—APP...

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