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August 24, 2005 Wednesday Rajab 18, 1426 Miandad unhappy over 11th hour PCB invitation KARACHI, Aug 23: Javed Miandad, the former Pakistan captain and ex-national coach, was perplexed on Tuesday about Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) eleventh hour invitation to a presidential briefing on cricket in Islamabad on Wednesday.... Smith, Pollock to lead World XI teams SYDNEY, Aug 23: South Africans Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock have been appointed captains of the World XI Test and one-day squads for October’s super series against Australia but there was no place for England skipper Michael Vaughan.... Nicol achieves another career ambition SHEFFIELD (England), Aug 23: Peter Nicol of England beat countryman Nick Matthew 11-8, 11-9, 11-3 in the final of English Open Squash Championship.... English bowlers can win Ashes: Sarfraz ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: England’s mastery of reverse swing can help them win the Ashes, former Pakistani fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz, regarded as a pioneer of the batsman-bamboozling technique, said on Tuesday.... India and New Zealand get ready for one-day battle BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Aug 23: A powerful India, a proven New Zealand and a topsy-turvy Zimbabwe begin a triangular one-day international series with two matches here and five more in Harare over the next two weeks.... Olivier to play against Pakistan Academy LAHORE, Aug 23: South African Academy team will have the services of medium-pacer Mario Olivier against the Pakistan Academy team in the three One-day series as a two match ban imposed on him has been lifted.... NED emerge Karachi region champions KARACHI, Aug 23: NED University of Engineering and Technology (NED) won the inaugural PCB Inter-university cricket championship Karachi Region with a comfortable six-wicket win over Baqai Medical University at the National Stadium on Tuesday.... Inter-district boxing meet LAHORE, Aug 23: The Punjab Boxing Association general council has decided to hold the Punjab Inter-district championship in September. In a meeting held on Tuesday, all the affiliated units were directed to select their teams for the event.... Shaharyar’s reasons for missing meeting ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar M. Khan did not attend last Monday’s meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports because of his daughter-in-law’s illness.... Disappointed Inzamam LAHORE, Aug 23: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq expressed his disappointment over not being selected in the World XI announced on Monday by the ICC both for Test and One-day matches against World Champions Australia.... Mismanagement mars final LAHORE, Aug 23: Mismanagement by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) marred the first day of the National school cricket final between Ibrahim Alibhai School, Karachi Region and Government High School Nanakpura, Peshawar Region at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.... President to see PCB delegation ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M. Khan, team captain Inzamamul Haq and coach Bob Woolmer are to call on President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday.... Sri Lankan squads COLOMBO, Aug 23: Veteran batsman Marvan Atapattu will lead full-strength Sri Lankan squads in the upcoming home one-day and Test series against Bangladesh, it was announced here on Tuesday.... Salman excels KARACHI, Aug 23: Brilliant all-round performance by the Man-of-the-Match, Salman Butt, helped ABN AMRO Bank beat Roche Pakistan by 33 runs in the 5th AKU cricket tournament on Tuesday at AKU Sports Center ground.... Shaugnessy records dramatic victory over Dechy NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 23: Meghann Shaughnessy thanked a radical change in tactics for a dramatic victory over France’s Nathalie Dechy here on Monday to reach the second round of a 600,000-dollar WTA tournament.... British media’s double standards over art of reverse swing LONDON, Aug 23: Once upon a time, reverse swing was a dark, nefarious art, practised by Johnny Foreigner on upright, unsuspecting Englishmen.... Tributes paid to Fyfe KARACHI, Aug 23: Glowing tributes were paid by the speakers to late Ian Fyfe for his contribution and dedicated services to sports journalism at a condolence meeting held at Karachi Club on Tuesday.... Taekwondo camp ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Top 20 taekwondo players will be attending a training camp starting from Aug 25 in Islamabad in preparation for this October’s World Championship at Darjeeling, India.... Jibran and Faisal hit half-centuries LAHORE, Aug 23: Government High School Nanakpura, Peshawar Region, aided by half-centuries from Jibran Khan and Faisal Nawaz, scored 227 for six wickets in the first innings against Ibrahim Alibhai School,... Zone-I, II ‘W’ in semis KARACHI, Aug 23: Zone-I and Zone-II Whites advanced to the semifinals of the KCCA Inter-zonal under-17 cricket championship after comfortable victories on Monday.... SAFF delegates seem satisfied KARACHI, Aug 23: A delegation of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Tuesday visited the Peoples Stadium at Mauripur Road to inspect facilities. The delegation including Operation Manager, World Sports Group... Zainab annexes U-17 title ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Zainab Khan defeated Mehak Khokhar on Tuesday to claim the Freedom Cup Juniors tennis girls under-17 crown at the PTF Complex.... Yousuf in last 16 KARACHI, Aug 23: Muhammad Yousuf advanced to the last 16 round of World seniors snooker championship despite losing his final league round against Geet Sethi of India 2-3, according to a message on Tuesday.... Pakistan to compete in AFC Cup LAHORE, Aug 23: Pakistan will take part in first Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup being introduced by the Asian body from next year.... Inter-school cricket from tomorrow KARACHI, Aug 23: Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) is organizing second Inter-school cricket tournament at National Stadium from Thursday.... Basit squeezes past Farrukh ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Basit Ashfaq downed Farrukh Zaman to qualify for the main round of the $25,000 Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) squash championship at the Mushaf Complex on Tuesday....

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