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August 25, 2005 Thursday Rajab 19, 1426 President approves World Cup 2007 plans, claims PCB ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf was apprised Wednesday of plans and preparations for the 2007 World Cup by officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in Rawalpindi.... Irshad sets up easy win for Pakistan Academy LAHORE, Aug 24: Speedster Mohammad Irshad grabbed a six-wicket haul as Pakistan Academy cantered to an easy 84-run victory over South Africa Academy in the first one-day match at the Bagh-i-Jinnah ground on Wednesday.... Manager says: Pakistan won adopting Asian style ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Pakistan hockey team that won an eight-nation tournament in Holland last week arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday. The squad was received at the Islamabad International Airport by the... Aamir shocks top seed Malaysian Beng Hee ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Aamir Atlas Khan tipped as a future champion, underlined his potential with an opening day upset of Malaysian top seed Ong Beng Hee in the Chief of the... Tait gets cap as Aussies sweat over McGrath fitness NOTTINGHAM (England), Aug 24: Australia captain Ricky Ponting confirmed Wednesday that fast bowler Shaun Tait will make his Test debut in the fourth match of the Ashes series against England starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday.... Shooter gets India’s top sports award NEW DELHI, Aug 24: Shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore was on Wednesday selected to receive India’s top sports award after he won the country’s first ever individual silver medal at last year’s Olympics.... GHSN capture national schools trophy LAHORE, Aug 24: Government High School Nanakpura (GHSN), Peshawar Region emerged champions of the National school cricket tournament beating Ibrahim Alibhai School (IAS) Karachi Region on ‘bowled out’ method by one wicket in the final at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday.... Vincent slams record century as NZ flirt with world mark BULAWAYO, Aug 24: Opener Lou Vincent smashed the highest one-day score by a New Zealander as the Black Caps flirted with a world record total before thrashing Zimbabwe by 192 runs in a triangular series match on Wednesday.... ICC to reject proposal on Zimbabwe ban DUBAI, Aug 24: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to reject a proposal by the British government to ban Zimbabwe from playing international cricket because of its human rights record.... Pacer Rauf inspires Zone-II Greens KARACHI, Aug 24: Medium-pacer Rauf Nazir captured nine for 43 to help Zone-II Greens qualify for the semifinals of the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal cricket tournament with a comfortable 10-wicket victory over Zone-VII Whites on Tuesday.... Indian selectors desperately seek Tendulkar NEW DELHI, Aug 24: India’s cricket selectors want Sachin Tendulkar so badly that they will go to any length to have the master batsman back at the crease.... Inter-school hockey tournament KARACHI, Aug 24: The fifth Nawab Ali and M. Ismail memorial inter-school hockey tournament will be organized from Sept 3 at Hockey Club of Pakistan. Sixteen teams have confirmed their participation in the tournament being organized by Sapartan Club.... Liverpool through with upstarts Artmedia, Thun LONDON, Aug 24: Holders Liverpool and upstarts Artmedia Petrzalka of Slovakia and Thun of Switzerland all qualified for the Champions League proper on a night of surprises in the third qualifying round on Tuesday.... Davenport, Dementieva advance NEW HAVEN,(Connecticut), Aug 24: Top seed Lindsay Davenport and number four Elena Dementieva began their preparations for next week’s U.S. Open with confident second round wins at the New Haven Open on Tuesday.... Tanvir faces Yasir for trophy ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Top seed Tanvir Ashiq and third Seed Yasir Khan will vie for trophy in the boys singles final of 4th Freedom Cup junior tennis championship on Friday.... Imran fires Army past bankers KARACHI, Aug 24: Two-goal Imran Hussain fired Pakistan Army to a 3-1 victory over Habib Bank (HBL) in the Premier League soccer at Aga Khan Gymkhana on Wednesday.... Governor gives cash awards to pugilists KARACHI, Aug 24: Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan on Wednesday presented cash awards to the boxers for their fine performances in Asian junior boxing championship held in Karachi.... Sindh Open tees off tomorrow KARACHIi, Aug 24: The 7th edition of the Sindh Open golf championship will tee off at the Arabian Sea Country Club from Friday. All the top golfers including the defending champion... Izmir Games provided experience PESHAWAR, AUG 24: Manager of Pakistan universities athletics team Bahre Karam said on Wednesday that the participation in the World Universities Games recently held in Izmir, Turkey, provided opportunities to the athletes international exposure and orientation with the latest technology.... Yousuf enters into last 8 KARACHI, Aug 24: Pakistan number two Muhammad Yousuf qualified for the quarterfinal of Seniors World snooker championship in Manama (Bahrain) by beating John Hudson of Australia 4-3, according to a message received on Wednesday.... Seniors meet from Sept 14 KARACHI, Aug 24: Top players of the country including 12 Indians and one American have confirmed their participation in Pakistan International Seniors tennis championship commencing from Sept 14 at the Karachi Gymkhana.... Satellite tennis ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The two-day qualifying round of ITF International Satellite Circuit will be held from Saturday. The main round will start from Monday while the second leg of the tournament will take place next month....

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