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August 30, 2005 Tuesday Rajab 24, 1426 BCCI accepts proposal of Karachi Test, claims PCB chief KARACHI, Aug 29: India have accepted Pakistan’s proposal to play a Test match in Karachi early next year. “They have accepted our proposed itinerary which includes a Test and one-dayer in Karachi.... Ijaz surprised at Shaharyar’s remarks LAHORE, Aug 29: Ijaz Butt, the former secretary of the then BCCP and ex-president Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), expressed his astonishment over the statement of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Shaharyar M.... PFF and not SAFF to decide venue: Mujahid KARACHI, Aug 29: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) seem to be on collision course as a PFF official again claimed only federation could decide SAFF championship venue not any “outsider”.... Soccer: PFF picks 40 players for camp LAHORE, Aug 29: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Monday announced 40 players for the National youth camp for the selection of Pakistan Youth team. The PFF selection committee picked six goal-keepers,... Snooker: Big guns suffer shock defeats KARACHI, Aug 29: The second day of National ranking snooker championship proved day of upsets as second seed Muhammad Yousuf, third seed Naveen Perwani and fifth seed Atiq Latif Bakhsh suffered defeats at Area Snooker Club on Monday.... Unseeded Indian dumps Yasir ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Yasir Khan of Pakistan became the first seeded casualty of the ITF Junior tennis championship falling to unseeded Indian Siddharth Hande at the Islamabad Club courts on Monday.... Pathan, Agarkar rout pathetic Zimbabwe HARARE, Aug 29: Seamers Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar ripped through Zimbabwe’s batsmen to bowl India to a massive 161-run victory in the third triangular series match on Monday.... Ponting exposed as Aussie domination nears end NOTTINGHAM, Aug 29: Australia have been saying for years that they wanted a game from their oldest rivals. Whether they quite had Edgbaston, Old Trafford and Trent Bridge in mind is another matter.... British media hail 4th Test victory LONDON, Aug 29: “Nail-biting victory” (The Independent), “Ecstasy after the agony” (The Guardian), “Another Test, another drama” (Daily Telegraph): relief was the main feeling on the front pages of the newspapers... Time to axe Hayden: Aussie press SYDNEY, Aug 29: Ailing Australia must make bold selection decisions and axe out-of-form opener Matthew Hayden for the make-or-break fifth Test in order to retain the Ashes, newspapers said Monday.... Exciting win for Asif Memorial ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Asif Memorial scored an exciting one-wicket victory against Panthers and Tigers (P&T) Club in the Inter-club cricket championship at the CRA ground.... Golf: Winning Faxon equals course record CROMWELL (Connecticut), Aug 29: Brad Faxon equalled the course record before edging South Africa’s Tjaart van der Walt in a playoff to pick up a first PGA Tour title in more than four years at the Buick Championship on Sunday.... Qadeer, Mudassir strike for KRL KARACHI, Aug 29: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) handed a 2-0 defeat to Karachi Port Trust (KPT) with brilliant strikes by Qadeer and Mudassir in the Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Monday. Rashid lifts individual bridge crown KARACHI, Aug 29: Fancied Rashidul Ghazi clinched the Data Steel individual bridge championship crown by 133.25 at Aslam Memorial Hall on Sunday. Rashid, who represented the country at the last year’s... Squash: Muqaddas, Maria in main round ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Pakistan’s Maria Toor and Muqaddas Ashraf qualified for the main round of the WISPA squash tournament on Monday at the Jahangir Khan Complex in Wah.... Blake captures first crown since 2002 NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 29: James Blake capped a remarkable run with a fairy-tale ending, capturing his first ATP title in three years here Sunday by beating Spain’s Feliciano Lopez at the final US Open tuneup event.... Ponting and Katich fined NOTTINGHAM, Aug 29: Australia captain Ricky Ponting was fined 75 percent of his match fee on Sunday for bringing the game into disrepute following his second-innings dismissal during the fourth Ashes Test.... Kaneria helps Essex seal title LONDON, Aug 29: Pakistan Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria helped Essex wrap up the Sunday League Division One title — their first one-day league crown since 1985 — as Hampshire fell apart in Colchester on Sunday.... Squads for Gwalior Twenty20 Cup NEW DELHI, Aug 29: The unofficial cricket teams of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, vying for honours in the first No Marks Twenty20 Cup to be held at Gwalior, were announced on Monday.... All-round show by Farhad KARACHI, Aug 29: A fine all-round performance by Farhad Mujtaba inspired Falconhouse Grammar School to a 33-run win over Progressive Public School in the NBP-KCCA Inter-school cricket tournament at the TMC ground on Sunday.... Lee relishing battle with Flintoff NOTTINGHAM, Aug 29: Australia fast bowler Brett Lee said his personal on-field battle with England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff had been one of the highlights of the “most exciting tour I’ve been on”.... POA delegates to attend OCA meeting LAHORE, Aug 29: A three-member delegation of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) will attend the Olympic Council of Asia’s (OCA) various meetings to be held in China from Sept 7 to 9.... Pakistan to host Asian volleyball tournament LAHORE, Aug 29: Pakistan will host the Asian Junior volleyball championship in September 2007, Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) secretary Major Afzal Khan said on Monday. The secretary said that the Asian... Sailing trials from Sept 2 KARACHI, Aug 29: Two-day open trials to select Pakistan team for the South Asian Yachting Regatta (Enterprise class) will commence at the PN aquatic club on Sept 2, secretary, Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) Capt S.... Race meeting postponed KARACHI, Aug 29: The Karachi Race Club (KRC) has postponed the race meeting which was scheduled to be held on Aug 31, a spokesman for the KRC announced on Monday.... U-17 zonal final KARACHI, Aug 29: Zone-I Whites will meet Zone-II Whites in the final of the KCCA U-17 Inter-zonal cricket tournament at the KCCA Stadium on Tuesday.... Kamran sparkles KARACHI, Aug 29: Hosts Aga Khan University (AKU) suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of PPTA in the 5th AKU Sports and Rehabilitation Centre cricket tournament on Sunday.... Karate course ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Pakistan Karate Federation is organising a course for coaches from Sept 5 to 17. The course being held at the sports complex is in collaboration with the Pakistan Sports Board and the newly formed sports trust....

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