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September 2, 2005 Friday Rajab 27, 1426 Zaheer urges ICC for Inzamam’s inclusion KARACHI, Sept 1: Zaheer Abbas, the former Pakistan captain and one of the finest batsmen of his era, has urged the game’s ruling body to include Inzamamul Haq in the World XI squads for next month’s Super Series in Australia.... Senators unconvinced with PCB chief’s explanations ISLAMABAD, Sep 1: Pakistan cricket chief Mr. Shaharyar M. Khan, appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on Sports on Thursday could not fully satisfy the senators on a host of issues.... Squash: Carla keeps Pakistan’s hopes alive ISLAMABAD, Sep 1: Top seed Carla Khan kept Pakistan’s hopes alive as she checked into the final of the POF WISPA Squash tournament at the Jahangir Khan Complex in Wah on Thursday.... Snooker: Yousuf dethrones Saleh, meets Saim for trophy KARACHI, Sept 1: Veteran Muhammad Yousuf dethroned Saleh Muhammad to set up Friday’s title clash with Abu Saim in the 14th Snooker Cup national ranking championship after they won their pre-finals in contrasting styles at Area Snooker Club on Thursday.... Tennis: Indians set for clean sweep ISLAMABAD, Sep 1: Indian top seed Sumit Prakash Gupta and his compatriot Kinshuk Sharma qualified for the boys singles final of the ITF Junior tennis Championship at the Islamabad Club on Thursday.... Sindh women soccer trainees face problems KARACHI, Sept 1: While FIFA has been emphasizing promotion of youth and women soccer by enhancing the funds, the officials deputed to select and train Sindh women team are reluctant to use the grant causing problems for the trainees.... Selectors meet captain, coach LAHORE, Sept 1: Speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s fate for the home series against England was discussed at a meeting attended by national selectors, captain Inzamamul Haq and coach Bob Woolmer.... PCB to appoint talent-spotters ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will appoint talent-spotters in regions besides starting club and women cricket competitions this very year. “The promotion of club, women and regional cricket is our priority”, the PCB Chairman, Mr.... Judge orders comments from Shaharyar LAHORE, Sept 1: Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan of Lahore High Court, Multan Bench has ordered for the parawise comments of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mr. Shaharyar M.... Nadal wins teen battle as top guns move ahead NEW YORK, Sept 1: Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal withstood the determined challenge of a fellow teenager to keep his US Open bid intact on Wednesday.... No respite for BD as Moody rules out changes COLOMBO, Sept 1: Sri Lanka’s coach Tom Moody ruled out resting his key players for Friday’s second one-dayer against Bangladesh, saying he wanted to complete a clean sweep.... Benaud can’t believe Aussies still in hunt LONDON, Sept 1: Richie Benaud is “astonished” Australia still have a chance of retaining the Ashes after being outplayed by England in the last three Tests of an enthralling series.... Sachin made right call: Ganguly HARARE, Sept 1: Sachin Tendulkar’s decision to pull out of India’s Tests in Zimbabwe later this month because of injury was the right one, captain Saurav Ganguly said on Thursday.... PS in final KARACHI, Sept 1: Pakistan Steel (PS) and PTCL will clash in the final of Junior hockey championship after winning their semifinals on Thursday at Faisalabad Stadium.... Zone-II Whites lift U-17 crown KARACHI, Sept 1: Zone-II Whites emerged as champions of the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal cricket tournament after defeating Zone-I Whites by 28 runs in the final played at the KCCA Stadium the other day.... Lyari, HMS win KARACHI, Sept 1: CDGK School Lyari and GBS Hasrat Mohani School won their matches in the NBP-KCCA Inter-school cricket tournament on Wednesday.... England agree dates LONDON, Sept 1: England’s tour of India next year will comprise three Tests and seven One-day Internationals, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.... Soccer: Two-goal Ashraf helps Bankers earn full points KARACHI, Sept 1: Two-goal Mohammad Ashraf poached an injury-time match-winner to help National Bank (NBP) edge past ten-man Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) 2-1 in the Premier League... Vaiz, Abid lose in Vietnam KARACHI, Sept 1: Two of the Pakistani pugilists Abid Ali and Mir Vaiz on Thursday lost their respective quarterfinals bouts in the ongoing Asian Boxing Championship in Vietnam.... Youth training camp from Sunday LAHORE, Sept 1: The national Youth football training camp will start at the Punjab Stadium from Sunday. The camp is being set up to select and prepare a team which will... Rustam-i-Karachi KARACHI, Sep 1: Shahzad Pehalwan of Liaquatabad Town has become the Rustam-i-Karachi Dangal by overpowering Rafiq Pehalwan from North Karachi Town in the final, said a press release on Thursday.... Trials for academy players LAHORE, Sept 1: Trials to select junior players for joining the national football academy will be held on Sept 6 at Qayyum stadium Peshawar, said a spokesman of the Pakistan Football Federation on Thursday.... School basketball KARACHI, Sept 1: All Karachi boys and girls under-17 Inter-school basketball tournament will be held at Aga Khan University Sports Centre from Friday. Sixteen in the second boys event and four teams in inaugural girls tournament would be taking part.... Squash rankings KARACHI, Sept 1: Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman has dropped to No. 18 in the latest international squash rankings announced by the Professional Squash Association on Thursday....

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