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September 9, 2005 Friday Sha’aban 4, 1426 Super Hockey League: Baloch Lions roar past Qalandars KARACHI, Sept 8: A Shabbir Hussain second half match-winner helped Baloch Lions roared past an unimpressive Sindh Qalandars 3-2 in the Super Hockey League opener at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Thursday.... Warne pegs back England despite Strauss century LONDON, Sept 8: Shane Warne ripped out England’s top order to leave Australia with the upper hand despite a fine 129 from Andrew Strauss on an absorbing first day of the fifth and final Test on Thursday.... Agassi dazzles but exit for Davenport NEW YORK, Sept 8: In the end James Blake, like the rest of Flushing Meadows, had no choice but to embrace the legend. Andre Agassi’s astounding recovery from two sets and... Afsar hits second century KARACHI, Sept 8: Despite a century by Afsar Nawaz, his second in successive matches, Old Karachi Zone (formerly Zone-III) found themselves in trouble on the first day of the second round match of the PCB Inter-district Senior Cricket Championship on Thursday.... Pakistan hopes dashed as Sumit tames Yasir LAHORE, Sept 8: Top seed Sumit Prakash Gupta ended Pakistan hopes of landing a title when he outclassed the last home survivor Yasir Khan in straight sets, making it all-India final... England stunned in Belfast, France win in Ireland LONDON, Sept 8: England’s World Cup hopes suffered a shock setback at the hands of neighbours Northern Ireland on Wednesday when a late David Healy goal sent the Group Six favourites to their first defeat in Belfast for 78 years.... Khayal, Basit score upset victories KARACHI, Sept 8: Former national junior team captain Khayal Muhammad caused a major upset when he trounced England’s fifth seed Ben Garner 11-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 in 50 minuters to enter... Basketball: Saad, Rafay star for winners KARACHI, Sept 8: City North Nazimabad, Bayview School, Happy Home Gulshan Campus advanced to the last eight stage on Wednesday in Inter-school boys basketball championship on Wednesday.... Irfan to lead Pakistan spikers in Bangkok ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) on Thursday announced its squad for the 13th men’s Asian Volleyball Championship being held in Bangkok this month.... National basketball in Attock from Sept 18 KARACHI, Sept 8: The National basketball championship will be held at Attock from Sept 18 to 25, a spokesman of Pakistan Basketball Federation said on Thursday.... Mansoor, Shahid included LAHORE, Sept 8:Leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad and medium-pacer Shahid Nazir have been included in the Pakistan “A” team in place of Imran Tahir and Muhammad Asif.... Advance party arrives ISLAMABAD, Sep 8: A four-member Australian advance party arrived in Islamabad early on Thursday morning three days before the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Torch Relay reaches the capital.... Badminton: Wajid sole survivor HYDERABAD (India), Sept 8: Wajid Ali was Pakistan’s sole survivor as four others crashed out in the Asian badminton championship at the end of first day’s proceedings on Wednesday.... Ebrahim holds up Indians MUTARE (Zimbabwe), Sept 8: India’s Test squad were provided with unexpectedly stiff opposition by a Zimbabwe Board XI on the first day of a three-day match.... BD head for defeat COLOMBO, Sept 8: Bangladesh were struggling to avoid an innings defeat in their three-day warm-up game ahead of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The visiting side were 31-1 at stumps... Nowshera stun Peshawar PESHAWAR, Sept 8: District Nowshera clinched the title after beating Peshawar 2-0 in the final of the NWFP, Mali Baba under-17 hockey hampionship played in Nowshera on Thursday.... Rafique fined for verbal spat DHAKA, Sept 8: Top Bangladeshi bowler Mohammad Rafique has been fined 75 per cent of his match-fee after a verbal duel with coach Dav Whatmore during the current tour of Sri Lanka, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday.... Nehra ruled out NEW DELHI, Sept 8: Fast bowler Ashish Nehra, suffering from a back injury, has been ruled out of India’s two-Test series with Zimbabwe. Fellow paceman Ajit Agarkar, who was in the... Farjad sparkles KARACHI, Sept 8: Farjad Mujtaba scored sparkling 124 to help Falconhouse Grammar defeat Qadri Secondary School by 51 runs in the KCCA Inter-school cricket tournament at KCCA Stadium on Wednesday.... Amateur golf ISLAMABAD, Sep 8: The Federal Amateur Golf tournament is due to begin at the Islamabad Club on Friday with 138 golfers from all over Pakistan vying for honours.... Bankers triumph KARACHI, Sept 8: National Bank edged out PWD 2-1 in the Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Thursday. The bankers got off to a fine start when Jameel opened their... Meeting postponed LAHORE, Sept 8: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee meeting has been postponed due to lack of quorum. The meeting was scheduled to be held on Monday.... Salman beat Danish KARACHI, Sept 8: Salman Ahmed recorded a hard fought 2-1 win against Danish Ahmed in the Defence Day junior boxing championship at Ustad Satoo Boxing Stadium Lyari, said a press release of Karachi South Boxing Association (KSBA) issued on Thursday.... Talib named coordinator LAHORE, Sept 8: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has appointed former international Talib Ali as chief coordinator of national youth camp for the selection of Pakistan youth team....

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