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September 10, 2005 Saturday Sha’aban 5, 1426 Bad light and rain check Australia’s positive response LONDON, Sept 9: Justin Langer mixed lavish strokes with a little luck as Australia, chasing England’s first-innings total of 373, closed a truncated second day of the fifth Ashes Test on 112 without loss.... Mahmood, Nasir spur Cavaliers KARACHI, Sept 9: Spurred by a Mahmood Ali winner and fine goalkeeping by Nasir Ali, Northern Cavaliers rode past Capital Dynamos 2-1 in Super Hockey League at Hockey Club of Pakistan under lights on Friday... Warsi out for two weeks KARACHI, Sept 8: Defective Hockey Club of Pakistan pitch and mismanagement by ongoing Super Hockey League organizers made Baloch Lions pay heavily as their penalty corner striker Imran Warsi will miss the action after tearing in knee ligaments.... Three cups up for grabs today KARACHI, Sept 9: Three cups are up for grabs in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting which is being held to commemorate the Defence Day, at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.... Hurricane century by Ashraf helps Zone-V to victory KARACHI, Sept 9: Ashraf Ali blasted a brilliant hurricane century to help Zone V trounce Zone VII by seven wickets in the two-day match of PCB Inter-district Senior cricket tournament (Karachi Region) on Friday at Asifabad Sports ground.... Swimming: Golden girl Kiran LAHORE, Sept 9: International, Kiran Khan (Wapda) stole the show with a fine performance claiming six gold medals, out of a total nine competed for, on the first day of the... PCB to appoint paid selectors LAHORE, Sept 9: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has in principle decided to have a paid national selection committee and a decision in this regard will be taken in the ad... Ashraful and Ahmed impress in drawn match COLOMBO, Sept 9: Bangladeshi middle-order batsmen Muhammad Ashraful and Aftab Ahmed geared up for the first Test against Sri Lanka with gutsy half-centuries in a drawn practice match on Friday.... Centuries by Dravid, Sehwag, Gambhir MUTARE (Zimbabwe), Sept 9: India’s three top-order batsmen Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid all scored centuries against a Zimbabwe Board XI on Friday in a warm-up game ahead of next week’s first Test.... Federer, Hewitt to clash for a spot in final NEW YORK, Sept 9: Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt will renew their rivalry in the US Open, but it was the Swiss top seed and title-holder who was by far the more impressive on Thursday in winning through to the semifinals.... Khayal outmuscles Ritwik for a place in semifinals KOLKATA, Sept 9: It was an India-Pakistan duel with a difference. It happened on squash court, at Kolkata Racket Club. But there was no mistaking intensity and fierce competitive edge that characterises all contests featuring these traditional rivals on any stage.... Sumit and Issara crowned champions LAHORE, Sept 9: Top seed Sumit Prakash Gupta of India and Khunpak Issara of Thailand lifted the boys’ and girls’ ITF (under-18) titles at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts on Friday.... Deadly spell by Rashid KARACHI, Sep 9: St.Paul’s High School beat St.Lawrence school by 18 runs in the KCCA Inter-school cricket tournament thanks to deadly bowling by left-arm leg-spinner Herison Rashid who captured five wickets for 14 runs at the KCCA stadium.... Singh, Weir off to slow starts VANCOUVER (British Columbia), Sept 9: Defending champion Vijay Singh shot a three-over-par 73 during the first round of the PGA Canadian Open on Thursday, tying him with 24 others for 71st place.... KPT share points KARACHI, Sept 9: Rauf slammed home the equaliser to help KPT force a 2-2 draw with Habib bank (HBL) in Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Friday.... Referees course LAHORE, Sept 9: The three-day referees physical fitness and upgradation course will now be held at Punjab Stadium from Sept 19 to 21 instead of Sept 22 to 24.... FIVB course ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The FIVB Teachers’ Volleyball Course began here at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Friday with as many as 35 teachers taking part. The course will conclude on Sept 15 and comprises theory and practical sessions.... Softball celebrations PESHAWAR, Sept 9: NWFP Softball Association (NWFP SA) will organise various activities across the province to celebrate the inclusion of softball as one of the discipline in the Olympics Games....

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