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September 11, 2005 Sunday Sha’aban 6, 1426 Shabbir fires Qalandars to narrow victory KARACHI, Sept 10: Sindh Qalandars broke sweat to overcome battling underdogs Capital Dynamos 3-2 thanks to two-goal Shabbir Hussain in the Super Hockey League at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Saturday.... Pakistan Davis Cup squad leaves for Chile LAHORE, Sept 10: Pakistan tennis squad left for Chile on Saturday where they are to compete in the important Davis Cup Group-I tie against hosts Chile from Sept 23 to 25.... SHL fails to attract crowd KARACHI, Sept 10: The Super Hockey League has failed to attract fans on Saturday as no more than a few hundreds, most of them officials were present on the first two days.... Sami, Umar back in action after injuries RAWALPINDI, Sept 10: Pakistani fast bowlers Mohammad Sami and Umar Gul return to action against a strong Australian ‘A’ side on Sunday after long-standing fitness problems.... Army claim team title despite Kiran’s outstanding effort LAHORE, Sept 10: Despite an impressive tally of 12 gold medals won by Kiran Khan, defending champions Wapda were dethroned by Army who emerged as the new champions of the National... Weather frustrates Aussies after Langer century LONDON, Sept 10: England finally saw the back of Justin Langer to break the best stand of this Ashes series on the third day of the fifth Test against Australia at The Oval here Saturday.... Useful practice for Indians MUTARE (Zimbabwe), Sept 10: India will return to Harare from mountain valley town Mutare where they got some competitive batting practice ahead of the first Test against Zimbabwe starting in Bulawayo on Tuesday.... Rain may hit district matches KARACHI, Sept 10: Heavy monsoon rain is almost certain to curtail play in the third round matches of the ongoing PCB Inter-district Senior Cricket Championship from Sunday.... PCB official resigns HYDERABAD, Sept 10: One of the 10 members of steering committee formed by PCB to run affairs of District Cricket Association (DCA) resigned on Friday, alleging the body had failed to meet its objectives.... India announce ODI schedule NEW DELHI, Sept 10: The Indian cricket board on Saturday announced the schedule for the home one-day series against Sri Lanka and South Africa in October and November.... BD facing pace crisis COLOMBO, Sept 10: Bangladesh have a fast-bowling injury crisis as they prepare for a tough two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting on Monday. The tourists have lost key strike bowler Mashrafe... High Dream tipped for today’s big race LAHORE, Sept 10: Three-year-old chestnut filly, High Dream, looks better placed in classification as well as handicap to lift the September Cup to be gone over 1100m during the second Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Pierce, Clijsters to clash for history’s biggest purse NEW YORK, Sept 10: Kim Clijsters will play for the biggest purse in the history of women’s sport in Saturday’s US Open final after beating Russian top seed Maria Sharapova in the semifinals.... Federer, Agassi bid for dream finale NEW YORK, Sept 10: Roger Federer and Andre Agassi will be looking to set up a dream final at the US Open when they play their respective semifinals on Saturday at Flushing Meadows.... Montoya grabs pole at Spa SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium), Sept 10: Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya claimed pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix when he out-paced his title-chasing McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying on Saturday.... Another easy stroll for champions Chelsea LONDON, Sept 10: Champions Chelsea notched up their fifth consecutive Premier League victory of the season with a routine 2-0 win over bottom club Sunderland on Saturday.... Squash: Azlan ends Khayal’s great run KARACHI, Sept 10: Pakistan qualifier Khayal Muhammad’s gallant run in the International squash championship finally came to a halt in the semifinals when he lost against favourite Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia in Kolkata on Friday night.... Calcavecchia sets pace VANCOUVER (British Columbia), Sept 10: Mark Calcavecchia continued to set the pace at the Canadian Open carding a second round three-under 67 on Friday, but has defending champion Vijay Singh in hot pursuit.... Shahid lands jockey’s title for 3rd time LAHORE, Sept 10: Shahid Rehman has won the unique honour of performing an unmatched feat, becoming the champion rider for the third consecutive year in Lahore.... Scorpion wins English St. Leger LONDON, Sept 10: Scorpion, the 10-11 favourite, ridden by Frankie Dettori for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, made all the running to win Saturday’s Doncaster St Leger, the final classic of the English horse racing season.... Dubai World Cup purse raised by $6million DUBAI, Sept 10: The Dubai World Cup has had its prize money increased by $6 million, further underlining the meeting’s status as the world’s richest day of horse racing.... Night races at Lahore LAHORE, Sept 10: Horse-racing in floodlights at the Lahore Racecourse would now become a permanent feature as long as weather conditions permit. This was stated by a Lahore Race Club... Balochistan lift U-17 trophy QUETTA, Sept 10: Hosts Balochistan clinched the 4th National Under-17 football trophy after edging out NWFP 1-0 in the final on Saturday at Ayub Stadium. Balochistan struck a lone goal through... Bankers crush PWD KARACHI, Sept 10: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) thrashed Pakistan Works Department (PWD) 3-1 in the Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Saturday. Farooq Shah opened the bankers’ account in... World champion upstaged by Gay MONACO, Sept 10: World 200 metres champion Justin Gatlin was relegated to fourth place on the opening day of the two-day world athletics final on Friday after his team-mate Tyson Gay clocked 19.96... Arwa, Leena shine KARACHI, Sept 10: The City School (PECHS) and City School (Darakshan Campus) recorded victories after winning their matches in Aga Khan University Inter-school basketball tournament on Saturday.... Seniors tennis KARACHI, Sept 10: The fifth edition of the Pakistan International Seniors tennis championship will be held at Karachi Gymkhana this month. The organisers said on Saturday that seven Indians and an... Kumail for US KARACHI, Sept 10: Pakistan’s Kumail Mahmood will take part in the Berkshire Open squash championship to be held in Williamstown, Massachusetts (USA) later this month. According to details of the world...

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