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September 22, 2005 Thursday Sha'aban 17, 1426 Tendulkar pulls out of Super Series KOLKATA, Sept 21: India’s Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of next month’s challenge series between champions Australia and the Rest of the World because of a nagging elbow injury.... Inzamam elated at being picked for World XI LAHORE, Sept 21: Inzamamul Haq, the Pakistan captain, expressed his delight and excitement over being selected to the World XI for next month’s ICC Super Series Test and one-day matches against Australia.... PCB chief wants team to attain peak form HYDERABAD, Sept 21: Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M Khan said on Wednesday it was the aim of the board that national cricket team should attain its peak form before... Flintoff claims he was shot at NEW DELHI, Sept 21: Indian police have expressed surprise over England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s claims he was shot at during a one-day series in India in early 2002.... Zimbabwe battle for survival HARARE, Sept 21: A career best display by pace bowler Heath Streak was not enough to leave Zimbabwe facing another innings defeat by India after the second day of the second and final Test on Wednesday.... Hapless BD head for another defeat COLOMBO, Sept 21: Dilhara Fernando led a pack of sharp Sri Lankan pacemen to push cricketing minnows Bangladesh closer to defeat in the second and final Test here on Wednesday.... LGZ almost within reach of Karachi region title KARACHI, Sept 21: Liaquatabad-Gulshan Zone (LGZ) completed an emphatic 210-run victory over Nazimabad-Asifabad Zone on Wednesday to ensure the Karachi region title of the PCB Inter-district senior cricket championship is theirs, barring any miracle in the final round.... Lara gifts Mandela bat that tormented South Africans JOHANNESBURG, Sept 21: West Indies batsman Brian Lara traded jokes with Nelson Mandela on Wednesday and handed him the bat with which he plundered the South African bowling attack this year.... Grimsby humble Spurs as Villa score eight LONDON, Sept 21: Tottenham Hotspur, three-time winners of the competition, suffered a humiliating 1-0 defeat by fourth division Grimsby Town in the League Cup second round on Tuesday.... National women’s hockey pushes off tomorrow KARACHI, Sept 21: Holders Pakistan Railways will start the defence of their crown when the 21st National women’s hockey championship pushes off at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium on Friday.... Serena suffers careers’ worst defeat BEIJING, Sept 21: Serena Williams suffered one of the worst defeats of her career as she was humbled 6-2 7-6 by local girl Sun Tiantian at the China Open on Wednesday.... Khurram snatches victory from jaws of defeat KARACHI, Sept 21: Khurram Agha, trailing at 1-4 in the best of nine frames final and with a deficit of 34 points in the sixth frame, snatched win from the jaws... Turkish lifters hit by IWF suspension ANKARA, Sept 21: Turkey has been temporarily suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for violating doping test rules, in what is the latest in a series of scandals to hit one of the country’s most successful sports.... Ex-PLTA official flays PTF LAHORE, Sept 21: A former secretary of the Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) has said dismal showing by Pakistani boys and girls in the recently concluded ITF junior tournaments has rebuked... Nowshera Cup football PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Gymkhana Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera and Nowshera Youth booked berths in the second round of the NWFP Nowshera Cup football after securing victories in the knockout round at Sheikh Farooq Stadium on Wednesday.... Cadet Boxing: Pakistan to compete in World Cup KARACHI, Sept 21: Pakistan will feature in the Cadet Boxing World Cup scheduled to be held at Liverpool, England from Oct 9 to 19, announced Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Wednesday.... Upset win for FFPS KARACHI, Sept 21: FF Public School (FFPS) pulled off a major upset in the KCCA Inter-school cricket tournament when they defeated Pakistan championship runners-up Ebrahim Alibahi School by five wickets at the KCCA Stadium on Tuesday.... Lecole, CAS in final KARACHI, Sept 21: Lecole School and The CAS School entered the final of Karachi Inter-school boys basketball championship after hard-fought victories, says a news release on Wednesday.... Squad named for one-day series LAHORE, Sept 21: Misbahul Haq has been retained as Pakistan ‘A’ captain for three-match one-day series against touring Australia ‘A’. The first game is scheduled for Friday at Bagh-i-Jinnah.... Women’s soccer camp ends LAHORE, Sept 21: The Punjab women football training camp for the first national championship ended at the Punjab Stadium on Wednesday. Led by Kiran Ilyas, the team will leave for Islamabad... KWHA teams KARACHI, Sept 21: The Karachi Women’s Hockey Association (KWHA) has named two teams for the 21st National women’s hockey championship which begins at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium from Sept 23.... Optimist regatta KARACHI, Sept 21: Upcoming boys and girls sailors will feature in the three-day 15th National Optimist sailing championship (under-15) which will commence at the PAF Yacht Club, Korangi Creek, from Friday....

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