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September 28, 2005 Wednesday Sha'aban 23, 1426 Inzamam takes U-turn ‘in country’s best interest’ LAHORE, Sept 27: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq decided on Tuesday to represent the World XI in the one-off Super Series Test against Australia in the “best interest of cricket and the country” a day after threatening to pull out.... Australia ‘A’ end tour on high note LAHORE, Sept 27: A fine century by opener Phil Jaques inspired Australia ‘A’ to a series victory as the visitors outclassed Pakistan ‘A’ in the decider one-dayer by 97 runs at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.... Indian women promise friendly cricket series LAHORE, Sept 27: The captain of India’s junior women’s cricket team said Tuesday their first-ever cricket series with Pakistan will be a friendly encounter, unlike the bitter contests between their male colleagues.... Best of seven golds for Lahore Board’s Madiha LAHORE, Sept 27: Lahore Board’s Madiha Lateef stole thunder when she grabbed seven gold medals in the girls athletics of the Chief Minister Punjab Inter-school athletics meet at Punjab Stadium on Tuesday.... Ganguly, Chappell warned by BCCI MUMBAI, Sept 27: India’s cricket chiefs brokered an uneasy truce between captain Saurav Ganguly and coach Greg Chappell on Tuesday, sternly warning both to mend their differences for the sake of the national team.... Former player describes Chappell ‘poor coach’ SYDNEY, Sept 27: The embattled coach of the Indian cricket team, Greg Chappell, was on Tuesday criticised by former player Paul Wilson as a “poor coach” during his five-year stint at the South Australian state side.... Probables for KCCA trials announced KARACHI, Sept 27: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) on Tuesday have invited 98 probables for trials to select two Karachi teams for the Quaid-i-Azam cricket championship, which gets under way from Oct 16.... England can’t afford rest, says Flintoff LONDON, Sept 27: Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff insists England cannot afford to rest on their laurels when they come up against Pakistan and India. The Lancashire all-rounder, the Professional Cricketers’ Association’s... NWFP names women softball team PESHAWAR, Sept 27: Secretary General of the NWFP Softball Association, Wasil Khan announced a 16-member women team on the conclusion of a 15-day camp held at Jinnah College ground on Tuesday.... Railways, Lahore Colours book semifinal spots KARACHI, Sept 27: Title holders, Railways and Lahore Colours, propelled into the semifinals of the 21st National women’s hockey championship after winning their last league matches at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium on Tuesday.... Ginepri downs local favourite BANGKOK, Sept 27: Third seed Robby Ginepri came from a set down to knock local favourite Danai Udomchoke out of the Thailand Open tennis tournament 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the first round on Tuesday.... Punjab provinces to compete in TT series ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The table tennis teams of Pakistani and Indian provinces of Punjab will play a series on home and away basis. Table tennis has been included in the Inter-Punjab Games to be held in Lahore in November.... All set to hold National judo championship PESHAWAR, Sept 27: All is set to hold the 17th National judo championship at the PSB Coaching Centre on Sept 30-Oct 3, said secretary general NWFP Judo Association Masood Ahmed on Tuesday.... Punjab to face Wapda for top prize ISLAMABAD, Sep 27: Punjab and Wapda advanced to the final of the inaugural National women’s soccer championship at the Jinnah Stadium on Tuesday with comfortable semifinal victories.... Table Tennis: Double success for Pindi ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Rawalpindi District clinched men’s singles and ladies team titles in the Punjab Inter-district table tennis championship. Muhammad Farooq of Rawalpindi defeated his namesake from Toba Tek Singh 11-8,... Frontier College triumph PESHAWAR, Sept 27: Frontier College for Women defeated Frontier Education Foundation College for Women 3-1 in the opening match of the Board of Intermediate and Secretary Education (BISE) Inter-college girls’ table tennis championship at board premises on Tuesday.... PFF spends Rs7.2m on development ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) spent Rs 7.2 million in one year on the development of the game, a top official said on Tuesday.... Hat trick by Abrar KARACHI, Sept 27: Muhammad Abrar banged in five goals to help City Central Grammar School drub The Educators, Nazimabad 9-0 in the 5th Nawab Ali and M Ismail memorial Inter-school hockey tournament at Police ground on Tuesday.—APP... Success for Karachi HYDERABAD, Sept 27: Karachi clinched the team event finals of the Sindh Table Tennis Association championship beating Larkana and Hyderabad Greens at Barkat Bhai hall on Tuesday.... Kiran grabs two golds KARACHI, Sept 27: Pakistan’s top swimmer Kiran Khan grabbed two golds and a bronze while Sana Wahid a bronze in the on-going 4th Islamic Women’s Games being held in Tehran, according to reports on Tuesday.... Usman strikes century KARACHI, Sept 27: Usman Ali hammered a magnificent century to power Royal Academy (RA) in the semifinal of KCCA Inter-school cricket tournament with a six-wicket defeat of GBSS Agro Technical on Monday.... Junior camp RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: The under-17 hockey training camp will commence at Army Stadium Astroturf from Wednesday. Rawalpindi District Hockey Association is organising the camp, which will run till Oct 5.... Whites beat Reds RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: Rawalpindi Whites outplayed Rawalpindi Reds 6-4 to win the PTDC exhibition match at Rawalpindi Polo Club on Tuesday. LD Malik Khan scored three goals to pave the way for Rawalpindi Whites’ victory.... Races postponed KARACHI, Sept 27: The Karachi Race Club (KRC) has postponed the Summer Gymkhana race meeting which was due to be held on Wednesday, a spokesman for the KRC said on Tuesday....

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