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October 17, 2005 Monday Ramzan 12, 1426 Australia close in on victory despite batting collapse SYDNEY, Oct 16: Australia were in a commanding position to win the one-off Super Test against the ICC World XI on Sunday despite suffering one of the worst batting collapses in their proud cricketing history.... Faisal makes up for lost time with timely century KARACHI, Oct 16: Faisal Iqbal could not have chosen a more appropriate moment to press his claims for possible national recall with an unblemished century as Karachi overcame a stuttering start... GOLF: Purdy goes on birdies spree to take lead LAS VEGAS, Oct 16: American Ted Purdy took advantage of ideal early conditions by firing birdies on his first four holes to grab a two-shot third round lead at the Las Vegas championships on Saturday.... Manchester City maintain their flying start LONDON, Oct 16: Manchester City maintained their flying start to the Premier League season with an effervescent 2-1 home win over West Ham United on Sunday.... QUAID TROPHY: Spinner Imran restricts Sialkot LAHORE, Oct 16: Imran Khalid, the Faisalabad leg-spinner, grabbed six for 94 as Sialkot were restricted to a modest first-innings score of 207 in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League tie at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Sunday.... Quetta prosper KARACHI, Oct 16: Quetta batsmen enjoyed a good opening day to propel the hosts to 300 for six against Hyderabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Bugti Stadium on Sunday.... Fleming and Bond inspire Kiwis in tour opener POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Oct 16: New Zealand, led magnificently from the front by their century-making captain Stephen Fleming, secured a comfortable 103-run victory over South Africa ‘A’ here on Sunday.... Champions start season in style KARACHI, Oct 16: Peshawar launched the defence of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy cricket title by dominating the first day’s play of their Gold League fixture against Rawalpindi at the Arbab Niaz Stadium on Sunday.... Match-winning knock by Nasir KARACHI, Oct 16: Nasir Aziz hammered a match-winning half-century as M. Text Sports defeated Malir Gymkhana by two wickets in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Twenty20 Cup at the AKG Ground on Sunday.... Khush Nazar registers second win in a row KARACHI, Oct 16: Taking advantage of the absence of fancied two-year-old colt, Moj-e-Arab, filly, Queen Of Mirwa, came up with flying colours in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Newton outclasses rivals to clinch Islamabad Cup LAHORE, Oct 16: Three-year-old chestnut colt, Newton, ridden by jockey Shahid Rehman predictably outclassed his 13 rivals to edge out Manu Janu to win the Islamabad Cup run over 1200m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... SQUASH: Nicol meets Ricketts in semifinals MANCHESTER (England), Oct 16: England’s Peter Nicol will meet Australia’s Anthony Ricketts in the semifinals of the British Open squash championship after ousting world number one and top seed Thierry Lincou of France.... Alonso triumphs at chaotic Chinese GP SHANGHAI, Oct 16: Spaniard Fernando Alonso won a chaotic Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to hand Renault the Formula One constructor’s title on top of the driver’s crown he took last month.... Pierce, Andreev bag Kremlin Cup crowns MOSCOW, Oct 16: France’s third seed Mary Pierce beat Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4 6-3 on Sunday to win her second Kremlin Cup title. It was also the second title this year... ROWING: PRF pulls out due to visa delay LAHORE, Oct 16: The Pakistan Rowing Federation (PRF) has decided not to take part in the Asian championship being held in Hyderabad, Deccan after the Indian High Commission did not issue visas to two key players Mohammad Akram and Irfan.... ‘Pakistan has to fight’ KARACHI, Oct 16: Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer on Sunday said that Pakistan had to fight hard in all departments of the game against in-form England side in the upcoming home series.... Gebrselassie claims Amsterdam marathon AMSTERDAM, Oct 16: Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie won the Amsterdam marathon on Sunday with a new course record and the fastest time of the year.... Timofeyeva, Rugut lift titles NEW DELHI, Oct 16: Kenyan Philip Rugut and Russia’s Irina Timofeyeva won the men’s and women’s titles in the Delhi international half-marathon on Sunday.... KRC donates Rs0.8m KARACHI, Oct 16: The Karachi Race Club (KRC) has raised a sum of Rs0.8 million for the earthquake victims, said a KRC spokesman on Sunday. A team of KRC officials would... Khaqan, Kamran in big stand LAHORE, Oct 16: Fine batting by Khaqan Arsal and Kamran Sajid guided Lahore Shalimar to 286 for four on the opening day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match against Multan at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday.... No play in Islamabad fixture ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match between Islamabad and Abbottabad at the Diamond Cricket Ground was washed out on Sunday.... Naeem sparkles KARACHI, Oct 16: A belligerent innings of 47 by Naeem Ahmed Khan inspired Omar CC to a four-wicket victory over Bed & Bath CC in the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground on Sunday.... Jamil excels KARACHI, Oct 16: A good all-round performance by Jamil Ibrahim took Pak Independent CC to a four-wicket win against Young Baloch CC in the ninth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at the KGA Ground on Sunday.... Match revised LAHORE, Oct 16: The Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match between Lahore Ravi and Karachi Harbour has been rescheduled for Nov 21-24 instead of Oct 16-19 at the LCCA Ground....

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