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November 14, 2005 Monday Shawwal 11, 1426 Trescothick cracks century as England tighten screws MULTAN, Nov 13: Marcus Trescothick led from the front with a stroke-filled unbeaten century on Sunday as England took firm control of the first Test against Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium.... FIH summons Saqlain on 27th: Probe into misconduct LAHORE, Nov 13: Mohammad Saqlain, facing an inquiry by FIH for misconduct, on Sunday said incident involving him during the Rabo Trophy final was not a “big issue” and it should have been settled by the team management on the spot.... BCCI agrees to PCB’s proposal MULTAN, Nov 13: The Indian cricket authorities have agreed to the PCB’s proposed itinerary for India’s tour of Pakistan early next year while it awaits final approval from their government.... Vaughan hopes he will play second Test MULTAN, Nov 13: Michael Vaughan, the injured England captain, believes he will get fit in time to play the second Test of the series against Pakistan at Faisalabad starting next Sunday.... Heather cruises into last 4 KARACHI, Nov 13: England’s 10th seed, Mark Heather, continued his winning run when he downed Pakistan’s 12th seed, Basit Ashfaq, in straight games to cruise into the last four of the... Shahid calls for full-time coach KARACHI, Nov 13: Pakistan’s top ranked squash player Shahid Zaman on Saturday made it loud and clear that he needed a full-time coach if the nation wanted him to deliver in international competitions.... Flintoff’s bat saved from being torched LONDON, Nov 13: England hero Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff’s bat was saved at an auction from the clutches of a bitter Australian determined to burn it to ashes.... Federer and Ljubicic record victories SHANGHAI, Nov 13: Roger Federer made hard work of the start of his Masters Cup defence on Sunday before recovering to squeeze past Argentine David Nalbandian 6-3 2-6 6-4.... Chanderpaul helps Windies secure draw SYDNEY, Nov 13: West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a defiant half-century to help the tourists draw their three-day match against Victoria in Melbourne on Sunday.... Savabeel makes it two in a row KARACHI, Nov 13: Pre-race favourite three-year-old filly Savabeel made it two in a row when she grabbed the feature event in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Howell tames Tiger to win Shanghai event SHANGHAI, Nov 13: Briton David Howell held off Tiger Woods to win the inaugural Champions Tournament by three strokes on Sunday. The Englishman fired a four-under-par 68 to finish on 20-under... Thrill enthrals race-goers with emphatic victory LAHORE, Nov 13: Fancied bay colt, Thrill, thrilled race-goers by his superb performance winning the supporting event during the 11th Lahore Winter Meeting at the floodlit Racecourse on Saturday.... PSB refuses more funds for wrestling stadium LAHORE, Nov 13: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has stopped further funding to its Punjab chapter, which needs more grant to complete the under-construction wrestling stadium in the premises of Iqbal Park Sports Complex.... Proteas not worried about Dhoni: coach HYDERABAD (India), Nov 13: South Africa’s coach Mickey Arthur on Sunday said his team was not worried about big-hitting Indian batsman Mahendra Dhoni ahead of their five-match one-day series.... Haris and Shahid shine LAHORE, Nov 13: Fine batting by Haris Khan (76) and Shahid Ahmed (65) helped Universal Club beat Lahore Gymkhana by a narrow margin of seven runs in the inaugural match of Gymkhana Cricket Cup at Bagh-i-Jinnah ground on Sunday.... Paraguay win TEHRAN, Nov 13: A goal from Dante Lopez gave Paraguay a 1-0 win over Macedonia on Sunday to secure the South American side’s victory in a four-nation tournament in Iran.... Punjab Cup LAHORE, Nov 13: Three Pakistan Punjab golf teams will take part in the first Punjab Cup to be held in Chandigarh, India from Nov 25. President Punjab Golf Association Col Zulfiqar Rana will accompany the team as official.... Indian netball team due ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: An Indian women’s netball team will be arriving here next month to play a three-match series against Pakistan. Malik Zafar Iqbal Awan, the president of Pakistan Federation of... Mansell claims GP Masters race KYALAMI (South Africa), Nov 13: Briton Nigel Mansell won the inaugural Grand Prix Masters race at the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg on Sunday. Mansell, 52, led the 30-lap race from start... Junior badminton ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The National Bank junior badminton championship would get under way at the Pakistan Sports Complex from Nov 19, organisers said on Sunday. The event, sanctioned by the national...

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