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November 15, 2005 Tuesday Shawwal 12, 1426 England slightly better placed in second Test MULTAN, Nov 14: Despite Pakistan’s spirited fightback, England were slightly better placed in the first Test with stand-in skipper Marcus Trescothick scoring 193 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday.... Amjad to face Kemp for CNS Trophy KARACHI, Nov 14: Pakistan’s former world-ranked player, Amjad Khan will take on England’s Jonathan Kemp for the CNS international squash trophy on Tuesday after both won their semifinals at the Roshan Khan/ Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on Monday.... Classy India overwhelm Pakistan: Under-17 Sccer LAHORE, Nov 14: Four goals by Khangembamthoi Singh helped India thrash Pakistan 9-0 in the opening match of the AFC Under-17 soccer qualifiers at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on Sunday.... Meherullah, Asghar score impressive points victories MIANYANG (China), Nov 14: Pakistan’s Meherullah cleared the first hurdle when he defeated Djelkhir Khedafi of France on points in the preliminary featherweight bout of the world boxing championships on Monday.... Riots not to disrupt 2nd Test, say police MULTAN, Nov 14: Anti-Christian riots in a town near the venue of the second Test will not affect the England tour of Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday.... Yousuf accused of violating ICC regulations MULTAN, Nov 14: Mohammad Yousuf could find himself in hot water after reportedly violating an ICC regulation on Monday during the third day of the first Test against England.... Faisalabad ready to host second Test FAISALABAD, Nov 14: All the arrangements have been finalized to organize the second cricket Test between England and Pakistan from Nov 20 in a befitting manner at Iqbal Stadium.... Ganguly falters in comeback bid NEW DELHI, Nov 14: Saurav Ganguly’s hopes of making a comeback hit a roadblock over the weekend after the former Indian captain was dismissed twice without scoring in a first-class domestic match.... Hard-hitter Kemp ready for slow Indian pitches HYDERABAD (India), Nov 14: Hard-hitting all rounder Justin Kemp is confident he can adapt to the slow Indian pitches when South Africa’s one-day series with India starts on Wednesday.... Injured Vaughan practices in nets MULTAN, Nov 14: Injured England captain Michael Vaughan spent some time in the nets on Monday while team-mates played in the first Test against Pakistan. A spokesman for the England team... South Africa win Indian tour opener HYDERABAD (India), Nov 14: Graeme Smith’s South Africa warmed up for the five-match limited-overs series against India with an eight-wicket romp in a practice match on Monday.... Hodge certain to make Test debut SYDNEY, Nov 14: Brad Hodge was almost certain to make his Test debut against West Indies this week, Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on Monday. Hodge was included in a 12-man... Hobart pitch ideal for MacGill HOBART (Australia) Nov 14: The Bellerive Oval pitch will be well suited to Stuart MacGill’s leg-spin in this week’s second cricket Test against the West Indies here, the ground curator said on Monday.... Pakistan needs a big innings, says Waqar MULTAN, Nov 14: Fast bowling legend Waqar Younis termed loss of Younis Khan’s wicket in closing moments as troublesome but added Pakistan can still fight back provided a big innings is played by at least one batsman.... West Indies U-19 to visit in January LAHORE, Nov 14: The West Indies Under-19 team will tour Pakistan from Jan 17 to 31 next year to play five One-day matches series against their Pakistan counterpart.... Mauresmo fights back to grab career’s biggest title LOS ANGELES, Nov 14: Amelie Mauresmo rallied from a set down to outlast compatriot Mary Pierce 5-7 7-6 6-4 in the WTA Championships final on Sunday, making her the first Frenchwoman to win the season-ending tournament.... Agassi and Nadal withdraw from Masters Cup SHANGHAI, Nov 14: Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi pulled out of the season-ending Masters Cup on Monday, casting a cloud over wins by Gaston Gaudio and Nikolay Davydenko.... Pakistan to host Asia Cup LAHORE, Nov 14: The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) has finally given a go-ahead to Pakistan to host the 7th Asia Cup in Rawalpindi on April 20-25 next year after it... Federal Cup from Nov 28 ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The 22nd edition of the Federal Cup Tennis Championship is due to begin at the Islamabad Club from Nov 28, officials said on Monday.... Trials for women’s Asia Cup KARACHI, Nov 14: Two-day open trials to select players from Sindh and Balochistan region for the Dec 28-Jan 3 inaugural women’s Asia Cup would be held at National Stadium from Nov 18, a spokesman for Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday.... National Jr TT from Nov 23 KARACHI, Nov 14: The National Jr boys and girls under-18 table tennis championships would be held at Barkat Hall, Hyderabad on Nov 23-26, said Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) on Monday.... Rashid snatches silver medal ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Pakistan’s Abdul Rasheed has won a silver medal in the 60m hurdle event at the Asian Indoor Games in Bangkok by clocking 7.95... Lahore Ravi and Pindi lead tables LAHORE, Nov 14: Rawalpindi and Lahore Ravi with 27 points each are the leaders of Pool ‘A’ and ‘B’ at the end of the fourth round of the National Under-19 (three-day) Inter-region cricket championship.... 3-day sailing course KARACHI, Nov 14: Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) will conduct a three-day International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Judges Clinic from Nov 15 to 17. Fifteen participants from all over the country will take part in the clinic.... Taekwondo U-17 trials LAHORE, Nov 14: Trials to select Punjab boys and girls U-17 taekwondo teams will be held at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Saturday at 10am.... Amateur golf from 17th LAHORE Nov 14: The 45th amateur golf championship of Pakistan will be organized at Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course from Nov 17 to 20. The winner of the event will be the national champion.—PPI...

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