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November 16, 2005 Wednesday Shawwal 13, 1426 Salman’s gutsy century may prove futile MULTAN, Nov 15: A mixture of rank bad batting and probing England pacemen have put Pakistan in danger of defeat on a fluctuating penultimate day of the first Test at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.... No plan to change tour itinerary: PCB chief MULTAN, Nov 15: A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) declared there were no immediate plans to reschedule the itinerary of the current England tour to Pakistan following Tuesday morning’s bomb explosion in Karachi.... England’s Kemp lifts CNS trophy KARACHI, Nov 15: Third seed Jonathan Kemp of England beat former Pakistan Open champion and qualifier Amjad Khan to lift the 6th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) International Squash title at Roshan Khan/Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on Tuesday.... ITF to help promote tennis LAHORE, Nov 15: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is to help Pakistan to promote the game in the country. The ITF development officer for Asia, Suresh Menon, told reporters on Tuesday... McGrath respectful of batting ‘bunny’ Lara HOBART (Australia), Nov 15: Glenn McGrath may have taken Brian Lara’s wicket 14 times in Tests but the Australian pace spearhead is deeply respectful of the West Indian batting superstar.... Pacers put Faisalabad in control LAHORE, Nov 15: Faisalabad’s three-pronged pace attack has put their team in command against Lahore Shalimar on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the LCCA Ground on Tuesday.... Smith eyes maiden ODI triumph in India HYDERABAD (India), Nov 15: South Africa’s young side must remain adapt quickly to the conditions if they are to continue their recent run of good form and claim a first one-day series triumph in India, according to skipper Graeme Smith.... Australia beat New Zealand SYDNEY, Nov 15: Australia won first of their World Hockey Cup Qualifying matches in Fiji, overcoming a one goal deficit at half time to overpower New Zealand 4-2.... Fine spells by Naeem, Imran KARACHI, Nov 15: Bowlers dominated the opening day’s proceedings of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match between Karachi Harbour (KH) and Hyderabad as 13 wickets fell on Tuesday. When stumps were drawn... Asif destroys Karachi Urban LAHORE, Nov 15: In-form right-arm medium-pacer, Mohammad Asif, scalped six batsmen to bowl out Karachi Urban for a modest 172 in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League at the National Stadium Karachi on Tuesday.... Agony, ecstasy beckon for World Cup hopefuls LONDON, Nov 15: More than a year of World Cup qualifying draws to a dramatic close on Wednesday when the last five countries book their places at the 2006 finals in Germany.... Yasir Hameed smashes century PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Yasir Hameed hammered a punishing stroke-filled 174 to help Peshawar score 307 for the loss of four wickets against Multan on the opening day of the four-day Quaid-i-Azam... Faisal cracks century LAHORE, Nov 15: A belligerent century by Faisal Javed helped Model Town Greens beat Shining Club by 25 runs in the Lahore Gymkhana Cup cricket tournament at Model Town ground on Tuesday.... Elegant knock by Asher ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Asher Zaidi struck an elegant 175 on Tuesday as Islamabad posted an imposing 339 runs on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy (Silver League) game against Quetta at the Diamond Cricket Ground.... Ahmad grabs double hat trick LAHORE, Nov 15: A double hat trick by Ahmad Nawaz Tiwana propelled Millat Tractors to a 10 1/2-5 win over Sherwood in the season’s inaugural CJ Lysine Cup polo tournament at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Tuesday.... Imran restricts Abbottabad LAHORE, Nov 15: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir snapped up four wickets for 83 enabling Lahore Ravi to restrict Abbottabad to 226-8 in the first innings on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam... Early eliminations for Asghar Ali, Noman Karim MIANYANG (China), Nov 15: Pakistan’s Asghar Ali Shah and Noman Karim made exit from the world amateur boxing championship when they were beaten on Tuesday. Cuban Yordanis Ugas ended Asghar’s interest... Federer struggles past Croatian Ljubicic SHANGHAI, Nov 15: World number one Roger Federer battled past Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 2-6 7-6 on Tuesday to close in on the semifinals at the season-ending Masters Cup.... Sania pledges to improve ranking NEW DELHI, Nov 15: India’s teenage tennis star Sania Mirza celebrated her 19th birthday on Tuesday with a pledge to continue the hard work that has resulted in a meteoric rise through the world rankings this year.... 45th National Amateur golf from tomorrow LAHORE, Nov 15: Pakistan, the reigning champions of International team and J.R Jayawardene trophies, will compete with India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the four-day 45th national amateur golf championship scheduled to be held at the Lahore Gymkhana course from Thursday.... PVF announces domestic, international calendar ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) on Tuesday announced its domestic and international calendar with the National Championship starting early next month. Chairman of the PVF, Chaudhry Muhammad Yaqub... Substitute’s goal sinks Pakistan NEW DELHI, Nov 15: A goal by substitute Karaev Ulugbek helped Tajikistan deliver knock-out punch on Pakistan Tuesday in Asian Football Confederation Under-17 championship qualifier. The match failed to raise to... Squash trials ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The two-day trials to select two more Pakistan players for the next month’s World Team Squash Championship will commence at Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday.... Easy victory for Asim PESHAWAR, Nov 15: Second seed Asim Shafiq defeated Israr Gul in the first round of the men’s singles of the 25th Chief of Air Staff Khyber Cup open tennis championship on Tuesday.... Turkey fined, banned DOHA, Nov 15: The Turkish Weightlifting Federation (TWF), in the dock after a series of failed drug tests, was on Tuesday fined 100,000 dollars and suspended from all international competitions until May next year.... Asama snatches equalizer LAHORE, Nov 15: A second half goal by Asama Bin Tariq helped Garrison Academy to draw 1-1 against Defence Public School in the opening match of the 39th Jafar memorial Inter-school hockey tournament at the Ali Institute ground on Tuesday....

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