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December 18, 2005 Sunday Ziqa’ad 15, 1426 India outclass Bangladesh to regain title KARACHI, Dec 17: India exacted a sweet revenge when they regained SAFF soccer championship crown in style after a deserved 2-0 victory over goal-shy holders Bangladesh at People’s Sports Complex on Saturday.... Mansoor beaten in 1st round KARACHI, Dec 17: Pakistan’s Shahid Zaman moved into the second round of the Saudi International squash championship but his compatriot Mansoor Zaman fell at the first hurdle in the Saudi Arabian city of Al-Khobar on Friday night.... Flintoff believes England capable of bouncing back RAWALPINDI, Dec 17: For England’s top all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, the cricketing mathematics is simple: two games and two victories. That is what the tourists require as they bid to beat Pakistan in a series they trail 1-2.... Musharraf praises Inzamam ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday invited the Pakistan and England cricket teams over for tea and praised their act of raising funds for the earthquake victims.... Warne shatters record as Test hangs in balance PERTH, Dec 17: Shane Warne broke Dennis Lillee’s world record for the most wickets in a calendar year to trigger a South African batting collapse on the second day of the first Test on Saturday.... Dravid pulls out of final Test AHMEDABAD (India), Dec 17: India captain Rahul Dravid has been ruled out of the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting on Sunday due to a stomach ailment.... Dutch players sweep hockey awards CHENNAI, Dec 17: The Netherlands received a boost on the eve of Sunday’s Champions Trophy final against Australia when it bagged both awards for the international field hockey players for 2005.... Misbah hammers double century KARACHI, Dec 17: Skipper Misbahul Haq stroked a splendid double hundred but Sufyan Munir fell in nervous 90s as Sui Northern Gas Private Ltd (SNGPL) amassed 498 for eight in their... Polo: Ahmed, Taimur help LPC clinch Cup LAHORE, Dec 17: Five goals by Ahmed Ali Tiwana, including a hat trick and three by Taimur Mawaz Khan helped Lahore Polo Club (LPC) annex the Thomson Polo Challenge Cup beating a spirited Jaipur Polo Club, India (JPC) 9-7 on Saturday.... Nowshera College stun champions PESHAWAR, Dec 17: Government Girls Degree College, Nowshera stunned defending champions Frontier College for Women (FCW), Peshawar 77-72 in the final of the Inter-degree college basketball championship on Saturday.... Aqeel top seed in richest tournament KARACHI, Dec 17: Top players from all over the country have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Karachi Club (KC)-Yaqoob Admani memorial tennis championship, the richest tennis event in... Horse-racing: Brummel fancied for feature event LAHORE, Dec 17: Bay English colt, Brummel should win the Karachi Plate, a Class II and III handicap race featuring a card of seven, at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Chaleswan Chur should make amends KAACHI, Dec 17: Four-year-old bay colt, Chaleswan Chur, is fancied to make amends when the Winter Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... United cut down Chelsea lead to 6pts LONDON, Dec 17: Manchester United slashed Chelsea’s Premier League lead to six points on Saturday with a 2-0 victory at Aston Villa. With the champions facing a tough trip to London... No signs of slowing down for Warney PERTH, Dec 17: Shane Warne is showing no signs of slowing down at an age when most bowlers have already quit. The 36-year-old Australia leg spinner already holds the world record... NBP on course for big win LAHORE, Dec 17: National Bank were in sight of a big win over Service Industries on the second day of Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at Sheikhupura Stadium on Saturday.... Zulqarnain and Aamir sparkle LAHORE, Dec 17: Solid batting by Zulqarnain Haider and skipper Aamir Bashir enabled PTCL to earn first innings lead against ZTBL on the second day of Patron’s Trophy Grade I fixture at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday.... Farhan gives bankers lead KARACHI, Dec 17: Former Test batsman Farhan Adil scored an unbeaten 73 to help Habib Bank gain a 21-run first innings lead over Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) on the second day... Vaughan hopeful LONDON, Dec 16: England skipper Michael Vaughan believes his team are still on course to win the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean despite recent shattering defeats in Pakistan.... Goosen chases Fisher GEORGE (South Africa), Dec 17: Retief Goosen made a move but it was English newcomer Ross Fisher who found himself leading a tournament at the halfway mark for the second time... Shabbir maintains lead KARACHI, Dec 17: Shabbir Iqbal shot another brilliant second round of four under on the penultimate day of Chief of Naval Staff golf championship at Karachi Golf Club on Saturday.... Rubina to head PFF Women’s Wing LAHORE, Dec 17: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has appointed Robina Irfan as chairperson of PFF Women’s Committee. It was decided in PFF General Council Meeting (GCM) held on Saturday.... Japan win title LAHORE, Dec 17: Japan dethroned South Korea winning the Asian U-19 rugby championship by a big margin 25-3 in final on Saturday. However, Japan and South Korea had already qualified for the World Cup from Asia.... Punjab triumph LAHORE, Dec 17: Punjab won all three gold medals on the first day of Inter-provincial U-17 girls taekwondo championship.... School TT begins KARACHI, Dec 17: Public School, North Nazimabad, Aga Khan School, Garden and Nasra School, Korangi won their matches in the Secondary Board Inter-school table tennis tournament, organizers said on Saturday.... Ju-Jitsu officials LAHORE, Dec 17: The new office-bearers of Punjab Ju-Jitsu Association were elected on Saturday. President: Mian Imran Masood, Senior vice president: Mian Amir Mahmood. Vice-presidents: Special secretary Higher Education Government of Punjab; Special secretary (School) Government of Punjab; Malik Aftab Ahmad....

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