Low Graphics Site

December 23, 2005 Friday Ziqa’ad 20, 1426 England lost because of overconfidence: Younis KARACHI, Dec 22: Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan believes England lost both the Test and one-day series since the tourists had come to this country in a different frame of mind following their Ashes victory.... Inzamam wants fast pitches RAWALPINDI, Dec 22: Pakistan’s captain Inzamamul Haq after leading his side to Test and one-day series wins over England on slow pitches is keen to have tracks with more pace and bounce for next month’s series against India.... Opener Sehwag confident of Pakistan tour AHMEDABAD, Dec 22: India vice-captain Virender Sehwag is untroubled by his run of low scores before the high-profile Pakistan tour in January.... PCB may file review appeal for Shabbir LAHORE, Dec 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to file review appeal before International Cricket Council (ICC) against the decision of banning paceman Shabbir Ahmed for one-year for illegal bowling action.... India go second after trouncing Sri Lanka AHMEDABAD (India), Dec 22: Leg-spinner Anil Kumble capped his 100th Test appearance with a five-wicket haul to lead India to a 259-run victory over Sri Lanka on the last morning of the final Test on Thursday.... Zimbabweans go on strike HARARE, Dec 22: The Zimbabwe cricket team have gone on an indefinite strike in protest against the way the national governing body is running the game.... Jayasuriya recalled for NZ ODIs COLOMBO, Dec 22: Sanath Jayasuriya has been named in a 16-man squad for Sri Lanka’s four-match one-day series in New Zealand starting on Dec 31. Jayasuriya was controversially axed for Sri... Rauf, Shahzad rout PIA KARACHI, Dec 22: Pacemen Abdul Rauf and Shahzad Butt shared eight wickets between them to help KRL bundled out PIA for 123 on the opening day of the four-day Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at National Stadium on Thursday.... Imran restricts bankers KARACHI, Dec 22: Slow left-armer Imran Khalid captured five wickets for Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd (SNGPL) to restrict Habib Bank to 260 for eight in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at UBL Sports Complex on Thursday.... Tennis: Shahzad stuns Aqeel to book berth in final KARACHI, Dec 22: Davis Cupper and fifth seed, Shahzad Khan, took a step closer of winning the first title of his career when he pulled off a major upset by administering... Training plan laid out for South Asian Games ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: A meeting to decide on a new training plan following the rescheduling of the South Asian Games (SAG) was held at the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) offices on Thursday.... League Cup: Arsenal into semis after shoot-out LONDON, Dec 22: Arsenal scraped into the League Cup semifinals on Wednesday but needed a penalty shootout to get past third division Doncaster Rovers after the teams had drawn 2-2 following extra time.... Zaheer’s double sinks PTV LAHORE, Dec 22: Two goals by Zaheer Abbas propelled Railways to a 3-1 win over PTV in the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Cup Group ‘C’ at Railways Stadium on Thursday.... Bilal slams four goals LAHORE, Dec 22: Four goals by Bilal Hayee helped Learning Alliance enter the final of the Harvester Services Polo Cup beating Pearl Pure Water 6-4 on Thursday.... Wapda and Army march ahead LAHORE, Dec 22: Pakistan Army marched ahead in the 2nd All Pakistan Mushaf Ali Mir basketball tournament making short work of Pak Rangers with an impressive 108-45 win at Rangers headquarters courts on Thursday.... Court stays elections PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The Peshawar senior civil judge, Ihsanullah Mahsud, has stayed the elections of the NWFP Hockey Association and suspended the directives of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) regarding scrutiny of hockey clubs in the province.... Top players for hardcourt tournament KARACHI, Dec 22: Country’s top ranking men and women players would feature in the fifth Subh-e-Nau national hard court ranking tennis tournament which is being held here from Jan 16 to 22, its chairperson, Mrs.... Asmat and Nida shine LAHORE, Dec 22: Government Post Graduate College, Gujranwala enter the semifinals of the Punjab University Inter-collegiate cricket championship for women, beating College of Physical Education, Lahore by six wickets on Thursday.... Pakistan share spoils with Bangladesh ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Pakistan and Bangladesh drew a blank in the Asian Cup qualifying soccer match played in Dhaka on Thursday, according to a Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) spokesman.... Swimming course ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: An international course for swimming’s technical officials is due to close at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday.... CAA in semis KARACHI, Dec 22: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Model.1, Jenning School, SKBZ School and S.M. Public advanced into the semifinals of Karachi Board Inter-school badminton championship after winning their quarterfinals at Badarul Hasan Sports Complex Hall on Thursday.... Easy victory for IIUI ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) defeated University of Engineering and Technology Taxila in straight sets in a volleyball match here on Thursday, says a press release.... Rashid Latif to lead KARACHI, Dec 22: Former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif will lead a 15-man seniors cricket squad during their upcoming tour to India. During their tour, seniors will play a series of four ODIs against Indian counterparts.... Amateur golf PESHAWAR, Dec 22: The 41st Frontier Amateur golf championship will start from Friday at Peshawar Golf Club.... CCA U-14 team for Sharjah KARACHI, Dec 22: A 16-member Customs Cricket Academy (CCA) squad left by airblue, the official carrier, on Thursday to Sharjah, UAE, to participate in the Under-14 Dolphin Cup starting from Dec 24.... Quaid Open from 26th ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The second edition of the Quaid-i-Azam Islamabad Open tennis championship is set to begin at the newly-established Islamabad Tennis Complex from Dec 26.... Aussie fans face ban SYDNEY, Dec 22: Cricket fans in Australia have been threatened with on-the-spot fines and stadium bans in a crackdown on racism, officials said on Thursday. Members of the touring South African... Fog stops play LAHORE, Dec 22: Not a single ball could be bowled on the first day of two Patron’s Trophy Grade I matches in Punjab due to foggy weather on Thursday....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2005