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January 1, 2006 Sunday Ziqa’ad 29, 1426 Shsikala guides Sri Lankan girls into final KARACHI, Dec 31: Spinner Shsikala Siriwardene led Sri Lanka’s women cricketers from the front with four wickets to take the Islanders into the Asia Cup final with a 30-run win over hosts Pakistan on Saturday.... Newcomers help Kiwis easily beat Sri Lanka QUEENSTOWN (New Zealand), Dec 31: Peter Fulton and Jamie How both completed half-centuries to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their second One-day International on Saturday.... Lankan official blasts batsmen COLOMBO, Dec 31: A top Sri Lankan cricket official has expressed grave concern over the country’s batting and says the national team’s future could be in serious trouble, the state-run Daily News reported on Saturday.... Aqeel too classy for hapless Wasif ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Top seed Aqeel Khan walloped Wasif Cheema in a one-sided final of the second Quaid-i-Azam Islamabad Open tennis championship on Saturday to win the men’s singles crown.... Golf: Tiger urges for tougher game PARIS, Dec 31: World number one Tiger Woods admits he would like to see golf officials make the game tougher. The 30-year-old is convinced that the dramatic changes to the golf... Aussies confident ahead of final Test SYDNEY, Dec 31: Australia’s cricketers are brimming with confidence ahead of the third Test against South Africa starting on Monday. Ricky Ponting’s world champions won the second Test in Melbourne by... Great sporting year for Britain LONDON, Dec 31: An exceptional sporting year during which Britons regularly confounded the odds has been rewarded appropriately in Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s Honours List.... Warne’s theatre very appealing, says Langer MELBOURNE, Dec 31: Shane Warne may be pushing the line with his aggressive appealing for wickets, but team-mate Justin Langer says his style provides some of cricket’s great theatre.... English Premier League: Mourinho orders lethal 2006 for Chelsea LONDON, Dec 31: Jose Mourinho ordered more killer instinct from Chelsea in 2006, despite a 2-0 win over Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge here on Saturday that saw his side end a title-winning year comfortably atop the English Premiership.... Motivator tipped to win New Year Cup LAHORE, Dec 31: Dark-bay filly, Motivator, is being fancied to win the New Year Cup, a term race for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies to be gone over the sprinting distance of 1000m at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Horse-racing: Bang On Target fancied for feature event KARACHI, Dec 31: After capturing the Christmas Cup in her last outing, six-year-old mare, Bang On Target, is fancied to annex the New Year Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Motor Racing: Schumacher confident of 2006 fightback PARIS, Dec 31: Deposed Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher believes Ferrari, helped by more technical changes, will return to action in 2006 with their confidence high.... Umar, Tahir star in PIA’s triumph KARACHI, Dec 31: Paceman Umar Gul and off-spinner Tahir Khan shared nine wickets to help PIA outclass Pakistan Customs by an innings and 57 runs in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at UBL Sports Complex on Saturday.... Azhar’s superb effort in vain KARACHI, Dec 31: Superb unbeaten century by former Indian skipper Muhammad Azheruddin went in vain as it could not save Indian Veterans from a five-wicket defeat by Pakistan Veterans in the... Saeed spins KRL to victory KARACHI, Dec 31: Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal captured a career-best seven for 116 to bowl Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) to their first win in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) by 101 runs on Saturday.... Match-winning spell by Siddiq LAHORE, Dec 31: A six-wicket burst by medium-pacer Mohammad Siddiq enabled ZTBL to defeat Service Industries by four wickets in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I tie at Sheikhupura Stadium on Saturday.... Ex-S. Africa all-rounder Barlow dies LONDON, Dec 31: Eddie Barlow, the ebullient all-rounder at the heart of South Africa’s finest cricket side, has died at the age of 65 following a long illness.... Predictable draw LAHORE, Dec 31: As expected, the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match between Wapda and NBP ended in tame draw because of poor visibility on all the four days at LCCA Ground on Saturday.... PTV in final LAHORE, Dec 31: Four wickets by Yasir Ishfaq helped PTV enter the final of Patron’s Trophy Grade-II beating KESC by a big margin of 184 runs at Multan Stadium on Saturday.... Faisal and Ghalia crowned champions KARACHI, Dec 31: Third seed and international, Ali Faisal, and unseeded Ghalia Khurshid, were crowned men’s and women’s singles champion in the 43rd National table tennis championship which concluded at the Islamia Club, on Saturday.... Pakistan should seek India’s help: ITF coach KARACHI, Dec 31: Indian tennis coach Kawalpreet Singh Saturday believes Pakistan should seek India’s support in its campaign to lift the standard of the game in the country.... Toba Tek Singh, Bahawalpur in final showdown LAHORE, Dec 31: Defending champions Toba Tek Singh and Bahawalpur are to clash in the final of the Punjab under-17 boys Inter-district hockey championship to be played on Sunday.... Federer, Hingis eye 2006 with different goals PARIS, Dec 31: While Roger Federer is dreaming of Grand Slam history in 2006, compatriot Martina Hingis is praying that her comeback doesn’t end up as just an embarrassing and ill-advised footnote once the year ends.... Ismail new PTTF secretary KARACHI, Dec 31: Mifta Ismail, a former local player, on Saturday took over as secretary, Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF), after his nomination was endorsed by the executive committee and general body of the federation which met in the city.... Indian spin duo happy with Kookaburra balls NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Indian spin duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are going different way in adopting to kookaburra balls which will be used in upcoming cricket series against arch-rivals Pakistan, starting early next month.... PUTD retain title LAHORE, Dec 31: Defending champions Punjab University Teaching Department (PUTD) retained the title of the Punjab University Women Inter-collegiate cricket championship, beating Government Post Graduate College, Gujranwala by eight wickets on Saturday.... Hosts Germans hopeful on 2006 World Cup success BERLIN, Dec 31: Only 20 percent of Germans believe their country will hoist 2006 World Football Cup trophy in Berlin on July 9, according to a survey released by Der Spiegel news magazine on Saturday.... Five-star show by Sami RAWALPINDI, Dec 31: ASC beat Remounts 6-4 to lift Umar Memorial Polo Cup at Rawalpindi Polo Club on Saturday. Raja Samiullah slammed home five goals while Nouman Wasif completed the tally for the winners.... Jawad Zaman declared best boxer PESHAWAR, Dec 31: Jawad Zaman was declared best boxer on the concluding day of the Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI) Boxing Cup at Agriculture University of Peshawar on Saturday.... Rambel in final PESHAWAR, Dec 31: Top seed Rambel Gul book his place in the final after registering victory against Arshad Siddique in the first semifinal of the 14th Frontier Cup snooker on Saturday....

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