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January 19, 2006 Thursday Zilhaj 18, 1426 India warned over Champions Trophy withdrawal DUBAI, Jan 18: The International Cricket Council (ICC) have warned India against withdrawing from the Champions Trophy one-day tournament and altering agreed tour programmes.... Pakistan Open Golf: Aussie Marcus favourite as Asian Tour tees-off today KARACHI, Jan 18: Marcus Both of Australia, who ended the 2005 Asian Tour circuit among top 10, starts as favourite when the prestigious US $200,000 Pakistan Open tees off at the Karachi Golf Club on Thursday at 7.20... PCB urges ICC umpires to call suspect bowlers LAHORE, Jan 18: Pakistan cricket authorities want the International Cricket Council (ICC) to encourage and back umpires to call bowlers with suspect bowling actions instead of making them go through a lengthy review process.... Elbow injury ends Kallis’s tour MELBOURNE, Jan 18: All-rounder Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the remainder of South Africa’s tour of Australia because of problems with his injured elbow.... Favourites strike top form at Australian Open MELBOURNE, Jan 18: Defending champion Serena Williams issued an ominous warning to her Australian Open rivals as the tournament’s big names started flexing their muscles on Wednesday.... Sehwag no more a Tendulkar clone LAHORE, Jan 18: Indian opener Virender Sehwag was on Wednesday hailed as a batting genius on a par with Sachin Tendulkar after mauling the Pakistan attack in the first Test here.... Lee concedes Aussies need to take care MELBOURNE, Jan 18: Fast bowler Brett Lee believes Australian cricketers don’t make frivolous appeals, but joined colleague Glenn McGrath on Wednesday in conceding they had to be more careful with the way they treated umpires.... FIFA chief wants bigger African presence CAIRO, Jan 18: FIFA president Sepp Blatter called on Wednesday for African countries to be given a bigger presence at future World Cup finals.... Reading shock WBA, Wigan beat Leeds on penalties LONDON, Jan 18: Congolese Leroy Lita’s hat trick helped second division leaders Reading come back from two goals down to beat Premier League West Bromwich Albion 3-2 after extra-time in their FA Cup third-round replay on Tuesday.... 100m champion wants to dominate busy season NEW YORK, Jan 18: World 100-metre champion Lauryn Williams wants to have a dominating season in 2006, starting with a five-meet indoor campaign she hopes will pay off with victory at the World Indoor Championships in March.... Berlin to host modest welcome party BERLIN, Jan 18: FIFA have agreed to pay 1.0 million euros ($1.21 million) for a party in Berlin to mark the start of the World Cup and replace the lavish opening galathey cancelled last week.... Badminton: Lin Dan in 2nd round BIRMINGHAM (England), Jan 18: Top seed Lin Dan of China had to battle for 80 minutes to secure his second round spot at the All England championships on Wednesday.... Tahir shines in drawn match LAHORE, Jan 18: Fine bowling by medium-pacer Tahir Mughal helped PTCL earn three points over Habib Bank after the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I quadrangular series match ended in a predictable draw at Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.... Patron’s Cup: Weather could disrupt Punjab ties LAHORE, Jan 18: The Pool ‘B’ matches of the Patron’s Cup one-day cricket tournament are feared to be hit by inclement weather in the Punjab.... Nasir blasts century KARACHI, Jan 18: Opener Nasir Jamshed blasted a brilliant century to power Pakistan under-19 to an emphatic five wicket win over Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) in a warm-up one day match at National Stadium on Wednesday.... Ex-champ jailed MIAMI, Jan 18: U.S. tennis champion Roscoe Tanner was sentenced to two years in jail for violating his probation on a theft conviction, a court official said on Tuesday.... Davis Cup trials from tomorrow KARACHI, Jan 18: Five-day trials to select a national squad for Davis Cup tennis tie against Chinese Taipei would be held here on Jan 20-24, Sindh Tennis Association (STA) announced on Wednesday.... Boxing: Hasegawa to defend title KOBE (Japan), Jan 18: World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa will fight a re-match against former title-holder Veeraphol Nakhonluang of Thailand in March, his team said on Wednesday.... Aisam and Aqeel stumble in 2nd round KARACHI, Jan 18: Tennis stars, Aqeel Khan and Aisamul Haq fell in the second round of F2 Futures tennis tournament on Wednesday at Bai Shui Dai, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China.... LGS announces U-14 football squad LAHORE, Jan 18: Lahore Grammar School (LGS) for Boys announced a 20-member squad to make their maiden appearance in National under-14 football festival to be held in Lahore on Feb 1-7.... Lahore defeat Sukkur LARKANA, Jan 18: Lahore beat Sukkur 2-0 in the inaugural match of the All-Pakistan Inter-board girls’ hockey championship at Police Training School on Wednesday.... Khalid shines KARACHI, Jan 18: Mohammad Khalid struck twice in Baloch Mohammadan’s 3-0 victory over National Afridi in KASB Premier League soccer at Sixteen Star Ground on Tuesday....

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