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January 25, 2006 Wednesday Zilhaj 24, 1426 Second Test heads for another meaningless draw FAISALABAD, Jan 24: The second Test between Pakistan and India was heading for a meaningless draw at the Iqbal Stadium after the tourists took a slim first-innings lead of 15 runs on Tuesday.... Shoaib Akhtar could be in trouble FAISALABAD, Jan 24: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could get himself reprimanded or even slapped with a fine by Ranjan Madugalle, the ICC match referee, for losing his cool on Tuesday.... Banned Shabbir ponders future FAISALABAD, Jan 24: Pakistan fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed said on Tuesday he was unsure of his future in the game after the International Cricket Council (ICC) upheld a year-long ban on him.... Pacer Umar fires PIA to easy win ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: A deadly post-tea spell by paceman Umar Gul in which he snapped up five wickets earned PIA a 139-run victory in their Patron’s Trophy quadrangular match against PTCL at the KRL Stadium.... Rules disregarded in KHA elections KARACHI, Jan 24: The rules and regulations were set aside when Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) elections on Monday ended with both rival groups being “elected” to run the affairs for two years each.... PAF in last eight as they edge out KESC KARACHI, Jan 24: PAF shrugged off a late KESC charge to qualify for All-Pakistan departmental hockey quarterfinals after a narrow 3-2 triumph at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Tuesday.... South Africa keep hopes alive ADELAIDE, Jan 24: South Africa clawed their way to a tense nine-run victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday to keep their hopes alive in the triangular limited-overs series.... Davenport beaten but unseeded Baghdatis rolls on MELBOURNE, Jan 24: Lindsay Davenport lost her number one ranking after being knocked out of the Australian Open on Tuesday while unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis extended his extraordinary run to reach the last four.... Lucky Step fancied to complete hat trick KARACHI, Jan 24: Five-year-old bay horse, Lucky Step, is fancied to complete a hat trick when the Winter Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday.... Camara leads Senegal past woeful Zimbabwe PORT SAID (Egypt), Jan 24: Henri Camara scored the first goal and created the second for Issa Ba as wasteful Senegal laboured to a 2-0 win over Zimbabwe in a drab African Nations Cup Group D match on Monday.... Federations to receive Rs70m from PST LAHORE, Jan 24: An amount of Rs 70 million will be given to 28 national sports federations by the Pakistan Sports Trust (PST) in an attempt to raise the standard of sports in the country.... Eriksson to quit after World Cup LONDON, Jan 24: Sven-Goran Eriksson is to leave his post as England coach after the World Cup finals in Germany later this year, the Football Association (FA) announced.... Thrilling victory for Windies KARACHI, Jan 24: Skipper Leon Johnson slammed a superb hundred and spinner Richi Bachan grabbed four wickets in West Indies under-19’s thrilling seven-run victory over Pakistan under-19 in the second ODI at NBP Sports Complex on Tuesday.... Board cricket from today KARACHI, Jan 24: Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE) will face Hyderabad Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the opening match of the Inter-board cricket championship Zone ‘B’ at PCB Academy ground on Wednesday.... RDCA to host tournament ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The Rawalpindi District Cricket Association (RDCA) on Tuesday announced it would hold a knockout tournament next month.... Taj Wali shines HYDERABAD, Jan 24: Three matches were decided in the 5th Mohammad Bux Soomro cricket tournament on Monday.... Kiefer fined $3,000 for obscenities MELBOURNE, Jan 24: Germany’s Nicolas Kiefer has been slapped with a US$3,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct, to go on top of an earlier US$2,000 ticket.... Inam cruises into last 8 KARACHI, Jan 24: Inam Gul marched into the quarterfinal of Sindh ranking tennis championship after recording a straight sets victory against Taimur in the second round of men’s single on Tuesday at DHA Club.... Asim, Yasir finish on top KARACHI, Jan 24: Pakistan No2 Asim Shafik and upcoming youngster Yasir Khan booked their places in national side for the Davis Cup tie against Chinese Taipei from Feb 10-12 after finishing on top of their respective groups on Tuesday.... Tiwanas excel LAHORE, Jan 24: Four goals each by Asif Tiwana and Ahmed Ali Tiwana guided Soneri Bank to a 11 1/2-2 win over Diamond Paints in the Telecom Polo Cup on Tuesday.... NAC triumph HYDERABAD, Jan 24: Fine half centuries by Rizwan Farid and Farrukh Shaikh enabled Nisar Ahmed Channa (NAC) Gymkhana to win the 1st Nazeer Hussain memorial cricket tournament defeating Ghulam Hussain Hajan Club by 67 runs.... Ghafoor on target KARACHI, Jan 24: KESC qualified for the final round of PFF League soccer when they came from behind to overpower Balochistan Police 3-2 on Tuesday....

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