DAWN - Sport; January 29, 2006

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January 29, 2006	Sunday	Zilhaj 28, 1426

All eyes fixed on nature of NSK wicket KARACHI, Jan 28: Both Pakistan and India have virtually everything to play for as they come head-to-head in the series-deciding third and final Test at the National Stadium from Sunday....		Inzamam, Dravid play down verbal confrontations KARACHI, Jan 28: Rival skippers Inzamamul Haq and Rahul Dravid played down the verbal confrontations which took place in the first two Tests of the ongoing series between Pakistan and India....

PCB creates confusion over starting schedule KARACHI, Jan 28: Even before the first ball in the final cricket Test between Pakistan and India yet to be bowled, confusion prevailed on Saturday regarding the starting time....		Pitch also to suit batsmen: Zaheer Abbas Karachi, Jan 28: Former Pakistan captain and star batsman Zaheer Abbas was one of many who feel that pitch for third Pakistan-India cricket Test starting on Sunday would also favour batsmen, despite promise of a sporting one by curators....

Frustrated fans return empty handed KARACHI, Jan 28: The general public was confronted with a lot of problem on Saturday when third Test tickets were not made available for sale at some branches of the designated bank....		Fazle, Najaf share nine wickets ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pacers Fazle-Akbar and Najaf Shah restricted Habib Bank to a low total on Saturday, the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Quadrangular match at the KRL Stadium....

Pakistan U-19 wrap up ODI series 3-1 KARACHI, Jan 28: Pakistan U-19 wrapped-up their four-match series against visiting West Indies U-19 3-1 with a five wickets success in fourth and final One-day International (ODI) at UBL Sports Complex on Saturday....		Australian Open Tennis: Mauresmo breaks Grand Slam jinx after Henin quits MELBOURNE, Jan 28: France’s Amelie Mauresmo won the Australian Open to snare her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, but it came in anti-climactic fashion when Justine Henin-Hardenne retired sick....

Biggest challenge for Baghdatis MELBOURNE, Jan 28: Marcos Baghdatis says world number one Roger Federer has nothing to fear against him in Sunday’s Australian Open final. But the unconventional young Cypriot, who has beaten three...		Badminton: Unseeded Hashar topples Zafar LAHORE,Jan 28: Except for fifth ranked Zafar Tasnim, all seeded players cruised into the quarterfinals of the 49th national badminton championship (men’s singles) at Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Saturday....

PHF ignores merit, picks underachievers KARACHI, Jan 28: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) included underachievers in the 30 probables announced on Saturday for national training camp while several promising and youthful players were not considered....		Wasim’s extra-time strike puts Wapda in final KARACHI, Jan 28: Waseem Ahmad’s extra time goal helped Wapda set a final date with PIA after a 2-1 victory over Pakistan Steel in the All-Pakistan departmental hockey championship on Saturday....

African Nations Cup: Nigeria close in on last eight CAIRO, Jan 28: Two-time African Nations Cup winners Nigeria moved closer to the last eight on Friday after beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in their Group D clash....		Premier League: 2-goal Imran strikes for Mohammadan KARACHI, Jan 28: Two-goal Mohammad Imran Sr gave Madhu Mohammadan their first win in seven games after they edged past Sindh Muslim 2-1 in the Premier League soccer at Sixteen Star Ground on Friday....

FA Cup: Chelsea held by Everton LONDON, Jan 28: Premier League leaders Chelsea needed a second-half fightback to draw 1-1 at Everton in the FA Cup while third division Brentford pulled off the shock of the fourth round when they beat Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday....		Afshan shines in SSC win KARACHI, Jan 28: Holders Sir Syed College (SSC) inflicted a magnificent 36-19 defeat on Karachi College for Women (KCW) in the final of Karachi Board Inter-collegiate girls’ basketball championship at their...

Drug abuse charge LOS ANGELES, Jan 28: American skier Bode Miller stirred another hornets’ nest Friday by accusing cycling legend Lance Armstrong and baseball slugger Barry Bonds of doping....		Sindbad poised to win feature event LAHORE, Jan 28: A tricky card of six-events awaits race-goers when the 22nd Lahore Winter Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday. All events are to be contested over...

Els hits his stride, Stenson leads DOHA, Jan 28: There was an overwhelming sense of deja vu at the two million dollar Qatar Masters on Saturday after Ernie Els produced his best round of the week to harbour hopes of a possible repeat victory....		Terrorist fancied for another win KARACHI, Jan 28: Four-year-old chestnut colt, Terrorist, is fancied to win again when the Winter Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....

Zimbabwe cricket peace talks deadlocked HARARE, Jan 28: Peace talks between Zimbabwe’s embattled cricket rulers and their rebel players, who claim they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars, failed to resolve the crisis on Friday....		Australia must stifle Jayasuriya PERTH, Jan 28:: Australia will tailor their game plan to try and stifle the flair of Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya when the two teams clash in their make-or-break triangular series limited overs clash in Perth on Sunday....

Convincing victory for Rangers LAHORE, Jan 28: Two-goal Nauman Wasif, supported by one and a half-goal handicap, led Punjab Rangers to victory beating The Collectibles 4 1/2-4 in the final of the Novices Cup on Saturday....		Challenge Cup KARACHI, Jan 28: Data Steel were leading in the Challenge Cup bridge by mustering 58 Victory Points after three rounds at Nazimabad Club, Karachi Bridge Association (KBA) announced in a news release on Saturday....


Jashn-i-Baharan Cup LAHORE, Jan 28: The LRC will hold the Jashn-i-Baharan Cup to mark the celebrations of the Spring festival on Feb 5. The event which was to be held on Sundaybut has been postponed for a week due to paucity of runners....		DUHS lifts trophy KARACHI, Jan 28: Dow University of Health Sciences clinched the Aga Khan University (AKU) – Inter-university throwball title after edging out hosts AKU 3-2 in the best-of-five final match on Friday at Sports Center Gymnasium....