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February 4, 2006 Saturday Muharram 5, 1427 KARACHI: India motivated for ODIs despite Test defeat: Dravid: Teams in Peshawar KARACHI, Feb 3: Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid said on Friday his players were geared up for the next week’s five-match, one-day series against Pakistan despite their Test loss.... Determined Ganguly rubbishes idea of quitting MUMBAI, Feb 3: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said he had no plans to call it quits as he was “playing well at the moment”.... PCB awards cash prizes LAHORE, Feb 3: The PCB on Friday announced that the National Bank of Pakistan the winning team of the Patrons Trophy Grade 1 tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs 300,000.... Lee spearheads Aussies demolition of South Africa MELBOURNE, Feb 3: Speedster Brett Lee added to his growing reputation as a lethal limited overs bowler as he snared 4-30, including three wickets in one over, as Australia crashed and... McGrath leaves team due to wife’s illness SYDNEY, Feb 3: Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath stepped down from the team on Friday after his wife was diagnosed with cancer for a third time.... Kaif eyes Test career boost NEW DELHI, Feb 3: India batsman Mohammad Kaif is hopeful his stellar effort in guiding his team to their maiden national title will fetch him a regular Test playing spot.... Tennis: Sharapova sets up semis date against Hingis TOKYO, Feb 3: Martina Hingis crushed Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-2 6-1 at the Pan Pacific Open on Friday to set up a semifinal clash with top seed Maria Sharapova.... Golf: Hansen, Goosen share lead DUBAI, Feb 3: Tiger Woods was left bemoaning what might have been in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday as Denmark’s Anders Hansen and South Africa’s Retief... Senegal storm back to reach semifinals ALEXANDRIA (Egypt), Feb 3: A storming second-half show gave Senegal a 3-2 victory over Guinea Friday in the first African Nations Cup quarterfinal.... Polo: 3-goal Hissam fires Bankers into final LAHORE, Feb 3: Three-goal Hissam Ali Hyder propelled Bank Alfalah into the final of Sahir Polo Cup beating Hico Icecream 6- 5 1/2 on Friday.... Under-14 Soccer: Sindh, Punjab qualify for last four stage LAHORE, Feb 3: Sindh and Punjab reached National under-14 football championship semifinals after 2-0 victories at Punjab Stadium on a day which saw yet another protest against Afghan Club for fielding over-aged players on Friday.... GCU crush NCA LAHORE, Feb 3: LUMS, FAST, Government College, University (GCU) and UMT have booked their places in the semifinals of the LUMS Football Challenge on Friday.... Unofficial reprimand for Murli SYDNEY, Feb 3: Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be given an unofficial reprimand for gesturing at a spectator, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.... Amir proud of being Asian role model LONDON, Feb 3: Britain’s Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan takes pride from the fact that he has become a role model for Asian youngsters. The 19-year-old from Bolton, whose family are... Patron’s Cup One-day from today KARACHI, Feb 3: The One-day Patron’s Cup will start at three centres of the country from Saturday with 10 top teams of the country in the fray.... PST gives Rs22m to sports federations ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Pakistan Sports Trust (PST) on Friday gave away Rs 22 million in grants to as many as 25 national federations, among them hockey and squash.... Kashif excels as all-rounder LAHORE, Feb 3: Four wickets by Kashif Ali enabled Servis Club to move into the semifinals of the 21st Mohammad Yasin Akhtar memorial cricket tournament beating Mozang Gymkhana by 38 runs at Model Town Club ground on Friday.... Afzal’s fine knock LAHORE, Feb 3: A fine 65 by Afzal Shah helped Apollo Sports enter semifinals of the M Siddiq memorial cricket tournament beating Moughalpura XI by 19 runs at Carson ground on Friday.... Tanvir surprise leader LAHORE, Feb 3: Tanvir Najam, a ten handicapper from Lahore Gymkhana emerged as first day leader after posting a net card of six-under-par-66 in the 22nd Governor’s Cup golf amateur event at Lahore Gymkhana course on Friday.... Collegiate throwball KARACHI, Feb 3: The Karachi Board Inter-collegiate girls throwball championship would commence at Abdullah College from Feb 13, says an announcement on Friday.... Soccer: Maaz Shafi snatches match-winner KARACHI, Feb 3: Maaz Shafi’s match-winner gave Bayview High School a narrow 1-0 victory over Beaconhouse School, Jubilee, in Karachi United school championship at DHA Football ground on Thursday.... Change in schedule LAHORE, Feb 3: The first Pakistan-India hockey series match will be played in Chandigarh on Feb 17 instead of Jalandhar after a change in schedule.... Model College retain title ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Model College 502 Lalazar retained their Federal Board Inter-directorate cricket title defeating Iqbal Academy Taxila by 50 runs in a one-sided final on Friday.... SKBZ College lift trophy KARACHI, Jan 3: Defence Authority SKBZ College annexed the Inter-school table tennis title when they outclassed DHA Public School 3-0 in the final.... Swimming course ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: A coaching course organised by the Federal Swimming Association (FSA) is due to conclude here on Saturday. The course that began on Jan 23 had 20 participants from... SGP grab 3rd spot LAHORE Feb 3: Sindh Government Press (SGP) clinched third place in PFF League soccer, beating Pakistan Air Force (PAF) 4-3 on penalty shootout at Railways Stadium on Friday.... LLWC triumph KARACHI, Feb 3: Zakir Lashari slotted home a first half winner to give LLWC a 1-0 win over Babul Sports in the KASB Premier League soccer at Karachi Sports ground on Friday.... Golf tournament KARACHI, Feb 3: The two-day first Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) sponsored golf tournament will be played on Saturday and Sunday at the Karachi Golf Club....

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