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| February 5, 2006 | Sunday | Muharram 6, 1427 |
Inzamam set for return against India in Peshawar: Sellout for first ODI
PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Pakistan skipper Inzamamul Haq is all set to return to the team for the opening match of the One-day International series on Monday after missing third and final cricket Test at Karachi due to back injury....
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PHF psychologist hopes to motivate players
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: A psychologist attached with the national hockey team has hoped the Pakistan squad will soon attain a certain motivational level. “I am trying to raise the motivation of...
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Murli undergoes further tests to clear action
SYDNEY, Feb 4: Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has undergone private tests to prove his bowling action is legal after receiving a hostile reception from Australian crowds in the current one-day triangular series....
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Jeep rally from March 10
MULTAN, Feb 4: Organizers of the second desert jeep rally have finalized dates from March 10 to 12 to hold the mega sport event at historical Derawar Fort in Cholistan desert, Bahawalpur....
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Zimbabwe cricketers spurn new contracts
HARARE, Feb 4: Zimbabwe cricketers have turned down fresh offers of new contracts by the sport’s ruling body here in the latest twist to the chaos wracking the country’s cricket set-up....
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PIA suffer setback in cup opener
KARACHI, Feb 4: Riffatullah and Taufiq Umar put up a magnificent opening partnership of 180 to lead Habib Bank to a crushing nine-wicket victory over PIA in the opening round match of the Patron’s Cup one-day cricket tournament on Saturday....
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Hasan double fires hosts Egypt into semifinals: Nigeria dethrone Tunisia
CAIRO, Feb 4: A double from Ahmed Hasan inspired hosts Egypt to a 4-1 victory over Democratic Republic of Congo here on Friday and a place in the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup....
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Premier League Soccer: Henry lifts Gunners as Shearer makes history
LONDON, Feb 4: Thierry Henry’s 200th goal for Arsenal helped the Gunners end a difficult week on a high with a 2-0 win at Birmingham on Saturday....
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Tashfeen emerges leader as Tanvir falters
LAHORE, Feb 4: Tashfeen Ashraf of Garrison Club with a two- day aggregate of 136 took the top spot on the second day of the 22nd Governor’s Golf Cup at Lahore Gymkhana course on Saturday....
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Under-19 Cricket: World Cup has truly come of age
COLOMBO, Feb 4: Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, hailed the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which starts on Sunday, as an event that has truly come of age. The tournament will see 16 teams from all over world play...
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Respect ICC, Shoaib urges Chappell
LAHORE, Feb 4: Miffed at Greg Chappell’s comments about his action being ‘different’, the world’s fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he has been cleared by the ICC and Indian coach should respect the cricket governing body’s decision....
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Teamwork, Younis’s leadership made difference
ULTIMATELY it was Pakistan’s excellent teamwork and the astute leadership of Younis Khan which made the difference in the Karachi Test. One recalls Imran saying it almost a couple of years...
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Fata, Islamabad in semifinals
LAHORE, Feb 4: Fata reached national under-14 soccer championship semifinals in a bizarre fashion when they “beat” NWFP on a spin of coin at Punjab Football Stadium on Saturday....
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Victory Road should land 1000 Guineas of Pakistan
LAHORE, Feb 4: Four-year-old bay filly, Victory Road, will have to be at her best to land 1000 Guineas of Pakistan to be run over 1600 metres during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Hingis shocks Sharapova, meets Dementieva in final
TOKYO, Feb 4: Swiss comeback queen Martina Hingis proved she was back to her best form by beating defending champion Maria Sharapova on Saturday for a final berth in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament....
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Golf: Henry takes lead with seven birdies
LOS ANGELES, Feb 4: American J.J. Henry reeled off seven consecutive birdies on the way to a blistering 10-under-par 61 in the Phoenix Open second round in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday....
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Woods and Hansen tied for first place
DUBAI, Feb 4: World No.1 Tiger Woods and Dane Anders Hansen take a one stroke lead into the final round of the US$2.4m Dubai Desert Classic after a tightly-fought third round on Saturday....
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PSAF names squad for Colombo meet
KARACHI, Feb 4: Pakistan will field three pairs in the upcoming World Enterprise Sailing championship being held at Colombo from Feb 11 to 19. The squad was named by the Pakistan...
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Bekele settles for 2nd place
NEW YORK, Feb 4: Kenenisa Bekele, the Olympic and world 10,000m champion, settled for second behind American Bernard Lagat in the first mile of his career on Friday at the Millrose Games indoor athletics meeting....
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Saeed’s goal helps Railways lift trophy
LAHORE, Feb 4: Saeed Qureshi’s match-winner helped Railways win the PFF League soccer title, edging past favourites KESC 1-0 at Railways Stadium on Saturday. Railways dominated the first half but midfielder...
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Varsity cricket from Feb 14
KARACHI, Feb 4: Pakistan Inter-university cricket championship is scheduled to start at all centres of the country from Feb 14. The public and private sector universities all over the country have been divided into eight groups....
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Fawad century guides Customs home
KARACHI, Feb 4: A brilliant unbeaten century by Fawad Alam guided Pakistan Customs to a five wicket win in a high-scoring Patron’s Cup one-day fixture against KRL at the NBP Sports Complex on Saturday....
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McGrath keen to play today
MELBOURNE, Feb 4: Veteran paceman Glenn McGrath may return to the Australian team for Sunday’s triangular series clash with South Africa, despite his wife suffering a recurrence of cancer....
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Patron’s Cup: Shahzad, Babar shine
LAHORE, Feb 4: Half-centuries by Shahzad Malik and Babar Naeem led PTCL to a six-wicket win over Service Industries in the first round match of the Patron’s Cup at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday....
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Narrow win for ZTBL
RAWALPINDI, Feb 4: ZTBL narrowly defeated Wapda by two wickets in the first round match of the Patron’s Cup at the KRL Stadium on Saturday. Batting first, Wapda made 262-4 in 50 overs....
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Lal Shah Club lift trophy
QUETTA, Feb 4: Lal Shah Boxing Club Quetta won the first All-Balochistan Shakir Ali memorial boxing tournament which ended at sports gymnasium of Ayub Stadium. According to a press release of...
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Sapna to lead
KARACHI, Feb 4: Sapna Roshan, a student of Sir Syed Girls College, will captain a 12-member Karachi board team in the upcoming Inter-board girls’ basketball championship being held at Lahore from Feb 23....
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Ballack keeps Bayern on top
FRANKFURT, Feb 4: Michael Ballack scored a virtuoso goal to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday and keep the champions eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga....
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Tennis tourney
KARACHI, Feb 4: The second Open tennis championship would commence at Karachi Gymkhana courts from Feb 11. To be held under the aegis of Sindh Tennis Association (STA), it would be...
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Karachi races on 14
KARACHI, Feb 4: The next Gymkhana race meeting would be held at the Karachi Racecourse on Feb 14, Administrator of the Karachi Race Club (KRC), announced on Saturday....
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