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February 7, 2006 Tuesday Muharram 8, 1427 Salman, Shoaib help Pakistan draw first blood PESHAWAR, Feb 6: Opener Salman Butt hit a punishing century and Shoaib Malik a quickfire 90 to help Pakistan score a dramatic seven-run win under special bad light rules in the first One-day International against India on Monday.... Inzamam unaware of rule PESHAWAR, Feb 6: Inzamamul Haq on Monday admitted that he was totally unaware of the rule that resulted in his unusual dismissal in the first One-day International against India.... Ticket rates for ODIs LAHORE, Feb 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the rates of tickets for different enclosures for the ongoing ODI matches against India.... U-19 World Cup: Pakistan wallop Uganda COLOMBO, Feb 6: Pakistan waltzed to a convincing eight-wicket win over Uganda after dismissing their opponents for just 74 in Group ‘A’ of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup on Monday.... Five-wkt haul for Mansoor LAHORE, Feb 6: Leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad claimed five for 37 to guide National Bank to a 63-run win over Service Industries in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ match at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Monday.... Asif’s extra time strike gives Punjab U-14 cup LAHORE, Feb 6: Midfielder Mohammad Asif grabbed the match-winner in extra time and helped Punjab lift the national U-14 football championship, edging past Fata 2-1 in final at Punjab Stadium on Monday.... No slip ups this time, Moody warns Lankans: Murali links abuses to Warne rivalry HOBART, Feb 6: Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody knows his team are lucky to be in the hunt for a berth in the finals of the triangular series and this time he wants to make sure there are no mistakes.... Patron’s Cup: Azhar leads from front for Customs KARACHI, Feb 6: Azhar Shafiq led from the front with a 95-ball 90 to help Pakistan Customs defeat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) by five wickets in the second round Group ‘A’ match of Patron’s Cup on Monday.... Narrow victory for bankers KARACHI, Feb 6: Habib Bank survived a scare before pulling off a penultimate ball two-wicket victory over KRL in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘A’ on Monday.... ZTBL triumph in bad light ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: ZTBL defeated PTCL by five runs under the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method of scoring after their Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ match was hit by bad light at the KRL Stadium on Monday.... Buchanan unhappy with Simpson’s dig at laptop coaches SYDNEY, Feb 6: Former Australian coach Bob Simpson should change with the times and understand the role of the modern-day cricket team coach, national coach John Buchanan said Monday.... Badminton: Wajid grabs Iranian trophy LAHORE, Feb 6: Pakistan’s top seed Wajid Ali won the Al-Fajr Cup in Tehran, Iran, defeating Ali Hussaini of the host country in the final, according to reports reachingh here.... Haas celebrates ATP tour win BERLIN, Feb 6: Germany’s Tommy Haas celebrated his first ATP Tour victory in 17 months at Delray Beach on Sunday and immediately vowed to carry on working hard to make the most out of the final years of an injury-plagued career.... Sohail and Ansar claim honours KARACHI, Feb 6: Sohail K.Rana and Ansar Mehmood won the net and gross competitions of the PPL-sponsored golf tournament played at Karachi Golf Club on Sunday.... Golf: First PGA success for rookie Holmes SCOTTSDALE (Arizona), Feb 6: JB Holmes made his first PGA Tour victory a convincing one here Sunday as he fired a final-round 66 to win the FBR Open by seven strokes.... Snooker: Doherty outlasts Higgins VALLETTA, Feb 6: Ireland’s Ken Doherty battled back from 5-8 down to beat John Higgins and clinch the Malta Cup final 9-8 on Sunday. It was Doherty’s first ranking title since the 2001 Thailand Masters.... Steelers clinch 5th Super Bowl DETROIT, Feb 6: Halfback Willie Parker scampered 75 yards for the longest touchdown run from scrimmage in title game history to help lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 21-10 victory over... Award for Ponting MELBOURNE, Feb 6: Australia captain Ricky Ponting received the Allan Border medal on Monday as the country’s best cricketer over the past year. Ponting scored 1,544 runs in 2005, including six centuries, at an average of 67.13... SAA bags title ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Small Arms Ammunition (SAA) captured the POF Inter-factories basketball title on Monday defeating Artillery Ammunition (AA) 82-75 in the decider at Wah.... Women U-18 Cup postponed LAHORE, Feb 6: After refusal of India and Malaysia, the four-nation U-18 Women Hockey Cup has been postponed. The competition was to be held in Karachi from Feb 23 to 26.... Adnan best muscleman LAHORE, Feb 6: Punjab University (PU) with 49 points won the Inter-varsity bodybuilding contest with Adnan Saeed declared the best muscleman of the contest on Monday.... Ali shines KARACHI, Feb 6: Ali Ahmed displayed magical performance when he scored 21 points in 30-24 victory of Neighbourhood Wolves (NW) over Ziauddin Medical University in AKU Inter-club basketball tournament on Sunday at Sports Center Gymnasium.... Trio joins camp ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Following the arrival on Monday of Rehan Butt, Mudassar Ali Khan and Imran Khan, the national hockey camp gained its maximum strength. Rehan arrived late in the day... Boxing tourney KARACHI, Feb 6: Mirpurkhas District Boxing Association (MDBA) will organise the third All-Pakistan boxing tournament in collaboration with Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) to be held in the first week of March in Mirpurkhas....

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