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February 14, 2006 Tuesday Muharram 15, 1427 Dhoni and Yuvraj guide India to convincing victory LAHORE, Feb 13: A whirlwind unbeaten 72 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni guided India to a five-wicket victory in the third One-day International against Pakistan at the Qadhafi Stadium on Monday.... Afridi unfit for last two ODIs LAHORE, Feb 13: All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been ruled out for the remaining two One-day matches against India due to pain in his right rib.... England land in India for hardest tour MUMBAI, Feb 13: A 16-member England cricket team arrived in India on Monday for a two-month tour described by captain Michael Vaughan as the “hardest of them all”.... Poor planning led to Davis Cup defeat ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Pakistan’s 3-2 defeat away to Taiwan over the weekend in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I was always on cards because of the mismanagement that preceded the trip.... Genuine ticket holders not allowed entry LAHORE, Feb 13: With geniune ticket holders waiting in queues to get in, those manning the gates, especially police and rangers, managed to get their people inside the Qadhafi Stadium on Monday.... Harbhajan, Sewag to return home LAHORE, Feb 13: Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh were to return home late on Monday and team management had sought no replacement, chief selector Kiran More said.... Zeeshan and Mahmood help PIA win KARACHI, Feb 13: A superb rearguard action by skipper Mahmood Hamid and Ahmed Zeeshan Malik inspired PIA to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan Customs in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘A’ match on Monday.... Match-winning knock by discarded Hafeez KARACHI, Feb 13: Mohammad Hafeez struck an undefeated 137 to power Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to a crushing seven-wicket win against KRL in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘A’ fixture at the NBP Sports Complex on Monday.... Tailender Imran sparkles in amazing finish LAHORE, Feb 13: Tailender Imran Sabir starred in a remarkable ZTBL’s two-wicket victory in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ match against Service Industries at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Monday.... Ireland sign Saqlain DUBLIN, Feb 13: Ireland bolstered their squad for the revamped C&G Trophy on Monday by signing former Pakistani Test star Saqlain Mushtaq. Saqlain, whose county career at Surrey ended after eight... Tennis: Khalid, Nomi in semis KARACHI, Feb 13: Second seed Khalid Ali Nazar and fourth seed Nomi Qamar cruised into the men’s singles semifinals of the Open tennis championship after winning their matches in contrasting styles at the Karachi Gymkhana on Monday.... Moody backs Murali to bounce back in decider BRISBANE, Feb 13: Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody believes Muttiah Muralitharan will bounce back from the worst 10-over spell in One-day International history in the deciding triangular one-day series final on Tuesday.... Hockey: NWFPHA to support Afghanistan hockey PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The NWFP Hockey Association (NWFPHA) has extended all out support to Afghanistan to develop the game in the war-ravaged country. “The recent tour of the Afghanistan hockey team... Davis Cup: Australia, US in last eight LONDON, Feb 13: Australian newcomer Chris Guccione steered his country to a 3-2 victory over Switzerland in their Davis Cup World Group first round tie on Sunday.... Ukranian humbles Nakamura BANGALORE (India), Feb 13: Fifth-seeded Aiko Nakamura of Japan crashed out of the US$175,000 (euro145,800) WTA Indian Open tennis tournament, losing to Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine on Monday.... Shahid leads by two strokes RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: Shahid Javed Khan gained a two-stroke lead among professionals while two golfers emerged as joint leaders among amateurs in the opening rounds Open golf championship on Monday.... Daniyal slams hat trick KARACHI, Feb 13: A hat trick by Daniyal Alvi propelled Karachi Grammar School (KGS) to a 4-2 victory over Army Public School (APS) in the Karachi United school soccer championship at DHA Football ground on Sunday.... Oberholser equals record in Tour win PEBBLE BEACH (California), Feb 13: Arron Oberholser survived a shaky finish to clinch his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by a record-equalling five shots on Sunday.... Wapda rout Bankers RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: Jahangir Mirza and Aamir Sajjad stroked half-centuries on Monday as defending champions Wapda scored a crushing 112-run victory over National Bank in the Patron’s Cup Group ‘B’ match at the KRL Stadium.... Athletics meet KARACHI, Feb 13: A two-day athletics meet for boys and girls of government schools of the city will be held at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre (NSTCC) under the...

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