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February 23, 2006 Thursday Muharram 24, 1427 Pakistan clinch series despite held to a draw LAHORE, Feb 22: Pakistan won the six-match hockey series when they gained an unassailable 3-0 lead against India after a 1-1 draw in the fourth game at National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.... Bangladesh inflict first defeat on Sri Lanka BOGRA (Bangladesh), Feb 22: Bangladesh produced a superb team effort to score their maiden One-day International win over Sri Lanka in the second match on Wednesday.... Bengalis celebrate rare triumph DHAKA, Feb 22: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis on Wednesday poured on to streets of the capital and other cities and towns across the nation to celebrate an upset one-day cricket win over Sri Lanka.... Vettori leads Kiwis to narrow victory QUEENSTOWN (New Zealand), Feb 22: An unbeaten half century by Daniel Vettori ensured a three wicket victory for New Zealand in their One-day International against the West Indies on Wednesday after... Asif unhappy over forwards’ performance LAHORE, Feb 22: Pakistan hockey coach Asif Bajwa on Wednesday expressed his disappointment over missed sitters in the fourth match of the series against India. “I was not expecting that much... Sri Lanka tour schedule announced KARACHI, Feb 22: Pakistan will play two Tests and three One-day Internationals during next month’s tour of Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Wednesday.... Ganguly haunts Indian selectors VADODARA (India), Feb 22: Former India captain Saurav Ganguly faced an agonising 24-hour wait as the national selectors gathered here to pick the squad for the first Test against England on Thursday.... Proteas prepare ‘warm welcome’ for Aussies DURBAN, Feb 22: It promises to be one of the most heated cricket series in modern memory and Australia are prepared for a rough ride.... Delhi belly ruins England spin power VADODARA, Feb 22: England’s hopes of finding a suitable spinner for the first Test against India suffered a blow on Wednesday when all three contenders went down with stomach bugs.... Divided BCCI fails to select venues VADODARA, Feb 22: Venues for the ICC’s Champions Trophy later this year remained undecided on Wednesday after infighting broke out in India’s rich but faction-ridden cricket board.... Champions League: Arsenal outguns Real Madrid on night of few goals LONDON, Feb 22: Arsenal scored one of the greatest victories in their long European history when they defied the odds to beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday.... Davenport celebrates 700th victory DUBAI, Feb 22: Lindsay Davenport celebrated her 700th singles victory on Wednesday by crushing Russia’s Elena Likhovtseva 6-0 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open.... Horse-racing: Blue Breeze ends Aie Bahar’s winning run KARACHI, Feb 22: Five-year-old bay horse Blue Breeze interrupted the winning run of mare Aie Bahar outpacing by four lengths in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday.... Faisal and Hasan named skippers KARACHI, Feb 22: Faisal Iqbal and Hasan Raza will lead Karachi Dolphins and Karachi Zebras in the Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament, which starts from Friday at three venues of the city.... Asian Squash: Mansoor, Shahid in last four ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 Shahid Zaman and Mansoor Zaman have advanced to the semifinals in the individual event of 13th Asian squash championship, according to reports available from Taiwan on Wednesday.... Japan, Korea win qualifiers TOKYO, Feb 22: Holders Japan thrashed India 6-0 in their opening 2007 Asian Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea and Saudi Arabia also got off to a winning start.... Double strike by Danyal KARACHI, Feb 22: Lyceum School fired in three quick first half goals to reach Karachi United school soccer semifinals after a 3-0 victory over Army Public School at DHA Football ground on Wednesday.... National athletics underlights KARACHI, Feb 22: History will be created when the National athletics championship will be held under lights for the first-time at National Sports Training and Coaching Centre from Feb 26 to 28, it was announced on Wednesday.... Soccer: Full points for Azam Sports KARACHI, Feb 22: Khokhrapar National and Azam Sports moved ahead with penalty shootout victories in the All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan soccer at Colony Sports Football Club on Wednesday.... Saadia guides Apwa home LAHORE, Feb 22: Fine half-century by Saadia Abid helped the Apwa College beat the Gulberg College by 99-runs in the Lahore Inter-district women cricket championship on Wednesday.... Qasim for US LAHORE, Feb 22: Olympian goalkeeper Mohammad Qasim will again go to USA for treatment of cancer. The Punjab chief minister Chaudhary Pervez Elahi has announced an amount of Rs One million for Qasim’s treatment.... Training camp ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: A training camp for Islamabad women players began here on Wednesday ahead of next month’s PCB Inter-district cricket championship.... ITA tennis ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: The Islamabad Tennis Academy (ITA) junior hardcourt tennis tournament which was to open on Thursday has been put back for a week.... Bilal to lead ICA ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: A 14-member Islamabad team led by Bilal Asad left for Karachi on Wednesday to take part in the Twenty20 Cup starting on Friday.... Hyderabad clinch title HYDERABAD, Feb 22: Hyderabad clinched PCB Inter-district women league title defeating Jamshoro by nine wickets on Wednesday. Jamshoro were bundled out at 40 in 19.3 overs.... Coaching course ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: A national level I volleyball coaching course which has 20 participants is due to conclude on Thursday, officials said....

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