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February 25, 2006 Saturday Muharram 26, 1427 Hockey: Rejuvenated India down Pakistan FAISALABAD, Feb 23: A rejuvenated India defeated Pakistan 2-1 on Friday in the fifth hockey Test — the visitors first win in the six-match series. After losing all their three home games and drawing... South Asian nations joint bid for 2011 World Cup NEW DELHI, Feb 24: The four South Asian Test nations formally decided on Friday to submit a joint bid to stage the 2011 World Cup. Indian and Pakistan board chiefs said... Pakistan shuttlers finish seventh ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: The Pakistan team which took part in the Thomas Cup preliminaries at Jaipur from Feb 15 to 19 finished seventh.... 21 officials, 55 athletes for C’wealth Games ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: The Pakistan Sports Board announced on Friday that the national contingent for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne will leave in two batches.... Malik guides Sialkot to victory KARACHI, Feb 24: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik starred in Sialkot Stallions’ exciting eight-run victory over Lahore Eagles in the Twenty20 Cup at the UBL Sports Complex on Friday.... Gambhir hammers brilliant century against England VADODARA (India), Feb 24: Gautam Gambhir overcame the disappointment of being axed from India’s Test side to take a century off England’s attack in a three-day tour game on Friday.... New Zealand on course to wrap up ODI series CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 24: New Zealand will continue their search for a solid top order batting combination here Saturday as they attempt to clinch the one-day series against the beleaguered West Indies with a third straight win.... Cook and Anderson on standby LONDON, Feb 24: Essex opener Alastair Cook and Lancashire paceman James Anderson are on standby to join England’s Test squad in India with captain Michael Vaughan among several players injured.... Delay to affect national championship HYDERABAD, Feb 24: The delay in the decision as to which department will assume administrative control of board stadium, Latifabad, would affect the holding of preliminary round matches of 53rd National Hockey Championship at the same ground scheduled from March 18.... Polo: Bankers cruise into final LAHORE, Feb 24: Two goals each by Hissam Ali Hyder and Jose Rivas enabled Bank Alfalah to cruise into the final of the Aibak Cup polo defeating Green Force 6-4 on Friday.... Orange balls used in Twenty20 Cup KARACHI, Feb 24: History was made on Friday when Pakistan became the second country after Australia to use orange balls on the opening day of the Twenty20 Cricket Cup.... Kuznetsova ends Mauresmo’s unbeaten run DUBAI, Feb 24: Amelie Mauresmo’s 16-match unbeaten run, which included the first Grand Slam title of her career and three successive titles, came to an end with a rain-interrupted defeat in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open here Friday.... Woods, Singh advance into final 16 CARLSBAD (California), Feb 23: Tiger Woods earned a hard-fought victory over Australian Robert Allenby on Thursday to advance to the final 16 in the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship.... Bittersweet experience for French, English clubs PARIS, Feb 24: French and English clubs had a bittersweet night on Thursday as the UEFA Cup, Europe’s second-tier club competition, was whittled down to the final 16 teams.... 16 Probables for Pakistan Derby 2006 LAHORE, Feb 24: At least 16 runners are likely to contest for the Pakistan Derby 2006, a term race for four-year-old Pakistani colts and fillies, to be held at the Racecourse on March 5.... Golf: Waseem emerges on top KARACHI, Feb 24: Favourite Waseem Rana topped the leaderboard with five-stroke leads on the opening day of the 6th Sindh Amateur golf championship which commenced on Friday at the Karachi Golf Club.... AFC inducts PFF chief LAHORE, Feb 24: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has inducted Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, president Pakistan Football Federation in the disciplinary committee which will exist till May 31, 2007.... Two-day school athletics from 27th KARACHI, Feb 24: As many as 1100 athletes from 70 schools of the city will be seen in action in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) -athletics meet... Wapda triumph LAHORE, Feb 24: Wapda Gujranwala and Sanat Nagar Club entered semifinals of 5th All-Punjab Mian Badaruddin Memorial football tournament at Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Friday.... Athletics: Inaam grabs three gold medals ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Syed Inaamullah Shah of Fazaia Intermediate College was declared “Best Athlete of the Year” with three gold medals in Inter-collegiate athletics meet.... PSB names teams LAHORE, Feb 24: Punjab Sports Board announced its badminton and table tennis teams (Girls) for the respective Inter-provincial U- 17 championships to be held at the Niaz Stadium Tariq Wadood Hall, Hyderabad from Feb 27 to March 1.... Afaq excels in KGS victory KARACHI, Feb 24: Promising Afaq Nazim smashed 25 points as Karachi Grammar School (KGS) (College Section) outclassed Shahwilayat Public School 58-34 in AKU Inter-school/collegiate basketball tournament on Thursday at Sports Centre Gymnasium.... Baloch Youth win KARACHI, Feb 24: Baloch Youth struck three times in the first half to outplay Ghareeb Nawaz 3-0 in the All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan soccer on Friday.... Tour de Cycle race KARACHI, Feb 24: Cyclists from around 28 countries will participate in Tour de Cycle race to be held from Hyderabad to Gorakh Hill, said Sindh Sports Minister Qamar Mansoor on Friday.... Cyclists leave for Tehran LAHORE, Feb 24: Pakistan cycling team left for Tehran, Iran, to take part in the Tour de Taftan race being held from Feb 27 to March 5.... PIA, KPT in final KARACHI, Feb 24: PIA Youth and Pak PWD will compete in the final of Karachi Inter-club hockey championship on Saturday at 4:00pm. In Friday’s semifinals, PIA Youth routed KPT 8-0.... Langeveldt out of ODI series JOHANNESBURG, Feb 24: South Africa paceman Charl Langeveldt is out of the five-match series of One-day Internationals against Australia after he fractured a finger during fielding practice.... Dastgir, Mujahid star for Reds LAHORE, Feb 24: Half-century by Dastgir Butt and all-round performance by Mujahid Khan helped Lahore Reds earn a 14-run win over Kasur in the Inter-city Seniors cricket championship at the Model Town ground on Friday.... U-17 trials LAHORE, Feb 24: Trials to select Punjab hockey (U-17) girls team will be held at the National Hockey Stadium on Feb 28, starting from 10am. The selected team will take part in the Inter-provincial championship.... Hardcourt tennis KARACHI, Feb 24: The Greener Pakistan hardcourt tennis championship will be held at the Karachi Gymkhana from Sunday. Pakistan’s all leading players, including Aqeel Khan, Asim Shafiq, Nomi Qamar, Jalil Khan,...

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