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March 12, 2006 Sunday Safar 11, 1427 KHA elections to be held today amid controversies KARACHI, March 11: Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) elections took another twist on Saturday when Aijazud-Din, who claims himself KHA secretary, alleged Sindh Sports Minister Qamar Mansoor has become a party in the affairs.... India in trouble after Kumble milestone MOHALI (India), March 11: Anil Kumble became the third spinner to complete 500 wickets before England struck back to put India in trouble in the second Test on Saturday.... West Indies launch quest for victory AUCKLAND, March 11: The West Indies made a sound start in their quest for 291 runs for victory in the first cricket Test against New Zealand, reaching 48 without loss at the end of another day of fluctuating fortunes on Saturday.... Australia keep series alive with thrilling win DURBAN, March 11: Australia levelled the five-match series of One-day Internationals with South Africa at 2-2 after a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory on Friday (partly reported in Saturdays edition).... Faisalabad Wolves tame Multan Tigers KARACHI, March 11: Faisalabad Wolves encountered little problems in taming the Multan Tigers by 50 runs in the National One-day Regional Gold League cricket fixture at the UBL Sports Complex on Saturday.... Adnan, Rashid star for Lions LAHORE, March 11: Good batting by Adnan Raza and Rashid Riaz enabled Lahore Lions earn a three-wicket win against Hyderabad Hawks in the National One-day Regional Silver League match at the LCCA Ground on Saturday.... Fayyaz century sinks Zebras KARACHI, March 11: A fine unbeaten century by opener Mohammad Fayyaz guided Peshawar Panthers to a five-wicket win over Karachi Zebras in the National One-day Regional Gold League tie on Saturday.... Stallions fight for victory KARACHI, March 11: Sialkot Stallions survived some anxious moments before inflicting a three-wicket defeat on Rawalpindi Rams in the National One-day Regional Gold League match at the National Stadium on Saturday.... Afaq steers Leopards home ISLAMABAD, March 11: Islamabad Leopards went free-wheeling to a nine-wicket victory against Karachi Dolphins on Saturday in the National One-day Regional Silver League fixture, thanks to an undefeated century by Afaq Rahim.... Naqvi century steers Rhinos KARACHI, March 11: Skipper Ali Naqvi spanked a brilliant 118 as Abbottabad Rhinos scored a six-wicket victory over Quetta Bears in a high-scoring Silver League match of the National One-day Regional cricket championship in Abbottabad on Saturday.... Imran’s golden goal is match-winner LAHORE, March 11: Golden goal by Imran steered Gojra Sports Club, Gojra into the final of the national Inter-club hockey championship, stunning Mitchell Club, Okara 3-2.... Bang On Target day’s best bet KARACHI, March 11: Seven-year-old bay mare, Bang On Target, from the stables of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara should win the feature event in the Gymkhana meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Namroud poised to capture Alamgir Cup LAHORE, March 11: Three-year-old colt, Namroud, looks set to lift the Mohy-ud-Din Mohammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Cup to be gone over 1200m during the Lahore Winter Meeting held at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Trainer’s licence withdrawn LAHORE, March 11: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards took strong exception to an incident of misconduct and indiscipline of trainer Taqueer Ahmad and has withdrawn his licence.... Squash: Abbas wins battle of Egyptians ISLAMABAD, March 11: Mohammad Abbas was crowned the champion on Saturday as he defeated Ramy Ashour in an all-Egyptian final of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex.... Ethiopian retains 3,000m title MOSCOW, March 11: Olympic 5,000 metres gold medallist Meseret Defar of Ethiopia retained her 3,000-metres title in a time of eight minutes 38.80 seconds at the world indoor championships on Saturday.... Gallas fires Chelsea closer to title LONDON, March 11: William Gallas scored a spectacular injury-time winner as Chelsea marched another step closer to retaining their English Premiership title with a 2-1 win over local rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.... Badminton: Gade topples top seed Dan BEIJING, March 11: China’s Chen Jin will face Denmark’s Peter Gade in the final of the China Masters badminton tournament after both scored contrasting victories in the semifinals on Saturday.... Sri Lanka wrap up series BOGRA (Bangladesh), March 11: Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets on the fourth day of the second and final Test on Saturday. Sri Lanka, set a target of 120, knocked... Pakistan beaten ISLAMABAD, March 11: After two successive wins, Pakistan lost to Kazakhstan in the Asian Central Zone volleyball championship in Colombo on Saturday.... Davenport dominates, Sharapova advances INDIAN WELLS (California), March 11: Lindsay Davenport dodged a downpour while a string of other women’s seeds had to battle wintry weather to reach the the third round of the US$5.27m... Golf: Home-grown Mamat in position for historic triumph SINGAPORE, March 11: Singapore’s Mardan Mamat is on course to become the first home winner of the Singapore Masters after he pulled one stroke clear in a scintillating third round of the $1million event on Saturday.... U-14 coach leaves camp in protest KARACHI, March 11: Pakistan Under-14 soccer coach Akhtar Mohiuddin has left the training camp in protest after a dispute with senior team coach Bahrain’s Salman Ahmed Sharida who was sent by PFF to help the local coach.... Bankers favourites to grab Gold Cup LAHORE, March 11: The 14-goal Bank Alfalah team appears to be favourites against 13-goal Sanofi Aventis in the national Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup polo final to be held at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday (today).... Formula One: Schumacher equals record with 65th pole MANAMA, March 11: Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher equalled Ayrton Senna’s record of 65 pole positions Saturday by setting the fastest time in qualifying for Sunday’s (today) season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.... Yousuf, Saleh top seeds in national snooker KARACHI, March 11: Former world champion Mohammad Yousuf and former world No 2 Saleh Mohammad will renew their battle for supermacy when the Rs204,000 31st National snooker championship begins at the Snooker Zone on March 20.... Rizwan, Sara for Germany ISLAMABAD, March 11: Shuttlers Rizwan Azam and Sara Khan were to leave on Saturday for Germany to attend a world training course being organised by the International Badminton Federation.... Probables for Karachi teams KARACHI, March 11: A six-member selection committee after holding five-day trials announced probables for two regional teams of Karachi on Saturday. The selection committee members were Ahmed Alam, Kamran Ashraf, Nasir Ali, Wasim Feroze, Ijazuddin and Jan Mohammad.... Arnold back for Pakistan series COLOMBO, March 11: Sri Lanka have recalled middle order batsman Russel Arnold for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan this month. Arnold, 32, was dropped for the current series against Bangladesh despite averaging 53.66... Team leaves for Colombo today KARACHI, March 11: A 25-member Pakistan cricket squad is due to leave for Colombo on Sunday morning on a 27-day tour of Sri Lanka. The squad, led by Inzamamul Haq, will...

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