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March 28, 2006 Tuesday Safar 27, 1427 Pakistan wrest initiative as wickets tumble COLOMBO, March 27: Fast bowler Mohammad Asif and opener Imran Farhat played good hands to help Pakistan seize the initiative as bowlers prevailed in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.... Rana Naved returns home COLOMBO, March 27: Pakistan pace bowler Rana Navedul Hasan has returned home because his wife is ill, the team management announced on Monday. The 28-year-old was scheduled to play the ongoing... Pakistan contingent due today LAHORE, March 27: Pakistan contingent is due to arrive at Lahore Airport on Monday night after taking part in the 18th Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. A total of 75 members, including... Snooker: Nine Sindh players in last 16 KARACHI, March 27: Sindh earned a lion’s share of nine spots among the 16 who booked berths in the knock out pre-quarterfinals of the 31st National snooker championship at the completion of league on Monday.... Ponting’s second century puts Aussies on top DURBAN, March 27: Australian captain Ricky Ponting scored two centuries in a match for the third time this season before setting South Africa a victory target of 410 on the fourth... Fit-again Sehwag boosts India NEW DELHI, March 27: Under-pressure India enjoyed a timely boost when aggressive opener Virender Sehwag was declared fit for the opening One-day International against a resurgent England in the capital on Tuesday.... Moody upbeat despite batting failure COLOMBO, March 27: Coach Tom Moody admitted disappointment with Sri Lanka’s top order but insisted his team could still win the first Test against Pakistan.... Hayden lashes out at pitch repair DURBAN, March 27: Australian batsman Matthew Hayden hit out Monday at repairs which were made to the Kingsmead pitch before the fourth day’s play. “It’s been repaired in two areas,” said Hayden.... Dravid unhappy with media NEW DELHI, March 27: The sports media fraternity was seen in poor light on Monday when Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid walked out of a press conference at Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Monday.... Worcestershire signs Zaheer MUMBAI, March 27: Indian left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan will play for English county Worcestershire this season as a replacement for Australian paceman Nathan Bracken.... Ames chalks up six-shot triumph PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida), March 27: Canada’s Stephen Ames, ice-cool in difficult final-round conditions, cruised to his second PGA Tour title with a six-shot victory at the Players Championship on Sunday.... Singles crowns for Aqeel, Sarah LAHORE, March 27: Top seed Aqeel Khan annexed the Haroon Rahim Trophy while Sarah Mehboob claimed the Parveen Sheikh Trophy winning the men and ladies’ finals of the All-Pakistan Open tennis championship at the Bagh-i-Jinnah ground on Sunday.... Tennis: Mauresmo and Nalbandian advance MIAMI (Florida), March 27: World number one Amelie Mauresmo and third seed David Nalbandian advanced while Martina Hingis lost on Sunday in the third round at the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament.... Champions League: Arsenal face Juve, Barcelona tackle Benfica LONDON, March 27: For Liverpool in 2005, read Arsenal in 2006. Like Liverpool last season, Arsenal is struggling to secure a Champions League spot by finishing in the top four of the Premier League.... PFF raises daily allowance LAHORE, March 27: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has made an increase in daily allowance of players and decided to pay in foreign currency for tours abroad.... Sailors return with just one bronze KARACHI, March 27: Pakistan, once an Asian powerhouse in Enterprise class, ended on disappointing note securing only a bronze in the just concluded 12th biennial Asian sailing championship at Doha.... Half-centuries by Rizwan and Usman KARACHI, March 27: DHA and UBL Karachi advanced into the semifinals of the 2nd KCCA DHA Trophy Inter-departmental cricket tournament after winning their matches on Sunday.... No play in Napier NAPIER (New Zealand), March 27: The third day of the third and final test between New Zealand and West Indies was washed out without a ball being bowled on Monday.... Euro-Asia tourney LAHORE, March 27: Pakistan ‘A’ team will participate in the Euro-Asia cricket tournament to be held in Abu Dhabi from April 22 to May 5. Other Asian teams are India, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.... Irfan hits century KARACHI, March 27: Skipper Irfan Ansari blasted superb century as Govt. Islamia Arts & Commerce College (GIACC) overwhelmed DHA College by 85 runs in Inter-collegiate cricket tournament on Monday at Public School Ground.... Sara top seeded KARACHI, March 27: Pakistan number two Sara Awan would start as the top seed in the inaugural edition of the Hyderabad Open Women’s Squash Championship which gets underway at the Hyderabad Gymkhana from Tuesday.... Korean coach starts training LAHORE, March 27: South Korean baseball coach Kihong Kim on Monday started training of the Pakistan team, which is to compete in the Asia Cup qualifying round to be held at the Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, from April 20 to 26.... U-17 girls hockey LAHORE, March 27: A 16-member Punjab team was announced to take part in the Inter-provincial Girls U-17 hockey championship which starts at the National Hockey Stadium from Tuesday.... Pakistan win LAHORE, March 27: Pakistan beat India 54-32 in the first of a five-match kabbadi series at Bathinda (Indian Punjab), according to information received on Monday. Shahzad, Yasir and Hammad were instrumental in Pakistan’s victory....

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