DAWN - Sport; March 31, 2006

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March 31, 2006	Friday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1427

Obdurate Shoaib ensures Pakistan draw first Test COLOMBO, March 30: Shoaib Malik ground out a patient maiden Test century under pressure to help Pakistan draw the opening match against Sri Lanka after being set a mammoth target to win....		Inzamam lauds batting hero COLOMBO, March 30: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq praised Shoaib Malik after the opener’s 148 not out saved the first Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Pakistan, set 458 to win, lost...

BCCI invites bids for Pakistan series MUMBAI, March 30: India’s cricket board is looking for at least $3 million for two days’ worth of sponsorship for a series with Pakistan. The deal will cover all in-stadium branding...		Khurram ends jinx to capture maiden national crown KARACHI, March 30: Khurram Agha, a former Pakistan No 1 and seventh seed, on Thursday stamped his authority when he whipped sixth seed, Imran Shehzad, 6-3 in the final of Rs204,000...

England coach says no to sweeping ban: Second One-day International FARIDABAD (India), March 30: England coach Duncan Fletcher on Thursday urged his batsmen to be careful using the sweep shot after his team’s defeat in the first One-day International against India....		Injury puts Smith out of final Aussie Test JOHANNESBURG, March 30: Graeme Smith’s unhappy season of Test cricket continued when he was forced to withdraw from the third and final Test against Australia starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday because of a finger injury....

Sharapova breezes into Miami semifinals MIAMI, March 30: Russia’s Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the WTA and ATP hardcourt tournament on Wednesday by defeating the fourth seed compatriot Anastasia Myskina 6-3, 6-3....		Inter claim slender advantage as AC Milan hold Lyon LONDON, March 30: Inter Milan grabbed a slender advantage over Villarreal with a 2-1 comeback victory while AC Milan came away from Olympique Lyon with a goalless draw in the second two quarterfinals of the Champions League on Wednesday....

Sami, Asad rout PIA for 69 LAHORE, March 30: Devastating bowling by pacemen Asad Ali and Samiullah Niazi, who shared eight wickets, gave Faisalabad early advantage against PIA on the opening day of the four-day Pentangular Cup cricket tournament at the Qadhafi Stadium on Thursday....		Lara keen on playing World Cup AUCKLAND (New Zealand), March 30: He’s keen to play in first World Cup to be staged in the Caribbean next year but Brian Lara accepts it is up to selectors to accommodate his stated intention of reducing his number of One-day Internationals leading to the tournament....

LCCA U-16 probables LAHORE, March 30: Sixty-four probables were picked to select two teams of the Lahore City Cricket Association’s West Zone Under-16 teams....		Australia include uncapped spinner MELBOURNE, March 30: Promising off-spinner Dan Cullen has been added to the Australian one-day cricket squad to tour Bangladesh in April. Cullen replaces medium pacer Mick Lewis in the 14-man squad...

Graphite bats to go out LONDON, March 30: The graphite bat favoured by Australian captain Ricky Ponting will be withdrawn from first-class cricket by October, the ICC said on Thursday. Six weeks after the product was...		Van Nistelrooy scores winner on comeback LONDON, March 30: Manchester United consolidated second place in the Premier League on Wednesday, the recalled Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring in a 1-0 home win over West Ham United....

Punjab annex U-17 hockey title LAHORE, March 30: Punjab won the Inter-provincial Under-17 girls hockey championship, after securing a convincing 3-0 victory over Balochistan in the final at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday....		Asif on goal rampage LAHORE, March 30: Six goals by Asif Tiwana helped Candyland win both its matches of two chukkers each in the 2-6 Goals Polo tournament on Thursday....

Noted wrestler laid to rest LAHORE, March 30: Former ‘Rustam-i-Pakistan’ Abdul Majeed Maroowala (43) was laid to rest at a local graveyard on Thursday. Maroowala died in Lahore late Wednesday due to kidney failure....		Naseem leads team into final KARACHI, March 30: Opener Naseem Khan slammed a brilliant unbeaten hundred to steer DHA into the final of DHA KCCA Trophy Inter-departmental cricket tournament by thrashing Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)...

Muslim Gym win LAHORE, March 30: In a low-scoring match Muslim Gymkhana defeated Aligarh Club by one wicket to move ahead in the 10th Tauseef Trophy cricket championship on Thursday....		Zahid excels LAHORE, March 30: A fine knock of 60 by Zahid Umar helped Lesco beat Servis Industries by 49 runs in the opening match of the fifth DSW cricket tournament at the Moughalpura Institute ground on Wednesday....

Zesh Rehman to miss AFC Challenge Cup LAHORE, March 30: Pakistan will be missing their star defender Zesh Rehman at AFC Challenge Cup after English club Norwich City refused to release the player....		Weightlifting course LAHORE, March 30: Twenty-eight coaches will take part in the second course being held by the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation in Lahore from Saturday. Earlier, the federation held the first course in Islamabad....

Sports gala inaugurated ISLAMABAD, March 30: The Quaid-i-Azam University Sports Gala was inaugurated here on Thursday with the hosts scoring victories in volleyball, tug of war and table tennis....		Memorial cricket LAHORE, March 30: Four wickets by Hafiz Saad helped Model Town Club move into the final of the third M Siddiq memorial cricket tournament beating Apollo Sports by six wickets at the Model Town Nawab Ground on Thursday....