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April 16, 2006 Sunday Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1427 Pakistan scrape past Egypt CHANGZHOU (China), April 15 : Pakistan maintained their hopes alive to qualify for the hockey World Cup finals despite another disappointing performance edging out minnows Egypt 2-1 on Saturday.... Inzamam not convinced about fielding coach LAHORE, April 15: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq is not completely in favour of a specialised fielding coach with the team for the forthcoming England tour.... ODI’s more important says Afridi LAHORE, April 15: All-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that One-day cricket has become more important than Test cricket.... BCCI issues another show-cause notice to Dalmiya KOLKATA, April 15: Indian cricket board on Saturday issued another show cause notice to former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya to explain “abnormally high” expenses under several heads in connection with 1996 World Cup.... Mills and Franklin rock South Africa CENTURION (South Africa), April 15: New Zealand medium-pacer Kyle Mills took four wickets to reduce South Africa to 266 for eight on the opening day of the first Test on Saturday.... Debutant Uthappa guides India to emphatic victory INDORE (India), April 15: Rookie opener Robin Uthappa missed a century on debut, but spurred India to a seven-wicket victory over England in the seventh and final limited-over international cricket match on Saturday.... Dravid dedicates victory to team effort INDORE, April 15: India’s cricket captain Rahul Dravid hailed the 5-1 One-day International series victory over England on Saturday as a team effort.... Pentangular Cup: Majid, Ayub propel Sialkot to 3-wkt win LAHORE, April 15: A gutsy century by opener Hafiz Majid and his third-wicket stand of 145 with Mohammad Ayub helped Sialkot beat Karachi Harbour by three wickets in the Pentangular Cup at Qadhafi Stadium on Friday.... Injuries, fatigue trouble Aussies CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 15: Australia will be keen to avoid another close tussle against bottom-rung Bangladesh when the second Test begins on Sunday.... Gough aims for World Cup comeback LONDON, April 15: Darren Gough has insisted there is still time for him to bowl himself back into a place in England''s squad for next year''s World Cup in the Caribbean.... Stars to miss final round LAHORE, April 15: The fifth and final round of the Pentangular Cup, one of the most prestigious domestic cricket tournaments, will be affected, when nine players of three participating teams, out... Sri Lanka hires Mallett as spinners’ coach COLOMBO (Sri Lanka), April 15: Former Australia off-spinner Ashley Mallett has been hired as a consultant spin bowling coach for Sri Lanka.... Enamul doubtful for second Test CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 15: Bangladesh have called up uncapped spinner Abdur Razzak with Enamul Haque rated as doubtful starter for the second Test against Australia.... Horse-racing: Classy Cobbler should land day’s big race LAHORE, April 15: Three-year-old bay colt, Cobbler, who ran a superb race on his previous outing, should oblige his connections by winning the Lake City Cup during the 33rd Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Victory Road fancied to land Mile Championship KARACHI, April 15: Riding on the crest of a wave, four-year-old filly, Victory Road, is poised to maintain his winning spree by capturing the Mile Championship 2006 at the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Warne looking to go one better with Hampshire LONDON, April 15: “Never make a great player angry, it just makes them play better.” Former Australia captain Ian Chappell''s oft-quoted remark applies equally to his compatriot Shane Warne ahead of the start next week of the English County Championship season.... Divers should be punished BERLIN, April 15: Players who “dive” should be punished severely because the theatrics are sporting fraud, German interior minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Saturday.... Cricket: Indian Parmar figures in ICC''s flawed 12 NEW DELHI, April 15: Indian cricket board will investigate off-break bowler Mohnish Parmar's bowling action, who was among 12 bowlers reported... Boxing: British hopes Harrison loses again RANCHO MIRAGE (California), April 15: Britain''s former Olympic champion Audley Harrison lost for the second straight time here on Friday and saw his hopes of ever lifting the world heavyweight crown all but vanish.... Lara on shortlist for captaincy St. John''s (Antigua), April 15: The record-breaking batsman Brian Lara is in line to become West Indies cricket captain for third time in his amazing career.... Hawks and Falcons in final KARACHI, April 15: Karachi Hawks and Karachi Falcons fought their way into the final of Karachi Polo Club (KPC) Beach Polo tournament by registering wins over their opponent’s in the pre-finals on Saturday.... Pakistani horses may run in Ascot Lahore, April 15: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards have allowed Pakistani horses to take part in the Royal Ascot Cup alongwith the imported horses to be held on April 23.... Chelsea close in on title defence LONDON, April 15: Chelsea all but sealed their defence of the Premiership title on Saturday, defeating Bolton Wanderers 2-0 to open up a seemingly unassailable nine-point lead over Manchester United with just four games remaining.... Haas rallies to oust defending champion Roddick HOUSTON, April 15: Germany''s Tommy Haas rallied to beat top seed and defending champion Andy Roddick 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court championships on Friday.... One stroke lead for Lynn BEIJING, April 15: Briton David Lynn will take a one-stroke lead into the final day of the China Open after high winds wreaked havoc during the third round on Saturday.... Spanish Soccer: arcelona closer to retain title MADRID, April 15: Samuel Eto''o struck his 24th goal of the season to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday that took them closer to retaining the title.... Bridge: Formidable in top spot LAHORE, April 15: The defending champion ''Formidable'' from India gained top position with 116 Match Points at the end of first six rounds in the team event of the 10th International... Shooters to train in China for SAF Games KARACHI, April 15: Pakistan would send over a dozen shooters to train in China this summer to prepare for the 2006 South Asian Federation (SAF) Games... Cycling: Haroon outpaces rivals for victory LAHORE, April 15: With a powerful sprint, Haroon Rasheed of Wapda defeated closest rivals Asmat Ali and Ghulam Abbas of Army, to win 100km road race in the 55th national cycling championship on Saturday.... Ex-Wimbledon champion Martinez quits VALENCIA, April 15: Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez retired on Saturday to end an 18-year singles career in tennis....

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