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April 25, 2006 Tuesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1427 Rhodes ponders over Pakistan coaching job DUBAI, April 24: Former South African premier fieldsman Jonty Rhodes says Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer has asked him to train Pakistan team for two weeks in June before they depart on their England tour.... PCB chief for players to take rest before England tour Karachi, April 24: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc chairman Shaharyar M. Khan on Sunday urged Pakistani players to maintain their fitness and take rest in the meantime before the high profile tour of England, starting from June.... Bowlers hold sway in Multan tie LAHORE, April 24: Fine bowling by Najaf Shah and Janisar Khan put PIA in sight of victory against Sialkot after an eventful second day of the Pentangular Cup fixture at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday.... Waqar yet to sign contract LAHORE, April 24: Former Test bowler Waqar Younis has not yet signed the agreement with the PCB as bowling coach. Waqar was appointed coach before the Pakistan tour to Sri Lanka in March-April.... Spanish Soccer: Villa denies Barca title shot with hat trick BARCELONA, April 24: Barcelona were denied the chance of wrapping up the Spanish title on Sunday when a stunning quick-fire hat trick from David Villa gave Valencia a 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Athletic Bilbao.... FA Cup Soccer: Harewood’s late strike puts Hammers in final LONDON, April 24: A superb late strike by Marlon Harewood gave West Ham United a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Sunday and a place in next month''s FA Cup final against Liverpool.... Zimbabwe happy facing troubled West Indies ST JOHN''S (Antigua), April 24: Zimbabwe are adamant they can shrug off their political problems in time to face a crisis-hit West Indies team when the two sides clash in a seven match One-day International series.... Player burnout factor is rubbish: Miandad KARACHI, April 24: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has dismissed concerns about player burnout caused by the increasingly busy international calendar.... Progress of new stadium on course ST JOHN’S, April 24: Antigua & Barbuda and Chinese officials are upbeat about progress of work on new Sir Viv Richards Stadium which will host Super Eight, second round matches for next year''s Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.... West Indians handed new deadline ST JOHN''S, April 24: The long-running contract dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) took another twist on Sunday when a new deadline was handed to players.... Giles to undergo surgery LONDON, April 24: Left-arm spinner Ashley Giles will undergo groin surgery on Tuesday which will rule him out of England''s three Tests and five One-day Internationals against Sri Lanka.... Nauman century puts bankers in command LAHORE, April 24: A fine century by Naumanullah helped National Bank obtain vital first innings lead against Karachi Harbour on the second day of the Pentangular Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Monday.... Shoaib Malik for S. Africa LAHORE, April 24: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will now leave for South Africa on Tuesday instead of Monday to undergo elbow surgery.... Blistering century by Trescothick LONDON, April 24: England opener Marcus Trescothick stormed back into form on Sunday with a blistering innings of 158 to lead Somerset to a 112-run win against Kent in the C&G Trophy.... Team named for 2nd match KARACHI, April 24: The Pakistan Senior Cricket Board on Monday announced the local squad for the second one-day match against the touring Indian team at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot on Tuesday.... Blind cricket ISLAMABAD, April 24: The Islamabad Cricket Association of the Blind walloped Indian Punjab by 244 runs on Monday to win the three-match series 3-0.... Korangi Friends in last eight KARACHI, April 24: A superb all-round display by Aamir Ahmed helped Korangi Friends CC qualify for the quarterfinals of the KCCA Inter-club cricket tournament with a five-run win over Landhi Friends at the Landhi Gymkhana on Sunday.... Soldiers down Airmen LAHORE, April 24: Army beat Air Force by 54 runs in the Inter-services cricket championship on Monday. Army batting first after winning the toss scored 236 in 45 overs.... Asia Cup resumes today ISLAMABAD, April 24: The Asia Cup Baseball Championship resumes on Tuesday after Monday''s rest day with two matches to be contested at the Rawalpindi Stadium.... Munir lifts title for 2nd time ISLAMABAD, April 24: Munir Haider Malik won the President of Pakistan Cup Championship for the second time on Monday at the Rawalpindi Golf Club.... Appleby equals winning record HOUSTON, April 24: Australian Stuart Appleby carded a final round five-under 67 on Sunday, storming to a record-equalling six shot victory at the Houston Open to claim his second PGA Tour title of the season.... U-21 national championship from May 25 LAHORE, April 24: The national under-21 football championship will be played here at four centres from May 25 under the aegis of Wohaib football club, announced president, Wohaib Football Club, Hafiz Salman Butt at a news conference on Monday.... Punjab jr golf starts today LAHORE, April 24: The first two-day Punjab Juniors golf championship will be held at the Lahore Gymkhana course from Tuesday. Punjab Golf Association (PGC) secretary Zulfiqar Rana told a press conference on Monday that participation was open to all.... Snooker: Dott in sight of making last-eight round SHEFFIELD (England), April 24: Scotland''s Graeme Dott moved to within three frames of a place in the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship after taking a 10-6 lead over England''s Nigel Bond on Sunday.... Khurram and Imran to represent Pakistan KARACHI, April 24: Pakistan''s two top cueists, Khurram Agha and Imran Shahzad, will represent Pakistan in the Asia Snooker Championship scheduled to be held at Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Centre in Colombo... Sindh squash trials from 29th KARACHI, April 24: Trials to select four-member Sindh squad for National Team Squash Championship will be held at Hyderabad Gymkhana from April 29 to May 1, Sindh Squash Association secretary Tahir Khanzada announced on Monday.... Five Moroccans banned RABAT, April 24: Five players from Morocco''s Olympic team have been suspended after failing dope tests, a source close to the Moroccan football federation (FRMF) said on Sunday.... PU wins gala LAHORE, April 24: Punjab University (PU) with 30 points won All Punjab Inter-varsity sports gala on Monday. Lahore Government College with 10 points was second while University of Sargodha finished third with seven points....

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