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April 27, 2006 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 28, 1427 EurAsia Cricket Series: Winning start by Pakistan ‘A’ KARACHI, April 26: Pakistan ‘A’ opened their campaign in the inaugural EurAsia Cricket Series with a comfortable 123-run victory over Holland ‘A’ at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.... Imran critical of coach Woolmer’s role KARACHI, April 26: Former captain Imran Khan blasted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) team management for not only playing defensive cricket but adopting ''atrocious'' strategies which, he said, has led to the recent slump in ODIs.... Asif fine tuning his game LONDON, April 26: Paceman Mohammad Asif says his stint with English county Leicestershire will be ideal preparation for Pakistan''s Test series in England later this summer.... Ad hoc PCB chief installs ad hoc body HYDERABAD, April 26: The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar M. Khan has suspended the membership of District Cricket Association, Hyderabad, and appointed a three-member ad hoc committee with Abdul Majeed... Pakistan women gain first win KARACHI, April 26: Pakistani women notched up their first win when they humbled Azerbaijan 3-1 while miseries of men continues when they lost straight to Colombia to taste third defeat in... Pakistan capture title ISLAMABAD, April 26: Pakistan earned a berth in the Asian Championship when they defeated Thailand 14-3 on Wednesday to win the Asia Cup Baseball.... Symonds century seals ODI series for Australia FATULLAH (Bangladesh), April 26: Andrew Symonds smashed an unbeaten 103 on Wednesday to take Australia to a 67-run victory over Bangladesh and a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match One-day International series.... West Indies name Lara as captain ST JOHN’S, April 26: Legendary batsman Brian Lara has been named captain of the West Indies for a third time, it was announced on Wednesday.... Bilal’s double sinks Lankans ISLAMABAD, April 26: Mohammad Bilal scored twice in Pakistan''s 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka in the AFC Festival of Football that concluded at the Jinnah Stadium on Wednesday.... Changezi levels allegations against PFF LAHORE, April 26: Former chief selector of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), Mohammad Younus Changezi, has levelled serious allegations against managements of national senior and U-14 team that forced him to resign.... Snooker: Dott survives late scare to reach semifinals SHEFFIELD (England), April 26: Scotland''s Graeme Dott held off a late surge from Australia''s Neil Robertson to book his place in the semifinals of the World Snooker Championship with a dramatic 13-12 win at The Crucible on Wednesday.... Lehmann’s heroics puts lucky Arsenal into Paris final VILLARREAL (Spain), April 26: Jens Lehmann saved a last-ditch penalty from Argentinian playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme as Arsenal rode their luck all the way to the final of the Champions League final on Tuesday.... Murray goes down fighting BARCELONA, April 26: Fifth seed David Ferrer struggled to beat British teenager Andy Murray 4-6, 7-6, 6-1 in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday.... Khalid replaces Akhtar as chief selector LAHORE, April 26: Akhtar Rasool Chaudhary has been replaced with Khalid Mahmood as the chief selector of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).... Rehman emerges winner LAHORE, April 26: M. Rehman emerged as winner of the first Punjab junior golf championship with aggregate score of 148 at the Lahore Gymkhana golf course on Wednesday.... Farhan, Salman share honours LAHORE, April 26: Two more matches were decided in the Apollo Sports Gold Cup cricket tournament on Wednesday.... Rookie breaks legends’ record LONDON, April 26: Rookie batsman Jonathan Hughes was celebrating on Tuesday night after smashing a record jointly held by cricket legends Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies and India''s Ravi Shastri, according to the Sun on Wednesday.... Miandad returns for third ODI KARACHI, April 26: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad returns to Pakistan Seniors team for the third one-day against Indian Seniors being played at Sheikhupura Stadium on Thursday.... Navy beat PAF LAHORE, April 26: Pakistan Navy scored an impressive seven wickets win over Pakistan Air Force in a limited overs match of the Inter-services cricket championship on Wednesday.... Win for Hassan and Mudassar ISLAMABAD, April 26: Hassan Raza and Mudassar Mushtaq won men''s singles event in the POF Open badminton tournament on Wednesday at the POF Sports Complex.... Only 40 per cent grant utilised LAHORE, April 26: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is using only 40 per cent of the grant, received under the revised Aid 26 scheme of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), on coaches.... Final round from Thursday KARACHI, April 26: The final round of KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament will be played at different grounds of the city from Thursday, said a KCCA announcement.... 16 teams for Gold Cup LAHORE, April 26: Sixteen teams will take part in the 9th Gold Cup cricket tournament to be held here from May 5.... Asif proves match-winner LAHORE, April 26: Asif Tiwana helped Candyland Yellow beat Dew Drops 6-2 in the Low Goal Club polo on Wednesday.... Zidane announces early retirement MADRID, April 26: Real Madrid''s midfielder Zinedine Zidane says he chose to announce his retirement on Tuesday to give the club time to prepare for next season.... Seniors tennis next month KARACHI, April 26: The second National Seniors tennis championship gets into action at Karachi Gymkhana from May 6, organisers announced on Wednesday.... Superb show by Mansoor KARACHI, April 26: A fine all-round performance by Mansoor Ali guided Korangi Friends CC (KFCC) into the last four of KCCA Inter-club cricket championship when they beat Korangi Al-Fateh CC by four wickets in quarterfinal at Landhi Gymkhana ground on Tuesday.... Airline Gold Cup KARACHI, April 26: The Airline Gold Cup 2006 between Airline Passengers XI and Airline Cargo XI will be played on May 20 at the National Bank Sports Complex....

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