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April 30, 2006 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 1, 1427 Pakistan ‘A’ beaten by India KARACHI, April 29: Pakistan ‘A’ suffered their first defeat in the EurAsia Cricket Series when they went down to India ‘A’ by 34 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday night.... South Asia ‘claim’ 2011 World Cup by right NEW DELHI, April 29: South Asia is confident of securing the rights to host cricket''s World Cup in 2011, saying every third edition of the mega event should be held in the cricket-mad region.... World Cup 2011: Infrastructure and experience boost Australasian bid SINGAPORE, April 29: Top notch facilities and experience at hosting big events should count in Australia and New Zealand''s favour when the ICC make an “in principle” decision on who hosts the 2011 cricket World Cup.... Franklin, Patel keep South Africa under pressure CAPE TOWN, April 29: New Zealand lower-order batsman James Franklin completed a maiden Test century and new cap Jeetan Patel took two wickets before bad light brought respite to South Africa... Zimbabwe struggle ST JOHN’S (Antigua), April 29: Zimbabwe struggled in the late stages and set West Indies the modest target of 152 to win the opening One-day International of their seven-match series on Saturday at the Antigua Recreation Ground.... Saleem’s advice to PCB chief LAHORE, April 29: Former Pakistan cricket captain Saleem Malik on Saturday urged PCB ad hoc chairman Shaharyar M Khan to return to his job at foreign office as cricket was not his domain.... Schumacher to extend contract LONDON, April 29: The chances of Michael Schumacher extending his Ferrari contract after the end of the season are 50-50, according to Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo.... England to assist West Indies in security BRIDGETOWN, April 29: The British government agreed to assist Caribbean organizers in providing a secure cricket World Cup next year, Foreign Minister Jack Straw said on Friday.... Shahriar fined for dissent FATULLAH (Bangladesh), April 29: Bangladesh opening batsman Shahriar Nafees was fined 20 percent of his match fee for dissent in his side''s nine-wicket defeat against Australia in the final one-dayer on Friday.... Former Indian goalkeeper dies MUMBAI, April 29: Former India hockey goalkeeper Shankar Laxman, who was part of two Olympic hockey triumphs in 1956 and 1964, died on Saturday, officials said.... Nauman shines KARACHI, April 29: Spinner Nauman Alvi captured five for 12 as Pakistan CC made it to the semifinals of the KCCA Inter-club cricket championship with an easy seven-wicket defeat of Khizra Sports on Friday.... Top contenders to vie for May Day Cup LAHORE, April 29: The 35th Lahore Winter Meeting featuring the May Day cup with a handsome prize-money on offer and a star studded cast will attract a large number of sports connoisseurs at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Indonesia rout New Zealand SENDAI, April 29: Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat spearheaded 13-time champions Indonesia to a 5-0 win over New Zealand in the Thomas Cup men''s team badminton championship on Saturday.... Victory Road fancied to land big race, Horse of the Year award KARACHI, April 29: Four-year-old bay filly, Victory Road, is fancied to capture the Emirates Farm Trophy and earn the ‘Horse of the Year’ award in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Durant outshines big names NEW ORLEANS, April 29: American Joe Durant upstaged the bigger names at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Friday while overnight leader Graeme McDowell of Britain fell back.... Horse-racing: New trends in naming a horse LAHORE, April 29: Some new and interesting trends are emerging while naming a race-horse presently racing at the Lahore Racecourse. With no set rules followed in the racing countries all over... Shahid and Barrington clash at Liverpool KARACHI, April 29: Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman will meet England ''s Joey Barrington in the opening rounds of the 2006 Liverpool Open Squash Championship on May 3.... Wajid, Ayesha clinch crowns LAHORE, April 29: National champion Wajid Ali won the men’s singles title while Ayesha Akram grabbed the women’s title, in the All-Pakistan Farooq ranking badminton tournament in Faisalabad on Saturday.... Azhar shines LAHORE, April 29: Four-goal Azhar Ali helped Sherwood beat Dew Drops 7-4 in the Low Goal club polo on Saturday. The winners took 2-0 lead in the first chukker as Azhar scored his first while Mir Shoaib Ahmed doubled the lead.... Shabbir Iqbal maintains lead PESHAWAR, April 29: Shabbir Iqbal posted a card of 67 to maintain his lead over on the second day of the Frontier Open golf championship being played over 54-holes at PAF Golf Course on Saturday.... Nadal extends streak to 46 BARCELONA, April 29: Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak on clay to 46 after he edged out fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Barcelona Open.... Chelsea retain title as United crushed LONDON, April 29: Imperious Chelsea were crowned champions of England once again when they emphatically crushed the distant title hopes of closest rivals Manchester United, beating them 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.... Brazilian World Cup winning coach snubs England LONDON, April 29: Those closest to no-nonsense Luiz Felipe Scolari will not be surprised that he wanted no part of the media circus that attends every England manager.... Snooker: Ebdon nears final, Dott, O''Sullivan locked 8-8 SHEFFIELD (England), April 29: Peter Ebdon moved within two frames of the world snooker championship final with a 15-9 lead over Hong Kong''s Marco Fu on Friday.... Disgraced US sprinter held for fraud NEW YORK, April 29: Tim Montgomery, whose once sparkling sprint career ended in doping disgrace, has been arrested in connection with a multi-million-dollar bank fraud scheme, prosecutors said on Friday.... Aqeel to play in Indonesia KARACHI, April 29: National tennis champion Aqeel Khan will take part in a series of International Tennis Federation (ITF) Satellite tournaments in Indonesia during the months of May and June.... Six teams to compete in junior meet KARACHI, April 29: Six prominent teams from the country will take part in National Junior Baseball Championship to be played at Gujranwala next month, a top official of Pakistan Baseball Federation said on Saturday.... Five-member squad for Istanbul KARACHI, April 29: A five-member Pakistan boxing squad leaves for Istanbul on Sunday to compete in the 2006 Comert Cup to be held from May 3.... Hockey trials HYDERABAD, April 29: Trials to select girls’ district hockey team to participate in Hyderabad Region Inter-district Games will be held on May 2 at Latifabad Board Office.... Beijing Olympics BEIJING, April 29: The programme for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing includes 28 sports including 302 events. The number of women''s events will be 127, an increase of two events...

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