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May 5, 2006 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1427 Cricketers can question umpire decisions DUBAI, May 5: Teams may be allowed to appeal against umpires'' decisions to the third umpire during one-day games under a proposal to be discussed by a committee of the International Cricket Council this weekend.... Tennis: Pakistan Jrs lose to Korea and Indonesia KARACHI, May 4: Pakistan lose the opening set advantage and went down 1-2 to ninth seed Indonesia in their second group 5 league tie of Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup qualifiers currently in progress at Kuching, Malaysia, the other day.... Pakistan to take part in five events LAHORE, May 4: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will participate in five international contests this year. Pakistan will defend the 10th South Asian Games title to be held in Colombo from Aug 17 to 27.... Brothers, mother main inspiration: Mushtaq KARACHI, May 4: Former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammad admitted on Wednesday that elder brothers Raees Mohammad, Hanif Mohammad and Wazir Mohammad besides his mother were the inspirational forces behind his success in cricket.... Smith looking forward to end of miserable season JOHANNESBURG, May 4: After a miserable run of one win in eight Tests South Africa captain Graeme Smith is looking forward to the end of the season.... Dramatic victory for Venus WARSAW, May 4: Venus Williams hung on for a dramatic 4-6 7-5 6-4 victory over Martina Hingis on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Warsaw Cup.... ‘Sporting sketches’ launched KARACHI, May 4: Tauqir Zia, the former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said on Thursday that people should spare time to read books.... Facile win for UAE KARACHI, May 4: United Arab Emirates (UAE) staged a great recovery to score a facile 31-run win over Ireland ‘A’ in the last preliminary round match of the EurAsia Cricket Series in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.... Haddin to lead Australia ‘A’ SYDNEY, May 4: Selectors on Thursday named a strong Australia ‘A’ squad for a series of four-day, one-day and Twenty20 cricket matches against ‘A’ teams from New Zealand, India and Pakistan in Darwin and Cairns in July.... Adam aims to become F-1 driver ISLAMABAD, May 4: Adam Khan, Pakistan''s first professional Grand Prix motor race driver hopes to break into the world''s best if he got the required encouragement.... Naved restricts Yorkshire LONDON, May 4: Pakistan all-rounder Rana Navedul Hasan helped champions Sussex restrict Yorkshire to a modest score on the opening day of the English County Championship match at Headingley on Wednesday.... Javed Miandad opposes hiring of Rhodes KARACHI, May 4 : Pakistan cricket legends Javed Miandad and Mushtaq Mohammad lashed out Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on hiring a fielding coach for the national team.... SSUET-AKU clash in final KARACHI, May 4: Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) will take on Aga Khan University in the final of Inter University Basketball Championship on Friday.... Soccer: Barcelona retain Spanish Primera Liga title BARCELONA, May 4: Barcelona retained their Primera Liga title on Wednesday after second-placed Valencia lost 2-1 at struggling Real Mallorca while they went on to beat high-flying Celta Vigo 1-0 in the evening''s late match.... McClaren to replace Eriksson as England new soccer boss LONDON, May 4: Steve McClaren will be the next England manager, the Football Association said on Thursday. The Middlesbrough manager will take over when Sven-Goran Eriksson steps down after the World Cup finals in Germany.... Oxygen chamber treatment for Rooney MANCHESTER, May 4: England striker Wayne Rooney will undergo treatment in an oxygen chamber in his bid to recover from a foot injury in time for the World Cup.... China to face Netherlands in final TOKYO, May 4: With world number one Zhang Ning and number two Xie Xingfang on their side, defending champions China comfortably defeated Germany 3-0 on Thursday to advance to Uber Cup final.... Horse-racing: Favourite Brother Derek gets 18 post NEW YORK, May 4: Santa Anita Derby winner Brother Derek drew the 18 post for Saturday''s Kentucky Derby and was installed as the 3-1 morning line favourite.... Bolton, Boro share points LONDON, May 4: Putative England national manager rivals Steve McClaren and Sam Allardyce saw their respective sides Middlesbrough and Bolton fight out a mediocre 1-1 Premiership draw.... Baseball’s future bright LAHORE, May 4: Pakistan baseball captain Nabeel Ahmed Rana sees a bright future for the sport in Pakistan after his team qualified for the Asian championship by winning the Asia Cup in Rawalpindi last week.... Cash awards for Army sportsmen ISLAMABAD, May 4: Army athletes who excelled at the international level were given cash prizes by the head of the Army Sports Directorate Brig. Saleem Nawaz.... JCSC golf ISLAMABAD, May 4: Lt. Col Sabahuddin was ahead in the subsidiary match with net score of seven under par on Thursday at the start of the Chairman JCSC Open Championship at the Rawalpindi Golf Club.... ‘Implementation of sports policy main priority’ ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Federal Minister for Sports Shamim Haider said on Thursday that implementation of the sports policy in letter and spirit was one of his main priorities.... Women team for Bangkok KARACHI, May 4: A three-member Pakistan women’s tennis team is due to leave for Bangkok Saturday to make their debut in the Junior Federation Cup Asia-Oceania qualifier being held at a Thai city Nandabury from May 7.... PHF declares event illegal LAHORE, May 4: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has declared Sindh Inter-district hockey championship “illegal”. “The event to be played from May 7 at Hyderabad has no legal status and is... Under-21 trials on May 12 KARACHI, May 4: One-day trials to select under-21 women player under Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) talent hunt scheme will be held at National Stadium practice area on May 12, a spokesman of PCB announced on Thursday.... KCZFA Zone-II name team KARACHI, May 4: Karachi City Zonal Football Association (KCZFA) Zone-II on Thursday named their 22-member squad for All Pakistan Anoo Bhai f ootball championship.... Fine knocks by Kamran, Raza LAHORE, May 4: Fine knock by Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and unbeaten Raza Ali Dar helped Cricket Centre moved into the league stage of the 10th Tauseef Trophy cricket championship beating Ludhiana Gymkhana by seven wickets here on Thursday.... Tendulkar signs $40m deal NEW DELHI, May 4: India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has signed a long-term commercial deal with an Indian talent management firm worth a reported $40 million.... KU dethrone PU KARACHI, May 4: Karachi University clinched Pakistan Inter-university tabletTennis title dethroning Punjab University 3-1 in the final on Thursday....

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