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May 12, 2006 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1427 English County Cricket: Frustrated Read penalised for Mushtaq clash LONDON, May 11: Former England wicket-keeper Chris Read has been disciplined by English cricket chiefs after an extraordinary pitch-side bust-up with Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed.... Dravid demands consistency on Caribbean tour MUMBAI, May 11: India captain Rahul Dravid urged his team to maintain consistency as they prepared to depart for their West Indies tour on Friday.... Trescothick, Cook put England in control LONDON, May 11: Marcus Trescothick marked his return to international cricket with a hundred as England established a promising position on the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord''s.... West Indies demolish Zimbabwe GROS ISLET (St Lucia), May 11: Undefeated half-centuries from opening batsmen Chris Gayle and Sewnarine Chattergoon propelled West Indies to an overwhelming 10-wicket triumph in the fifth One-day International against Zimbabwe on Wednesday under lights at the Beausejour Stadium.... Boxing: Ex-champ Patterson expires NEW PALTZ (New York), May 11: Floyd Patterson, who came back from an embarrassing loss to become the first boxer to regain the heavyweight title, died Thursday. He was 71.... Bangladesh lament new Test programme NEW DELHI, May 11: Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore said on Thursday he was frustrated at the lack of Test cricket for his side over the next 12 months in the new six-year programmeme adopted by the sport''s governing body.... World Cup venues win approval BRIDGETOWN, May 11: International Cricket Council approved 13 venues expected to stage matches for 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.... Malir Gym, PCC in last four KARACHI, May 11: Malir Gymkhana and Pakistan CC moved into the semifinals of the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament after finishing unbeaten in their respective pools on Wednesday.... Ganguly to try luck with Northants KOLKATA, May 11: With cricket season in India over, former captain Saurav Ganguly has decided to play in England county championship to stake his claim for a national team berth.... Trinidad to host ICC series PORT-OF-SPAIN, May 11: Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (T&TCB) will host an ICC tri-nation series from May 16-20 at Queen''s Park Oval.... Medical college tourney from tomorrow KARACHI, May 11: Aga Khan University (AKU) is organising the 5th AKU All-Karachi Medical College cricket tournament from Saturday at the AKU Sports and Rehabilitation Centre Sports Ground.... Twenty20 Cup KARACHI, May 11: Sixteen teams will take part in the first Ian Fyfe Memorial Invitational Colour-kit Twenty20 Cup next month, organised by Karachi Goan Association.... Atiq excels LAHORE, May 11: All-round performance by Atiq Butt helped Chand Memorial Club beat Ghari Shaho Gymkhana by three wickets in a low-scoring match of the 4th M Siddiq memorial cricket tournament here on Thursday.... CA honours team SYDNEY, May 11: Aboriginal flags will fly above Australian cricket venues Friday as Australian cricket recognises the 138th anniversary of its first touring side to England, the 1868 Aboriginal team, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.... Army retain title ABBOTTABAD, May 11: Army retained the team trophy of 42nd National Gymnastic Championship relegating Wapda and Railways to second and third spots.... Iran coach hopes for non-political World Cup SPIEZ (Switzerland), May 11: Iran''s soccer coach is confident his team will not be distracted by politics during next month''s World Cup in Germany.... UEFA Cup: Sevilla draw first blood for Spain EINDHOVEN ( Netherlands), May 11: Sevilla thrashed England''s Middlesbrough 4-0 to win the UEFA Cup on Wednesday, kickstarting a Spanish fiesta in the Philips Stadium after the largest victory since the competition went to a one match final.... Hingis eases into quarterfinals BERLIN, May 11: Former world number one Martina Hingis eased past fifth seed Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the German Open and set up a potential clash with Amelie Mauresmo.... Sacked Mujahid hails Asif’s elevation ISLAMABAD, May 11: Pakistan''s assistant coach Rana Mujahid, made the scapegoat for the team''s recent unimpressive performance on Thursday hailed Asif Bajwa''s elevation as chief coach cum manager.... Volleyball: NWFP beat Punjab LAHORE, May 11: Police, Army, Wapda and Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) entered the semifinals of the Governor''s Punjab Cup volleyball at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala on Wednesday night.... Alam captures singles crown KARACHI, May 11: Unseeded Alam Afzal Janjua captured the 35 plus singles crown when he toppled third seed Rizwan Shamsi in straight sets of the second National Seniors tennis championship which concluded at the Karachi Gymkhana on Thursday.... Buhrmann sets early pace MUMBAI, May 11: South African Hendrik Buhrmann is hoping a “holiday” approach will steer him to a maiden title in Asia after he grabbed the first round lead at the Asian Masters on Thursday.... Junior Fed Cup: Sri Lanka drub Pakistan ISLAMABAD, May 11: Pakistan''s Junior Fed Cup girls in Thailand suffered their third successive defeat on Wednesday, this time at the hands of Sri Lanka.... Car Park to be built under tennis court KARACHI, May 11: The Karachi Gymkhana (KG) on Thursday said that the proposed car park project will be built under the basement of the existing tennis courts and not on the tennis courts.... Hockey training camp LAHORE, May 11: Thirty-two probables will attend the national senior training camp to be set up at the Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi from May 22 to prepare Pakistan team for... NWFP to play in Kabul PESHAWAR, May 11: North West Frontier Province (NWFP) team will participate in the International football tournament to be played on the occasion of Afghanistan''s first Olympic Day from May 14-22 at Ghazi Olympic Stadium, Kabul.... Lahore Garrison to defend title LAHORE, May 11: The 16th Corps Commander Cup golf will be held at Lahore Garrison Country Club, from Friday to Sunday.... U-17 Punjab squad LAHORE, May 11: Punjab has announced a 15-member team to participate in the Inter-provincial U-17 boxing championship to be held in Quetta from June 3 to 5....

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