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May 18, 2006 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 19, 1427 Bridge: Zia Mahmood’s entry gives Pakistan Open a tremendous boost ISLAMABAD, May 17: Superstar Zia Mahmood''s participation has revived up fever for this month''s Pakistan Open Bridge Championship due to be held at the Islamabad Club.... Gatlin loses world record PARIS, May 17: Justin Gatlin''s 100 metres world record of 9.76 seconds has been corrected to 9.77, equalling the previous mark, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Wednesday.... Pakistan to root out suspect bowling KARACHI, May 17: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to introduce from next week steps aimed at identifying players with a suspect bowling action and force them to correct the problem before gaining selection into national teams.... PCB makes mockery of transparency, merit KARACHI, May 17: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again made mockery of its much trumpetted laid down policy of transparency and merit in hiring professionals.... Ramdin axed for first two ODIs MUMBAI, May 17: West Indies omitted young stumper Denesh Ramdin from a 14-man squad to face India in the first two games of a home one-day series starting in Jamaica on Thursday.... Umar linked with Glamorgan KARACHI, May 17: Pakistan''s young pace bowler Umar Gul said on Wednesday he hoped to get a one-month stint with English county Glamorgan.... Rhodes stint to cost nearly US$20,000 LAHORE, May 17: Former South African Test cricketer Jonty Rhodes will receive US$1000 per day during his 14-day stint as Pakistan fielding coach. He will train Pakistan team from June 10... India stroll to victory in Caribbean opener MONTEGO BAY (Jamaica), May 17: India got their tour of the Caribbean off and running with a commanding 116-run victory over Jamaica in a limited-overs practice match on Tuesday at Jarrett Park.... Lara, Dravid hope to improve on recent forms KINGSTON, May 17: Winning will be on the minds of Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid, when West Indies and India get down to business in the first One-day International of a five-match series on Thursday at Sabina Park.... Real lose but finish 2nd as Osasuna win MADRID, May 17: Real Madrid lost 4-3 at Sevilla but still finished second in the Primera Liga as Osasuna beat Valencia 2-1 to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their last games of the season on Tuesday.... England waits on Rooney''s scan result VALE DO LOBO, Portugal, May 17: England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he will weigh up his tactical options after Wayne Rooney has a scan on his broken foot on May 25.... Brazil still top of table, Japan best of Asia PARIS, May 17: Defending world champions Brazil continue to occupy first place in the FIFA world rankings with a healthy lead over their nearest rivals Czech Republic ahead of the World Cup finals which start in Germany on June 9.... Champion takes up coaching role BEIJING, May 17: Olympic champion and world number one Zhang Ning has been appointed to the coaching staff of the China national team.... Veterans Club triumph KARACHI, May 17: Pakistan Veterans Club defeated PTCL 4-2 in an exhibition match to mark the Telecom Day at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Wednesday.... NSK without water KARACHI, May 17: Country''s premier Test centre, National Stadium Karachi (NSK) and its adjoining PCB Academy Ground and practice area are in bad shape because of lack of water supply.... PSB courses ISLAMABAD, May 17: A Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) refresher coaching course in athletics, hockey and table tennis is due to start here on Thursday.... Myskina manages patchy victory ROME, May 17: Former Roland Garros champion Anastasia Myskina played through a thigh injury to manage a patchy 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Italian Roberta Vinci to move into the third round of the Rome Masters on Wednesday.... 18-member women squad for qualifiers LAHORE, May 17: An 18-member Pakistan women hockey team will take part in the Asia Cup qualifiers to be held in Malaysia from June 4.... Khurram chalks up easy win over Irfan KARACHI, May 17: Reigning national champion and top seed Khurram Agha chalked up a convincing 7-1 victory over Irfan R. Khan to cruise into quarterfinal of the Pakistan Cue Masters at the Karachi Club on Wednesday.... Sehrish puts Lahore into final LAHORE, May 17: All-round performance by Woman-of-the-Match Sehrish Munir enabled Lahore College University to enter final of the first inter-varsity women cricket championship, defeating Sargodha University by 48 runs in the semifinals on Wednesday.... C’wealth Games prove costly ISLAMABAD, May 17: A sum of Rs8.582 million was spent on Pakistan''s participation in recently held Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the sports minister told the Senate in a written response on Wednesday.... Said grabs gold ISLAMABAD, May 17: Said Hassan won the first ever gold medal for the Pakistan Military team that took part in the 11th World Military boxing championship (CISM) in Almaty (Kazakhstan).... Ashraf, Raza shine LAHORE, May 17: Fine bowling by Ans Ashraf Ali and a half-century by Ali Raza propelled Al-Halal Club to a seven-wicket win against Punjab Club in the rain-hit 9th Gold Cup cricket at the Aligarh Ground on Wednesday.... Trials to select soccer players QUETTA, May 17: Trials to select soccer players from Balochistan for induction in national camp will be held at Ayub Stadium on May 23 and 24.... Induction course LAHORE, May 17: The Panel Induction Course for cricket umpires will be held at the Qadhafi Stadium from May 30. Candidates, who have completed the Basic Regional Course and have a... 70 schools for PCB tourney KARACHI, May 17: Seventy schools of the city will take part in PCB Inter-School Cricket Championship scheduled to be held from May 23, a spokesman of the organising committee said on Wednesday....

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