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May 20, 2006 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 21, 1427 Snooker: Khurram outlasts Atiq for title KARACHI, May 19: Top seed Khurram Agha maintained his superiority when he twice came from behind to down 11th seed Atiq Latif Bux 7-6 in the 100-minute final to capture Pakistan Cue Masters title at the Karachi Club on Friday.... 20 clubs demand restoration of DCA, officials HYDERABAD, May 19: Office-bearers of 20 cricket clubs, registered with District Cricket Association (DCA) Hyderabad on Friday urged the PCB ad hoc chairman Shaharyar M. Khan to restore DCA by withdrawing... Cricket blamed for decline of other sports KARACHI, May 19: Indian boxing officials on Friday blamed cricket for decline of other sports including boxing in the sub-continent, while they believed step-motherly treatment of the sponsors is adding woes.... Atif spins Model CC to victory KARACHI, May 19 : Off-spinner Atif Maqbool captured five wickets to spin Model CC to 41 runs win over Wireless Gymkhana in KCCA Zone-IV Invitation cricket tournament at Malir Sports Stadium on Thursday.... Dravid outshines Gayle to help India triumph KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 18: Rahul Dravid hit his 12th One-day International hundred to overshadow Chris Gayle''s knock for West Indies and lead India to a five-wicket victory in the rain-affected first ODI at Sabina Park on Thursday.... Windies seek revenge KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 19: India may have drawn first blood in first one day cricket match against West Indies at Sabina Park but it got more than a warning that rest of four one-dayers would definitely be close and competitive.... Read gets fresh penalty LONDON, May 19: Former England wicket-keeper Chris Read received on Friday a fresh punishment from English cricket chiefs after an extraordinary pitch-side bust-up with Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed.... Favourite Barbaro''s stamina to be tested BALTIMORE, May 19: Barbaro''s stamina will be put to the test when the unbeaten Triple Crown hopeful abandons his conservative training regimen to race in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.... Tharanga’s timely response HOVE (England), May 19: Opening batsman Upul Tharanga did his case for keeping a place in Sri Lanka''s Test team no harm at all with a gritty 140 as the tourists... Tendulkar hopeful of early return CHENNAI (India), May 19: India batsman Sachin Tendulkar is satisfied at the speed of his recovery from a shoulder surgery and is hopeful of an early return to international cricket.... Bangladesh and Oman qualify DHAKA, May 19: Hosts Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Oman and Chinese Taipei have booked places in Asian Games men''s hockey competition after their penultimate round matches in qualifying tournament.... Adnan, Shoaib shine PESHAWAR, May 19: Four wickets each by Adnan Riaz and Mohammad Shoaib guided Gujranwala Academy to secure four-wicket win against Shafqat Rana Academy in the 2nd All-Pakistan Inter-Academy cricket tournament being played at Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium on Friday.... Arsenal delighted as Henry stays LONDON, May 19: Thierry Henry on Friday signed a new four-year contract with Arsenal after revealing that he could not bear to quit “the club I love” in favour of a new challenge with Barcelona.... Kuznetsova sets up all-Russian semifinal ROME, May 19: Former US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova broke the spell of a spirited qualifier with nothing to lose on Friday to set up an all-Russian semifinal at the Rome Masters.... Cink snatches first round lead FORT WORTH (Texas), May 19: Stewart Cink, seeking his first PGA triumph since 2004, fired a bogey-free six-under par 66 on Thursday to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the six million-dollar Colonial.... Holders Army announce soccer squad LAHORE, May 19: Defending champions Pakistan Army announced a 24-member team for the 2nd National Junior football championship to be held from May 25 to June 6.... Boxing: PBF expects big field for international tournament KARACHI, May 19: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) is to incur Rs four to five million on hosting an international contest in the city from July 8 to 14.... Floodlights for Faisalabad Stadium LAHORE, May 19: Floodlights will be installed at the Faisalabad Hockey Stadium to provide another facility to the players to continue game in hot weather.... Purvinder gives India 1-0 lead KARACHIi, May 19: Indian skipper Purvinder Singh outboxed Pakistan''s Nadir Khan to give his country a 1-0 lead in the Pakistan-India Friendship boxing series on Friday at KPT Sports Complex.... Title for Wapda PESHAWAR, May 19: Wapda clinched the trophy after grabbing eight gold medals in the National karate championship. Army and NWFP secured second and third spots.... Vaqar resigns KARACHI, May 19: Secretary of Pakistan Sailing Federation Syed Vaqar Hasan has resigned from his post because of personal reasons, it was learnt on Friday.... England named development squad LONDON, May 19: England 25-man development squad for the 2006 home season announced on Friday:... NSK water supply restored KARACHI, May 19: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) restored the water supply to National Cricket Stadium late on Thursday night.... Bank tourney KARACHI, May 19: Fazalur Rehman Sports Club (KCCA Zone I) in collaboration with Banker''s Friend''s Cricket Circle is organising First Inter-bank invitation cricket tournament from May 28 to mark its 30th anniversary....

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