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May 23, 2006 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 24, 1427 England hopeful on Rooney, Lehmann criticises ball LONDON, May 22: With 18 days to go before the World Cup kicks off, England remain hopeful Wayne Rooney will win his fitness battle while Germany keeper Jens Lehmann gave the... Herron ends 7-year drought with playoff triumph FORT WORTH (Texas), May 22: American Tim Herron, without a PGA Tour victory since 1999, ended the drought with a playoff success in the $6 million Colonial Championship on Sunday.... Tennis: Day of upsets as Argentina and US fall DUSSELDORF, May 22: It was the day of the underdog at the 1.85 million euro (2.36 million dollar) ATP World Team Championship with favourites the United States and Argentina both falling to opening group defeats on Monday.... Ex-Olympian calls for Gill’s resignation INDORE, May 22: Demanding Indian Hockey Federation Chief K.P.S. Gill’s resignation from the post of selection committee chairman, former hockey Olympian Aslam Sher Khan said Punjab''s monopoly over the game was resulting in neglect of other talents.... BD tour of Zimbabwe confirmed DHAKA, May 22: Bangladesh''s tour of Zimbabwe will take place in late July after Zimbabwe Cricket finally confirmed dates with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The five-ODI series will start with a... PCC lift trophy despite Ariz’s heroics KARACHI, May 22: A superb all-round performance by Malir Gymkhana’s Ariz Kamal failed to prevent Pakistan CC from winning the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket title at the KCCA Stadium on Sunday.... Top sporting award for Federer BARCELONA, May 22: Roger Federer reasserted his status on top of the sporting world on Monday by again winning the Sportsman of the Year title at the Laureus World Sports awards on a big night for tennis.... PHF inducts two players LAHORE, May 22: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Monday added two more probables, Saleem Khalid and Mudassir Khan, to a list of 32 for national hockey training camp which starts from Tuesday.... Third victory for AKUMC KARACHI, May 22: Aga Khan University Medical College (AKUMC) maintained their winning run in the 5th All-Karachi Medical College cricket tournament with a resounding defeat of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Monday.... Bridge: Four Bidders victorious KARACHIi, May 22: Fancied Four Bidders claimed the weekly Karachi Bridge Association (KBA) - Swiss Movement tournament after securing 97 Victory Points (VP) by winning four matches at KBA office, National Stadium.... West Indies retain winning squad ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 22: West Indies named an unchanged 14-man squad for the third One-day International against visiting India to be played in St Kitts on Tuesday.... School cricket KARACHI, May 22: Agro Technical School (ATS) Federal ‘B’ Area will take on Karachi Secondary School (KSS) in the opening match of the PCB Inter-school national cricket tournament that gets under way on Tuesday at the UBL Sports Complex.... NSTCC to hold summer camp KARACHI, May 22: National Sports Training and Coaching Centre would conduct camps for boys and girls next month, deputy director general of NSTCC Akhtar Ganjera said on Monday.... Coach and boxers complain lack of facilities KARACHI, May 22: Pakistan boxing coach Reinaldo Alvarez Ulacia and star pugilists are unhappy with training facilities provided ahead of the two major events — SAF Games and Asian Games later this year.... Ramzi runs quickest 1,500m in US CARSON (California), May 22: Double world champion Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain ran the fastest 1,500 metres on American soil to defeat Olympic silver medallist Bernard Lagat at the Adidas Track Classic on Sunday.... Fancied Chan claims feature event LAHORE, May 22: Fancied three-year-old colt, Chan, stamped his bloodline superiority with a runaway triumph in the feature event run over a sprinting distance of 1000m during the Lahore Summer Meeting at the flood-lit Racecourse on Sunday.... Johnson says Gatlin still the best BARCELONA, May 22: Justin Gatlin may only share the world 100 metres record but he is still out on his own as the world''s best sprinter, former track king Michael Johnson believes.... Kiyaka, Smoots snatch sprint prizes BELEM (Brazil), May 22: Gary Kiyaka of the Republic of Congo streaked past favoured Americans Derrick Brew and Leonard Byrd to win the 400 metres in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.... Squash: Majid tames Khayal ISLAMABAD, May 22: CAA overcame a stubborn Navy 2-1 on Monday, thanks to the heroics of Majid Khan and Bilal Zaman on day three of the 2nd National Team Championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex.... Majid blasts hat trick KARACHI, May 22: Striker Majid Ali smashed first hat trick of the tournament as Zone V West entered the league stages of All Pakistan Shaheed Anwer Bhai football tournament after thrashing DFA Khazdar 9-0 on Monday at People’s Sports Complex.... Sindh Games logo, mascot unveiled HYDERABAD, May 22: Sindh Sports Minister Qamar Mansoor on Sunday night unveiled logo and mascot of 10th Sindh Games (June 12-16) at a ceremony on the lawns of Hyderabad Sports Complex.... Rafique slams century LAHORE, May 22: Fine century by Mohammad Rafique helped Dharampura Sports beat Dharampura Gymkhana by eight wickets in Summer League tournament here on Monday. Rafique scored unbeaten 102 as the winners... Aqeel for Indian assignments ISLAMABAD, May 22: Aqeel Khan has been sponsored to play two Future tournaments in India as the first of these competitions started at New Delhi on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on Sunday.... Judo team to train in Iran LAHORE, May 22: An 11-member Pakistan judo team left for Iran for a month’s training before participating in the 10th South Asian Games to be held in Sri Lanka in August.... Cycling camp LAHORE, May 22: A seven-member Pakistan team is attending a training camp for participation in the Tour de Mazandaran cycle race in Iran to be held from June 21 to 27.... Refresher course LAHORE, May 22: The refresher courses for coaches of athletics, hockey and weightlifting will be held at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre from May 23....

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