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May 31, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 3, 1427 Soccer: Mardan Club scratched for fielding overaged player LAHORE, May 30: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has rescheduled the ongoing National U-21 championship as the first quarterfinal could not be played on Tuesday. The last eight stage will now start at the Railways Stadium on Wednesday.... Even chance for both teams, says Woolmer LAHORE, May 30: Both England and Pakistan have equal chance of emerging winners during the forthcoming Test and One-day International series in the English summer, Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer predicted on Tuesday.... Bookmakers bet on billion pound World Cup LONDON, May 30: England''s inspirational striker is still injured less than two weeks before the World Cup begins and has been ruled out of the opening stages of the tournament.... Pakistan win 2nd match KARACHI, May 30: Promising Aamir Ashfaq excelled with the bat as Pakistan blind cricket team crushed their English counterparts by eight wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the series at Worcestershire, England.... Dhoni, Pathan slip in rankings DUBAI, May 30: India''s 4-1 ODI series loss to the West Indies has been a sobering experience for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Irfan Pathan as the two dropped down in the latest ICC Players Rankings announced on Tuesday.... Incredible century by Mir Azam ISLAMABAD, May 30: Mir Azam scored an incredible century off just 42 balls that helped Kent Club down Chaudhary Sports by three wickets in the NBP-ICA Inter-City Cricket Championship here at the Diamond Ground.... Successful comeback by Vaughan LONDON, May 30: England captain Michael Vaughan hit a run-a-ball 67 in his long-awaited comeback against Scotland on Monday, but insisted there would be no quick way back into the English team.... French Open: Hingis and Henin through; Petrova, Roddick beaten PARIS, May 30: Martina Hingis and Justine Henin-Hardenne warmed to their task at a chilly Roland Garros but in-form Russian third seed Nadia Petrova was a surprise first round loser at the French Open on Tuesday.... Jahangir blasts PSF KARACHI, May 30: Squash great Jahangir Khan has lashed out at the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) for damaging his reputation by saying that he would train New Zealand bound juniors without taking his consent.... Boje innocent, claims Bacher MUMBAI, May 30: Former Chief Executive of United Cricket Board of South Africa, Dr Ali Bacher, on Tuesday firmly believes that Nicky Boje, alleged to have been involved in the match-fixing scandal, is innocent of any wrongdoing.... Murali wishes happy ending BIRMINGHAM (England), May 30: Muttiah Muralitharan has said he will be doubly determined for Sri Lanka to win the upcoming third Test as the match, which starts at Nottingham''s Trent Bridge... Sabih named ‘A’ team coach ISLAMABAD, May 30: Sabih Azhar has been named as the coach of the Pakistan ‘A’ cricket team which is to tour Australia this July. Sabih said on Tuesday that he will... Fine half-centuries by Babar and Yaqoob KARACHI, May 30: Fine batting by Yaqoob Khan and Babar Saeed inspires School of Britannica to a convincing 126-run victory over The Educator School in the PCB National Inter-school (Karachi region) cricket tournament on Monday.... Ghana warn rivals with victory over Jamaica LEICESTER (England), May 30: Ghana beat Jamaica 4-1 in a friendly on Monday, prompting their Serb coach Ratomir Dujkovic to declare: “We are getting better each game and by the time... Obsession over Rooney could harm England MANCHESTER, May 30: England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson fears his World Cup squad will be distracted over the media obsession with Wayne Rooney''s broken foot. Eriksson is still confident the Manchester United... Nomi and Sehr top seeds KARACHI, May 30: Nomi Qamar, who last represented triumphant Pakistan Davis Cup team against China at Peshawar two years back, has been top seeded in the men’s singles draw of the... Pakistani shooters for China KARACHI, May 30: A 15-member Pakistan rifle shooting team would fly to Beijing on Thursday on an eight-week training under the supervision of Chinese coaches at Nanchang city.... Two- goal Asif propels GPA KARACHI, May 30: Mohammad Asif struck twice as Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) stunned HBL 3-2 to gain maximum points in All Pakistan Shaheed Anwer Bhai football tournament on Tuesday at Peoples Sports Complex.... Togo worried over icy weather, chicken-pox WANGEN IM ALLGAU (Germany), May 30: Togo''s World Cup preparations have been hit by cold weather and a chicken-pox scare, according to the country''s team doctor.... Swimming pool to open from June 7 KARACHI, May 30: The CDGK would open the swimming pool facility at Kashmir Road for its members from June 7, Mansoor Mirza, Additional District Officer, City Sports Complex, said on Tuesday.... Bulgarian to train spikers LAHORE, May 30: A Bulgarian coach Strahil Pantchev Balov will train the Pakistan volleyball team which will take part in the 15th Asian Games to be held in Doha, Qatar, in December.... Boxing: Karachi Region meet from June 6 KARACHI, May 30: Two-day Karachi Region Boxing Championship will be held at Ustad Abdullah Boxing Stadium Peoples Sports Complex on June 6-7, Karachi South Boxing Association announced on Tuesday.... English shuttlers withdraw JAKARTA, May 30: Six English players have withdrawn from this week''s Indonesia Open badminton championship following the deadly earthquake on Java island, Indonesia''s badminton association said Tuesday.... Free access to highlights on website ZURICH, May 30: Soccer fans will have access to free video highlights from all World Cup matches on FIFA''s website. A two-minute video of every match at the June 9-July 9... Sindh teams HYDERABAD, May 30: District associations have announced teams of badminton, squash and swimming to represent Hyderabad in the 10th Sindh Games, scheduled to start from June 12.... Basketball FAISALABAD, May 30: Registered clubs of the district will participate in five-day District Basketball Championship at Crescent Sports Complex from June 12.—APP...

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