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June 06, 2006 Tuesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 9, 1427 PCB ad hoc committee critical of frequent team changes: Zaheer and Mohsin named managers LAHORE, June 5: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee expressed its dissatisfaction over the frequent changes being made in the Pakistan team and advised the team management and selectors... Jaffer and Dravid wrest initiative for India ST JOHN''S (Antigua), June 5: Wasim Jaffer and Rahul Dravid shared a century stand to earn India control of the first Test against West Indies on Monday.... Wasim blasts Indian coach MUMBAI, June 5: Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram on Monday took Indian coach Greg Chappell to task for dropping Irfan Pathan for the first Test against the West Indies on the pretext that his confidence was low.... Magical Murli routs England as Lankans square series NOTTINGHAM (England), June 5: Muttiah Muralitharan just missed out on a historic 10-wicket haul as Sri Lanka crushed England by 134 runs in the third and final Test to level the series 1-1 on Monday.... World Cup Soccer: Germany offer 300,000 euro a man for glory BERLIN, June 5: Germany players have been handed a massive cash incentive to lift the World Cup on home soil with a record 300,000 euro bonus on offer for each player, the German Football Federation said Monday.... Nadal beats Hewitt for 56th consecutive win on clay PARIS, June 5: Lleyton Hewitt fought valiantly before going the way of Rafael Nadal''s 56 previous claycourt opponents on Monday when he lost 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-2 to the French Open''s defending champion in the fourth round.... Jayawardene fined 20pc match fee NOTTINGHAM, June 5: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee in the third and final Test against England at Trent Bridge.... Injury scare for Flintoff NOTTINGHAM, June 5: England captain Andrew Flintoff is to see a specialist after a scan revealed bone fragments in his injured left ankle. Flintoff, speaking on Monday after his side lost... Outstanding knock by Umar LAHORE, June 5: Four more matches were decided in the PCB Lahore Inter-school cricket championship on Monday. A fine knock of 78 by Umar Akmal helped Lords International beat Government Islah-e-Moashara School by 27 runs at the Cricket Centre ground.... Academies U-19 championship KARACHI, June 5: UBL Whites will take on Moin Khan Defence Academy in the opening match of Inter-academies Under-19 cricket championship which begins at UBL Sports Complex from Tuesday.... Summer tennis camp from 12th ISLAMABAD, June 5: Summer tennis camps for juniors are to be organised in all four provinces and Islamabad from June 12, an official of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) said on Monday.... Tournament postponed ISLAMABAD, June 5: The CDA Margalla festival cricket tournament has been postponed following a complaint submitted by 36 affiliated clubs, says a press release. The release said that the clubs had... Camp ends LAHORE, June 5: The conditioning camp of the Pakistan Senior and ''A'' cricket teams will conclude after the morning''s session on Tuesday. The Seniors are scheduled to visit England from... Statistician dies KARACHI, June 5: Nauman Bader, a former statistician of Pakistan Cricket Board, died of cardiac arrest in Lahore on Monday. Nauman, 44, compiled the PCB Cricket Annual for 10 years.... Coaching camp KARACHI, June 5: The Aga Khan University Sports Center is organising a cricket coaching camp for boys at the AKU Ground. The youngsters in the age bracket of 8 and 19... Sweden’s Pettersson holds on to claim second career title DUBLIN (Ohio), June 5: Sweden''s Carl Pettersson held his nerve while the chasing pack faltered carding a final round one-under 71 to claim a two-shot victory at the Memorial tournament on Sunday.... Karimi’s return boosts Iran’s chances FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (Germany) June 5: With two of Iran''s best players trying to get fit in time for the team''s opening World Cup match against Mexico, coach Branko Ivankovic is encouraged that Ali Karimi has recovered from a knee injury.... Badminton: Anjum and Faraz extended KARACHI, June 5: Former international Anjum Nisar and Faraz Khurshid were extended to three games before moving into the semifinals of Karachi regional badminton championship at National Sports Training and Coaching Centre on Monday.... World Cup fever grips Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5: Brazil is engulfed in World Cup mania with optimism sky high that Ronaldinho and company can bring home a record sixth title.... Rs216.599m for sports ISLAMABAD, June 5: A sum of Rs216.599 million has been earmarked for new sports projects in the Public Sector Development Programme 2006-07. A good chunk of this money will go towards... Jrs grab 4 golds, three Silvers LAHORE, June 5: Pakistani junior squash players struck outstanding performance by winning seven medals, including four gold and three silver in the Junior Asian championship which concluded in Kuala Lumpur recently.... Dil Vil obliges punters with back-to-back wins LAHORE, June 5: Fancied bay filly, Dil Vil, delighted punters when she outclassed her rivals to win the second race in-a-row during the Lahore Summer Meeting in floodlights at the Racecourse here on Sunday.... Navy boxers dominate opening day KARACHI, June 5: Pakistan Navy dominated on the opening day of national boxing championship with three of their pugilists moving ahead at Naval Physical Training and Sports Centre on Sunday.... Swimming trials KARACHI, June 5: Trials to select Sindh swimming team for National Swimming Championship will be held at Habib Public School (HPS) on Wednesday at 3pm, a spokesman of Sindh Swimming Association (SSA)said on Monday.... PSF invites 8 players KARACHI, June 5: Eight players have been invited for trials to select a four-member Pakistani team that will take part in next month''s World junior squash championship in New Zealand.... Asif excels LAHORE, June 5: Two-goal Asif Mansoor helped Punjab earn 3rd place in the 2nd national U-21 football championship, beating Navy 3-0 at the Railways Stadium on Monday.... IFHR demands fee from JCP LAHORE, June 5: The International Federation of Horse-Racing (IHRF) has directed the Jockey Club Of Pakistan (JCP) to send 6500 Euros as membership fees for the year 2006 for the first time.... Majeed resigns HYDERABAD, June 5: Chairman of PCB''s ad hoc committee for District Cricket Association, Abdul Majeed Khan, has resigned from his post, it was learnt on Monday.... Abbas grabs winner KARACHI, June 5: Mohammad Abbas struck the decisive goal in 79th minute as National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) entered the final of All-Pakistan Shaheed Anwer Bhai football tournament beating Gwadar Port... Swat defeat Afghan Club PESHAWAR, June 5: Swat District Football Association confirmed their place in the final of the 3rd All-NWFP Shama Football Cup by defeating Afghan Mujahid Club 5-3 at Younis Stadium in Mardan on Monday....

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