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June 07, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 10, 1427 Minister unhappy with PCB’s handling of its constitution ISLAMABAD, June 6: The Federal Minister for Sports, Mian Shamim Haider, said on Tuesday that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) being secretive about its new constitution was not a healthy sign.... England delay naming ODI squad LONDON, June 6: England have delayed naming their squad for the upcoming five-match one-day series with Sri Lanka as they wait for news on injured all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.... Lara goes for duck as Sreesanth strikes double blow ST JOHN''S (Antigua), June 6: Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul have given West Indies a chance to save the first Test against India on the final day.... Wohaib Club claim Under-21 title LAHORE, June 6: A decisive penalty-kick by Hikmatullah helped Wohaib Club, emerge as champions in the National U-21 football championship after a nail-biting 4-3 win on penalty- shootout against defending champions Pakistan Army in the final at Railways Stadium on Tuesday.... England must raise game, warns Boycott LONDON, June 6: Geoffrey Boycott has told an ‘indifferent’ England they must raise their game if they are to mount a successful defence of the Ashes later this year.... French Open: Czech teenager plots second successive shock victory PARIS, June 6: Once a teen sensation herself, Venus Williams lost Tuesday to a 17-year-old upstart at the French Open. Nicole Vaidisova pulled off her second successive shocker at Roland Garros,... Sri Lanka move up to 6th spot DUBAI, June 6: Sri Lanka''s feat of drawing the three-match Test series with England 1-1 has seen it move up one place to sixth in the ICC Test Championship table.... Jones for USA to cure knee problem NOTTINGHAM, June 6: England fast bowler Simon Jones has gone to the United States in a bid to help him overcome a troublesome knee injury. The 27-year-old Jones went to America... Efficient Federer tames Ancic PARIS, June 6: Roger Federer got straight to the point as he drives towards a potential French Open final with Rafael Nadal, thrashing Mario Ancic 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to power into the semifinals on Tuesday.... Ibrahim, Hanif share honours KARACHI, June 6: Spinners Hanif Malik and Ibrahim Ali Khan took five wickets apiece as R.A. Model School outclassed GBSS Jamia Millia by 167 runs in the PCB Inter-school cricket tournament Karachi region match at Pak Star Ground on Monday.... Lara asked me to walk: Dhoni ST. JOHN''S, June 6: India wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Dhoni disclosed that West Indies captain Brian Lara asked him to walk and he did after he was controversially caught on the fourth... Gibbs banking on ICC NEW DELHI, June 6: South African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs is pinning his hopes on International Cricket Council (ICC) to sort out the legal tangle arising from match-fixing scandal that has prevented him from visiting India for a long time.... Naeem and Yasir shine LAHORE, June 6: Fine batting by Naeem Khan and devastating bowling by Yasir helped Muslim Gymkhana beat Universal Club by 37 runs in the 9th Servis Gold Cup cricket at Cricket Centre ground on Tuesday.... Fareed takes KPT into semifinals KARACHI, June 6: Fareed Majeed struck twice as Karachi Port Trust sailed into semifinal of All Pakistan Shaheed Anwer Bhai football tournament by defeating Sui Southern Gas 2-1 in the third quarterfinal at People’s Sports Complex on Tuesday.... PVF pinning hope on new Bulgarian coach for glory ISLAMABAD, June 6: Chairman of Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF), Chaudhry Muhammad Yaqub is hopeful that the new Bulgarian coach will help the national team win gold at this year''s South Asian Games in Colombo.... PML-Q to organise sports tournaments ISLAMABAD, June 6: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) to organise Quaid-i-Azam Cup sports tournaments at the provincial and national levels next month as part of its centenary celebrations.... Ronaldinho will be at his best: Brazil coach KOENIGSTEIN (Germany), June 6: The World Cup will see the best of Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said on Tuesday. Parreira, who described himself as a “talent facilitator” rather... Top Chinese lifter tests positive BEIJING, June 6: One of China''s top young women weightlifters has tested positive for banned steroids and faces a two-year ban, state press reported on Tuesday.... Snooker: Aamir upsets Dileep KARACHI, June 6: Aamir Habib surprised fancied Dileep Perwani to move into the quarterfinals of 10th Karachi Club Open Challenge snooker tournament at KC Billiards Hall on Monday evening.... Netball team to compete in Banglore KARACHI, June 6: Pakistan will compete in the Asian Youth (girls) netball championship to be played next month in India. Twelve nations of the continent will be taking part in the competition pencilled in from July 23 to 29 at Banglore.... Pakistan Jrs finish third LAHORE, June 6: Pakistan Junior hockey team returned home on Tuesday after taking third position in the six-nation tournament which was held in Poland. In all, Pakistan played five matches, winning three, losing one and drew the other.... Hockey: Saqlain and Ghazanfar declared fit KARACHI, June 6: Doctors have cleared skipper Mohammad Saqlain and Ghazanfar Ali for Azlan Shah Cup hockey to be played at Kuala Lumpur from June 18 to 25, chief coach and manager Asif Bajwa said on Tuesday.... Beenish clinches double crown KARACHI, June 6: Beenish Sharif clinched women''s singles title in Karachi Regional badminton championship with 2-1 victory over Mehwish Zaman at National Training Coaching Centre on Tuesday.... PS triumph ABBOTTABAD, June 6: Wapda, Pakistan Steel (PS) and DHA Abbottabad (G) qualified for the round robin league of 48th Hazara Gold Cup hockey after winning their preliminary round matches played on Tuesday at Abbottabad Hockey Stadium.... Judo meet LAHORE, June 6: The 8th Punjab judo championship will be held on June 10 and 11. The teams from eight affiliated zones of the province including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, D.G... Karachi TT team named KARACHI, June 6: Karachi Table Tennis Association on Tuesday named an eight-member squad to take part in Sindh Games from June 12 in Hyderabad. Men’s team included Atta Abbas, Kashif Hussain, Yousuf Habib and Khawar Mahmood....

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