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July 14, 2006 Friday Jumadi-ul-Sani 17, 1427 Pakistan pay dearly for missed chances LONDON, July 13: Pakistan paid a high price for a series of dropped catches as unbeaten centuries from Alastair Cook and Paul Collingwood put England in a strong position on the first day of the first Test at Lord''s on Thursday.... Hockey: Sohail and Waseem named for Champions Trophy Abbottabad, July 13: An 18-member Pakistan hockey team was named on Thursday at the end of day’s trials for the Champions Trophy with penalty corner striker Sohail Abbas and half back Waseem Ahmed getting the selector’s nod.... Disappointment for Muzaffar, Bukhsh KARACHI, July 13: Pakistan suffered more setbacks when ailing Muzaffar Iqbal and spirited Allah Bukhsh were beaten in the Green Hill Cup boxing semifinals on Thursday..... FIFA stops payment for Goal Project LAHORE, July 13: World soccer’s ruling body FIFA has withheld the last installment of US$ 48,000 to the company which constructed its Goal Project in Lahore city citing unsatisfactory quality of... Jansher’s plea for bail rejected PESHAWAR, July 13: Former world Squash champion Jansher Khan was arrested on Thursday after his pre-arrest bail application was dismissed by an additional district and sessions judge in a case about trespass and attack on a woman.... 50-member athletics contingent for Colombo meet ISLAMABAD, July 13: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) on Thursday named a 50-member strong athletics contingent for the 10th South Asian Games to be held next month at Colombo, Sri Lanka.... Hafeez century helps Pakistan ‘A’ make fitting reply DARWIN, July 13: Opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez compiled an imperious 180 runs on Thursday as Pakistan ‘A’ notched 431 in reply to Australia ‘A’s 510 on the third day of their four-day match at the Marrara Cricket Ground.... Materazzi summoned over Zidane head-butt LONDON, July 13: FIFA have begun disciplinary proceedings against Italy''s Marco Materazzi over the incident in which he was head-butted by Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final, soccer''s world governing body said on Thursday.... ICC hits back at Martin Crowe’s outburst DUBAI, July 13: The International Cricket Council (ICC) insisted on Thursday it had not gone soft on bowlers with suspect actions after former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe called on officials to make sure ‘chuckers’ were ‘chucked out’ of the sport.... Sri Lankan president cancels SLC elections COLOMBO, July 13: Sri Lanka''s President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered that elections to the country''s cricket body be cancelled and asked former players to run the game, the sports minister said on Thursday.... County boost for injured Shoaib LONDON, July 13: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is to train with English county Warwickshire in a bid to improve his prospects of appearing in next month''s final Test at The Oval.... Tendulkar happy with recovery NEW DELHI, July 13: India''s premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar has fully recovered from the shoulder surgery he underwent in March, which also sidelined him for the recent successful West Indies tour.... Omari Banks replaces Taylor in ‘A’ squad ST JOHN’S (Antigua), July 13: West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been withdrawn from West Indies ‘A’ cricket team tour to England and replaced by all-rounder Omari Banks.... Smith out for 12 weeks DURBAN, July 13: Captain Graeme Smith could be sidelined for up to 12 weeks following ankle surgery, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Thursday.... Lloyd to join WICB ST JOHN’S, July 13: West Indies cricket legend Clive Lloyd is expected to be appointed as non-member director of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) when the board meets on Friday.... Waqas slams century KARACHI, July 13: Mohammad Waqas smashed a brilliant hundred to power Zone-I Whites to a massive 234-run victory over Zone-VII Blues in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 cricket tournament at Student Sports Ground on Wednesday.... No threat to Champions Trophy: BCCI MUMBAI, July 13: The Indian cricket board has dismissed concerns that teams might pull out of the Champions Trophy after Tuesday''s bombings on Mumbai trains that killed at least 186 people.... Swimming gala LAHORE, July 13: Twenty-one events in different six Age Groups will be held in the Lahore District swimming championship for boys to be held at the F.C College pool on Friday.... Unhappy officials Team officials at Green Hill Cup on Thursday complained about what they said inadequate arrangements by the organisers, saying they were causing problems for them and boxers.... KTTA to act as role model: official KARACHI, July 13: The revival of country’s premier body of the game — Karachi... Pakistan retains 153rd spot KARACHI, July 13: Pakistan retained their 153rd spot in the newly-styled FIFA World Rankings where many nations experienced slump, when it was announced by the global football governing body on Wednesday.... Pakistan outlast UAE ISLAMABAD, July 13: Pakistan overpowered hosts United Arab Emirates 3-2 in their opening match in the 9th Al-Rashid International volleyball tournament at Dubai on Wednesday night.... Full points for Dera, Mauripur LAHORE, July 13: Mauripur Baloch beat formidable Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) 1-0 at Aga Khan Gymkhana, Karachi in Group-A of PFF Cup on Thursday courtesy Farooq’s 29th minute spot-kick.... LCCA elections LAHORE, July 13: The elections of all three zones, affiliated with the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA), have been completed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday.... Army, Wapda in final RAWALPINDI, July 13: Pakistan Army and Wapda advanced to the final of Ghaffar memorial hockey tournament by winning their respective semi-finals at ARL ground on Thursday.... PPWD squad KARACHI, July 13: Pakistan Public Works Department (PPWD) on Thursday announced their squad for the sixth Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Soccer League Cup 2006....

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