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July 22, 2006 Saturday Jumadi-ul-Sani 25, 1427 Victory in sight for Pakistan as Northants collapse NORTHAMPTON, July 21: The injury-hit Pakistan cricket team finally put their act together on Friday to have the hosts Northamptonshire on the ropes with some fine batting and incisive bowling on a hot day here.... Shoaib Akhtar on course for Leeds Test return ISLAMABAD, July 21: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has recovered from a stress fracture to his ankle and is likely to be available for the third Test against England, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Friday.... Flintoff’s return in doubt as ankle injury flares up LONDON, July 21: England captain Andrew Flintoff''s hopes of returning to international action in next week''s second Test against Pakistan suffered a major setback on Friday as his ankle injury flared up again.... Asian ace Rashid stars for Yorkshire LONDON, July 21: Adil Rashid, the first Yorkshire-born Asian to make his debut for his county in a Championship fixture, got his career off to a dramatic start by taking six... Karachi boys to train with English Premier League club KARACHI, July 21: Two young Pakistani footballers will have a golden opportunity to train with one of the leading English Premier League clubs Charlton Athletic in the United Kingdom this month.... We’re the underdogs, claims new South Africa skipper COLOMBO, July 21: South Africa captain Ashwell Prince admits his inexperienced squad, missing three senior players including first-choice skipper Graeme Smith, start their test series against Sri Lanka as the underdogs.... Spain favourites to win Champions Trophy TERRASSA (Spain), July 21: Spain are favourites to win their second Champions Trophy gold medal at the hockey tournament starting on Saturday.... India cancel West Indies one-day series NEW DELHI, July 21: India on Friday cancelled a proposed one-day series against the West Indies in Canada in September because neither the rivals or the hosts seemed interested.... Hoggard defends England’s raw attack LONDON, July 21: England swing-bowler Matthew Hoggard insisted on Friday his country''s raw attack is improving all the time despite their failure to finish off Pakistan.... Langer breaks Richards’ Somerset batting record LONDON, July 21: Justin Langer broke legendary West Indies batsman Viv Richards''s Somerset record score when he made 342 against Surrey at Guildford in the County Championship on Thursday.... Ullrich sacked after doping scandal BERLIN, July 21: Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich, excluded from this year''s race because of links to blood-doping, has been sacked by his T-Mobile team, SID news agency reported on Friday.... Nepal cricket team to play against NCA next month KARACHI, July 21: Nepal cricket team is due to arrive here next month for a three-match series against National Cricket Academy, a spokesman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.... Amir to lead Pakistan ‘A’ in SA Games FAISALABAD, July 21: Full-back Amir Saleem will lead the 16-member Pakistan ‘A’ hockey squad announced on Friday for next month’s South Asian Games in Colombo.... KCCA schedule for trials announced KARACHI, July 21: Trials to pick seven KCCA’s zonal teams for the PCB Inter-district senior cricket tournament will be held on Saturday and Monday at the Pakistan Customs Cricket Academy.... Javed excels HYDERABAD, July 21: Hyderabad beat Thatta in second NBP Inter-district cricket tournament by 47 runs at Niaz Stadium on Friday.... Gardener to undergo surgery LONDON, July 21: Britain''s Olympic sprint relay champion Jason Gardener has decided to bring his 2006 season to an end so that he can have an operation on his back.... Army clinch title KARACHI, July 21: Pakistan Army won the Inter-services boxing title at Pakistan Navy Sports Centre on Thursday.... Woods leads 5-man band behind McDowell HOYLAKE (England), July 21: Qualifier Graeme McDowell fired a flawless six-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the British Open on Thursday with champion Tiger Woods... Another ruthless win for Williams CINCINNATI, July 21: Serena Williams'' comeback continued with another ruthless display, sweeping past Bethanie Mattek 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open.... Soccer: Arnold named interim Aussie coach SYDNEY, July 21: Graham Arnold was on Friday announced as interim national coach for Australia''s two Asian Cup qualifying matches next month.... FIFA criticised for banning Materazzi ROME, July 21: FIFA''s decision to hand Marco Materazzi a two-match suspension for insulting Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final drew fierce criticism from the Italian press on Friday.Italy... Powell’s camp denies misconduct claim KINGSTON, July 21: Stephen Francis, coach of sprint star Asafa Powell, on Thursday denied that “unprofessional conduct” was to blame for Powell and three other Jamaican runners missing a meeting in Greece.... Caribbean airlines get World Cup contract BRIDGETOWN, July 21: The major air carriers based in the Caribbean landed a major contract for next year''s cricket World Cup.The consortium of Caribbean Star, BWIA West Indies Airlines, LIAT, and... Farhan, Ayaz star for Zone-I Whites KARACHI, July 21: Zone-I Whites and Zone-II Whites moved into the last-four stage of the KCCA Inter-zonal under-15 cricket tournament after convincing victories on Thursday.... Special Olympics from today KARACHI, July 21: Special Olympics National Games commences from Saturday (today) at the Pakistan Sports Board Coaching Centre, Special Olympics Pakistan announced on Friday.... Departmental cricket next month KARACHI, July 21: Fourteen teams are slated to compete in the 14th edition of the KCCA Hinopak Trophy Inter-departmental cricket tournament, which starts from Aug 18.... Financial assistance for coaches KARACHI, July 21: The Pakistan Football Federation on Friday announced names of 12 coaches for Asian Football Confederation AID-27 Financial Assistance Scheme.... Aamir out of competition ISLAMABAD, July 21: Pakistan’s last hope of winning the World Junior Men''s squash championship ended on Friday when Aamir Atlas Khan lost to Omar Mossad of Egypt 9-1, 9-5, 9-7 in the semi-final at Palmerston North, New Zealand....

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