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July 23, 2006 Sunday Jumadi-ul-Sani 26, 1427 Australia squeeze past Pakistan in opener TERRASSA (Spain), July 22: Australia began their Champions Trophy defence with a 3-2 win over Pakistan in the opening game of the hockey tournament here on Saturday.... Govt approves PCB’s TV channel project KARACHI, July 22: Pakistan Cricket Board’s plans of launching a sports television channel have received a green signal from the federal government, well-informed sources told Dawn on Saturday.... Pakistan look to boxers, weightlifters for South Asian Games glory KARACHI, July 22: Billed as the biggest sporting spectacle of South Asia, the 10th South Asian Games (formerly SAF Games) returns to Colombo after 15 years where it runs from Aug 18 to 28.... Boxing squad for SA Games KARACHI, July 22: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Saturday announced a 10-member team for Aug 18 to 28 South Asian Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka.... Ashour retains junior squash crown: Pakistan confident of team title win KARACHI, July 22: Defending champion Ramay Ashour has become the first youngster in the history to win the World Junior individual squash championship twice when he defeated compatriot Omar Mossad in the final at Palmerston North, New Zealand on Saturday.... Salman, Imran hit form at last NORTHAMPTON (England), July 22: Openers Salman Butt and Imran Farhat found some form ahead of second Test against England as Pakistan beat Northamptonshire by seven wickets at Wantage Road on Saturday.... Flintoff sits out rest of the season: Setback for England LONDON, July 22: England captain Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out for some 12 weeks after being told on Saturday that he needs surgery on his injured left ankle, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.... Ganguly blames Dalmiya for spoiling career NEW DELHI, July 22: Deposed India captain Saurav Ganguly has blamed mentor Jagmohan Dalmiya for forcing him out of the team, saying the former world cricket boss “played” with his career, media reports said on Saturday.... Shoaib vows to heap more misery on England LONDON, July 22: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has promised to pose England''s batsmen even more of a threat then he did last year when he returns to Pakistan''s Test team.... ‘We must play very well to beat Aussies’ LONDON, July 22: Paul Collingwood said it would be great if Australia underestimated England on the run-up to this winter''s Ashes series because they have not done well since their 2-1 series home victory over the Australians.... Rudolph, Amla boost Proteas COLOMBO, July 22: South African batsmen Jacques Rudolph and Hashim Amla slammed fine tons to take their team to 351-3 against Sri Lanka ‘A’ on the first day of a practice match here on Saturday.... Langer rejects Hughes’ ‘friendly’ claims LONDON, July 22: Australia opening batsman Justin Langer has rejected claims from national selector Merv Hughes that the team are too friendly with their English rivals heading into this year''s Ashes series.... Vaughan now targeting January return LONDON, July 22: Michael Vaughan is determined to return to action for England in their one-day cricket matches in Australia early next year.... Rain frustrates Pakistan ‘A’ once again CAIRNS, July 22: A frustrating cricket tour of Northern Australia continued on Saturday for Pakistan A with its one-day match against Queensland Bulls at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns washed out.... Lara loves Test cricket DUBAI, July 22: West Indies skipper Brian Lara said he is not fascinated by the twenty20 version of cricket because it does not test the ability of a player but agrees the new format has spectator value.... ‘Punishing Materazzi won’t set precedent’ LONDON, July 22: Appropriate punishment or dangerous precedent? Marco Materazzi''s two-match ban and fine for provoking Zinedine Zidane to head-butt him during the World Cup final drew mixed responses on Friday.... Gay rises on top in Powell’s absence RETHYMNON (Greece), July 22: America''s Tyson Gay won the 100 metres at the 22nd Vardinoyiannia athletics meeting on Friday taking advantage of the controversial absence of joint world record holder Asafa Powell.... Juve hopeful of reduced sentence in scandal ROME, July 22: The lawyer representing Juventus at the appeals trial in Italy''s match-fixing scandal said on Saturday he was hopeful that the sentence handed down last week by a sports tribunal would be reduced.... Malik to start fitness programme LAHORE, July 22: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will start rehabilitation programme from next week in Lahore to overcome fitness problems.... Wapda to defend women basketball title KARACHI, July 22: Defending champions and favourites Wapda take on Sindh Whites in the opening match of the National Women Basketball Championship which begins at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre (NSTCC) on Sunday.... Magical Woods, Els set up fascinating weekend HOYLAKE (England), July 22: A magical eagle two at the 14th hole helped champion Tiger Woods fire a course record-tying 65 for a one-stroke lead over Ernie Els after the second round of the British Open on Friday.... Soccer player found dead SAO PAULO, July 22: A soccer player from a second-division club in northeastern Brazil was found dead at his hotel room after apparently suffering a stroke.... Harry Can View set to avenge last Sunday’s loss LAHORE, July 22: Three-year-old colts Harry Can View, Fidel Castro and Bright Star will measure each other''s strides in an effort to bag top honours in the feature event during the... Horse-racing: Stormy Kiss smart enough to outshine rivals today KARACHI, July 22: Three-year-old dark bay filly, Stormy Kiss, have to come up with her best in order to overcome her opponents and land the feature event in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Schnyder ousts Sania; Williams also through CINCINNATI, July 22: Serena Williams continued to roll at the rainy Cincinnati Open on Friday, booking her semi-final berth with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over fellow American Amy Frazier.... Indian lifters banned for dope offences NEW DELHI, July 22: India''s weightlifters have been banned from international competitions till March next year for dope offences, forcing them out of the Asian Games in December, an Indian official said on Saturday.... Poor response from females KARACHI, July 22: The tall claims of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) were exposed on Saturday when the organisers of Arif Habib Tennis Championship received only five entries for ladies singles on the eve of the competition.... Nashiro wins WBA crown OSAKA (Japan), July 22: Japanese challenger Nobuo Nashiro beat Mexico''s Martin Castillo by technical knockout to become the new World Boxing Association super flyweight champion on Saturday.... Golf trials next month KARACHI, July 22: Two phases of trials to select a three-member Pakistan squad to take part in the World Amateur golf championship for ‘Eisenhower Trophy’ start from Aug 21, said Sindh Golf Association on Saturday.... Fans asked to pull down Cup flags DHAKA, July 22: Bangladesh police ordered soccer fans on Saturday to pull down flags of World Cup contenders two weeks after the finals concluded in Germany....

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