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July 26, 2006 Wednesday Jumadi-ul-Sani 29, 1427 Afridi gives Pakistan fresh injury scare MANCHESTER, July 25: Dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi gave Pakistan a fresh fitness scare after he was injured just 48 hours ahead of the second Test against England.... Shoaib eyeing speedy return against England LONDON, July 25: Pakistan strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar has vowed to bowl faster than ever if he recovers in time for the third Test against England later this month.... Plunkett ruled out of two Tests LONDON, July 25: Liam Plunkett added to England''s injury woes after the Durham fast bowler was on Tuesday ruled out of the second and third Tests against Pakistan with a side strain.... ‘England should field their best in Ashes’ SYDNEY, July 25: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting wants a showdown with the same England team that won the Ashes last year when the two squads meet again in November.... Pakistan ‘A’ match tied against Aussies CAIRNS, July 25: Mitchell Johnson took two wickets and effected run out in the final over to give Australia ‘A’ a thrilling tie with Pakistan ‘A’ in a limited overs match at the Top End cricket tournament on Tuesday.... Holland thrash Pakistan 9-2 in Champions Trophy TERRASSA, July 25: Holland sent Pakistan spinning to a record 9-2 defeat at the Champions Trophy here Tuesday.... Jayasuriya riddle puzzles Sri Lankan selectors COLOMBO, July 25: Sri Lanka are in a dilemma over the role that former captain Sanath Jayasuriya will play when the two-Test series against South Africa starts on Thursday.... India to recover one-day form, says Harbhajan MUMBAI, July 25: India will bounce back from the 4-1 one-day series defeat in West Indies in May and win an overdue trophy in next month''s triangular series in Sri Lanka, leading off-spinner Harbhajan Singh forecast.... Australia ready to help Flintoff in fitness fight MELBOURNE, July 25: Australia officials have welcomed the prospect of helping Andrew Flintoff, the man who spearheaded England''s Ashes success last year, prove his fitness ahead of this winter''s series in domestic grade cricket.... Selectors to assess McGrath’s fitness MELBOURNE, July 25: Australia paceman Glenn McGrath will demonstrate his fitness in front of selectors in Brisbane on Wednesday after being away from competitive cricket for six months.... Soccer: Brazil name Dunga as new coach RIO DE JANEIRO, July 25: Former Brazil midfielder and captain Dunga was surprisingly named as the country''s new national team coach on Monday, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on its official website.... World Cup football creates viewership record, says report LONDON, July 25: World Cup soccer delivered the equivalent of 64 Super Bowls during the month-long tournament, with an average TV audience of 93 million viewers for each match.... Aussies boost Davis Cup security after Hewitt fears SYDNEY, July 25: Tennis Australia announced extra security Tuesday for its team contesting the Davis Cup semi-final in Buenos Aires after Lleyton Hewitt threatened to boycott the tie, saying he feared for his safety.... World Junior Team Squash: Pakistan reach quarter-finals KARACHI, July 25: Title holders Pakistan advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Junior Team squash championship by defeating arch-rivals India at Palmerston North, New Zealand on Tuesday.... Clijsters looks to repeat hard court success STANFORD, July 25: US Open champion Kim Clijsters is looking to repeat last year''s success on hard courts when she begins the defence of her Bank of the West Classic title this week.... KCCA announces district teams KARACHI, July 25: The selection committee of the Karachi City Cricket Association on Tuesday named four district teams to take part in the PCB Inter-District Senior cricket tournament to be held early next month.... Zone-I, Zone-V in KCCA U-15 final KARACHI, July 25: Slow left-arm spinner Farhan Anwar grabbed six wickets for 38 runs as Zone-I Whites defeated Zone-VI Whites by four wickets at the TMC Stadium on Monday to reach the final of the KCCA Under-15 Inter-Zonal cricket tournament.... Inam, Yasir in last eight KARACHI, July 25: Fifth seed Inam Gul and eighth seed Yasir Khan were extended by their opponents before they advanced into the last eight of the men’s singles of Arif Habib Tennis Championship at Karachi Club on Tuesday.... Islamabad to host ITF juniors events KARACHI, July 25: Pakistan will play host to back-to-back ITF World Juniors Tennis Tournaments at Islamabad Club from Aug 20 to Sept 3, an official of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) said on Tuesday.... PCF announcessquad for Colombo games LAHORE, July 25: The Pakistan Cycling Federation on Tuesday announced a 12-member team to take part in the 10th South Asian Games to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Aug 18.... PTV trounce Bannu Red FAISALABAD, July 25: Naimatullah and Asmatullah scored two goals each as Pakistan Television outclassed Bannu Red 4-0 in the Group-II match of the sixth Pakistan Football Federation Cup here at the University of Agriculture Ground on Tuesday.... Lahore races cancelled LAHORE, July 25: The Lahore day and night Summer Meeting races were cancelled on Tuesday due to heavy rains in the city.... Young Ansari win KARACHI, July 25: Young Ansari Club beat Nishan-i-Haider Club 1-0 in All Karachi Invitation Football Tournament at Young Patni Ground on Tuesday. Mohammad Nabi scored the match winner in the second half of the match.—APP... Sara improves ITF rankings KARACHI, July 25: Sara Mahboob, country’s top woman tennis player, has attained 1543rd position in the latest ITF World Juniors ranking, taking a big leap of 400 places.... Unbeaten Wapda in basketball semis KARACHI, July 25: Holders Wapda, two outfits from Sindh and one from Punjab stormed into the semifinals of the National Women Basketball Championship at the NSTCC on Tuesday.... Four Pakistanis in Malaysian Open ISLAMABAD, July 25: Four Pakistanis — Shahid Zaman, Mansoor Zaman, Majid Khan, Khayal Mohammad — are competing in the CIMB Malaysian Open squash tournament which started in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.... Kiran, Sama finish 5th in Asian rowing KARACHI, July 25: Pakistan''s Kiran Ikram and Sama Khawaja made a fine debut in the Asian Rowing Championship in Singapore by securing fifth position, said a news release issued on Tuesday.... Mirpurkhas squad HYDERABAD, July 25: Mirpurkhas District Cricket Association announced a 25-member squad on Tuesday to participate in the PCB Senior Inter-district cricket tournament....

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