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| July 29, 2006 | Saturday | Rajab 2, 1427 |
Runs for England, ruins for Pakistan on 2nd day
MANCHESTER, July 28: Pakistan face a record deficit in the second Test as England thumped home their advantage, mainly thanks to a serene century from Alastair Cook and a late blitz from Ian Bell....
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Sri Lankan duo keeps South African attack at bay
COLOMBO, July 28: Sri Lanka''s Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene pulverised South Africa''s bowling with double centuries during Test cricket''s second-highest partnership of 471 here on Friday....
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Shoaib Akhtar gears up for on-field action
MANCHESTER, July 28: Pakistan’s pace ace Shoaib Akhtar, recuperating from a freakish stress fracture of ankle sustained at a training camp in Lahore two months ago, said on Friday he was...
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Get off Monty’s back, says Harmison
MANCHESTER, July 28: England paceman Steve Harmison pleaded with fans to give Sikh spinner Monty Panesar a break after the two combined to bowl Pakistan out for just 119 on the first day of the second Test....
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British Muslims to protest against Israeli cricket team
LONDON, July 28: The Middle East conflict is threatening to spill over into the world of cricket. British Muslim students, angered by the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, said on Friday...
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WI confident of successful World Cup
NEW DELHI, July 28: Organisers of the 2007 World Cup in West Indies were confident of overcoming all hurdles in the build-up to the tournament and also pledged to ease travel worries for thousands of visiting fans....
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Zimbabwe accept BD challenge
HARARE, July 28: Kevin Curran has picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Dav Whatmore ahead of the first One-day International between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh on Saturday....
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Tennis: Sana returns to circuit with fine win over Saba
KARACHI, July 28: Playing after a year’s layoff, unseeded Sana Bhagat created quite a stir when she prevailed over second seed Saba Aziz in three sets to march into ladies singles...
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AC Milan and Liverpool face nervous wait after draws
PARIS, July 28: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insisted on Friday that his side should not have to play their Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa in war-torn Israel....
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Ex-Olympian to be interrogated on remarks
LAHORE, July 28: Senate and National Assembly''s Standing Committees on Sports have decided to summon former hockey Olympian Naveed Alam for giving a press statement against the parliamentarians who had grilled the Pakistan Hockey Federation on poor performance of the team....
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Roddick tames Oudesma to reach quarters
LOS ANGELES, July 28: Top seed Andy Roddick overcame spirited resistance from fellow American Scott Oudesma before advancing to the Los Angeles Open quarter-finals with a 6-7 6-3 6-2 victory on Thursday....
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Lancashire battle to save county title dream
LONDON, July 28: Lancashire''s hopes of winning the English County Championship suffered a setback on Thursday when they conceded a first-innings lead of 197 to Nottinghamshire....
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AFC asks Lebanon to find safer venue
SYDNEY, July 28: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed bin Hammam has told Lebanon to move their Asian Cup qualifiers to a neutral venue if the safety of visiting teams is at risk because of the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah....
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‘More money, tougher laws for World Cup’
GEORGETOWN, July 28: Guyana''s capital will not be sufficiently prepared to host cricket''s biggest event next year unless the municipal budget is boosted and local laws beefed up, the city''s mayor said Thursday....
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3 women footballers banned
SYDNEY, July 28: The Asian Football Confederation imposed one-match bans on three North Korean women players Friday for attacking the referee after a narrow loss to China at the Women''s Asian Cup in Adelaide....
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PMC move into PFF Cup semi-finals
LAHORE, July 28: Punjab Medical College moved into PFF Cup semi-finals after a 1-1 draw with Mauripur Baloch at the University of Agriculture Ground, Faisalabad on Friday....
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PCF names squad for Iran event
LAHORE, July 28: The Pakistan Cycling Federation on Friday announced a nine-member squad to participate in the eighth Milad-ud-Nour International cycle race to be held in Iran from August 14....
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U-15 cricketer faces ban
KARACHI, July 28: Karachi’s Under-15 cricketer Zain Ishtiaq has been asked by Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) to explain his appearance for two Zones in the recently concluded U-15 Inter-zonal tournament....
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Egypt crowned new champions
ISLAMABAD, July 28: Egypt defeated defending champions Pakistan in the final of the team event of the World Junior Squash at Palmerston North, New Zealand on Friday to become new world champions....
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Shahid, Mansoor in quarter-finals
ISLAMABAD, July 28: Shahid Zaman and Mansoor Zaman of Pakistan advanced to the quarter-finals of the CIMB Malaysian Open squash championship at Kuala Lumpur, according to details received here on Friday....
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Chambers pulls out of London GP
LONDON, July 28: Sprinter Dwain Chambers, the fastest Briton over 100m this year, will not be running in Friday''s London Grand Prix because of a thigh injury....
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Pakistani sailor leaves for Taiwan
KARACHI, July 28: Ghazal Mir Masood, a Pakistani sailor, and her coach left on Friday to participate in the IODA Asian sailing championship in Fulung, Taiwan from July 29 to Aug 5.—PPI...
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