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August 04, 2006 Friday Rajab 8, 1427 Pakistan pray for miracle as England eye series win: Third Test starts today LEEDS, Aug 3: If the third Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley is as unpredictable as the second, then bank on Pakistan winning the game in a canter.... Judgement day for Inzamam’s men LEEDS, Aug 3: Friday is judgement day for Pakistan. The withering defeat at Old Trafford may have embarrassed and angered the players but they face a stupendous challenge to turn that raw emotion into a result.... Headingley history weighs heavily against Pakistan KARACHI, Aug 3: Pakistan cricket team, not withstanding the spate of injuries to leading bowlers and lack of killer-instinct, brace themselves for a daunting challenge when they meet England in the crucial third Test at Headingley from Friday.... Strauss warns team not to lose cutting edge LEEDS, Aug 3: England captain Andrew Strauss will warn his team not to lose their cutting edge in the third Test against Pakistan after their crushing innings and 120-run victory at Old Trafford.... Proteas face another acid test COLOMBO, Aug 3: South Africa are set for another agonising battle when the second and final Test against Sri Lanka starts on Friday at off-spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan''s home club.The... Hoggard sets sights on 500 wickets LEEDS, Aug 3: Matthew Hoggard heads into the start of the third Test against Pakistan on Friday desperate to reach the landmark of 500 first-class wickets on his Headingley home ground.... Flintoff targets first Ashes Test return LONDON, Aug 3: Andrew Flintoff is planning to regain match fitness well before the first Ashes Test against Australia which starts at Brisbane on Nov 23.... Lara apologises publicly after outburst BRIDGETOWN, Aug 3: Brian Lara is set to remain as West Indies captain after issuing a public apology for an outburst against the selectors and pitch conditions after losing the final Test against India last month.... Counties to field one overseas player from 2008 LONDON, Aug 3: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday that counties will only be able to field one overseas player from the 2008 season.... Asif bowls fine spell in friendly LAHORE, Aug 3: Medium-pacer Mohammad Asif, showing rapid recovery from an elbow injury that forced him out of the Pakistan-England Test series last month, delivered an unhindered spell of eight overs... PHF names probables for Hamburg Masters, World Cup LAHORE, Aug 3: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Thursday recalled Mohammad Shabbir by including the striker in the 25-man list of probables for Hamburg Masters and World Cup.... Hewitt battles past stubborn Spadea WASHINGTON, Aug 3: Third seed Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round of the Legg Mason Classic with a gritty 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 victory over an upset-minded Vincent Spadea in a two-hour, 32-minute slugfest on Wednesday.... Turkish body to probe new allegations: Match-fixing saga ISTANBUL, Aug 3: The Turkish Football Association (TFA) on Thursday announced an investigation into claims that a federation official offered to rig a match last season to save first division side Samsunspor from relegation.... Athlete held for falsifying age NAIROBI, Aug 3: A member of Kenya''s world junior championships team was dramatically arrested on Wednesday at the instigation of Kenyan Sports Minister Maina Kamanda on suspicion of falsifying his age.... Lebanon’s request for withdrawal upheld MELBOURNE, Aug 3: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has accepted crisis-hit Lebanon''s request to pull out of qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.... CNS Golf tees off today KARACHI, Aug 3: The 11th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Open Golf Championship tees off at the picturesque course of Karachi Golf Club on Friday.... Chinese hopes to market Zidane head-butt BEIJING, Aug 3: A Chinese entrepreneur has registered as a trademark the silhouette of French football star Zinedine Zidane head-butting an Italian player during last month''s World Cup final, state press said on Thursday.... STA Open: Nomi, Seher head seedings KARACHI, Aug 3: Nomi Qamar has been top-seeded in the men’s singles of the Sindh Tennis Association Open which is being played at the synthetic courts of DHA Sunset Club from Aug 5 to 12.... Pakistan boxers for World Cadet KARACHI, Aug 3: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Thursday announced a three-member team for World Cadet championship from Aug 7 to 18 in Istanbul, Turkey.... Pakistan win LAHORE, Aug 3: A hat trick by Haseeb enabled Pakistan to thrash Malaysia 6-0 in the opening match of the Four-nation Challenge hockey tournament in Singapore....

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