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August 31, 2006 Thursday Sha'aban 6, 1427 Shoaib Akhtar, Asif restrict England in first ODI CARDIFF (Wales), Aug 30: Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar took six wickets between them as England were dismissed for a modest 202 in the first One-day International at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday.... Pace trio returns to make lethal impact CARDIFF, Aug 30: A week is a long time in cricket — indeed the battle has moved to another country — but despite the seismic disturbances of the past days, Pakistani bowlers resumed their dominance of English batsmen.... Hair in big trouble, says Inzamam CARDIFF, Aug 30: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has said umpire Darrell Hair is now in “big trouble” as the ball-tampering row took a new twist. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chiefs have called... Rain plays havoc with US Open schedule NEW YORK, Aug 30: Rain wrecked the second day of the US Open on Tuesday with only an hour of play possible all day. A three and a half hour delay... ECB mulls assessment panel for umpires LONDON, Aug 30: Umpire assessors are being considered by the England and Wales Cricket Board and controversial official Darrell Hair could be in line for the new role.... Umpires could lose forfeit power DUBAI, Aug 30: Calls have been made for the power to decide on the forfeiture of Test matches to be taken away from umpires and instead given to match referee.... Gibbs set to visit India with lawyer CAPETOWN, Aug 30: South Africa''s Herschelle Gibbs is likely to travel to India for the Champions Trophy in October, as significant efforts are being made to resolve any legal issues regarding... ‘Racial quotas forced me to quit’ LONDON, Aug 30: Kevin Pietersen says heartbreaking racial quotas forced him into making the biggest decision of his life, to quit his native South Africa and move to England.... Aussies oppose abolition of ball tampering laws COOLUM (Australia), Aug 30: Australia''s cricketers are opposed to a Pakistan proposal to abolish the laws on ball tampering.... Warne busy in plotting England’s downfall COOLUM (Australia), Aug 30: The Ashes are still almost three months away but Shane Warne is already busy plotting Australia''s revenge.... Chappell devices new method at Indian camp BANGALORE, Aug 30: India''s cricket coach Greg Chappell has devised a novel method to improve his players'' performance: divide the national squad in small pieces.... Two more seeds crash out: ITF Jrs Tennis KARACHI, Aug 30: It was yet another day of upsets as two more seeded players were sent packing in boys’ singles quarter-finals of ITF Pakistan World Junior Ranking tennis championship (second leg) at Islamabad Club on Wednesday.... Butter Fly looks set for grand win today KARACHI, Aug 30: Four-year-old chestnut filly, Butter Fly, is likely to make amends by assuming the role of a champion in the feature event of the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Thursday.... Easy victory for Pakistan Academy LAHORE, Aug 30: A century partnership between openers Nasir Jamshed and Khurram Manzoor guided Pakistan Academy to an easy seven-wicket win against Bangladesh Academy in the opening first match of the four-match one-day series at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on Wednesday.... Shabana aims to top pyramid at World Open CAIRO, Aug 30: Egypt''s Amr Shabana is under no illusions how much pressure he will be under when he starts the defence of his world squash title in front of the pyramids in Giza from Friday.... India may host Special Olympics cricket NEW DELHI, Aug 30: India is likely to host first ever cricket World Cup in Special Olympics, in Mumbai between Nov 6 and 13. Teams of India, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England,... Six-goal Haseem shines for NBP LAHORE, Aug 30: Six-goal Haseem Khan propelled National Bank of Pakistan to a 9-0 victory over POF Wah in the Governor''s Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Faisalabad Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.... Training camps for provincial games LAHORE, Aug 30: Punjab Boxing Association has selected 19 players to attend a training camp here from Friday. The camp is being set up to prepare and finalise Punjab team to... Women hockey teams named LAHORE, Aug 30: Punjab Women Hockey Association has announced two teams to take part in the Quaid-i-Azam Gold Cup tournament to be held here from Friday.... Pele receives tribute for 1959 goal SAO PAULO, Aug 30: Pele was paid tribute on Tuesday for a goal he scored in 1959 and which was regarded as one of the most brilliant of his career.... Punjab badminton squads LAHORE, Aug 30: Punjab has announced boys’ and girls’ under-16 and 19 teams to participate in the National Junior badminton championship, starting in Faisalabad from Monday.... Trio excels in U-17 cricket KARACHI, Aug 30: Tabish Nawab, Jibran Yousuf and Fahad Musheer excelled with the ball to help their respective teams win in the KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal cricket tournament on Tuesday.... KU trials schedule KARACHI, Aug 30: The University of Karachi on Wednesday announced schedule of trials to select players to participate in upcoming Inter-collegiate tournament. Players have been advised to report assistant director of... Aamir Atlas in next round KARACHI, Aug 30: Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan defeated compatriot Mansoor Zaman in straight sets to move to the second qualifying rounds of the World Open squash championship in Cairo on Wednesday....

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