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September 12, 2006 Tuesday Sha'aban 18, 1427 Vila’s stroke sinks Pakistan; Spain win MONCHENGLADBACH (Germany), Sep 11: Argentina shocked former champions Pakistan with a close 1-0 victory at the World Cup hockey thanks to a second half penalty stroke by Matias Damian Vila on Monday.... Team arriving today KARACHI, Sept 11: After completing a troubled tour of England, Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to arrive home in the wee hours of Tuesday. The team is scheduled to land in the city at around 4.30am... Time for Inzamam to quit Test cricket, says Rashid KARACHI, Sept 11: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes current skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq should withdraw from the Test side and concentrate on playing in One-day Internationals.... Umpire Hair resurfaces, says he’s not a racist LONDON, Sept 11: Darrell Hair has spoken – and he says he is not a racist. If you have any doubt he will tell you that two of his best friends... Fatigue took its toll on Pakistan: Shoaib BIRMINGHAM, Sept 11: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes fatigue was the main factor behind Pakistan’s lackluster display in the last of the two One-day Internationals in the five-match ODI series against England which ended at 2-2.... US Open: Federer makes it three in a row NEW YORK, Sept 11: Roger Federer won his third consecutive US Open title on Sunday, surviving a few scares to beat former champion Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.... Ashes urn set for first tour of Australia BIRMINGHAM, Sept 11: The Ashes urn is to form the centrepiece of a 94-day Ashes Exhibition tour around Australia, it was announced on Monday. It will be only the third time... Australia, West Indies clash in tri-series opener today KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11: Australia go into Tuesday''s one-dayer against the West Indies with an experimental team in dire need of match practice, having been out of the international loop for five months.... BCCI to spend $347m on domestic cricket KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11: Indian cricket''s governing body will spend US$347 million in improving facilities for the game across the country, including installing flood lights at every stadium over the next one year, a top official said on Monday.... Ashes Tour: ‘Winning comes first, not captaincy’ LONDON, Sept 11: England''s talisman Andrew Flintoff insists he is ''not bothered'' about the captaincy — so long as England retain the Ashes. The selectors are set to announce on Tuesday... Yuvraj to miss first game KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11: Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of his team''s first DLF Cup one-dayer due to illness. Yuvraj, a key batsman in the Indian one-day... PCB ad hoc committee moot today LAHORE, Sept 11: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar M. Khan will be taking the board''s ad hoc committee members into confidence over the Oval Test fiasco in an important meeting to be held in Karachi on Tuesday.... Zimbabwe planning 2007 Test return JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11: Kevin Curran, the Zimbabwe coach, has revealed Zimbabwe are planning to return to Test cricket in November 2007, following their withdrawal at the start of this year.... U-19 squad LAHORE, Sept 11: The PCB junior selection committee has announced a 16-man Pakistan Under-19 squad for the second ‘Test’ against India Under-19 in Peshawar, starting on Wednesday.... Islamia Club bag top titles at Karachi TT KARACHI, Sept 11: Islamia Club proved to be a force to reckon with when they claimed men’s and women’s team event titles at the 35th Karachi Table Tennis Championship by outwitting their opponents in straight sets on Monday night.... First Look outpaces rivals LAHORE, Sept 11: Three-year-old chestnut colt First Look outpaced fifteen rivals to win the J.S. ABAMCO War Heroes Cup during the day/night Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Indians, SL players to compete in Srs Tennis KARACHI, Sept 11: Fifteen Indians and a Sri Lankan have confirmed their participation in the Pakistan International Seniors Tennis Championship which commences at the Karachi Club from Sept 14, organisers announced on Monday.... Seeds move ahead BEIJING, Sept 11: Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty brushed off a first-round US Open exit by making light work of his opening match at the China Open on Monday with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over South African Rik De Voest.... West Ham draw with Villa LONDON, Sept 11: Argentine Carlos Tevez made his eagerly awaited debut for West Ham United when he came on as a 61st minute substitute in a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.... Asian Games fun run on 17th LAHORE, Sept 11: Lahore has been included in the list of major cities of Asia, where the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will hold ‘Asian Games Fun Run’ in an effort...

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