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September 14, 2006 Thursday Sha'aban 20, 1427 World Cup Hockey: Spain, Germany, South Korea book semi-final berths MONCHENGLADBACH (Germany), Sept 13: Spain, Germany and South Korea all booked their World Cup hockey semi-final berths on Wednesday. Spain were first up with a 4-2 defeat of Japan inspired by a Santiago Freixa hat trick.... Miandad blasts PCB for axing Zaheer KARACHI, Sept 13: Former captain Javed Miandad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for removing team manager Zaheer Abbas in the wake of last month''s Oval Test fiasco.... Zaheer not sacked over poor conduct: Shaharyar LAHORE, Sept 13: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar M. Khan denied on Wednesday that replacing Zaheer Abbas as manager for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy had anything to do with his irresponsible conduct during the Oval Test saga.... Maliha captures triple crown, Kashif wins title KARACHI, Sept 13: Rising star Maliha Khurshid captured triple crown by adding women’s singles title to her tally while Khawaja Kashif toppled title holder and current member of the national team,... Lara struggles to lift West Indies for India clash KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13: West Indies captain Brian Lara is finding it difficult to comprehend how his team lost to Australia and is struggling to lift them for their DLF Cup clash with India on Thursday.... Flintoff pledges to lead from the front in Ashes battle LONDON, Sept 13: Restoring Andrew Flintoff as England captain for the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia has met with immediate general approval not least from the man entrusted with retaining the tiny urn.... Ponting loses match fee for dissent KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13: Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been fined his match fee for dissent towards an umpire in Tuesday''s One-day International against West Indies.... Injury scare for Hoggard LONDON, Sept 13: England medium fast bowler Matthew Hoggard was pulled out of Yorkshire''s county championship match against Nottinghamshire on Wednesday because of a side injury.... Shakeel Abbasi in run for FIH award KARACHI, Sept 13: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday announced the nominations for the 2006 World Hockey Men''s Player of the Year awards with two Dutch, two Australians and four... Umpires defend use of video replay MONCHENGLADBACH, Sept 13: The use of video replay was defended by the umpires'' manager on Tuesday at the World Cup hockey. Video replay is being used for the first time at field hockey''s second most prestigious event behind the Olympics.... Marsh backs Flintoff as captain SYDNEY, Sept 13: Australian cricketing legend Rod Marsh on Wednesday backed his former protege Andrew Flintoff to lead England''s upcoming Ashes campaign. “He''s a magnificent cricketer and a wonderful leader of men.... Aamir, Mansoor move ahead ISLAMABAD, Sept 13: Aamir Atlas and Mansoor Zaman outplayed their respective rivals in the qualifying rounds of the British Open Squash Championship at Nottingham, according to details available on Wednesday.... Nissar Trophy tie from 27th LAHORE, Sept 13: The inaugural match between the domestic national champions of India and Pakistan for the Nissar Trophy will be played in Dharmasala, India as per scheduled from Sept 27 to 30.... Champions League: European big guns start on winning note LONDON, Sept 13: European champions Barcelona led the charge of the fancied teams over the first obstacle of the Champions League course when they nearly all scored emphatic victories on Tuesday.... SA school team to visit Pakistan LAHORE, Sept 13: Wynberg Boys High School, a cricket team from South Africa will tour Pakistan from Sept 18 to 27 to play one three-day and five one-day matches against local schools.... Baghdatis survives another tough test BEIJING, Sept 13: Third seed Marcos Baghdatis survived a second tough test in less than 24 hours to progress to the quarter-finals of the China Open on Wednesday with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Taiwan''s Wang Yeu-Tzuoo.... Cricket: England are better than last year: Warne LONDON, Sept 13: Australia spin wizard Shane Warne believes England''s squad for the Ashes series is better than the one which earned England a series victory last year.... Powell won’t run 100m at World Cup RALEIGH (North Carolina), Sept 13: World record holder Asafa Powell will not compete in the 100 metres at this weekend''s IAAF World Cup in Athens although his name appears on the event''s latest start list.... Sindh names women spikers KARACHI, Sept 13: The Sindh Volleyball Association has named a 12-member women’s team for the second Inter-provincial games being held at Lahore from Sept 16.... National judo from 18th LAHORE, Sept 13: The 18th National Judo Championship for men will be held at Wapda Sports Complex from Sept 18 to 20. Besides Islamabad, who will appear in the championship for... Basketball squad for Games KARACHI, Sept 13: A 12-member Sindh basketball team was announced on Wednesday for participation in the Inter-provincial games which begins at Lahore from Saturday.... Boxing squad LAHORE, Sept 13: Zeeshan Butt will lead an 11-member Punjab boxing team in the Sept 16-18 2nd inter-provincial games here....

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