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| September 15, 2006 | Friday | Sha'aban 21, 1427 |
Australia thrash Pakistan to win group
MONCHENGLADBACH (Germany), Sept 14: Australia, who have already qualified for the semi-finals, thrashed Pakistan 3-0 in the last round robin match to take top place in Pool ‘A’ with 12 points at World Cup hockey on Wednesday....
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No heartburn against PCB, says Zaheer
KARACHI, Sep 14: Zaheer Abbas, the manager on the controversial tour to England, said on Thursday that he had no heartburn against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after being replaced with Talat Ali for the Champions Trophy in India....
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Man Utd, Milan triumph as Lyon shock Real again: Champions League
LONDON, Sept 14: Olympique Lyon beat Real Madrid 2-0 in their opening Champions League group match on Wednesday – a year to the day after inflicting a 3-0 defeat on the nine-time European champions in last season''s opener....
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ICC chief sees bright future for China in cricket KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed is heading to China next week, excited at the prospects for the game in a country where interest is growing rapidly....
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Tendulkar makes emphatic comeback but West Indies win rain-hit tie
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14: Sachin Tendulkar smashed a masterly 141 on his comeback from injury on Thursday but it was to no avail as the West Indies beat India in a rain-affected DLF Cup One-day International here....
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South Africans not taking Zimbabwe series lightly
BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept 14: Stand-in South Africa captain Jacques Kallis said on Thursday his team was taking their three-match One-day International series against minnow Zimbabwe very seriously ahead of next month''s ICC Champions Trophy....
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Hockey academy in Dubai planned
MONCHENGLADBACH, Sept 14: A field hockey academy will join golf, tennis and football at Dubai Sports City in 2008. “We expect the 5,000 seat capacity stadium will be completed by early...
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India keen to host 2010 World Cup
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Former champions India hope to make up for their deteriorating field hockey standards by hosting the World Cup in 2010, an official said on Thursday....
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Ponting’s behaviour perturbs CA
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14: Captain Ricky Ponting has been rapped on the knuckles by Cricket Australia who said his behaviour was a concern after he was fined for dissent by the International Cricket Council....
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‘Cup security in good shape’
BRIDGETOWN, Sept 14: Security planning six months out from the cricket World Cup was further along than at the same stage for the 2003 Cup in South Africa, according to a senior official....
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Vermeulen faces long ban
LONDON, Sept 14: A Zimbabwean Test cricketer could be banned from playing in England and Wales for 10 years for throwing a ball at spectators after becoming frustrated with his bowling.Mark...
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Zimbabwe crushed in tour opener
KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Sept 14: South African coach Mickey Arthur saw nothing to worry his team when he watched Zimbabwe crumble to a nine-wicket defeat in a 20-overs match against the Eagles franchise team on Wednesday....
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India U-19 on top in 2nd Test
LAHORE, Sept 14: A double ton by Tanmay Srivastava and a century by Piyush Chawla put India Under-19 in a commanding position on the second day of the second ‘Test’ against...
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Ljubicic, Davydenko in last eight
BEIJING, Sept 14: Croatian top seed Ivan Ljubicic efficiently disposed of American Kevin Kim 6-3, 6-4 to take his place in the quarter-finals of the China Open on a windy Thursday evening in Beijing....
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Mehtab excels with hat-trick
KARACHI, Sept 14: A hat-trick by Mehtab propelled GBSS Agro Technical School to a 4-3 victory over PIA Model School in the Munawwaruz Zaman memorial Inter-school hockey on Thursday....
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Pakistan jrs outplay Thailand: Volleyball
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Pakistan beat Thailand in the inaugural match of 13th Asian Junior men''s volleyball in Tehran, on Thursday....
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Irshad bags double gold
KARACHI, Sept 14: Pakistan Navy marksmen got off to a brilliant start by grabbing five gold medals on the first day of Inter-Services shooting championship at Naval Shooting Range on Thursday....
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Bashir slams hat-trick
LAHORE, Sept 14: A hat-trick by Bashir guided Wapda to a crushing 6-0 win over National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in the Pakistan Premier football league at Model Town C-Block ground, on Thursday....
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