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September 24, 2006 Sunday Sha'aban 30, 1427 Chief selector tells Shahnaz to stay out of selection matters: Hockey team for Asiad KARACHI, Sept 23: Chief hockey selector Khalid Mahmood on Saturday snubbed manager-cum-coach Shahnaz Sheikh for entering into his domain, saying that team selection was the prerogative of the selection committee.... India outclass Pakistan to win U-19 series LAHORE, Sept 23: Pakistan under-19 cricketers buckled under pressure yet again as Indian juniors carved out a massive 174-run win to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-match series at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Saturday.... Pakistan relegated to Group II after China defeat LAHORE, Sept 23: Pakistan, putting up a dismal show in their Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group-I play-off against China, bore the ignominy of being relegated to Group II at the hard courts of Beijing Tennis Centre on Saturday.... No statements, pleads PHF LAHORE, Sept 23: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Saturday barred all team officials and players from giving press statement over World Cup debacle in Germany.... ICC to discuss anti-racism policy KARACHI, Sept 23: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to discuss possible revisions to its anti-racism policy when the chief executives of member nations meet in Dubai on Sunday.... Yasir Arafat joins Kent for 2007 LONDON, Sept 23: Robert Key has been reappointed Kent captain for 2007 and the club have also confirmed that Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat, part of Sussex''s double-trophy winning team, will be... West Indies plot downfall of world champions: Tri-series final today KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23: Australia and the West Indies lock horns on Sunday to determine who goes to the Champions Trophy next month on a high, with both sides relying on their batsmen to come good and sneak victory.... Vaughan backs decision to pick unfit Players LONDON, Sept 23: Injured England captain Michael Vaughan said selecting players not yet fit for the Ashes Tour later this year was the right thing to do.... Australians bat for coach amid Warne criticism SYDNEY, Sept 23: Australian cricketers have gone into bat for Test coach John Buchanan amid criticism by champion leg-spinner Shane Warne of his relevance to the team.... Argentina lead Australia 2-0 BUENOS AIRES, Sept 23: Jose Acasuso finished off a hard-fought five set win over Lleyton Hewitt to put Argentina 2-0 ahead in their Davis Cup world group semi-final against Australia on Saturday.... Ponting escapes censure KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23: Australia captain Ricky Ponting will not be punished following his animated discussion with umpire Mark Benson during the tri-series win over India on Friday.... Junaid wrecks Lahore Ravi with 15-wkt haul LAHORE, Sept 23: Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Junaid Khan claimed a match haul of 15 for 152 to help Abbottabad beat Lahore Ravi by four wickets in the three-day PCB Inter-region Under-19 fixture at the LCCA Ground on Saturday.... Lampard brace puts Chelsea on top LONDON, Sept 23: Champions Chelsea hit the top for the first time this season when a second-half Frank Lampard double earned them a 2-0 victory at local rivals Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.... Liu battles back to delight home fans SHANGHAI, Sept 23: Chinese superstar Liu Xiang staged a miraculous recovery to win the men''s 110m hurdles at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Saturday.... Lahore Gym lead LAHORE, Sept 23:Lahore Gymkhana and Karachi ''A'' are close rivals at the end of second round of the 1st Royal Palm golf team championship on Saturday.... Lateef Jafri will be missed KARACHI: Late Abdul Lateef Jafri, who expired tragically all alone at his home recently, was a wide-ranging sports reporter-cum-writer and a unique all-rounder in the realm of journalism who will be missed in knowledgeable circles.... Jaudat claims amateur title KARACHI, Sept 23: Jaudat Hashmi carded three over par 75 to win the amateur (gross) title in the two-day Motorola Golf Tournament which concluded at Karachi Golf Club on Saturday.... Shah Faisal lift trophy KARACHI, Sept 23: Shah Faisal Town defeated PIA Model School 2-0 to win Munawwaruz Zaman Inter-school hockey tournament at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Saturday.... England expose chinks in Pakistan armour Some things, for unidentifiable reasons, mean a lot more than others. Cricket is one of these. Of course, if studied in more details the reasons for this become clear.... Eswarah aims for repeat win at Karachi races today KARACHI, Sept 23: Three-year-old chestnut filly, Eswarah, is on course to make it two in a row should she claim feature event in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Racing committee formed KARACHI, Sept 23: In a major development, Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara, a well-known horse owner, has been named to head a three-member “Karachi Race Club Racing Committee” which has been constituted recently for bringing improvement in the sport.... Wapda, KPT win LAHORE, Sept 23: Wapda and Karachi Port Trust registered wins in the Pakistan Premier League at different grounds on Saturday.... Zone-I Whites win U-17 title KARACHI, Sept 23: Zone-I Whites lifted the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 Cricket Championship when they beat Zone-II Blues by six wickets at the KCCA Stadium on Friday.... Kuznetsova to face Mauresmo in China final BEIJING, Sept 23: World No 1 Amelie Mauresmo needed a third-set tiebreak to overcome Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 and reach the final of the China Open on Saturday.... Bushra shines LAHORE, Sept 23: Two-goal Bushra Nazir helped Government Women College, Baghbanpura win the Lahore region Inter-collegiate women hockey tournament, beating Kinniard College 3-1 in the final at National Hockey Stadium on Saturday.... Prize money increased KARACHI, Sept 23: The organisers of the 21st Karachi Gymkhana AKD Ramazan Cup on Saturday decided to increase prize money for the tournament which starts from Monday, the first of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak....

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