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| September 25, 2006 | Monday | Ramazan 1, 1427 |
Australia run away with tri-series trophy
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24: Australia gave themselves a major boost before next month''s Champions Trophy when they beat West Indies by 127 runs in the final to win the tri-series here on Sunday....
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India clean sweep U-19 one-day series
LAHORE, Sept 24: Brilliant batting by Ravindra Jadeja and a fine spell of bowling by off-spinner Sumeet Sharma enabled India complete a 4-0 clean sweep in the under-19 one-day match series against Pakistan at the Qadhafi Stadium on Sunday....
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Harmison key for England’s Ashes defence: Chappell
SYDNEY, Sept 24: England''s chances of retaining cricket''s Ashes later this year depend largely on the performance of their strike fast bowler Steve Harmison, former Australian captain Ian Chappell said on Sunday....
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Dravid rues poor batting
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24: Captain Rahul Dravid blames poor batting for India''s failure to reach the final of the DLF Cup and has told his players they need to stop the rot before the Champions Trophy next month....
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Inzamam leaves for London
KARACHI, Sept 24: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq left for London on Sunday for the International Cricket Council disciplinary hearing in the aftermath of last month’s forfeited Oval Test fiasco....
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Durham, Yorkshire survive, Worcester move up LONDON, Sept 24: Yorkshire and Durham confirmed their first division status for next season with a draw at Headingley on Saturday....
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Eswarah makes it second victory on trot
KARACHI, Sept 24: Fancied three-year-old chestnut filly, Eswarah, made it two on trot by posting four lengths victory over Adaab Arz to claim feature event in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Gorcee The Great keeps form book on track
LAHORE, Sept 24: Fancied chestnut colt Gorcee The Great won the Mohammad Tughlaq Cup run over 1300 metres during the day/night Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Saturday....
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Davis Cup: Tursunov propels Russia into final
MOSCOW, Sept 24: Substitute Dmitry Tursunov beat Andy Roddick in an epic five-set battle, 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 17-15, to seal a Russian victory over the United States on Sunday and send the home team into the Davis Cup final....
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Premier League: Newcastle, Everton share goals, red cards
LONDON, Sept 24: Everton maintained their unbeaten start to the season and finished the day in fourth place in the Premier League after a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United at St James'' Park on Sunday....
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Sialkot leave for India today
LAHORE: Sept 24: A 14-member Sialkot cricket team, led by Test discard Imran Nazir, leaves for India on Monday to face Uttar Pradesh in the four-day match for the Nissar Trophy in Dharmasala from Sept 27 to 30....
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‘England, Australia practised ball tampering’
DUBAI, Sept 24: Former Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram on Sunday alleged cricketers from England and Australia practised ball tampering before they learnt the art of reverse swing....
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BD axe manager
DHAKA, Sept 24: Bangladesh have sacked their manager Harunur Rashid just 10 days after his appointment, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Sunday....
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China Open: Kuznetsova humbles Mauresmo in final
BEIJING, Sept 24: Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second title in two weeks with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over France''s world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo in a rain-disrupted China Open final on Sunday....
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Gebrselassie misses world record
BERLIN, Sept 24: Haile Gebrselassie blew away the field to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday but the Ethiopian missed out on a world record as windy conditions and a lack of assistance took their toll....
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Lahore Gym triumph
LAHORE, Sept 24: The Lahore Gymkhana team won the first Royal Palm Inter-team golf championship with three-day aggregate 697 on Sunday....
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Pakistan lose reverse singles
LAHORE, Sept 24: Pakistan lost all five matches to China in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group-I play-offs at Beijing on Sunday to be relegated to Group-II....
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Ground for CCA
KARACHI, Sept 24: The new president of Karachi City Cricket Association, Dr Mohammad Ali Shah announced on Saturday that a ground in North Nazimabad will be handed over to Customs Cricket Academy (CCA) shortly....
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Razi excels in opening tie
KARACHI, Sept 24: A fine knock of 54 by Razi Mughal guided AKU Faculty & Staff to a four-wicket victory over Ufone in the opening match of the 2nd Ramazan Twenty20 Colour-kit cricket tournament at the AKU Ground on Sunday....
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PTTF launches website
KARACHI, Sept 24: Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) will go on the internet when it launches its website pttf.com.pk on Monday, says an announcement....
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