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| November 21, 2006 | Tuesday | Shawwal 28, 1427 |
Taylor, Gayle shine as Windies bag second day honours: Second Test at Multan
MULTAN, Nov 20: Brian Lara’s West Indies clearly took the second day honours here on Monday through some splendid seam-bowling and resolute batting to bounce back in this second Test against Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium....
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Woolmer backs Pakistan to stage a comeback in Test
MULTAN, Nov 20: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has backed his side to stage a comeback in the second Test on Tuesday despite West Indies’ overwhelming dominance on the second day at the Multan Cricket Stadium....
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Lawyers begin Shoaib, Asif defense as tribunal holds marathon hearing
LAHORE, Nov 20: The defending lawyers of banned fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif on Monday presented their respective arguments in a marathon hearing of the Appellate Tribunal....
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Make-or-break time for fallen hockey giants India and Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Nov 20: Former masters India and Pakistan face a stiff test to restore the balance of power at the Asian Games as South Korea consolidates its field hockey supremacy in the region....
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Chanderpaul joins elite band with 100th Test
MULTAN, Nov 20: West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul joined an elite band of cricketers on Sunday when he became the 42nd player to complete a century of Test appearances on the...
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Minnows aim to grab limelight in Asian Games SINGAPORE, Nov 20: Asian powerhouses like China, Japan and South Korea might grab all the Asiad gold medal attention but the region''s sporting minnows plan to hog at least some of the limelight....
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Federer and Nadal in South Korea for exhibition match
SEOUL, Nov 20: Roger Federer, still recovering after his emphatic Masters Cup victory, arrived in Seoul for the first time Monday and vowed to put on a show for his Korean fans to end a long, gruelling season....
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Umpire Hair mulls legal action against ICC
MELBOURNE, Nov 20: Sacked controversial Australian umpire Darell Hair is considering legal action against International Cricket Council and has hired a leading lawyer from Marylebone Cricket Club to pursue his case....
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Langer ready for England short-pitched barrage
BRISBANE, Nov 20: Justin Langer says he has no mental scars from the fearful head blow he took in his last Test match and is ready for any short-pitched England bowling in Thursday''s Ashes Test opener here at the Gabba....
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Ponting looks to make up for Ashes mistakes
SYDNEY, Nov 20: Ricky Ponting''s captaincy will be under scrutiny in his jousts with counterpart Andrew Flintoff after being derided as the Australian skipper who lost the prized Ashes to England....
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Sri Lanka fetes cricketers
COLOMBO, Nov 20: Sri Lanka''s cricket chiefs honoured four players who set new world records at a ceremony here on Sunday night attended by 400 invitees....
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Watson running out of time to play in Ashes opener
BRISBANE, Nov 20: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson remains a doubt for the first Ashes Test against England after a restrained bowling work-out at training in Brisbane on Monday....
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Ashes ‘Red Card’ may soon control racism in cricket
SYDNEY, Nov 20: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is seriously considering the option of introducing FIFA-style rules in the gentleman''s game to prevent racism from taking root....
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Asif shines in polo contest
LAHORE, Nov 20: Four goals by Asif Tiwana supported by a half-goal handicap inspired Red Mountain to a stirring 6 1/2-6 win against Sherwood in the first round of the Future Concern polo cup on Monday....
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Khalil cleared of charges, skipper fined
KARACHI, Nov 20: Match-referee Khalid Niazi has imposed Rs5,000 fine on ZTBL captain Rao Iftikhar Anjum for his team’s alleged involvement in ball-tampering during a Patrons Trophy match against Customs at the NBP Sports Complex....
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Flintoff ready for captaincy burden
LONDON, Nov 20: No one-played a bigger role with bat or ball in ensuring England regained the Ashes last year than Andrew Flintoff. Now, not content with leaning on the pace-bowling...
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SSGC take flying start
KARACHI, Nov 20: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) took a flying start by dismissing Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) for 195 on the opening day of their Patrons Trophy grade-II tie at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium here on Monday....
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Mansoor clears first hurdle
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Pakistan’s Mansoor Zaman won a match in the US$85,000 Pakistan Open World squash championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday....
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Victories for Kyrgyzstan, Iraq in Qualifiers
LAHORE, Nov 20: Iraq thrashed Indonesia 6-0 and Kyrgyzstan defeated Macau by seven goals in the 15th Asian Games football qualifiers at Doha, Qatar....
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HBL on top of group after routing NBP
KARACHI, Nov 20: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) jumped on top of the pool ‘A’ of the Patrons Trophy grade-I by winning four-day match against National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) at the UBL Sports Complex on Monday....
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Cyclists named for Asian Games
LAHORE, Nov 20: Dilsher Ali (Wapda) and Zahid Gulfam (Sui Gas) will represent Pakistan in men’s cycling in next month’s Asian games in Doha, Qatar while Raheela Bano (Wapda) will compete in the women’s event of the games....
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Sailors leave for Kuwait
KARACHI, Nov 20: A six-member Pakistan sailing squad left for Kuwait here on Monday to take part in the fifth Al-Kharifi International regatta....
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