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December 06, 2006 Wednesday Ziqa'ad 14, 1427 No further action against Shoaib and Asif, says PCB chairman: Appellate Tribunal’s decision on legal grounds ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Dr Naseem Ashraf, while hailing the verdict of the Appellate Tribunal to exonerate fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif... Pakistan-West Indies series: Rain forces abandonment of first ODI RAWALPINDI, Dec 5: As expected, the opening encounter of the five-match One-day International series between Pakistan and the West Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to the heavy downpour at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.... Pak sailors fare poorly at Asiad preliminary contests DOHA, Dec 5: Pakistanis gave poor performance in the preliminary races of the Doha Asian Games sailing competition at the Doha Sailing Club here on Tuesday.... Pakistani lifter fails to impress DOHA, Dec 5: Pakistan’s weightlifting hope Shujauddin Malik failed to win a medal for the country in the Asian Games on Tuesday.... Bitter rivals Pakistan, India in kabaddi mind games DOHA, Dec 5: Pakistan insist their shattering 31-20 defeat to India in a stormy kabaddi group game clash will have no bearing when the two bitter rivals meet again for Asian Games gold on Wednesday.... Pakistan to face Syria today DOHA, Dec 5: Pakistan, already down with two defeats at the hands of Japan and North Korea, face another uphill task by playing Syria here on Wednesday (today) in round-2 (Group-F) of the Asian Games soccer at the Al-Arabi Football Stadium.... PHF officials to face Senate committee LAHORE, Dec 5: President and secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism at Parliament House, Islamabad on Friday.... Cricket could get the nod for Asiad, says OCA president DOHA, Dec 5: Cricket has a chance of being included in future Asian Games, said the President of the Olympic Council of Asia here on Tuesday.... Pakistan retain squad for second ODI LAHORE, Dec 5: Pakistan has retained the same 15-member squad for the second ODI against West Indies, which was announced for the first one at Rawalpindi.... ‘I wanted fresh dope tests under WADA rules’ LAHORE, Dec 5: Dr. Danish Zaheer, a key member of the PCB appellate tribunal which overturned the doping bans on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif on Tuesday, he had... Inzamam delighted KARACHI, Dec 5: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Tuesday expressed his delight over the reversal of bans against pacers Shoaib Akhter and Muhammad Asif and termed it a huge boost for his team ahead of the next year''s World Cup.... ‘Govt enclosures’ at Iqbal Stadium irk fans FAISALABAD, Dec 5: With first-ever day and night fixture at the Iqbal Stadium scheduled for Thursday in shape of the second One-day International between Pakistan and the West Indies, the district government''s arrangements are certainly not matching the occasion.... Aussies stun England with last-day win ADELAIDE, Dec 5: Australia dealt England a potentially fatal Ashes blow with an astonishing come-from-behind last day victory in the second cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.... World Cup to revive fortunes of WI cricket, says Lara RAWALPINDI, Dec 5: West Indies captain Brian Lara has predicted the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup will be a great windfall for the Caribbean Isles in terms of financial gains.... India face pace barrage in warm-up match POTCHEFSTROOM, Dec 5: India will have the benefit of playing on one of the best batting pitches in South Africa as they warm up for a Test series against the host... Ex-captains blast England LONDON, Dec 5: Major selection blunders and an inability to handle Australian master spinner Shane Warne have been blamed for England''s astonishing capitulation in the second test.... One of the all time great wins, hails Ponting ADELAIDE, Dec 5: Captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday hailed Australia''s ''miracle of Adelaide'' Ashes Test win over England as one of the all-time great Test cricket wins.... Razzak helps BD clinch one-day series BOGRA (Bangladesh), Dec 5: Abdur Razzak grabbed five wickets as Bangladesh whipped Zimbabwe by 26 runs in the third one-day international here on Tuesday to gain an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.... Double glory for Nasir KARACHI, Dec 5: Promising Nasir Mushtaq exhibited outstanding performance to conjure up two victories in the STA development tennis series which resumed after a day at CDGK sports complex on Tuesday.... Pakistan cricketers visit ailing children ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Pakistan’s national cricketers visited ailing children at a polyclinic hospital here on Tuesday.... China stun India as South Korea cruise DOHA, Dec 5: India''s Asian Games ambitions came crashing down on Tuesday after China scored a stunning 3-2 win in the men''s field hockey at the Al Rayyan stadium here.... China and Kazakhstan share spoils in weightlifting DOHA, Dec 5: China and Kazakhstan shared the spoils in the first two events the weightlifting competition here Tuesday, with an Asian Games record thrown in.... China shuttle to women’s team hat-trick DOHA, Dec 5: China powered their way to a hat-trick of consecutive Asian Games women''s team badminton titles by crushing Japan 3-0 in the final on Tuesday.... KCCA final trials today KARACHI, Dec 5: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) on Tuesday have short-listed 35 players who would appear in final trials at the National Stadium on Wednesday (today) for selection of the Pakistan under-15 team.—PPI...

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