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December 17, 2006 Sunday Ziqa'ad 25, 1427 Clinch ODI series 3-1: Pakistan overwhelm West Indies by seven wickets KARACHI, Dec 16: Despite an archetypal Shivnarine Chanderpaul century, Pakistan cantered to a series-clinching victory when they overwhelmed the West Indies by seven wickets in the fifth and final One-day International at the National Stadium on Saturday.... Gilchrist dazzles as England face gigantic task PERTH, Dec 16: Australia were on the verge of regaining the Ashes after their batsmen, led by a devastating Adam Gilchrist, smashed England all over the park on day three of... India take control after South Africa batting collapses JOHANNESBURG, Dec 16: India took control on the second day of the first Test after bowling out South Africa for 84 at the Wanderers Stadium here on Saturday.... Sri Lanka in commanding position against Kiwis in second Test: Malinga grabs five wickets WELLINGTON, Dec 16: Sri Lanka took a firm grip on the second Test against New Zealand here on Saturday as they built an overall 363-run lead with five wickets remaining in a confident second innings batting spree.... PCB chief unperturbed after WADA challenges bans lift KARACHI, Dec 16: Pakistan has insisted the case of fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif being exonerated of a doping offence is closed after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said... Blind World Cup: Pakistan beat India to retain title RAWALPINDI, Dec 16: Defending champions Pakistan retained their title by winning the 3rd Blind Cricket World Cup final by six wickets against India at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.... Dalmiya ousted from Indian cricket board JAIPUR (India), Dec 16: Former world cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya was on Saturday expelled from the Indian cricket board on charges of misappropriation of funds.... Australia not sole favourites for World Cup: Inzamam KARACHI, Dec 16: In spite of being rated as top contenders for next year’s World Cup, Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq believes cricket powerhouse Australia are vulnerable and Pakistan have the ability to defeat the higher-ranked world champions.... Miscommunication fuels Gilchrist PERTH, Dec 16: Adam Gilchrist scored the second-fastest century in test history and promoted an Australian declaration on the third day of the third Ashes cricket test against England because of a communications breakdown, he said Saturday.... PCB to name tour officials today KARACHI, Dec 16: The ad hoc committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will announce team manager and media manager for the forthcoming tour of South Africa and the 2007 World... Police high handedness bars entry of ticket-holders KARACHI, Dec 16: Karachi Police on Saturday successfully blocked the way of tens of thousands of legitimate ticket holders from entering the National Stadium, the scene of the fifth and final One-day International between Pakistan and West Indies.... Women golf: Asia grab two-point lead against Internationals SINGAPORE, Dec 16: Asia shone with the putter to take a two-point cushion into the final day of the Lexus Cup, winning four of Saturday''s six four-ball matches against the Internationals for a 7-5 lead in the team match play event.... China gifts cricket stadium to Windies ST GEORGE''S (Grenada), Dec 16: The new US$40 million (euro31 million) Queen''s Park stadium being built for the cricket World Cup in March is a gift from China, Grenada Finance Minister Anthony Boatswain said on Friday.... Cricket brass don’t fear malaria outbreak during World Cup KINGSTON (Jamaica), Dec 16: A senior officer in the Jamaican Ministry of Health said the Jamaican leg of the 2007 World Cup cricket tournament would not be affected by the malaria outbreak in the Caribbean island.... PCB to support former cricketers KARACHI, Dec 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would be starting the pension and welfare scheme in a couple of months to give financial support to country’s former Test cricketers, Chairman PCB Dr Nasim Ashraf said here on Saturday.... Flying Dutchman hits new world mark MOSCOW, Dec 16: Dutch track cycling star Theo Bos on Saturday set a new world record for the 200 metres flying start in a time of 9.772sec.... Kashif takes Wapda in strong postion KARACHI, Dec 16: Paceman Kashif Raza in a fiery spell of six overs took four wickets for 12 runs to take Wapda in a winning position on the second day of... Watson suffers injury PERTH, Dec 16: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson''s hopes of playing in the Ashes series appeared over after he re-injured his left hamstring while playing for Queensland against South Australia in Adelaide on Saturday.... Azhar excels with five wickets haul KARACHI, Dec 16: Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood excelled with a five-wicket haul to lead Habib Bank Limited (HBL) to an innings and 20 runs victory over Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL)... LCCA to honour Yousuf LAHORE, Dec 16: Prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf will be honoured by Lahore City Cricket Association for breaking two world records in the recent home series against West Indies.... Austrian teenager wins ski jump ENGELSBERG (Switzerland), Dec 16: Austrian teenager Gregor Schlierenzauer won the World Cup ski jump here on Saturday, the fourth event of the season.... Terrorist enjoys edge to complete hat-trick KARACHI, Dec 16: Four-year-old chestnut colt, Terrorist, with two wins on trot has every chance to complete hat-trick in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Mixed fortunes for Asian football in 2006 SINGAPORE, Dec 16: Asian football suffered mixed fortunes in 2006, with the traditional heavyweights failing to shine at the World Cup offset by some major breakthroughs including Australia''s joining the AFC.... Baker’s Gal poised for victory in feature event LAHORE, Dec 16: A competitive card of seven events featuring two class IV, three class V and two class VII races, highlights the 16th Lahore Winter Meeting to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Top seeds enter individual finals LAHORE, Dec 16: All seeded men and women players had easy sailing to the individual finals of the ninth Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri Badminton ranking tournament on Saturday.... Ex-Bafana Bafana captain banned after dope test JOHANNESBURG, Dec 16: Former South African national football team captain Mbulelo Mabizela has been handed a six-month ban and fined nearly 10,000 dollars after failing a drugs test, officials told AFP Friday.... Barca coach Rijkaard seeks to deflect pressure YOKOHAMA, Dec 16: Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard was forced to repeat almost ad nauseam on Saturday that his side were not favourites to win the Club World Cup.... Three-goal Saqib excels in Police victory LAHORE, Dec 16: Punjab Police and Sukh Chan entered the final of R.G Hyder Polo Cup after winning two matches each of two chukkers apiece on Saturday.... Chinese player to play for United LONDON, Dec 16: Manchester United has secured a work permit for Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo, allowing him to play in the English Premier League after two seasons on loan in Belgium.United... Liverpool go third with victory at Charlton LONDON, Dec 16: An early penalty from Xabi Alonso and late goals by Craig Bellamy and Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool an easy 3-0 win at Charlton Athletic and third place in the Premier League on Saturday....

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