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December 29, 2006 Friday Zilhaj 07, 1427 Shoaib, Shabbir unlikely to make SA tour squad KARACHI, Dec 28: With Pakistan squad scheduled to be announced on Friday, the selectors were still undecided on picking fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for the South Africa tour.... Australia eye Ashes clean sweep after fourth victory MELBOURNE, Dec 28: Australia thrashed England by an innings and 99 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, wrapping up a fourth straight win in the Ashes Test series with more than two days remaining.... Power failure, bad light stop Proteas’ surge DURBAN, Dec 28: A power failure and bad light halted South Africa''s surge into a strong position on the third day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Thursday.... Naved, Rehman leave SA tour camp LAHORE, Dec 28: Medium-pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman on Thursday did not attend the training camp, set up for the forthcoming tour of South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium due to different reasons.... Pakistanis suffer major slump in world squash rankings KARACHI, Dec 28: Pakistan had a miserable finish to the year 2006 as nearly all the national players suffered big slumps in the new year men’s world squash rankings, announced by the Professional Squash Association on Thursday.... PGF exempt top players from Pakistan Open qualifiers KARACHI, Dec 28: The Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) has exempted top 10 players from appearing in the qualifying rounds for selection of 15 golfers for the upcoming US$300,000 Asian Tour Pakistan... All-Pakistan Boxing reaches finals stage PESHAWAR, Dec 28: Pugilists from Punjab, Balochistan, KESC and hosts NWFP confirmed their places in the finals of different categories at the third All-Pakistan Boxing Tournament here at the PSB Gymnasium on Thursday.... England still have some fight left, says Flintoff MELBOURNE, Dec 28: He was an Ashes hero last year, but Andrew Flintoff now faces the ignominy of becoming the first English captain in more than 80 years to suffer a... Jayasuriya cuts loose as Sri Lanka thump New Zealand NAPIER (New Zealand), Dec 28: A blistering century by veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya propelled Sri Lanka to an easy seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening One-day International here on Thursday.... ‘Chance to create something special’ MELBOURNE, Dec 28: Ricky Ponting says Australia are looking to create something special and whitewash demoralised England in an Ashes series clean sweep next week after yet another pulverising victory on Thursday.... Warne commits to rebuild stadium MELBOURNE, Dec 28: Test cricket''s leading wicket-taker Shane Warne has committed his charitable foundation to donate US$15,600 to tsunami reconstruction efforts in Sri Lanka, reports said on Thursday.... Pacer Sharma not to join Indian squad NEW DELHI, Dec 28: Uncapped fast bowler Ishant Sharma will not join the Indian squad for the third and final Test in South Africa, it was announced on Thursday.... Officials counting cost of early finish MELBOURNE, Dec 28: Australia''s three-day rout of England in the fourth Ashes Test on Thursday is expected to cost local officials more than A$3 million (US$2.34 million) in lost revenue.... Umpire Benson lands in intensive care DURBAN, Dec 28: Umpire Mark Benson was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Durban hospital after suffering heart palpitations while standing in the second Test between South Africa and India on Thursday.... Philippoussis out to emulate Agassi revival PERTH (Australia), Dec 28: Forgotten Australian Mark Philippoussis hopes to revive his career at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament — with a little help from retired American star Andre Agassi.... Army, National Bank register wins RAWALPINDI, Dec 28: Former Pakistan skipper Jaffar Khan extended his minutes to 1080 without conceding a goal in successive matches when he kept the rival forwards at bay as his team... Molik returns to scene of first WTA win SYDNEY, Dec 28: Australian Alicia Molik is set to return to the tournament where she won her first WTA Tour title in 2003 after receiving a wildcard on Thursday for next month''s Hobart International.... Hissam, Saqib excel in team victory LAHORE, Dec 28: Eight goals by Hissam Ali Hyder and four by Saqib Khan Khakwani steered Punjab Police to an overwhelming 14-3 1/2 win against Data Hybrid Corn in the 12-Goal polo cup on Thursday.... King’s Cup BANGKOK, Dec 28: A strike from Le Cong Vinh eight minutes from time helped Vietnam to a 3-2 victory over Singapore on Thursday to set up a clash with hosts Thailand in the final of the King''s Cup football tournament.... Hockey league LAHORE, Dec 28: Eleven Pakistanis will feature in the Indian Premier Hockey League to be held from Jan 4 to Feb 28. The players will leave for India on Monday....

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