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January 07, 2007 Sunday Zilhaj 16, 1427 New Zealand suffer worst ever one-day loss AUCKLAND, Jan 6: New Zealand crashed to their worst ever One-day International cricket loss on Saturday in a humiliating 189-run defeat conjured by some magic from Sri Lankan veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas.... Proteas come from behind to pocket India Test series CAPE TOWN, Jan 6: South Africa completed a come-from-behind series victory when they beat India by five wickets on the fifth day of the third and final Test at Newlands on Saturday.... Fawwad, Fahad rescue KU out of tight corner KARACHI, Jan 6: Splendid centuries by youngsters Fawwad Alam and Fahad Iqbal enabled Karachi Urban make a grand recovery to reach 333 for eight against Karachi Harbour on the opening day... England may turn to Warne as spin doctor SYDNEY, Jan 6: England coach Duncan Fletcher said on Saturday he would like Shane Warne to cross the great cricket divide and work as a spin doctor for Australia''s old Ashes enemy.... ‘Flintoff struggled with demands of captaincy’ SYDNEY, Jan 6: Andrew Flintoff struggled with the burden of captaining England during the Ashes, coach Duncan Fletcher said on Saturday.... Australian media heap praise on departing Ashes trio SYDNEY, Jan 6: Australia''s three departing heroes were praised in national newspapers after Ricky Ponting''s team wrapped up their first Ashes series whitewash in 86 years.... Hafeez, Imran shine in tour opener KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Jan 6: Openers Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat both scored centuries as Pakistan piled on the runs on the opening day of their three-day tour match against the Rest of South Africa on Saturday.... Travel warning for Cup fans ST JOHN’S (Antigua), Jan 6: Cricket World Cup 2007 organisers in the Caribbean have warned fans not to buy travel packages except from official agents.... Hayden wants to open with Gilchrist SYDNEY, Jan 6: Matthew Hayden has bid farewell to his Test opening partner Justin Langer and now wants to partner Adam Gilchrist in the Australian team all the way to this year''s one-day World Cup final.... Junaid, Khalil rock Faisalabad batting LAHORE, Jan 6: Fine bowling by Junaid Zia and Mohammad Khalil helped lowly-rated Lahore Shalimar to restrict Faisalabad to 256 for nine on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.... Riaz restricts Pindi with 5-wkt haul RAWALPINDI, Jan 6: Peshawar bowled out hosts Rawalpindi for a modest first innings 230 on the first of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.... Vaughan set to become captain SYDNEY, Jan 6: England captain Michael Vaughan, who has not played a first-class game for past several months due to his knee injury, is reportedly fit and set to take over from Andrew Flintoff.... More woes for Charlton with FA Cup defeat LONDON, Jan 6: Premier League strugglers Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United were both knocked out of the FA Cup by third division sides on Saturday as Nottingham Forest and Swansea City respectively took the third round honours.... Roof over Winter Olympics stadium collapses VANCOUVER (Canada), Jan 6: An inflated roof over the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics collapsed under a blanket of wet snow on Friday, with no reported injuries, the Vancouver fire department said.... Kashif hammers gutsy century KARACHI, Jan 6: Despite a fighting century by Kashif Siddique, Lahore Ravi were bowled for 265 in their first innings against hosts Hyderabad on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League fixture at the Niaz Stadium on Saturday.... Atif, Afaq send Abbottabad on leather hunt ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Islamabad sent Abbottabad on a leather hunt by reaching 350 for one on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Diamond Club Ground on Saturday.... Pakistan cueists lagged behind in the year gone by KARACHI, Jan 6: With an exception, the experienced Pakistani cueists remained on the back foot in international competitions including the culminating contest – Doha Asian Games – during 2006.... Usman, Kamran flog Quetta bowling LAHORE, Jan 6: Brilliant undefeated centuries by Usman Tariq and Kamran Hussain enabled Multan amass 372 for three in their first innings against Quetta on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam... Postponement of meeting disappoints Enver Baig LAHORE, Jan 6: A member of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports, Enver Baig has expressed disappointment over postponement of the committee''s meeting to investigate pathetic performance of the Pakistan contingent in the 15th Asian Games.... Foul play in England criticised LONDON, Jan 6: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger launched a scathing attack on deliberate foul play in the English football on Friday and blamed referees for failing to protect talented players.... ‘England pampered and mollycoddled’ LONDON, Jan 6: Former captains Nasser Hussain and Bob Willis have slammed England''s performance in the 5-0 Ashes whitewash by Australia, accusing the players of being pampered and mollycoddled.... Jinnah Club win PESHAWAR, Jan 6: Jinnah Club defeated Warsak Club 3-2 in a thrilling match of the National NWFP Inter-Club Hockey Championship here at the Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium on Saturday.... Meeting convened KARACHI, Jan 6: An emergent meeting of president and secretaries of provincial sports bodies has been convened at New Sindh Secretariat on Sunday at 3.30pm, it was announced on Saturday.... Terrorist top notch for Horse of the Year Cup KARACHI, Jan 6: Five-year-old chestnut Terrorist is fancied to lift the Horse of the Year Cup when the first Gymkhana race meeting of 2007 takes place at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Safina blocks Hingis to seize Gold Coast title MELBOURNE, Jan 6: Dinara Safina proved she could keep a lid on her emotions when it mattered by beating Martina Hingis 6-3, 3-6 and 7-5 in the final of the Australian women''s hardcourt championships on the Gold Coast on Saturday.... Nasir Iqbal wins British Open U-13 crown SHEFFIELD (England), Jan 6: Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal claimed the first title for his country at the British Open Junior Squash Championships when he clinched the U-13 title, defeating Egypt’s Fadi Tharwat in the final here on Saturday.... Ashfaq gives Wapda 1-0 win in Premier League LAHORE, Jan 6: Ashfaq Ahmed struck the lone goal to steer Wapda to a 1-0 win over Wohaib Club in the third Pakistan Premier Football League match at the Railways Stadium on Saturday.... Chanela tipped to win New Year Cup LAHORE, Jan 6: Three-year-old filly, Chanela, will be on trot to make amends for her defeat last time out when she contests the Wak Gas New Year Cup for three-year-old colts... Pakistan to compete in World Cup polo LAHORE, Jan 6: Pakistan will take part in the World Cup polo qualifying round to be held in New Zealand next month. President Lahore Polo Club, Abdul Qadir Khan Mamdoot, told a press conference on Saturday.... LRC sets up committee to promote horse racing LAHORE, Jan 6: In its quest for further popularizing horse racing the Lahore Race Club (LRC) has set up a three-member committee to suggest ways and means to achieve this objective....

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