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January 19, 2007 Friday Zilhaj 28, 1427 South Africa fear Pakistan backlash in second Test PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Jan 18: South Africa are expecting a stronger challenge from Pakistan in the second Test starting at St George''s Park here on Friday.... Match-fitness of Shoaib, Umar crucial: Woolmer PORT ELIZABETH, Jan 18: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer on Thursday said the visitors will be finalising the playing eleven for the second Test on Friday morning after assessing the complete match-fitness of fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul.... Inzamam determined to score a century against Proteas PORT ELIZABETH, Jan 18: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Thursday said besides making full efforts to square the series against the hosts in the second Test which begins here on Friday, he... PCB spends lavishly on foreign lawyer LAHORE, Jan 18: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shown a great liking for England-based lawyer Mark Gay, paying him a whopping 300,000 pounds sterling (Rs30 million) for two recent cases.... Local hero Shabbir takes early lead: Pakistan Open Golf KARACHI, Jan 18: Local hero Mohammad Shabbir was back in full cry as he enjoyed a six-under-par 66 for the early lead at the Asian Tour Pakistan Open on Thursday.... Nadal battles into third round after bruising four-set win MELBOURNE, Jan 18: Rafael Nadal had to battle all the way for a bruising 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory over little-known German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday.... Karachi Urban seize early initiative KARACHI, Jan 18: Karachi Urban took early control of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match against Lahore Shalimar by bundling out the visitors for 176 in the first innings at the National Stadium here on Thursday.... Lahore Ravi struggle against Islamabad LAHORE, Jan 18: Only 32 overs’ play could be possible in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match between Lahore Ravi and Islamabad on the first day because of poor visibility at the LCCA Ground on Thursday.... Kashif ton puts Multan on top LAHORE, Jan 18: An unbeaten century by Kashif Naveed helped Multan reach 273 for four against Hyderabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday.... Play curtailed in Pindi tie RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: Sialkot prevailed over Rawalpindi on a drastically shortened first-day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League fixture at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.... England line up Loye for ODI debut BRISBANE, Jan 18: England are considering handing a full international debut to 34-year-old opening batsman Mal Loye in Friday''s triangular series one-day clash with Australia.... Benaud to adjudicate on Gibbs appeal LONDON, Jan 18: Former Australian captain Richie Benaud will hear South African Herschelle Gibbs''s appeal against his two-Test ban for making derogatory comments about Pakistanis, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday.... Abbottabad recover after poor start RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: Abbottabad overcame a poor start to reach 77 for two against Quetta on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the KRL Stadium here on Thursday.... Bond cleared of stress fracture SYDNEY, Jan 18: New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has been cleared of a stress fracture but team officials are still unsure what has caused his latest problem.... KH bowlers make inroads KARACHI, Jan 18: Karachi Harbour’s bowlers made life difficult for Peshawar as only 17 overs of play was possible on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar on Thursday.... Seven candidates in fray HYDERABAD, Jan 18: Seven candidates including four for the post of president and three for the position of secretary will contest the elections at the Regional Cricket Association (RCA) Hyderabad on... Saif excels for Rangers Gymkhana KARACHI, Jan 18: Saif Ashraf struck a brilliant unbeaten century to help Rangers Gymkhana gain a two-run win over Students Sports in the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday at the Students Ground.... Makina outshines rivals to win at KRC KARACHI, Jan 18: Public fancy five-year-old bay mare Makina galloped to two-and-a-half lengths victory over King Of Sanghar to claim feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Thursday.... Aqeel cruises past Salman KARACHI, Jan 18: Top seed and favourite Aqeel Khan taught a lesson to qualifier Salman Ahmed by handing a crushing 6-0, 6-0 defeat to cruise in the next round of Pakistan Open tennis championship at CDGK Sports Complex on Thursday.... Golf Cup begins in Lahore LAHORE, Jan 18: Around 110 golfers will lock horns in the three-day 17th Lahore Corps Commander Golf Cup which starts at the Lahore Garrison Club on Friday (today).... Pakistan’s poor run in soccer continues KARACHI, Jan 18: Pakistan’s decline in football continues as the country finds 171st place in latest rankings announced by the World soccer governing body, FIFA on Thursday for the month of January.... Karachi Whites in league cricket final KARACHI, Jan 18: Opener Naved Khan hit an unbeaten century for Karachi Blues but his effort failed to stop Karachi Whites from reaching the Sindh Inter District Super League Cricket final... Netball event in semi-final stage RAWALPINDI, Jan 18: Teams of Police, Wapda, Sindh and Punjab reached the semifinal of 7th National Men’s Netball Championship here on Thursday after wining their respective pool matches.... Karachi’s special squad named KARACHI, Jan 18: A three-member selection committee, headed by former Test fast bowler Salim Jaffer, after holding two-day trials here at the National Stadium, announced Karachi’s squad of special cricketers....

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