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February 04, 2007 Sunday Muharram 15, 1428 South Africa, Pakistan lock horns in first ODI CENTURION (South Africa), Feb 3: South Africa and Pakistan switch from Test to One-day International cricket in the five-match ODI series starting at the Supersport Park here on Sunday, giving both... Smith, Bosman lead Proteas to victory JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3: Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman pounded the Pakistan bowlers as South Africa raced to a 10-wicket win in a Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday (partially reported in Saturday’s edition).... Fiery Tahir puts Sialkot in sight of victory LAHORE, Feb 3: Tahir Mughal claimed a six-wicket haul to put Sialkot in sight of victory after Lahore Shalimar were forced to follow-on in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League fixture at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot on Saturday.... Karachi Urban eye victory despite Babar’s heroics KARACHI, Feb 3: Karachi Urban took another step from displacing Rawalpindi as Gold League leaders in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy despite a magnificent century by Babar Naeem on the third day of the four-day match at the National Stadium here on Saturday.... Symonds faces surgery on injured bicep SYDNEY, Feb 3: Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been ordered to undergo surgery after rupturing the biceps tendon in his right shoulder during his team''s tri-series loss to England on Friday.... Late doping tests for World Cup to cost PCB dearly LAHORE, Feb 3: With barely over a month left before the commencement of the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies on March 13, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet... Faisalabad chalk up first win LAHORE, Feb 3: Faisalabad dented Peshawar’s hopes of making the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League final by securing their first win of the season at the Iqbal Stadium on Saturday.... British media heave sigh of relief at England ODI win LONDON, Feb 3: Britain''s newspaper sport editors breathed a collective sigh of relief on Saturday after England''s cricketers at last gave them something different to write about: a comprehensive win against Australia.... Azhar nudges selectors with 2nd century ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Azhar Mahmood, the former Test all-rounder, sent another emphatic reminder to the national selectors by scoring century in each innings against Multan in Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Diamond Club Ground on Saturday.... India recall Sehwag MUMBAI, Feb 3: Batsman Virender Sehwag and medium-pacer Munaf Patel return to the Indian team for the first two One-day Internationals against Sri Lanka next week.... Anxious wait for Abbottabad LAHORE, Feb 3: Abbottabad are still strongly placed to qualify for the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League final despite Lahore Ravi’s dogged resistance on the third day of the match at the LCCA Ground on Saturday.... Faisal raises hopes for Hyderabad KARACHI, Feb 3: A fighting century by skipper Faisal Athar revived Hyderabad’s hopes of avoiding defeat against Quetta in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.... I deserve to play again: Azhar LAHORE, Feb 3: Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, who struck back-to-back centuries in the Quaid Trophy match against Multan, said on Saturday that he had proved his performance and match-fitness in... Lampard inspires Chelsea as Everton hold Liverpool to draw LONDON, Feb 3: Chelsea maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United on Saturday when another Frank Lampard special gave the champions a 1-0 win at strugglers Charlton Athletic.... Landhi Friends, Khizra Sports win KARACHI, Feb 3: Landhi Friends and Khizra Sports won their respective matches in the NBP-KCCA Inter Club Tournament here on Friday.... World Cricket League: Kenya battle Scotland for final berth NAIROBI, Feb 3: Kenya and Scotland, the two best teams in the six-nation World Cricket League Division one tournament in Nairobi, face off Sunday for a place in next week''s final.... Abu Dhabi to host F1 Grand Prix in 2009 ABU DHABI, Feb 3: The United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi will host its first Formula One Grand Prix in 2009, Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone announced on Saturday.... Pakistan boys prove mettle in HK KARACHI, Feb 3: Pakistan’s Farhan Mehboob, Farzan Rashid, Waqar Mehboob and Shohaib Hassan have got off to a good start on the opening day of the Asian Junior squash championship in Hong Kong by thrashing their respective rivals in straight sets.... National Polo: Hyde, Web play vital role in victory LAHORE, Feb 3: Five goals by Chris Hyde and three by Peter Web helped GSK/Diamond Paints defeat ABN Amro/ASC 9-7 in the National polo championship match for the Quaid-i-Aam Gold Cup on Saturday.... Olympic gold medallist dies VOLGOGRAD (Russia), Feb 3: Russian Olympic 3,000m gold medallist Yelena Romanova has died at the age of 42, local media reported.... Ljubicic, Baghdatis in Zagreb Open semis ZAGREB (Croatia), Feb 3: Defending champion Ivan Ljubicic outlasted Thomas Johansson of Sweden 7-6 (8), 6-7 (8), 7-6 (4), prevailing over his fellow Monaco resident on Friday for a place in the semi-finals of the Zagreb Open.... AKU girls’ throwball begins today KARACHI, Feb 3: As many as twelve outfits will show their mettle in the fifth AKU Under-19 Inter-School/Collegiate girls’ throwball tournament which gets underway from Sunday here at the AKU Sports Center Gymnasium.... Lagat, Devers win electrifying races NEW YORK, Feb 3: Bernard Lagat eked out a dramatic victory over Craig Mottram in the Wanamaker Mile and 40-year-old Gail Devers ran the year''s fastest 60 metres hurdles at the 100th Millrose Games on Friday.... Wawrinka to lead Switzerland GENEVA, Feb 3: Stanislas Wawrinka will lead Switzerland''s Davis Cup team against Spain in the first round tie to be played in Geneva on Feb 9-11.... Hingis faces Ivanovic in Pan Pacific Open finale TOKYO, Feb 3: Former world number one Martina Hingis beat defending champion Elena Dementieva on Saturday for a place in the final of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament against Ana Ivanovic.... Phapha Kutni edges past Sonu Love Mani in thriller KARACHI, Feb 3: In a display of in and out running, three-year-old bay filly Phapha Kutni raised quite a few eyebrows when she edged past public fancy mare Sonu Love Mani... AFC President’s Cup football draws held LAHORE, Feb 3: Four-times national champion Pakistan Army will play against Sri Lanka''s Ratnam Sports Club in the opening match of the third AFC President''s Cup football championship at the Punjab Stadium on May 17.... Top Cat, Eswarah, Big Show to vie for 1000 Guineas at LRC LAHORE, Feb 3: The 23rd Lahore Winter Meeting’s card features three cup races, including the centrepiece the 1000 Guineas Of Pakistan, at the Racecourse on Sunday.... National players fare poorly in ITF event KARACHI, Feb 3: Three home players – Heera Ashiq, Gibranul Haq and Khurram Faizan – made their exit in boys’ singles quarter-finals in the second leg of ITF 14 and Under Asian Tennis championship at Islamabad Club on Saturday.... Italy eyes drastic moves to curb soccer violence ROME, Feb 3: Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has promised drastic measures to confront soccer violence after clashes by rampaging fans at a match left a policeman dead and over 150 people injured....

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