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February 11, 2007 Sunday Muharram 22, 1428 Davis Cup: Philippines take 2-1 lead over Pakistan KARACHI, Feb 10: The Philippines seized a 2-1 lead against Pakistan when they won doubles event on the second day of Asia-Oceania zone group II first round at Rizal Memorial Tennis Centre, Manila, on Saturday.... KSBA defies SBA to elect new office bearers KARACHI, Feb 10: In a rare show of defiance, the Karachi South Boxing Association (KSBA) went ahead with its elections on Saturday despite repeated warnings by Sindh Boxing Association (SBA) to refrain from such activity.... Case against Moin Khan KARACHI, Feb 10: The Judicial Magistrate, South, Khushi Mohammad, acquitted Moin Khan, a former cricketer, in a case registered against him by his wife, Tasneem Khan.... PCB not to appeal against Afridi ban LAHORE, Feb 10: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided not to file an appeal against the International Cricket Council’s decision of imposing a four-match suspension on Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi... ICC spurns PCB’s request KARACHI, Feb 10: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected a request by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to put back the deadline for naming their World Cup squad, a cricket board official said on Saturday.... Gibbs predicts thrilling climax to ODI series against Pakistan CAPE TOWN, Feb 10: South African opener Herschell Gibbs on Saturday predicted a thrilling climax to the on-going One-day International series against Pakistan after the tourists’ fine comeback in the contest which now stands 1-1 after three games.... Faisalabad trounce Karachi Harbour by innings KARACHI, Feb 10: Faisalabad rekindled their hopes of making the final of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League Cricket Championship after scoring a crushing innings and three-run victory over Karachi Harbour at the National Stadium on Saturday.... BD score dramatic win to seal series HARARE, Feb 10: Aftab Ahmed and Mushfiqur Rahim lifted Bangladesh to a dramatic one-wicket win in the fourth and final One-day International and claimed the series 3-1 against Zimbabwe here on Saturday.... Afridi handed four-match ODI ban CAPE TOWN, Feb 10: Shahid Afridi is certain to miss Pakistan''s first two World Cup matches after being handed a four-match One-day International ban on Saturday for brandishing his bat at... Gold League ties hit by rains LAHORE, Feb 10: Rains in the Punjab played havoc with Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League Cricket Championship with both matches being declared as draws.... India grapple with fitness concerns RAJKOT (India), Feb 10: India are grappling with fitness problems just two days before selectors are due to name their World Cup squad.... No play in Silver League final LAHORE, Feb 10: Not a single ball could be bowled in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League final between Multan and Islamabad on Saturday here at the Gaddafi Stadium because of rain.... Teams told to calm down CAPE TOWN, Feb 10: Match referee Chris Broad revealed on Friday that he has told South Africa and Pakistan to keep a lid on their tempers in the One-day International series.... Resurgent England seek happy ending SYDNEY, Feb 10: Friday''s upset win over Australia in the first tri-series final in Melbourne has a resurgent England firmly believing they are poised to salvage something from the wreck of their Australian tour.... ‘ODI was not fixed’ MUMBAI, Feb 10: Taped conversation between alleged bookie Mukesh Kochar and West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels, does not prove that Nagpur One-day International was fixed, Indian Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R.... Aussies, US in Davis Cup survival battles PARIS, Feb 10: Australia and the US, with 59 Davis Cup triumphs between them, were battling to keep their 2007 title hopes on track on Friday.... Safarova shocks Henin in Paris Open semi-final PARIS, Feb 10: Rising Czech star Lucie Safarova stunned top seed Justine Henin 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach the final of the 600,000-dollar WTA Paris Indoor Open here on Saturday.... Bammer faces Dulko in Pattaya Open final PATTAYA (Thailand), Feb 10: Sixth seed Gisela Dulko of Argentina will play unseeded Austrian Sybille Bammer in the final of the Pattaya Open after both players claimed straight-sets victories on Saturday.... Final of polo postponed LAHORE, Feb 10: The final of the National polo championship between Bank Alfalah and Motorola which was scheduled to be held on Saturday at the Lahore Polo Club has been postponed... Serena pulls out of Bangalore Open NEW DELHI, Feb 10: Eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams pulled out of the Bangalore Open tennis tournament on Saturday due to high fever, news reports said.... Ayaz, Mohsin share lead in Sindh Open Golf KARACHI, Feb 10: Ayaz Gul and Mohsin Khan continued to share the lead in the penultimate round of the Sindh Amateur golf championship at the Arabian Sea Country Club on Saturday.... Sidwell keeps Reading on course LONDON, Feb 10: Steve Sidwell scored twice as Reading kept their bid for an unlikely European place on course with a 2-0 victory against Aston Villa on Saturday.... Abhi Abhi tipped to lift Jashan-e-Baharan Cup KARACHI, Feb 10: Four-year-old chestnut filly Abhi Abhi is tipped to atone for previous loss by lifting the Jashan-e-Baharan Cup in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Lahore races rescheduled LAHORE, Feb 10: The 24th Lahore Winter Meeting scheduled to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday has been postponed to Monday due to rains in the provincial metropolis.... Inter-school festival from tomorrow KARACHI, Feb 10: Players representing nine leading educational institutions of the city are to compete in Inter-school sports festival which runs at Habib Public School from Feb 12 to 25.... Aamir Atlas disappoints KARACHI, Feb 10: Second seed Karim Darwish of Egypt trounced Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan in straight sets on Saturday to qualify for semi-finals of the Swedish Open squash championship at Likoping, Sweden....

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