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June 10, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1428 PCB violates own policy to oblige joyriders KARACHI, June 9: It seems the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has a habit of contravening its policy whenever it feels threatened by outside forces.... Afro-Asia Cup: Ganguly leads Asian onslaught in second match CHENNAI, June 9: An innings of 88 by Saurav Ganguly helped Asia XI amass 337 for seven against Africa XI in the second Afro-Asia Cup match on Saturday.... Relentless Henin completes hat-trick at French Open PARIS, June 9: World number one Justine Henin completed a rare French Open hat-trick by crushing Serbia''s Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-2 in the women''s final on Saturday.... Only Federer’s very best can stop claycourt king Nadal PARIS, June 9: Excellence comes naturally to Roger Federer and only his very best will do if he is to prevent Rafael Nadal from completing a hat-trick of titles in Sunday''s French Open final.... Acting ICC chief bats for Twenty20 CHENNAI, June 9: International Cricket Council (ICC) acting president Ray Mali said on Saturday he did not believe the shorter versions of the game, including Twenty20, had affected the quality of Test matches.... Six-member Indian squad arrives KARACHI, June 9: A six-member Indian squad, including two players, arrived separately from Mumbai and Delhi on Saturday to compete in the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship which begins at a local hotel from Monday.... Maninder in hospital NEW DELHI, June 9: Maninder Singh, the former Indian left-arm spinner, has been admitted to a hospital in Delhi with injuries to both his hands.... SLC chief gets bail in share scam COLOMBO, June 9: Sri Lanka''s cricket chief Jayantha Dharmadasa was granted Rs100,000 ($910) bail by the commercial court of Colombo over his alleged role in manipulating share prices.... WICB in tangle over captaincy issue BRIDGETOWN, June 9: It is being reported that the West Indies Cricket Board has rejected the selectors’ choice of Chris Gayle as stand-in captain for the one-day series against England and the quadrangular series in Ireland which follows.... Cook closing on another century MANCHESTER (England), June 9: Alastair Cook was closing in on his sixth Test hundred as England eyed a series win against the West Indies at Old Trafford here on Saturday.... Punjab may get Rs40 million grant LAHORE, June 9: Annual grant of the Punjab Sports Board is likely to be increased by more than 100 per cent for the first time after 26 years in the provincial budget for 2007-08.... Eligibility of PQA under cloud as Gold Cup starts today KARACHI, June 9: The President’s Gold Cup hockey tournament starts on Sunday at the Hockey Club of Pakistan amid uncertainty about the eligibility of new entrants Port Qasim Authority (PQA).... Scott early leader in stormy Memphis MEMPHIS (Tennessee), June 9: World number four Adam Scott charged one shot clear in the weather-hit second round of the St Jude Championship on Friday.... Roof-covered Dubai stadium to open in Jan DUBAI, June 9: The Dubai Sports City cricket stadium will open in Jan 2008 and the first international fixture could be held there as soon as March next year, The Gulf News reports.... Gough breaks hand after taking six wickets LONDON, June 9: Former England fast bowler Darren Gough had his best first-class figures for nine years on Friday but suffered a broken bone in his bowling hand, which could keep... Bilal, Anam emerge champions LAHORE, June 9: Bilal Atiq and Anam Rafiq emerged as new champions after winning the boys and girls’ final, respectively in the national deaf squash championship on Saturday.... Noor enjoys edge to capture feature event LAHORE, June 9: The feature event seems to be an open affair when the sixth Day/Night Lahore Summer Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Lava Man keen to make amends at KRC meet KARACHI, June 9: Three-year-old chestnut colt Lava Man, who was beaten by outsider three-year-old bay colt Chosen One by four lengths last weekend, should make amends by sprinting to glory in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Mirpurkhas to host ranking tennis KARACHI, June 9: Players from urban and rural Sindh are to feature in the inaugural Mirpurkhas Open Sindh ranking tennis tournament which commences at the Mirpurkhas Gymkhana from July 29.... Midweek races cancelled LAHORE, June 9: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards have decided to hold once a week races on Sundays only instead of twice a week.... Zone-II U-17 trials KARACHI, June 9: Trials to select Zone-II team for the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 Championship will be held at the TMC Ground at 3pm on Sunday.... Icho permitted to defend world title TOKYO, June 9: Japan''s world champion Chiharu Icho will be allowed to take part in the world wrestling championships in Sept, President of the Japan Wrestling Federation Tomiaki Fukuda said on Saturday....

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