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July 08, 2007 Sunday Jamadi-us-Sani 22, 1428 West Indies reach imposing total NOTTINGHAM (England), July 7: Runako Morton''s 82 not out was the centrepiece of West Indies'' 289 for five against England in the third and final One-day International at Trent Bridge here... Roddick promises to ride again LONDON, July 7: Andy Roddick knows better than most how it feels to suffer the bitter taste of defeat at Wimbledon, but the American insists he will never give up on his dream of winning at the All-England Club.... Venus sees off Bartoli to land fourth Wimbledon crown LONDON, July 7: Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title on Saturday beating French 18th seed Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 with a commanding performance in the final.... Top Indians opt out of World Twenty20 MUMBAI, July 7: Indian batting stars Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly have opted out of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September, selectors announced here on Saturday.... Nadal aims to block Federer’s Wimbledon history bid LONDON, July 7: Rafael Nadal, who shattered Roger Federer''s dreams of an historic Grand Slam in Paris, will attempt to torpedo the world No 1’s bid for a fifth successive Wimbledon title on Sunday.... Archery to make debut at Lord’s LONDON, July 7: Archery will come to Lord''s Cricket Ground next month for the first time in the London venue''s 220-year history when it plays host to an international triangular tournament featuring Great Britain, China and India.... CSA expects profits from Ireland trip CAPE TOWN, July 7: The South African cricket board’s earnings from the television rights for the three ODIs against India in Ireland is expected to be higher than the combined income... Qualified youth coach shown the door by PCB LAHORE, July 7: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sacked youth coach of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Mohsin Sheikh on the pretext that the post has now been abolished.... Ex-Indian coach questions tour scheduling MELBOURNE, July 7: Greg Chappell, who coached India for two years before resigning in the wake of the World Cup debacle, has questioned the schedule that gives the Indians just one... Pakistan team training camp relocated LAHORE, July 7: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to set up the second phase of national training camp in Lahore instead of Quetta. The camp is to be held from July 10 to 23.... Asia Cup in Chennai from Sept 1 to 9 CHENNAI, July 7: The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has allotted 7th Men''s Asia Cup to India which will be held here from Sept 1-9. The significance of this Cup is that... Houghton quits Derbyshire LONDON, July 7: Dave Houghton, Derbyshire''s director of cricket, is set to quit his post immediately though his contract with the county expires only at the end of 2007.... SL name squad COLOMBO, July 7: Sri Lanka on Saturday named a 30-man preliminary squad for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships in South Africa in September.... Robles stuns 110m hurdles king Liu in Paris Golden League meet PARIS, July 7: Cuba''s Dayron Robles upset Olympic 110 metres hurdles king Liu Xiang at the Paris Golden League meeting on Friday. The 20-year-old Robles recovered from a false start to win in 13.13... Iraq draw against Thailand in Asian Cup opener BANGKOK, July 7: Iraqi striker Younes Khalef scored the equaliser to earn his team a 1-1 draw against Group A hosts Thailand in the opening match of the Asian Cup on Saturday.... SHC summons top PFF, SFA officials: Club secretary’s petition KARACHI, July 7: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) secretary and Sindh Football Association (SFA) chairman have been summoned by Sindh High Court (SHC) on a petition filed by a local club which... Ban on European club teams sought BANGKOK, July 7: Asian football officials want European clubs banned from visiting the region during future Asian Cups to ensure their presence does not detract from the tournament.... Zone-V well placed as Abad slams ton KARACHI, July 7: Zone-V battled to 270 against Zone-IV in the last round of Karachi region matches in the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground here on Saturday.... Cycling’s credibility in shreds over doping, says WADA chief GUATEMALA CITY, July 7: Cycling''s credibility is in shreds because of their mishandling of doping within the sport said Dick Pound, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), here on Friday... PCB club cricket from 10th KARACHI, July 7: Pool B matches of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) National Club cricket championship will be held at different grounds of the city from July 10, a PCB spokesman said on Saturday.... Kenya’s marathon team named NAIROBI, July 7: Former world champion Catherine Ndereba will spearhead a ten-member marathon squad for next month''s world championships in Osaka, Japan, Kenyan athletics officials said on Friday.... KCCA asked to add more teams KARACHI, July 7: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has directed the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) to increase the number of participating schools in the PCB/Pepsi Inter-school tournament 2007 by at least 50 per cent.... Prolific Phapha Kutni set to clinch Summer Cup KARACHI, July 7: Three-year-old bay filly Phapha Kutni stands head and shoulders above other contenders to land the Summer Cup 2007 in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Hallow Dancer has edge over rivals in feature event LAHORE, July 7: Four-year-old colt, Hallow Dancer, has an edge over his rivals to win the feature event during the 10th day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.The... Fallen poles spell danger for basketball court KARACHI, July 7: The latest windstorm accompanied by rain which caused mayhem in the city has created a precarious situation at the famous, five decades old Arambagh floodlit basketball court since... IOC approves new system for setting Olympic programme GUATEMALA CITY, July 7: The IOC agreed on Friday to keep a “core” group of more than two dozen sports in future Olympics and allow room for a few new sports to be included at each games.... PHF to organise Talent Grooming tournament LAHORE, July 7: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will organise Talent Grooming hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium from Aug 5 to 14. In all, eight teams including seven of... Hamilton on pole for home Grand Prix SILVERSTONE (England), July 7: McLaren''s Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton screamed to an emotional pole position for his home British Grand Prix on Saturday.... Heiberg wins second term on IOC board GUATEMALA CITY, July 7: Norway''s Gerhard Heiberg won a second term on the International Olympic Committee''s (IOC) executive board on Saturday, beating three other candidates including the son of former IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch.... Punjab clinch Gold Cup swimming title LAHORE, July 7: Punjab won the overall trophy of the Governor Gold Cup national swimming championship, which ended at Lala Ayub stadium pool, Peshawar on Friday....

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