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July 10, 2007 Tuesday Jamadi-us-Sani 24, 1428 National camp commences in Lahore today: Twenty-two cricketers to attend LAHORE, July 9: The Gaddafi Stadium will be the centre of cricket activities on Tuesday when the second phase of the national training camp, to be attended by 22 players, commences here.... Indians in strong position HOVE (England), July 9: The Indians ended the second day of their four-day tour match against Sussex in a strong position here on Sunday. V.V.S. Laxman (95) and Yuvraj Singh (31)... Sri Lanka set to ring changes for final Test KANDY, July 9: Sri Lanka are set to make changes in the third and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Wednesday, having already secured the series.... Wimbledon king Federer now targets Sampras record LONDON, July 9: Roger Federer, who wrapped up his fifth successive Wimbledon title on Sunday, has backed himself to pass Pete Sampras''s record of seven All England Club titles and all-time mark of 14 Grand Slams.... Venus back among top 20 LONDON, July 9: Venus Williams moved back into the Top 20 in the rankings for the first time in a year on Monday, rising to No 17 thanks to her fourth Wimbledon singles title.... Saqlain eligible to play for England LONDON, July 9: Remember Saqlain Mushtaq? The same off-spinner, who gave cricket the doosra – the off-break bowler''s surprise ball that goes turns the wrong way.... Murray seals first home win in 20 years LONDON, July 9: Jamie Murray became the first British winner at Wimbledon in 20 years when he and Serbian partner, Jelena Jankovic defeated Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Australia''s Alicia Molik in Sunday''s mixed doubles final.... Trescothick in line for England recall NOTTINGHAM (England), July 9: England are weighing up whether to give an international recall to Marcus Trescothick. The 31-year-old opening batsman has not played for England in nearly a year and... SLC interim committee expanded COLOMBO, July 9: Gamini Lokuge, the sports minister, has expanded the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) from its present size of five members to seven.... Bravo skips Ireland trip DUBLIN, July 9: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the forthcoming quadrangular one-day tournament in Ireland with an ankle problem. Bravo sustained the injury during the tour... Windies eighth in ODI rankings DUBAI, July 9: The West Indies are still at the eighth spot while world champions Australia continue to be world’s No 1 one-day team, according to the latest rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here.... Rhodes could get England coaching job LONDON, July 9: South Africa’s former Test cricketer Jonty Rhodes is one of the favourites to become England’s fielding coach as the new management team continues to make its back room staff extensive.... Concerns over $20m Twenty20 raised NEW DELHI, July 9: National cricket boards have ‘genuine concerns’ over a $20 million winner-takes-all Twenty20 series planned for West Indies next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.... Sharapova pulls out of Fed Cup semis MOSCOW, July 9: World No 2 Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the Russian team for this weekend''s Fed Cup semi-final against the United States. “She said she is injured, so... Cullen undergoes surgery SYDNEY, July 9: Australian off-spinner Dan Cullen has undergone surgery on a stress fracture in his right foot and is expected to be sidelined until September.... Emphatic wins put Argentina, Mexico in semi-finals BARQUISIMETO (Venezuela), July 9: An exuberant Argentina routed Peru 4-0 while Mexico thrashed 10-man Paraguay 6-0 on Sunday to complete an extraordinary sequence of one-sided quarter-finals at the Copa America.... Royal Destiny surprises all by winning feature event LAHORE, July 9: Long shot bay mare, Royal Destiny put up a splendid show when she came from behind to win the feature event run over 1100m during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Australian lifters banned for doping offence SYDNEY, July 9: An Australian weightlifter and a power-lifter have been banned for two years for doping offences, officials said on Monday, less than a month after weightlifting coach Sevdalin Marinov received a life ban.... Qatar hold defending champions Japan 1-1 HANOI, July 9: Uruguay-born Sebastian Quintana fired a dramatic late equaliser to earn Qatar a 1-1 draw against holders Japan in their Asian Cup opener on Monday.... Imtiaz claims Sindh chess title HYDERABAD, July 9: Karachi''s Imtiaz Ahmed won the 27th Sindh Chess Championship claiming seven points in presence of several national masters. He beat NM Aziz Farooqui of Karachi, who got 6.5... Probables for China tour named LAHORE, July 9: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has called 35 probables to attend a training camp in Islamabad from July 18 for a four-nation tournament to be held in Beijing, China from Aug 8 to 13.... Laiq shines in Gold Cup cricket KARACHI, July 9: A brilliant all-round performance by Laiq-ur-Rehman guided Young Pak Flag CC into the last 16 of the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament.... Punjab Greens clinch U-15 trophy LAHORE, July 9: Punjab Greens clinched the 6th National U-15 football championship trophy beating Sindh Reds 4-3 on penalty-shootouts in the final in Khanewal on Sunday.... PSB to organise training camps LAHORE, July 9: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) will organise a 21-day long U-16 summer training camps in the discipline of athletics and boxing at its coaching centre on Ferozepur Road from July 14....

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