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July 12, 2007 Thursday Jamadi-us-Sani 26, 1428 Shoaib wants Pakistan to remain unbeaten: Twenty20 World Championship LAHORE, July 11: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik wants his team to win the first Twenty20 World Championship as an unbeaten side. “We are working hard and I want my team to... Sri Lanka strike on rain-hit first day KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 11: Sri Lanka began their bid to sweep the Test series against Bangladesh with quick wickets on the rain-curtailed first day of the third and final Test here on Wednesday.... Arif Butt laid to rest LAHORE, July 11: Former Test cricketer Arif Butt, 64, who died here late Tuesday night, was laid to rest at a local graveyard on Wednesday. Arif, a talented all-rounder who played... Kapil, BCCI in row over new league NEW DELHI, July 11: Former skipper Kapil Dev must choose between remaining head of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) academy and backing a new, unofficial league, board officials said.... Aisam stuns top seed Fish in Hall of Fame opening round NEWPORT (Rhode Island), July 11: Top seeded Mardy Fish was upset by qualifier Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6-3, 6-4, in the first round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship on Tuesday.... World Cup profits to erase WICB deficit BRIDGETOWN, July 11: Profits from this year''s World Cup will wipe out the financial deficit of the host West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), tournament organizers said.... Trescothick included in England’s 30-man squad LONDON, July 11: Marcus Trescothick was named on Wednesday in England''s provisional 30-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September.... Last-wicket stand denies India victory HOVE (England), July 11: India were denied victory in the opening match of their England tour as county champions Sussex saw their last-wicket pair hold out for a draw on the fourth and final day here on Tuesday.... Mills out of NZ squad AUCKLAND, July 11: New Zealand paceman Kyle Mills was omitted from preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Championship as he recovers from a serious knee injury.... Vermeulen’s arson trial deferred HARARE, July 11: The trial of ex-Test player Mark Vermeulen, charged with arson attacks on the Zimbabwe cricket association''s boardroom and training academy, was postponed indefinitely Wednesday, his lawyer said.... Wessels wants to coach India NEW DELHI, July 11: Kepler Wessels is believed to have expressed his interest to coach Indian cricket team, according to a news report. A report in The Times of India said... BD’s provisional squad named DHAKA, July 11: Bangladesh included 13 uncapped players in a 30-man provisional squad named on Wednesday for the first world Twenty20 tournament in South Africa this September.... Royal King gallops to victory at KRC KARACHI, July 11: Joint favourite three-year-old bay colt Royal King lifted the KRC Cup in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday. He led the pack of 10... Brazil back from brink to reach Copa final MARACAIBO (Venezuela), July 11: Defending champions Brazil teetered on the brink of defeat before beating Uruguay on penalties after a bad-tempered 2-2 draw in their Copa America semi-final on Tuesday.... Gebrselassie to run New York Marathon NEW YORK, July 11: Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie will compete in New York city for the first time in next month''s half-marathon. The 34-year-old Ethiopian, who has only run three times in the United States, will compete on Aug.... South Korea, Saudi Arabia play draw; Iran down Uzbeks in Asian Cup JAKARTA, July 11: South Korea and Saudi Arabia battled out a 1-1 draw in their opening Asian Cup Group D match after the game was halted for 20 minutes due to a power failure on Wednesday.... Fiery Gay blazes to 200m victory in cold Lausanne LAUSANNE (Switzerland), July 11: American sprint champion Tyson Gay overcame cold and blustery conditions on Tuesday to put in another fiery performance in the 200 metres.... PJF officials no more functional: POA LAHORE, July 11: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has declared the office-bearers of the Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) as defunct and have constituted a three-member committee to hold fresh elections of the federation.... Two Beijing Olympic venues ready BEIJING, July 11: Two of the 12 new Beijing Olympic venues have been completed and could be handed over to officials as early as next week.... Alamzaib tames Waqar in National Jr Squash KARACHI, July 11: Alamzaib Junior of the NWFP pulled off an upset on the opening day of inaugural DG Rangers Sindh National Junior Squash Championship when he beat beating Waqar Mehboob 3-1 at Rangers Sports Complex on Wednesday.... Pakistan CC trounce Okara Gym in club event KARACHI, July 11: Spinners Irfanuddin and Nauman Alvi shared seven wickets between them to help Pakistan CC crush Okara Gymkhana by 146 runs in the PCB National Inter-club cricket tournament at the KCCA Stadium here on Wednesday.... Tooba Sports in last 16 KARACHI, July 11: Medium-pacer Hayat Khan claimed six for 27 as Tooba Sports defeated Union Sports by five wickets to move into last 16 of the fifth Pak-China Gold Cup cricket tournament at the Tooba Ground here the other day.... Shaheen to miss world event LONDON, July 11: World 3,000 metres steeplechase record holder and double world champion Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar will miss August''s world championships in Japan because of a knee injury, his management company said on Tuesday.... Four held over Asian Cup bets HANOI, July 11: Police in Vietnam have arrested four men for taking around $30,000 in bets on Asian Cup matches, state media reported on Wednesday. Police in Ho Chi Minh City...

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