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July 28, 2007 Saturday Rajab 12, 1428 India offers to host Champions Trophy as replacement NEW DELHI, July 27: India''s field hockey chiefs on Friday offered to host the elite Champions Trophy in December if the tournament was taken away from Pakistan due to security concerns.The... PHF gives strange reason for U-turn: Asia Cup Hockey LAHORE, July 27: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has given a strange reason for deciding to participate in the Asia Cup hockey, saying the decision had been reversed after the FIH informed it was a ranking event.... Zaheer & Co strikes leave England in trouble NOTTINGHAM (England), July 27: India’s left-arm quick Zaheer Khan captured three wickets along with timely support from his fellow bowlers to leave England in trouble on the opening day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Friday.... Shehram stuns Yousuf to win Snooker Cup KARACHI, July 27: Playing in his hometown, Shehram Changezi claimed the first major title of his career when he stunned veteran Mohammad Yousuf 6-2 in the final of 16th Snooker Cup ranking championship in Islamabad on Friday.... PFF engages UK coaches to hold two-day soccer trials KARACHI, July 27: In a face-saving effort, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday decided to hold trials of British-born Pakistani soccer players for the national side under UK-based coaches after... Aisam, Bopanna in semis LAHORE, July 27: The pair of Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq and India’s Rohan Bopanna defeated French pair of Olivier Charroin and Thomas Oger in quarter-final of the ATP Nottingham Challenger Grass Court tennis tournament in the UK.... Salman, Shoaib, Afridi and Rao Iftikhar shine at NSK: Twenty20 practice games KARACHI, July 27: Opener Salman Butt smashed a whirlwind unbeaten century to steer his team to an exciting last ball victory over Shoaib Malik XI in a practice Twenty20 match at National Stadium on Friday.... WIPA chief’s action termed ‘malicious’ ST JOHN’S (Antigua), July 27: The rift between the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) continues to widen, latest being a reply from Bruce Aanensen,... Sri Lanka draw level with Pakistan in ODI rankings DUBAI, July 27: The clean sweep of the recently held ODI series against Bangladesh has allowed Sri Lanka to draw level with Pakistan on 111 rating points in the ICC one-day table.... Pakistani cricketers to be dope tested next week KARACHI, July 27: Dope tests of all Pakistan cricket probables would be carried out from Monday and Tuesday, manager-cum-camp commandant Talat Ali Malik told reporters at the National Stadium on Friday.... Manchester United end Asia tour with win GUANGZHOU (China), July 27: Manchester United new boy Nani wrapped up the club''s Far East tour with a stunning goal in a 3-0 win against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical in China on Friday.... Sanjrani nominated for ICC LAHORE, July 27: The Pakistan Cricket Board has nominated Aslam Sanjrani, former federal secretary as well as chief secretary Sindh as its nominee on the ICC Code of Conduct Commission Panel.... ‘Lawson can bring in the Aussie spirit’ KARACHI, July 27: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said on Friday he believed that Pakistan''s new coach Geoff Lawson could transfer some of the winning mentality and spirit of world champions Australia to his team.... Pollard included in WI Twenty20 squad ST JOHN’S (Antigua), July 27: The West Indies have named their preliminary 30-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship.... Blake books quarter-final clash with Querrey INDIANAPOLIS, July 27: James Blake reached his third quarter-final in his past four events on Thursday with an efficient 6-4, 6-2 victory over Ricardo Mello at the Indianapolis tennis championships.... South Korea face Japan in Asian Cup sideshow JAKARTA, July 27: Games between South Korea and Japan are traditionally fierce, passionate affairs, but Saturday''s clash for third place at the Asian Cup is unlikely to set pulses racing.... Casar wins 18th stage: Tour de France ANGOULEME (France), July 27: France''s Sandy Casar, riding for the Francaise des Jeux team, picked himself up after crashing into a stray dog to win the 211km 18th stage of the Tour de France from Cahors to here on Friday.... National hockey trials today ISLAMABAD, July 27: Trials to select national hockey team to participate in next month’s international hockey tournament in Beijing will be held at the Nasir Bunda Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, on Saturday.... Former boxing champion dies LONDON, July 27: James Oyebola, a former British heavyweight boxing champion who was shot in the head at a London nightclub this week, died after his life support system was turned off Friday, police said.... Countries to field six women players LONDON, July 27: Countries will be able to field six players in the women’s tennis tournament at next year’s Beijing Olympics, an increase of two from the 2004 Athens Games.... Hewitt to lead in Davis Cup tie SYDNEY, July 27: Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt on Wednesday said he would lead Australia in their Davis Cup tie with Serbia in Belgrade next September.... DC whites enter final LAHORE, July 27: Defence Club Whites entered the final of the Lahore district basketball championship, defeating Don Bosco ‘A’ (Urdu) 68-56 in the first semi-final on Friday.... Swimming event today LAHORE, July 27: Competitions in six different age categories will be held in the Lahore district Inter-school Age Group swimming championship to be held at the Atchison College pool on Saturday.... Bodybuilding LAHORE, July 27: The first National Junior bodybuilding championship will be held at the Al-hamra Hall on Sunday....

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