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August 02, 2007 Thursday Rajab 17, 1428 Pakistan Tigers register facile victory: Fifth Twenty20 practice tie KARACHI, Aug 1: Paceman Umar Gul injured his bowling arm on Wednesday as Pakistan Tigers registered a facile five-wicket victory over Pakistan Panthers in the fifth game of the ongoing Twenty20... I am fit and raring to go, says Shoaib Akhtar KARACHI, Aug 1: Pakistan''s controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar claimed on Wednesday that he was 100 per cent fit and was looking forward to represent Pakistan in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.... Pakistan remain unbeaten, down South Africa: Commonwealth Volleyball KOLKATA, Aug 1: Pakistan kept their unbeaten record intact after winning their last pool-stage match with ease against South Africa in the second Commonwealth Men’s Volleyball Championship on Wednesday.... BCCI to select coach on 10th NEW DELHI, Aug 1: The Indian cricket board has announced that a decision on the appointment of India’s next coach will be taken on Aug 10 in New Delhi.... Big-spending Liverpool chase Manchester United’s title LONDON, Aug 1: English soccer''s biggest prize could be staying in American hands. After Malcolm Glazer''s Manchester United wrested the Premier League title away from Chelsea''s Russian owner Roman Abramovich last season, Liverpool''s Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr.... Jankovic marks comeback in ruthless fashion SAN DIEGO (California), Aug 1: Second seed Jelena Jankovic marked her return from a four-week layoff with a 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of American Vania King in the second-round of the San Diego Classic on Tuesday.... Kapil, Madan heap praise on match-winner Zaheer NEW DELHI, Aug 1: India paceman Zaheer Khan has continued to receive praise back home for his match-winning performance in the side''s second Test victory over England at Trent Bridge.... Afghan women to play against Pakistan KABUL, Aug 1: The Afghan women’s national soccer team will travel to Pakistan this month for their first ever international match abroad, their coach said on Wednesday.... Cook defends England’s conduct LONDON, Aug 1: England batsman Alastair Cook insists there was nothing wrong with his side''s conduct during their controversial Second Test defeat against India. The tourists were angered by what they... Zidane refuses to meet me: Materazzi BERLIN, Aug 1: Italy defender Marco Materazzi says he has tried several times to arrange a meeting with Zinedine Zidane, but the Frenchman who headbutted him in the 2006 World Cup final has always refused to meet him.... Zaheer rises in ICC rankings DUBAI, Aug 1: India fast bowler Zaheer Khan can savour sweet taste of success in the ICC player rankings after his man-of-the-match performance in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.... Brazil submits World Cup bid ZURICH, Aug 1: The Brazilian football association (CBF) formally submitted its plans for staging the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday but kept the details close to its chest.... Wasim Bari bereaved KARACHI, Aug 1: Khawaja Abdul Bari Jan, father of Wasim Bari, the former Pakistan Test captain and ex-national chief selector, passed away after a brief illness here on Wednesday.... South Korea, Iran, Lebanon make basketball semis TOKUSHIMA (Japan), Aug 1: Two-time former champions South Korea, Lebanon and Iran all notched a second straight victory to secure their places in the semi-finals at the Asian men’s basketball championship on Wednesday.... Iraq heroes leave Dubai to reach Amman DUBAI, Aug 1: Asian Cup champions Iraq flew out of Dubai on Wednesday morning for Amman after a show of Arab unity in the city which hosted a special party to honour their heroes.... AFC demands proper security arrangements LAHORE, Aug 1: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has asked the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to make strict security arrangements for AFC President’s Cup which is to be held here from Sept 20 to 30.... Wapda retain men’s team event title: Badminton LAHORE, Aug 1: Wapda retained the team event title overpowering National Bank of Pakistan 3-1 in the final of the 10th Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri badminton tournament here on Wednesday.... Oldest basketball court gets a facelift KARACHI, Aug 1: The famous Arambagh floodlit basketball court is getting a facelift after the erection of six new poles on Tuesday night. Five of the six poles had fallen due... Barcelona criticised for touring Asia MADRID, Aug 1: Italian World Cup winning defender Gianluca Zambrotta has joined in criticism of Barcelona''s upcoming promotional tour of Asia, saying it will hamper preparations for next season.... Faisalabad to host U-19 hockey LAHORE, Aug 1: National Junior Under-19 hockey championship will be played from Aug 18 to 28 in Faisalabad, the organisers announced on Wednesday. “The event will help in identifying young talent... Pakistan to compete in Asian karate event LAHORE, Aug 1: Pakistan will field its karate team for the first time in the eighth Asian karate championship, which will be held at Seremban, Malaysia, from Aug 20 to 27.... Aisam qualifies for next round LAHORE, Aug 1: Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has entered the second round of the Castillay Leon ATP Super Challenger, ousting a local player Adrian Menendeza after a nail-biting two setter at Segovia, Spain.... Zone-II, IV reach last four KARACHI, Aug 1: Sami Arshad and Yasir Munir scored contrasting half-centuries to put Zone-II Whites and Zone-IV Whites respectively in the last-four stage of the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 Championship on Tuesday.... Coaching courses LAHORE, Aug 1: Various Olympians will attend the IOC Olympic Solidarity hockey technical course for coaches to be held here in two phases from Aug 6 to 14....

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