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August 04, 2007 Saturday Rajab 19, 1428 New rules to deprive seasoned players of appearance: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy 2007 LAHORE, Aug 3: A good number of Test and seasoned first-class cricketers including Mohammad Hafeez, Asim Kamal, Misbah-ul-Haq will become ineligible to play in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy 2007-08, the country’s premiere... ICL participants face life ban, says BCCI MUMBAI, Aug 3: Players joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) will be banned for life, Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Indian board, has said. “Our stand is very clear.... Sharapova sparks Russian charge at San Diego Classic CARLSBAD (California), Aug 3: Maria Sharapova put aside worries over an aching shoulder on Thursday to spark a Russian charge into the quarter-finals of the San Diego Classic.... I hope to make Twenty20 World Cup side: Kaneria LONDON, Aug 3: Pakistan’s prolific leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Friday said he was confident about finding a place in the national team for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Championship, scheduled to be held in South Africa next month.... Mushtaq, Rana spoil Flintoff return LONDON, Aug 3: Pakistani duo of Mushtaq Ahmed and Rana Naved ul-Hasan combined to put Sussex on top of the English county championship on Thursday besides spoiling Andrew Flintoff’s return to duty.... Norman Arendse elected as CSA president JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has elected Norman Arendse and Logan Naidoo as president and vice-president respectively. Advocate Arendse, who presided over a turbulent period in Western Province... Holyfield ready to retain world title HOLLYWOOD (Florida), Aug 3: Evander Holyfield can become a world heavyweight champion for the fifth time when he fights Russia’s undefeated Sultan Ibragimov on October 13 in Moscow.... IAAF announces anti-doping programme Monaco, Aug 3: The world athletics championships to be held this month in Osaka, Japan from Aug 25-Sept 2 will feature the sport’s most rigorous anti-doping programme to date.... Atif excels in Karachi B win KARACHI, Aug 3: Three-goal Atif propelled Karachi B to a convincing 7-2 victory over Quetta A at the Under-18 PFF Youth Cup soccer on Friday. Atif opened the scoring with a... ‘Behaviour lapse to affect players’ selection’ MELBOURNE, Aug 3: Australia’s cricket coach Tim Nielsen wants his team to be conscious of their behaviour and has suggested any lapses could have an impact on selection.... Coach selection may take a month: BCCI BANGALORE, Aug 3: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will probably take another month to appoint a coach for the national team. “We contacted our counterparts in cricket boards in England and Australia telling them our requirement.... Australia, India cruise into final KOLKATA, Aug 3: India and Australia stormed into the Commonwealth Men’s Volleyball Championship final after outplaying their rivals — South Africa and Pakistan respectively — on Friday.... Brazil can win Olympic soccer gold SAO PAULO, Aug 3: Dunga is confident Brazil has enough young talented players to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics next year, the only major title the country has never won in soccer.... China’s coach quits after Asian Cup loss BEIJING, Aug 3: The much-maligned coach of China’s national football team, Zhu Guanghu, has handed in his formal resignation after a humiliating first-round Asian Cup exit, Chinese state media reported on Friday.... Tough Champions League draw for British clubs NYON, Aug 3: British clubs Liverpool, Arsenal and Celtic were all handed tough draws in the third qualifying round of the Champions League made here on Friday.... Kubica surprises with fastest practice lap BUDAPEST, Aug 3: Poland’s Robert Kubica returned to the site of his Formula One debut and posted the fastest time in Friday’s first free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.... Women’s football LAHORE, Aug 3: Some 25 hopefuls will be attending the Punjab women’s football camp to be held here from Monday in preparation for the national championship.... Nur records fastest lap time in test run: Indy Pro Series KARACHI, Aug 3: Nur Ali, Pakistan''s internationally acclaimed race car driver, flew through his test laps for the Indy Racing League (IRL’s) Indy Pro Series, setting some of the fastest lap... Zone-I, II Whites reach U-17 final KARACHI, Aug 3: Zone-I Whites face Zone-II Whites in the KCCA Inter-zonal U-17 Championship final after winning their respective semi-final matches on Thursday. In the first semi-final, Zone-I Whites recorded a massive eight-wicket win against Zone-IV Whites at the KCCA Stadium.... Karachi ranking TT from 9th KARACHI, Aug 3: Several upcoming players will be seen in action when a Karachi ranking juniors U-18 table tennis tournament takes place at the Rangers Sports Complex from Aug 9 to 13.... Afzal named new PSAF secretary KARACHI, Aug 3: Former international sailor Capt. R. J. Afzal recently took charge as secretary, Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF). He succeeded Cdr. Navaid Usmani. The 43-year-old incumbent secretary has represented... Coaching course LAHORE, Aug 3: Pakistan Hockey Federation has called six more coaches for the IOC Olympic Solidarity Technical course for coaches from Aug 6 to 14....

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