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August 17, 2007 Friday Sha’aban 3, 1428 PCB not forcing players on signing of contracts: Naghmi LAHORE, Aug 16: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Naghmi, while confirming receipt of Imran Farhat’s letter for release from the central contract, said he was disappointed by the opener’s statement regarding PCB forcing players in signing the same.... Imran, Razzaq blame selectors for ouster LAHORE, Aug 16: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq and opener Imran Farhat have criticised the national selection committee of showing a biased attitude in their cases and have hinted at joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in the near future.... Stars crash out on day of upsets: World Badminton Championships KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16: Big names tumbled freely on a day of extraordinary action at the World Badminton Championships on Thursday. Malaysia''s pride and joy Lee Chong Wei, seeded two, was... Squash needs to be in good hands for change in fortunes: Jansher KARACHI, Aug 16: Squash legend Jansher Khan says the reins of the game should be handed over to the organisations like PIA or Customs and has urged officials at the helm... Inzamam to replace Younis at Yorkshire LONDON, Aug 16: Pakistan''s former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq is to play for Yorkshire for the rest of this season, the English county side announced on Thursday. The 37-year-old batsman will replace international... PCB official denies rift LAHORE, Aug 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Shafqat Naghmi has said that there is no rift among the players and the officials of the board.... PCB changes dates for Quaid Trophy LAHORE, Aug 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has changed the commencing dates of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy cricket tournament and allowed the players who were playing league cricket in England and... Kallis, Boucher overlooked for Zimbabwe ODIs DURBAN (South Africa), Aug 16: Jacques Kallis suffered his second disappointment in less than a week on Thursday when he was left out of South Africa''s squad to tour Zimbabwe.... Smooth sailing for Federer CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 16: Roger Federer made a smooth start to his Cincinnati Masters title bid by beating Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-3 but Rafael Nadal was forced to retire and Novak Djokovic lost on Wednesday.... ITF U-18 ranking tennis from today KARACHI, Aug 16: The two-week tennis activity gets into action when the pre-qualifying round (boys) of the first leg of ITF juniors U-18 ranking tennis tournament begins at the Karachi Club courts on Friday at 9.00am.... Gambhir stars in Indian victory GLASGOW, Aug 16: India sealed a comfortable seven-wicket win with 37 balls left in the one-off One-day International against Scotland here on Thursday. Chasing a revised 209 from 46 overs,... Aisam in doubles semis LAHORE, Aug 16: Pakistan No.1, Aisam-ul-Haq and his Indian counterpart Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the doubles event at the Bronx Tennis Classic in New York.... Danai wins men’s tennis gold at University Games BANGKOK, Aug 16: Hometown favourite Danai Udomchoke gave Bangkok’s new National Tennis Stadium a fitting opening on Thursday by winning gold at the World University Games.... Ronaldo sees red as United draw again: English Premier League LONDON, Aug 16: Champions Manchester United stumbled to their second successive Premier League draw on Wednesday when they were held 1-1 at Portsmouth and had Cristiano Ronaldo sent off for violent conduct.... Slavia Prague upset Ajax, Liverpool edge ahead MILAN, Aug 16: Slavia Prague produced the standout result on Wednesday with a 1-0 win at Ajax Amsterdam in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie but most other matches went to form.... Mirpurkhas tennis officials elected KARACHI, Aug 16: The electoral process of Sindh Tennis Association (STA) commenced on Tuesday when the Mirpurkhas District Association elected its office-bearers for a term of four years.... Monika hopeful of raising soccer standard ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: German coach Monika Staab hopes to be able to raise the standard of women’s football in Pakistan. She expressed her objective while watching the opening match of the... Sports academy LAHORE, Aug 16: Pakistan Wapda is going to set up a sports academy in the near future at an estimated cost of Rs200 million. This was stated by Wapda Member... FA seeks explanation from FIFA vice-president LONDON, Aug 16: The English Football Association wants an explanation of FIFA vice president Jack Warner’s claims that England won’t host the 2018 World Cup. “We have written to him to... Ayub, Bilal shine KARACHI, Aug 16: Paceman Mohammad Ayub and leg-spinner Bilal Manzoor excelled with five wickets each to help their respective teams win in the KCCA Inter-zonal U-15 cricket championship on Wednesday.... Junior karate tournament LAHORE, Aug 16: Events in eight different weight categories were held at the Jashan-i-Azadi Junior Karate Tournament organised by the Pakistan Karate Federation here on Thursday.... Football trials LAHORE, Aug 16: Trials to pick a Lahore team for the Punjab Inter-district football championship will be held at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Aug 17 and 18....

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