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September 10, 2007 Monday Sha'aban 27, 1428 Inquiry in Shoaib case after World Twenty20 LAHORE, Sept 9: Shoaib Akhtar’s indiscipline act will be haunting Pakistan in the forthcoming home series against South Africa, too, as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) disciplinary committee will start inquiry... More trouble awaits Shoaib KARACHI, Sept 9: Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar faces the possibility of not only being slapped with a life ban, but also his name put on the exit control list (ECL), Dawn learnt from reliable sources on Sunday.... Pakistan ‘A’ complete clean sweep over Australia ‘A’: Khalid, Yasir, Rogers dazzle with centuries LAHORE, Sept 9: An undefeated 142 by opener Khalid Latif and Yasir Hameed’s second century in three matches propelled Pakistan ‘A’ to whitewash Australia ‘A’ 3-0 in the one-day series at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday.... India whip Korea to keep Asia Cup title: Pakistan finish poor sixth CHENNAI, Sept 9: India gave a fine display of attacking field hockey to retain the men’s hockey Asia Cup with a crushing 7-2 victory over South Korea in an incident-filled final here on Sunday.... Pakistan to clash with Iraq in Syria: World Cup qualifier KARACHI, Sept 9: Pakistan face their away World Cup soccer qualifier against Iraq in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Oct 28 as matches could not be held in the war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation.... Hafeez helps Pakistan stun Sri Lanka in Twenty20 warm-up JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9: Pakistan warmed up for the Twenty20 World Championship with a shock five-wicket win over World Cup finalists Sri Lanka in a practice match on Sunday.... Imran says Shoaib failed to handle the fame DUBAI, Sept 9: The failure of Shoaib Akhtar to cope with the fame accorded an international sportsman has been a tragedy for Pakistan cricket, says former captain Imran Khan.... Karachi Urban toil in the sun as Mumbai take command KARACHI, Sept 9: Contrasting centuries by Prashant Naik and Abhishek Nayar put Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in an impregnable position on the second day of the four-day Nissar Trophy match against Karachi Urban at the National Stadium here on Sunday.... Henin crushes Kuznetsova to win US Open crown NEW YORK, Sept 9: Belgian Justine Henin demolished Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to win her second US Open title and her seventh grand-slam crown.... Federer to meet Djokovic in men’s final NEW YORK, Sept 9: Top seed Roger Federer remained on course for his fourth consecutive US Open title by beating combative Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-1, 7-5 in the semi-finals on Saturday.... Abhi Abhi sprints to glory in Defence Day Cup KARACHI, Sept 9: Four-year-old chestnut filly Abhi Abhi sprang a surprise when she sprinted to glory to lift The Defence Day Cup, while halting the winning streak of favourite filly Fantastic... Stunning Noor runs away with September Cup LAHORE, Sept 9: Bay filly Noor, who finished fourth in the War Heroes Cup last week, landed the September Cup ran over 1,000 metres in a stunning performance during the 2nd Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Alonso trims Hamilton lead in Italy MONZA (Italy), Sept 9: Double world champion Fernando Alonso led a McLaren one-two in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to cut team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s lead to three points with four races remaining.... Atiq’s double leads NBP into semi-finals: Shaheed-i-Millat hockey KARACHI, Sept 9: A brace of goals from Mohammad Atiq led National Bank (NBP) Whites into the semi-finals of the All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan hockey tournament with a 4-1 victory... Cheng leads China to fifth world title STUTTGART (Germany), Sept 9: Cheng Fei became the first gymnast to win three consecutive vault titles as China added three more gold to their haul at the World Gymnastic Championships here on Saturday.... Aussies overcome jittery start CAPE TOWN, Sept 9: World one-day champions Australia survived an early wobble to beat New Zealand on the first day of official warm-up matches ahead of the Twenty20 World Championship on Saturday.... Joy for England, Germany as Italy, France draw: Euro 2008 qualifiers LONDON, Sept 9: Italy drew 0-0 with France in their World Cup final repeat, Germany and England notched easy wins and 10-man Spain were frustrated by a 1-1 draw in Iceland in Saturday’s Euro 2008 qualifiers.... Mascarenhas gets Twenty20 call up LONDON, Sept 9: All-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas was drafted into England’s Twenty20 World Championship squad on Saturday in place of injured seamer Ryan Sidebottom.... Wapda win cycling event LAHORE, Sept 9: Wapda has won the National women’s cycling championship here on Sunday, bagging 247 points. All the four events held on the day were won by Wapda.... Dominic shines KARACHI, Sept 9: CAS School and Froebel Education Centre (boys) moved into the final of the Karachi Inter-school Sports Week basketball tournament winning their semi-finals at the Bay View Academy court on Sunday....

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