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September 12, 2007 Wednesday Sha'aban 29, 1428 Yousuf named Test player of the year as Aussies dominate ICC awards JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11: Ricky Ponting’s Australia received a boost ahead of the Twenty20 World Championship starting later on Tuesday when his team swept four of the five top ICC awards.... Asif rejects Shoaib’s version on brawl JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11: Shoaib Akhtar seems to have slipped into further trouble after Mohammad Asif, who was injured in a dressing-room altercation with the maverick pacer, rejected his version of the story about the event being accidental.... Talat concerned about media leak of incident LAHORE, Sept 11: Pakistan cricket team manager Talat Ali has shown concern over the leaking of the recent brawl incident to the media by any of the players which resulted in... Mushtaq to stay at Sussex till 2009 HOVE (England), Sept 11: Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has ended speculation over his future by signing a new two-year contract which will keep him at Sussex until end of the 2009 season.... PIA down Steel Mills amid protest KARACHI, Sept 11: Mohammad Zubair’s winner helped PIA sneak into the All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan hockey final with a 2-1 victory over Steel Mills in an ill-tempered semi-final marred by... Indian coach eyes Olympics after Asia Cup win NEW DELHI, Sept 11: India retained the Asia Cup with a 7-2 drubbing of South Korea on Sunday and the decisive manner of that victory has given coach Joaquim Carvalho plenty... Gayle launches World Twenty20 with blazing 117 JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11: Chris Gayle became the first player to score a century in a Twenty20 international to propel the West Indies to 205-6 against South Africa in the inaugural match of the World Championship at the Wanderers on Tuesday.... Umar Gul, Afridi are the players to watch: Lawson DURBAN, Sept 11: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s absence will not affect Pakistan’s approach in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament, coach Geoff Lawson said on Tuesday.... ICL to end ICC’s monopoly: Gilchrist JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11: Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has supported the Indian Cricket League (ICL), saying it could help end the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) monopoly over the game by bringing in more opportunities for the players.... Mumbai win Nissar Trophy despite stalemate KARACHI, Sept 11: Mumbai ensured the Nissar Trophy stayed in India after their dominant performance in the drawn four-day fixture against Karachi Urban at the National Stadium here on Tuesday.... Pakistan ‘A’ to play two spinners against Australia ‘A’ today LAHORE, Sept 11: Pakistan ‘A’ is likely to field two spinners and three fast bowlers in the first of the two four-day matches against Australia ‘A’, starting at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad from Wednesday.... I can go faster: Powell ROME, Sept 11: Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new men’s world 100m record of 9.74sec at the IAAF Grand Prix at Rieti, Italy, on Sunday weekend and then stated he can get faster.... Prince quits SA players’ body DURBAN, Sept 11: South African batsman Ashwell Prince has resigned as president of the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) after alleged details of a meeting were published, reports said on Tuesday.... Rio de Janeiro joins bidding race RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 11: Fresh from hosting the Pan American Games, Rio has officially submitted its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.... Euro giants plan to double membership BRUSSELS, Sept 11: The G14 group of Europe’s biggest football clubs plans to double its membership in a move that could lead to better relations with UEFA and FIFA.... Gonzalez gets Peya scare at China Open BEIJING, Sept 11: World number seven Fernando Gonzalez made hard work of it but finally snared his first win since June with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Austrian Alexander Peya in the opening round of the China Open on Monday.... Shan leads spirited fight-back by Karachi Urban KARACHI, Sept 11: Skipper Shan Masood led from the front as Karachi Urban staged a fine comeback against Multan on the second day of the three-day PCB Inter-regional Under-19 Cricket Championship match at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground here on Tuesday.... North Korea, US play 2-2 draw in World Cup soccer CHENGDU (China), Sept 11: North Korea gave the United States a wake-up call Tuesday in a 2-2 draw as Japan scored a last gasp equaliser to share the spoils with England in their opening women’s World Cup games.... Pakistan’s Nur Ali wins in Texas Speedway Karachi, Sept 11: Nur Ali, Pakistan’s only licensed international race car driver notched up two back-to-back wins at the Texas Motor Speedway 2.4 mile road circuit last Saturday and Sunday.... Demichelis header gives Argentina victory MELBOURNE, Sept 11: A second-half header from Martin Demichelis gave Argentina a 1-0 victory over Australia in an entertaining friendly on Tuesday.... Mati shines in AKU tourney KARACHI, Sept 11: PPTA team defeated Tapal Energy by six wickets in the round match of the 6th AKU Sports Centre cricket tournament at the AKU Sports Centre ground on Monday.... Sameer winscycle race KARACHI, Sept 11: Sameer won the cycle race, organised by the Sindh Cycling Association, on Tuesday....

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