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September 22, 2007 Saturday Ramazan 09, 1428 PSB auditors go soft on PBF investigation KARACHI, Sept 21: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) auditors have “reprimanded” the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) for some “procedural lapses” in accounts but are hell-bent on closing the chapter saying there is not any concrete evidence against officials.... Pakistani umpire escapes punishment LAHORE, Sept 21: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) umpiring committee has let off Pakistani umpire Dilawar Bhatti with a warning over flouting the rules in a Beijing tournament last month.... Shoaib wants all-out go, Vettori eyes breaking semi-final jinx today CAPE TOWN, Sept 21: Captain Shoaib Malik has expressed his delight that Pakistan have maintained their winning streak in the Super Eights stage of the Twenty20 World Championship, asserting that the... Sami fined LAHORE, Sept 21: Fast bowler Mohammad Sami has been fined Rs 105,000 for reporting late on Thursday and Friday during the ongoing four-day game against Australia ‘A’ at the Gaddafi Stadium.... India overpower South Africa to reach semis DURBAN, Sept 21: India snatched a dramatic 37-run victory over hosts South Africa on Thursday to storm into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Championship (also partly reported in Friday’s edition).... Yuvraj and Dhoni set for Australia showdown DURBAN, Sept 21: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and key batsman Yuvraj Singh will take the field in Saturday’s Twenty20 World Championship semi-final against Australia after recovering from injuries.... Yousuf, Razzaq ready to meet PCB officials LAHORE, Sept 21: Middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq have not received any call from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a meeting.... Squad for SA 3-dayer soon LAHORE, Sept 21: The national selection committee is likely to announce a 15-member cricket squad for the first three-day practice match against South Africa to be held in Karachi from Thursday.... Smith blames format for Twenty20 ouster DURBAN, Sept 21: South African captain Graeme Smith dismissed renewed barbs of ‘chokers’ after his team crashed out of the Twenty20 World Championship, saying it was the tournament format that did them in.... Shabana off to flying start at British Open MANCHESTER, Sept 21: World number one Amr Shabana made a successful start to his bid to win the British Open title here on Thursday.... Afridi keen to open: Shoaib DURBAN, Sept 21: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Friday said the decision to open the batting against Bangladesh with explosive opener Shahid Afridi was taken by the player himself.... Pakistan to play in tri-nation LAHORE, Sept 21: Pakistan’s deaf cricket team will feature in tri-nation tournament to be held in Sri Lanka from Oct 23 to 29.... Bollinger, Jacques put Australia ‘A’ in control LAHORE, Sept 21: A scintillating century by opener Phil Jaques and a five-wicket haul by left-arm medium-pacer Doug Bollinger helped Australia ‘A’ gain stranglehold in the four-day game against Pakistan ‘A’ at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.... Watson out JOHANNESBURG, Sept 21: All-rounder Shane Watson will not be able to make Australian squad to tour India later this month after a hamstring injury.... Davenport, Jankovic make China Open quarter-finals BEIJING, Sept 21: Former world number one Lindsay Davenport powered into the quarter-finals of the China Open on Thursday, notching her seventh straight win since rejoining the tour after giving birth in June.... Regar TadAZ register win at President’s Cup : Army draw opening tie LAHORE, Sept 21: Army staged a brilliant fight-back against Sri Lanka’s Ratnam Sports Club to draw the opening match of the AFC President’s Cup 3-3 at the Punjab Stadium on Thursday evening.... Collingwood no natural leader of men: Boycott JOHANNESBURG, Sept 21: Former England Test opener and expert Geoff Boycott has questioned the leadership of Paul Collingwood after England’s miserable World Twenty20 campaign in South Africa ended at the Super Eight stage.... Four named for Juniorweightlifting ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Four players were named on Friday to compete in the ninth Asian Junior weightlifting championship which will be held in Amman, Jordan, from Oct 26 to Nov 3.... Inter-school cricket from next month KARACHI, Sept 21: PCB National Inter-school cricket championship will be held from October 22 across the country, the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) announced on Friday.... Athletics throws a US$3 million season’s farewell bash STUTTGART (Germany), Sept 21: The World Athletics Final is a US$3 million season-ending party — with an extra US$100,000 thrown in for every world record.... Cycling allowed drugs culture, says WADA chief TORONTO, Sept 21: Cycling is paying the price for allowing a “culture of doping” to develop, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chairman Dick Pound said on the day that Floyd Landis was told he would forfeit his Tour de France win.... US, China face tough tests in World Cup quarter-finals TIANJIN (China), Sept 21: The United States is the favourite, and China is the host, but both face tough games in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup this weekend.... Fazal excels KARACHI, Sept 21: A match-winning half-century by Fazal Subhan guided the KESC to win in an Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Championship match at the AKG Ground on Thursday....

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