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September 28, 2007 Friday Ramazan 15, 1428 Yousuf returns to Pakistan cricket, quits ICL LAHORE, Sept 27: Pakistan’s leading middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf has reversed his decision of joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and has decided to resume his services for Pakistan cricket.... Amla, Kallis start tour on happy note: South Africa v PCB Patron’s XI KARACHI, Sept 27: A fine century partnership between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla helped South Africa launch their tour of Pakistan on a satisfactory note in the warm-up match against the... Shoaib Akhtar faces several charges as PCB probe begins LAHORE, Sept 27: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is likely to face a number of charges besides that of striking fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary... Afridi released LAHORE, Sept 27: All-rounder Shahid Afridi was released on Thursday on his own request as Pakistan prepared to announce a 15-member squad for the first Test against South Africa, starting in Karachi from Monday.... Liu leads world’s best in Asian tour SHANGHAI, Sept 27: Some of the world’s top athletes wind down their seasons in a swing through Asia in the coming week, with China’s Liu Xiang making his first appearance on home soil since the world championships.... Misbah all set for Test recall KARACHI, Sept 27: After making a dream comeback to international cricket at the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa, Misbah-ul-Haq is set to resurrect his five-match Test career after a gap of four years.... WADA chief hopes Beijing Olympics to be cleanest ever BEIJING, Sept 27: The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday praised China’s assistance in massive US raids on illegal labs that recovered millions of doses of steroids, much of it originating in China.... NZ’s Papps selected for S. Africa Tests WELLINGTON, Sept 27: Batsman Michael Papps returns to the New Zealand Test squad for their tour of South Africa starting next month as selectors continue their search for a successful opening partnership.... Ponting eyes winning start against India BANGALORE, Sept 27: Australia captain Ricky Ponting warned Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s celebrating Indians on Thursday the tourists are determined to start the one-day series on a winning note on Saturday.... Mahendra Club sail into final: AFC President’s Cup LAHORE, Sept 27: A last-minute minute goal by captain Ramesh Budhathoki enabled Mahendra Police Club of Nepal to reach the final of the 3rd AFC Cup football after a stunning 2-1... Venus, Daniilidou cruise into quarter-finals SEOUL, Sept 27: Venus Williams coasted into the Korea Open quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Thailand’s Tamirine Tanasugarn on Thursday.... Players offered bribes to lose matches at Wimbledon BRUSSELS, Sept 27: Two Belgian tennis players said on Thursday they had been approached to take bribes to lose matches, including at Wimbledon.... UEFA chief rules out video replays in soccer ISTANBUL, Sept 27: UEFA president Michel Platini on Thursday ruled out the introduction of video replays to solve controverisal calls in football games but said he favoured the eventual use of goal-line technology.... Ideal CC win KARACHI, Sept 27: Fine batting by Hasnain Abbas (54) and Zahoor Elahi (53) enabled Ideal CC to defeat Eaton CC by 39 runs in the 22nd Karachi Gymkhana Tapal Trophy Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground on Thursday.... England set for Sri Lanka challenge: coach COLOMBO, Sept 27: England cricket coach Peter Moores said on Thursday he hoped his team would rise to the challenge in a tough one-day series against World Cup finalists Sri Lanka.... HEC chalks out sports schedule for 2007-08 KARACHI, Sept 27: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has finalised a programme for the upcoming Inter-university sports events for men and women for 2007-08 which begins from Oct 25.... IAAF ratifies Powell’s record MONTE CARLO (Monaco), Sept 27: Asafa Powell’s world record of 9.74sec in the 100 metres was ratified on Thursday by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF).... Galle venue embroiled in heritage row COLOMBO, Sept 27: Sri Lanka’s tsunami-hit cricket stadium at Galle is embroiled in a heritage row as it races to host the final Test of the England tour in December, officials said on Thursday.... Rana Naved signs deal with Yorkshire LONDON, Sept 27: English county Yorkshire has completed the signing of former Pakistan and Sussex bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan on a two-year contract, it was announced on Thursday.... Brazil stun US to reach final HANGZHOU (China), Sept 27: Brazil shocked the top-ranked United States 4-0 on Thursday in a dazzling display that set up a World Cup final with defending champions Germany....

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