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October 31, 2007 Wednesday Shawwal 18, 1428 Defeats will help us for Indian tour, says Shoaib Malik LAHORE, Oct 30: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is in positive mood, despite his team’s Test and one-day series defeat to South Africa, which he says will help them prepare for a tough Indian tour.... ‘England suspected Pakistan of ball-tampering’ LONDON, Oct 30: England staff used binoculars to monitor Pakistan players they suspected of ball tampering during last year’s forfeited Test at The Oval, former coach Duncan Fletcher has revealed.... Controversial finding ripped on procedures : Woolmer inquest KINGSTON, Oct 30: Controversial government pathologist Ere Sheshiah was criticized for not following usual global practices on the 10th day of an inquest into the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer.... Afridi, Ponting, Gilchrist join IPL NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Eleven Australian players led by skipper Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, as well as Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, have signed up for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL), organisers said on Tuesday.... Inconsistent selection led to defeat: Miandad KARACHI, Oct 30: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has slammed the national cricket selectors, saying they are trying out the same old players and not banking on new young talent.... Yousuf undergoes scan on knee KARACHI, Oct 30: Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has undergone a precautionary MRI scan on a bruised knee before the team’s departure for the tour of India.... Guwahati ODI tickets sale from today GUWAHATI (India), Oct 30: The cricket series between arch-rivals Pakistan and India will start with the One-day International from Guwahati on Monday.... MacGill fears for his Test future SYDNEY, Oct 30: Stuart MacGill admits his 40-Test career will be over if he is left out of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane next week.... Dravid’s omission from ODIs questioned NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Team India’s interim boss Lalchand Rajput on Tuesday questioned Rahul Dravid’s omission for the upcoming one-dayers against Pakistan, saying the veteran batsman will be missed.... Youzhny keeps alive Cup hopes PARIS, Oct 30: Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny kept alive slim hopes of qualifying for the Masters Cup by downing Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round of the Paris Masters on Monday.... Celebrating Kumar lands in hospital NEW DELHI, Oct 30: New call-up Praveen Kumar got his first taste of life as an Indian cricket icon on Monday – and the experience put him in hospital.... Brazil officially named hosts for 2014 World Cup ZURICH, Oct 30: Brazil, the only bidding country, were named as the host nation of the 2014 World Cup finals by world soccer’s governing body FIFA on Tuesday.... Usman strikes double ton KARACHI, Oct 30: A career-best 243 by Usman Saeed was the highlight of the drawn Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship fixture between Rawalpindi and Abbottabad the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.... Navy shooters dominate ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Navy captured six gold medals while Army and Sindh collected one gold each on the second day of the 16th National shooting championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Tuesday.... Wajid, Ahsan reach quarters LAHORE, Oct 30: Pakistan’s top seed Wajid Ali and Ahsan Qamar entered the quarter-finals of the Syrian International Satellite badminton tournament in Damascus, according to a message received here on Tuesday.... Shah Pari faces Sohna Billoo for day’s honours LAHORE, Oct 30: A mediocre card of five events has been drawn for Lahore Gymkhana’s midweek races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Top sports positions still lying vacant KARACHI, Oct 30: The post of director Sindh Sports Board (SSB) has been lying vacant for the last one year, indicating there’s a dearth of competent individuals in the field of physical education in the province, Dawn has learnt.... All Pakistan hopes vanish in first round LAHORE, Oct 30: All Pakistan players made first-round exit from the Pakistan F2 Futures ITF men’s circuit tennis championship at the Cosmopolitan Club, Bagh-i-Jinnah on Tuesday.... Golf trials for India tour start PESHAWAR, Oct 30: Trials to select national golf team to take part in the seventh Pakistan-India Kirloskar Trophy got under way at the PAF Golf Club here on Tuesday.... Tahir reaches main round PESHAWAR, Oct 30: Tahir Iqbal outclassed Bashir Hussain in straight sets in an under-19 qualifying-round match to reach the main round of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Junior Open... Yaqub excels with 5 goals LAHORE, Oct 30: Yaqub Sial struck five goals as Colony Sugar defeated Hattaf Security 6 ½ – 1 as three matches decided in the Low Goal Cup at the Lahore Polo Club on Tuesday.... Maria shines in Malaysia ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Maria Toor of Pakistan has qualified for the main round of the WISPA squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

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