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November 02, 2007 Friday Shawwal 20, 1428 We aim to play positive cricket in India: Malik LAHORE, Nov 1: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Thursday said the forthcoming series against India was a tough one for his men but they were ready to play positive cricket and were prepared to fight till the end.... Major blow to Pakistan as injured Asif stays home LAHORE, Nov 1: Pakistan received a major setback on Thursday as their squad left for the major tour of India when pace spearhead Mohammad Asif was left behind due to a nagging elbow injury.... Pakistan want incident-free tour: Lawson NEW DELHI, Nov 1: Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson said on Thursday he hoped the series against rivals India starting next week would be played without the acrimony that marred the home team’s recent one-dayers against Australia.... Female witness in Woolmer inquest fears for life KINGSTON, Nov 1: A key witness in the inquest into the death of cricket coach Bob Woolmer refused to testify on Wednesday saying she had received telephone threats from members of the Indian community.... BCCI tightens security for crunch series MUMBAI, Nov 1: Concerned by crowd behaviour during the recent one-day series against Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not in a mood to take chances against touring the Pakistan team.... Navy marksmen take lead ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Pakistan Navy surged ahead of reigning champions Pakistan Army on Thursday with three more gold medals in the 16th National Shooting Championship at Gun Club, Pakistan Sports Complex.... Ali Asad slams maiden ton KARACHI, Nov 1: Pakistan Under-19 opener Ali Asad scored his a fine maiden first-class century to propel Karachi Blues to 265-2 against Peshawar on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy... Jaques, MacGill, Hogg named in Aussie Test squad SYDNEY, Nov 1: Opening batsman Phil Jaques and spinners Stuart MacGill and Brad Hogg were named in a 13-man Australian squad on Thursday for next week’s opening cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane.... Sallu’s reaction to criticism surprising: Miandad KARACHI, Nov 1: Pakistan’s former captain and coach Javed Miandad on Thursday expressed surprise at the reaction of chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed over the criticism levelled at the team’s selection during the South Africa series.... McKenzie, Dippenaar put NZ bowlers to sword POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Nov 1: Former Test batsmen Neil McKenzie and Boeta Dippenaar shared a double century stand as the touring New Zealanders struggled on the first day of their four-day match against South Africa ‘A’ at Sedgars Park on Thursday.... Banned Bermuda player to be sent home NAIROBI, Nov 1: Bermudan all-rounder Lionel Cann is to be sent home from the current tour of Kenya following his two-match suspension from one-day cricket, team officials said here on Thursday.... Sami in line to replace Asif LAHORE, Nov 1: Test paceman Mohammad Sami is likely to replace injured Mohammad Asif, if the latter is ruled out for the entire tour of India.... Tishchenko lop-sided winner for Russia CHICAGO, Nov 1: Defending light flyweight champion Zou Shiming, a bronze medallist at the Athens Olympics, routed David Ayrapetyan of Russia 23-6 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Championships.By... Governor’s Cup golf from today LAHORE, Nov 1: As many as 192 golfers will feature in four different categories of the three-day 24th Governor’s Cup Amateur Golf which tees off at the Lahore Gymkhana course from Friday.... Match-fixers will be banned for life: ATP chief LONDON, Nov 1: The head of men’s tennis would ban players for life if they are caught in match-fixing.... Pakistani athlete wins bronze at Macau Games MACAU, Nov 1: Pakistan’s Mohammad Sajjad who had clinched a silver medal in the 60m hurdle race here on Thursday was forced to participate in a rerun of the event to... Pakistan pair in Syrian tennis doubles final LAHORE, Nov 1: Pakistan’s pair of Rizwan Azam and Muhammad Attique reached the final of men’s doubles event in the Syrian International Satellite tournament in Damascus, Syria.... Junior badminton trials on Monday KARACHI, Nov 1: A one-day trials to select Sindh squad for the upcoming National junior badminton championships will be held at the KPT badminton hall on Monday at 2pm, says an announcement on Thursday.... England confirms 2018 World Cup bid LONDON, Nov 1: Buoyed by a lucrative Premier League, modern stadiums and a vastly improved record on crowd behaviour, England confirmed its bid to host the 2018 World Cup on Wednesday.... Faizan shines KARACHI, Nov 1: Faizan Aslam captured five wickets to spin Shaheen Public School to a five-wicket win over Beaconhouse School in a PCB Karachi Region Inter-school Cricket Championship match at the PCB Academy Ground here on Thursday.... Chelsea, Arsenal in League Cup quarter-finals LONDON, Nov 1: Frank Lampard scored his third goal in injury time to give defending champion Chelsea a 4-3 victory over Leicester in the League Cup Wednesday, while Arsenal also moved... Karlovic gives Federer hard time again PARIS, Nov 1: Roger Federer struggled to tame Croat Ivo Karlovic for the second time in five days when he beat him 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the Paris Masters second round on Wednesday.... Netball course from 7th ATTOCK, Nov 1: A four-day national netball coaching & umpiring course will be held from Nov 7 to 10 at the Pakistan Sports Board Complex, Karachi under the supervision of the Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF).... AKU basketball KARACHI, Nov 1: Three matches were decided on the opening day of the 4th Aga Khan University (AKU) Sports Centre All Karachi Inter-School Basketball which commenced at the AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium on Wednesday....

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