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December 15, 2007 Saturday Zilhaj 4, 1428 Players need to be more focused, mentally tough, says PCB chairman: Indian tour report to be presented to Governing Board LAHORE, Dec 14: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Dr Nasim Ashraf on Friday said manager Talat Ali Malik and captain Shoaib Malik have presented to him a detailed account of the... Younis willing to lead Test side LAHORE, Dec 14: Younis Khan, in a surprising rethink, has said that he is now willing to lead Pakistan’s Test side if the PCB asks him to do so.... Zimbabwe squad to reach Pakistan on Jan 12 KARACHI, Dec 14: The Zimbabwe squad is due to arrive here next month to play a series of five One-Day Internationals against Pakistan, a spokesman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.... Inquiry to probe U-19 loss LAHORE, Dec 14: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf has assured that he would hold an inquiry to know how the national U-19 team lost to a lowly-rated Bangladesh in the home series early this month.... Hafeez century puts SNGPL in commanding position: Quaid Trophy LAHORE, Dec 14: Test discard Mohammad Hafeez hit a century to put pool “B” leaders Sui Northern Gas Pipe Lines (SNGPL) in a commanding position against Lahore Shalimar on Friday, the... I want to prove my worth: Shoaib NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Stung by criticism over his form and fitness on the India tour, Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar on Friday vowed to regain his reputation as one of the most fearsome bowlers in the world.... Gilchrist, Ponting steer Australia to big win ADELAIDE (Australia), Dec 14: Ricky Ponting scored his 24th one-day hundred and Adam Gilchrist clubbed a rapid half-century to steer Australia to a convincing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series One-day International on Friday.... Geneva to bid for 2018 winter games GENEVA, Dec 14: Geneva announced on Friday it would bid to host the 2018 winter Olympics, but only after it consults with its citizens.... Indian bowlers urged to adapt swiftly in Australia NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Indian bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad is confident his young new-ball bowlers can adapt quickly to bouncy Australian pitches after toiling on flat tracks in the home Test series win over Pakistan this week.... Dilshan recalled COLOMBO, Dec 14: Sri Lanka have brought back middle-order batsman Tillekeratne Dilshan for the third and final Test against England starting in Galle on Tuesday.... Batting at number four helped me: Ganguly KOLKATA, Dec 14: Former Test captain and veteran batsman Saurav Ganguly, who was named the man of the series in India’s recent home Tests against Pakistan, has attributed his remarkable achievement to batting at No.4... Marsh backs English pace bowlers LONDON, Dec 14: Former Australian Test star Rod Marsh believes England’s fast-bowling future is bright in a timely boost for the English who were whitewashed 5-0 in the last Ashes series.... WSF plans to introduce junior squash ranking system LONDON, Dec 14: The World Squash Federation has backed an initiative to introduce a world junior ranking scheme, which will unify the current junior competition programmes at regional and national level.... Football fever grips SEA Games amid judging complaints KORAT (Thailand), Dec 14: Football fans were clamouring for tickets for the SEA Games final here Friday between Thailand and Myanmar at a tournament increasingly overshadowed by accusations of unfair judging.... European swimming championships open with world records DEBRECEN (Hungary), Dec 14: Hungarian Laszlo Cseh and Poland’s Otylia Jedrzejczak set world records on the opening day of the European short-course swimming championships on Thursday.... NBP, Railways in team event final KARACHI, Dec 14: Hosts National Bank and Railways stormed into the team-event final of the All Pakistan Women’s Badminton Championship on the opening day of the four-team contest at Karachi Club courts on Friday.... Fabio Capello named England coach LONDON, Dec 14: Italian Fabio Capello was named as the new England head coach by the Football Association (FA) on Friday. The FA confirmed his appointment in a statement on its website.... Lahore win Punjab girls athletics LAHORE, Dec 14: The Punjab Under-17 girls’ athletics championship has been won by Lahore district with 66 points after they claimed all the three gold medals at stake at the Punjab Stadium’s tartan track on Friday.... Ferrari to continue legal action in spy case LONDON, Dec 14: Formula One champions Ferrari say they are prepared to close the McLaren spy controversy on a sporting level while continuing legal action against the individuals concerned.... Lahore Gymkhana ‘A’ take lead: Royal Palm Golf LAHORE, Dec 14: Lahore Gymkhana ‘A’ were the leaders in the Royal Palm golf team championship at the Royal Palm Country Club course on Friday, with a first day’s score of 230.... Course for table tennis umpires begins KARACHI, Dec 14: The ITTF/ATTU sponsored basic table tennis umpires course kicked-off at a local hotel on Friday with 24 participants, including women, from across the country set to acquire latest knowledge of umpiring.... TT team off to Tehran KARACHI, Dec 14: A seven-member Pakistan juniors table tennis team will fly to Tehran on Saturday to feature in the Juniors and Cadet Invitational championship being held at Qazvin from Dec 17 to 20.... Jinnah College in semis KARACHI, Dec 14: Jinnah College beat D.J. Science College by 74 runs to qualify for the Inter Collegiate Cricket Championship semi-finals.... Jayasuriya LONDON, Dec 14: Sri Lankan veteran Sanath Jayasuriya has signed up to play for Warwickshire in the English counties’ Twenty20 competition next year, the county announced on Friday.—AFP...

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