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December 16, 2007 Sunday Zilhaj 5, 1428 SNGPL reach Quaid Trophy final LAHORE, Dec 15: On the penultimate day of the four-day match at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday, Sui Northern Gas Pipe Lines (SNGPL) registered a convincing 10-wicket victory against Lahore Shalimar... BCCI to honour Kumble, Dravid and Tendulkar NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and former Indian captain Nari Contractor will be honoured in Mumbai on Sunday at the Indian cricket board’s yearly awards function.... Sri Lanka eye second spot in Test rankings GALLE (Sri Lanka), Dec 15: Mahela Jayawardene’s Sri Lanka will leapfrog from world number five to second behind Australia if they win the third and final Test against England starting here on Tuesday.... Warne tops IPL list of highest paid players MUMBAI, Dec 15: The competition between rival Twenty20 leagues is really heating up. And the men who are benefiting the most are the cricketers, for whom its raining money.... USADA loses Jenkins steroid case DENVER, Dec 15: The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suffered its first-ever defeat in a case brought to arbitration late Friday when a three-person arbitration panel ruled in favor of sprinter LaTasha Jenkins, who had been sanctioned for using the anabolic steroid nandralone.... ‘Tait’s stigma of being questioned may remain’ MELBOURNE, Dec 15: Former Australian captain Greg Chappell on Saturday described Shaun Tait’s bowling action as “fine” but said the stigma of being questioned for its legality might always remain with the paceman.... Pollock stars as Ntini XI beat West Indians EAST LONDON (South Africa), Dec 15: Veteran South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock sent the West Indians crashing to a narrow defeat against a Makhaya Ntini Invitation XI in a rain-affected opening match of their tour at Buffalo Park on Friday.... Dashing Razzaq earns fabulous win for Heroes in ICL PANCHKULA, Dec 15: Pakistan’s dashing all-rounder Abdul Razzaq hit a whirlwind 67 off just 33 balls to earn a fantastic victory for Hyderabad Heroes against Brian Lara-led Mumbai Champs at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here on Saturday.... Three venues completed WHISTLER (Canada), Dec 15: Three of the nine venues being built for the 2010 Winter Olympics have been completed more than two years before the Games take place, the organising committee (COVAN) said on Friday.... Monisha, three others enter quarter-finals : Women’s Badminton KARACHI, Dec 15: The reigning national U-16 champion, Monisha Kotia of Sindh, was among the four who cruised into the last eight of the All Pakistan Women’s Badminton Championship at the Karachi Club courts on Saturday.... Thailand hog limelight as SEA Games conclude : Next edition to reduce number of Olympic sports NAKHON RATCHASIMA (Thailand), Dec 15: The Southeast Asian Games’ drift away from Olympic sports will continue at the next event in 2009, with organizers set to jettison many such disciplines as part of a severe cutback in the breadth of competition.... Iraq players penalised for abandoning team BAGHDAD, Dec 15: Three Iraqi football players and an assistant coach who abandoned the Olympic team in Australia to seek asylum there will never be allowed to represent their country again, a senior Iraqi football official said on Friday.... Thanou to consider legal action against IOC ATHENS, Dec 15: Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou will consider legal action if the Sydney 2000 Olympics 100 metres gold medal, returned by disgraced US sprinter Marion Jones, is not awarded to her, her lawyer said on Friday.... Thai minister insists no foul play at Games NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Dec 15: Thailand’s sports minister has poured scorn on accusations of foul play by the hosts of the Southeast Asian Games, insisting the Kingdom’s runaway success is down to hard work and fervent home support.... Tiger Woods sets course record in first round THOUSAND OAKS (California), Dec 15: Tiger Woods continued to show midseason form at the end of the year with a 10-under 62 late Friday, setting the course record at Sherwood Country... FIFA mulling curbs on foreign players at clubs: Blatter TOKYO, Dec 15: FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday that football’s world ruling body is mulling whether to introduce certain curbs on the number of foreign players in clubs at its congress next year.... $40m referee scheme set up TOKYO, Dec 15: FIFA set up a 40-million-dollar project on Saturday to train referees at both the highest level and grass roots of the game.... Ferguson banned, fined for outburst LONDON, Dec 15: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been banned from the touchline for two matches and fined 5,000 pounds ($10,140), the Football Association (FA) said on Friday.... Wenger ready for Arsenal’s credentials test : Premier League LONDON, Dec 15: Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s showdown with Chelsea on Sunday will go a long way towards deciding the destiny of the Premier League title.... Vice Admiral, Stormy Kiss favourites at KRC today KARACHI, Dec 15: Either of the two stable mates — Vice Admiral or Stormy Kiss — should reign supreme in the feature event of the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Paerson regains downhill form to score World Cup win SAINT MORITZ (Switzerland), Dec 15: Anja Paerson of Sweden stunned the pre-race favourites to claim victory in the women’s downhill on Saturday, her first World Cup win of the season.... Races resume at LRC after lapse of three weeks LAHORE, Dec 15: To the delight of racing connoisseurs, the Lahore Winter Meetings, with a seven-event card, will resume at the Racecourse on Sunday after a break of 21 days.... Bjoerndalen claims victory POKLJUKA (Slovenia), Dec 15: Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen claimed his 77th World Cup career victory by winning the men’s sprint on Saturday.... FIFA reinstates altitude ban TOKYO, Dec 15: FIFA approved a ban on international matches staged at stadiums over 2,750 metres above sea level without acclimatisation during an executive committee meeting on Saturday.... Team Pakistan puts up promising show in China ZHUHAI (China), Dec 15: A1 Team Pakistan put up an impressive show on Saturday in the final practice and qualifying for the fourth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport... Sindh snooker from 27th KARACHI, Dec 15: The 16th Sindh Cup snooker championship commences from Dec 27 at the Aly’s Parlour.... Asia takes lead in promoting women’s game TOKYO, Dec 15: Asia is leading the way in promoting the women’s game in the “macho” world of football with many taking up senior positions in the sport, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Saturday.... London to stage world badminton LONDON, Dec 15: London will stage the 2011 world badminton championships, the Badminton World Federation announced in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday....

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