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January 03, 2008 Thursday Zilhaj 23, 1428 Symonds cashes in as Aussies recover after stuttering start SYDNEY, Jan 2: Andrew Symonds produced a fighting century and featured in a ground record stand to rescue Australia on the opening day of the second cricket Test against India here on Wednesday.... Chanderpaul steadies struggling West Indies CAPE TOWN, Jan 2: Shivnarine Chanderpaul made a typically patient half-century to anchor a shaky West Indian innings on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands here on Wednesday.... PCB, NCA officials meet to discuss central contracts : Thirty-one players recommended LAHORE, Jan 2: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the National Cricket Academy officials have exchanged views with the national selection committee over the list of 31 players recommended for the... Zakauddin, selectors prepare for crackdown on overage players KARACHI, Jan 2: Chief hockey selector Khawaja Zakauddin on Wednesday finally took a serious note of the overage players in the junior camp, emphasising that it is better to have inexperienced youngsters than older ones who have failed to deliver.... ‘I should have been given out’ SYDNEY, Jan 2: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds admitted he should have been given out long before he made his unbeaten century in the second Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.... Injured Zaheer to return home NEW DELHI, Jan 2: India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan will return home from Australia after injuring his left heel, the cricket board said on Wednesday.... Final decisions on Zimbabwe series, Quaid Trophy today LAHORE, Jan 2: The final decisions about Zimbabwe’s forthcoming tour to Pakistan and new the schedule of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy’s remaining games are likely to be announced on Thursday.... PCB names probables for U-19 camp LAHORE, Jan 2: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the names of some 21 probables for the national under-19 training camp for the forthcoming triangular tournament in Sri Lanka and the World Cup in Malaysia.... Arsenal stay top in Premier League LONDON, Jan 2: Arsenal strode into the New Year with their lead at the top of the Premier League intact after a comfortable 2-0 victory over London rivals West Ham United on Tuesday.... Bell hopes for regular Test spot AUCKLAND, Jan 2: Matthew Bell, the recalled New Zealand opener, hopes the next five years of his career are played out at the highest level.... Venues finalized MUMBAI, Jan 2: South Africa will play their three Tests in Ahmedabad, Kanpur and Chennai on their India tour in March and April, the Indian cricket board said on Wednesday.... Ranatunga seeks to weed out corruption COLOMBO, Jan 2: Sri Lanka’s new cricket chief Arjuna Ranatunga took up his post on Wednesday, vowing to stamp out corruption in the running of the sport.... Serbia win, Taiwan stun Argentina PERTH, Jan 2: Jelena Jankovic battled through a leg injury at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday to give Serbia a 2-1 victory over France, putting them on course for a place in the final.... Mauresmo eases into last-eight round GOLD COAST (Australia), Jan 2: Amelie Mauresmo continued her preparations for this month’s Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over fellow Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy to reach the last eight of the Australian Hardcourt Championships on Wednesday.... Winning start for Nadal CHENNAI, Jan 2: Spanish world No 2 Rafael Nadal overcame late resistance to reach the Chennai Open second round on Tuesday, but second-seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis made an early exit.Top... Pakistan tennis on decline despite Aisam’s meteoric rise While Aisamul Haq grew in stature with every stride on international circuit in 2007, the national team’s relegation to Group III in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone for the first time ever was all that Pakistan could achieve during the year.... Dhruvpal, Shamyl excel in Polo Cup LAHORE, Jan 2: Three-goal Taimur Ali Malik enabled Habib Bank Limited (HBL) edge past Newage Cables 8-7 1/2 in the Polo Cup on Wednesday.... Ramos keen to keep Berbatov at Tottenham LONDON, Jan 2: Tottenham Hotspur coach Juande Ramos has dismissed suggestions that striker Dimitar Berbatov would be sold in the January transfer window.... Well Done completes hat-trick of victories LAHORE, Jan 2: In a card of six races scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, only one favourite and one joint favourite could oblige the punters. The most impressive winner of the day... Army, Wapda remain unbeaten in national basketball LAHORE, Jan 2: Army and Wapda continued their unbeaten run on the fourth day of the 47th national men’s basketball championship at the Railways Stadium here on Wednesday.... KRC races to resume on Sunday KARACHI, Jan 2: The weekly Gymkhana race meeting which was postponed due to the volatile situation in the city in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, will be resumed on Sunday,... Golf event postponed KARACHI, Jan 2: The Pakistan Open Golf Championship scheduled to be held from the 27th to 30th of this month at the Karachi Golf Club has been postponed due to the... Former athlete killed in Kenya NAIROBI, Jan 2: Lucas Sang, a member of the Kenyan 4x400 metres relay quartet at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, became a victim of the countrywide riots when he was... Nicol continues domination KARACHI, Jan 2: Nicol David of Malaysia has retained her top place in the rankings announced by the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association for the month of January.... Boxing champion brain dead: official SEOUL, Jan 2: South Korean boxer Choi Yoi-sam, who lost consciousness after winning his WBO intercontinental flyweight title fight last week, has been declared brain dead, a hospital spokesman said on Wednesday.... Sprinter Gatlin receives four-year ban SALVO (North Carolina), Jan 2: Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin has been banned for four years for a 2006 positive test for testosterone, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday....

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