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January 06, 2008 Sunday Zilhaj 26, 1428 Pakistan’s Danish, Nausherwan in U-17 semis: British Junior Open Squash LONDON, Jan 5: Two promising Pakistani youngsters Danish Atlas Khan and Nausherwan Ali advanced into the semi-finals of the Boys Under-17 British Junior Open Squash Championships in the northern English city... Hayden battles pain to hit another century SYDNEY, Jan 5: Matthew Hayden batted in pain to give Australia an outside chance of a record-equalling 16th Test victory over India in the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.... Determined Tamim, Junaid spoil New Zealand plans DUNEDIN (New Zealand), Jan 5: Plucky Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique closed in on a 220-run first innings deficit to shatter New Zealand thoughts of a first cricket Test rout here on Saturday.... PCB chief approves committees LAHORE, Jan 5: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday constituted various committees for smooth functioning of different tasks of the board.... England warned over Zimbabwe exclusion: World Twenty20 Championship LONDON, Jan 5: England’s plans to host the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in 2009 would be threatened if the UK government imposes a ban on the Zimbabwe side entering the country.... Hopkins may fight Calzaghe NEW YORK, Jan 5: Bernard Hopkins expects to fight British world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe in Las Vegas in April with the contract to be signed next week.... Li overpowers Azarenka to clinch Gold Coast title GOLD COAST (Australia), Jan 5: China’s Li Na completed a successful comeback from injury on Saturday, beating Victoria Azarenka here in the final of the Australian Women’s Hardcourt tennis championships.... Egyptians, British dominate world squash rankings KARACHI, Jan 5: Five Egyptians and a similar number of British players feature among the top twenty in the men’s world squash rankings January list published by the Professional Squash Association (PSA).... Serena, Fish head to Australian Open on a high PERTH, Jan 5: Americans Serena Williams and Mardy Fish head to the Australian Open brimming with confidence after securing the United States’ fourth Hopman Cup in six years here.... Army cagers crowned champions for 10th time LAHORE, Jan 5: Pakistan Army re-established their reputation as the power house of national basketball, beating Wapda 64-35 in the 47th national men’s championship final to regain their 10th successive title at the Railways Stadium here on Saturday.... Nadal sets up clash with Moya CHENNAI, Jan 5: World number two Rafael Nadal eased into the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar ATP Chennai Open on Friday, setting up a mouth-watering duel against Spanish compatriot Carlos Moya.... Olympic champ being treated for cancer BALTIMORE, Jan 5: Former Olympic figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill is undergoing treatment for breast cancer.... Kuerten eyes emotional return RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 5: Triple French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten said on Friday that he had a “99-per cent” chance of playing at Roland Garros this year.... Umpires heard no racial abuse, admits Procter SYDNEY, Jan 5: Match umpires did not hear any alleged racial abuse of Australia’s Andrew Symonds during the second cricket Test against India, match referee Mike Procter said on Saturday.... Harbhajan nabs Ponting again SYDNEY, Jan 5: Harbhajan Singh spiced up his feisty rivalry with Ricky Ponting, revelling in a first-ball dismissal of the Australian captain on the fourth day of the second Test at the SCG on Saturday.... Gayle, Chanderpaul frustrate SA in last-wicket stand CAPE TOWN, Jan 5: Captain Chris Gayle batted with a broken left thumb and shared a last wicket partnership of 70 runs with Shivnarine Chanderpaul that kept the West Indies’ hopes... South Africa level series SOUTH Africa won the second Test by seven wickets on Saturday to square the three-match series against the West Indies 1-1.... Chasetown’s FA Cup dream ends in third round LONDON, Jan 5: Minor league Chasetown, one of the lowest-ranked teams ever to reach the third round of the FA Cup, went out of the competition on Saturday when they lost 3-1 at home to Championship (second division) side Cardiff City.... ICC to discuss poor umpiring, sledging SYDNEY, Jan 5: World cricket chief Malcolm Speed has foreshadowed a crackdown on players’ on-field petulance and an appeals system for contentious umpiring decisions in wake of several poor decisions from... High performers named LAHORE, Jan 5: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the names of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy high performers who will attend a training camp from Jan 12 at the National Stadium, Karachi.... Flintoff set for comeback LONDON, Jan 5: Andrew Flintoff could make a long-awaited comeback playing for the England Lions on their tour of India, according to the chairman of selectors, David Graveney.... Sweetie Pie tipped to steal the show at KRC today KARACHI, Jan 5: Four-year-old bay filly Sweetie Pie is tipped to put up a fine performance in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Real seeking goal gifts against Zaragoza MADRID, Jan 5: Sunday is the traditional day in the calendar for giving presents in Spain and La Liga leaders Real Madrid will be looking to provide their fans with something special against Real Zaragoza.... Four-way tussle for honours at Lahore races LAHORE, Jan 5: A close contest between a quartet of thoroughbreds belonging to two stables is set for the New Year Cup to be gone over the sprinting distance of 1,200... Thais to train with Man City to boost chances: World Cup BANGKOK, Jan 5: Manchester City’s billionaire Thai owner Thaksin Shinawatra has invited his country’s national team to train with the club to boost their chances of reaching their first World Cup finals.... Dakar chiefs refuse to sound death knell LISBON, Jan 5: Dakar Rally chiefs insisted on Saturday that the marathon race, cancelled for the first time in its colourful 30-year history because of terrorist threats, will survive and return in 2009.... Xing looks to coach Li for title defence: Beijing Olympics athletics BEIJING, Jan 5: China’s Olympic champion Xing Huina is to work with American coach James Li in a desperate bid to qualify for the defence of her 10,000 metres title at this year’s Beijing Games, local media reported on Friday.... Olympic marathon to begin at Tiananmen Square BEIJING, Jan 5: The marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will begin from central Tiananmen Square, one of China’s most popular tourist spots, state media said Saturday.... English League voted world’s best BONN, Jan 5: The national team may be an embarrassment, but England’s Premier League has been voted the best in the world in a survey.... Unstoppable Karbon on Compagnoni’s heels SPINDLERUV MLYN (Czech Republic), Jan 5: Italy’s Denise Karbon continued her impressive start to the World Cup season when she won her fourth successive Alpine skiing giant slalom on Saturday in two minutes 16.98...

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