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January 23, 2008 Wednesday Muharram 13, 1429 Henin, Serena bow out as Nadal marches into semis: Australian Open MELBOURNE, Jan 22: Reputations count for little in Grand Slam tennis as champion Serena Williams and world No 1 Justine Henin found on Tuesday, both put to the sword at the quarter-final stage of the Australian Open.... Pakistan play draw against Netherlands ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Pakistan held the Netherlands 1-1 in a match of the eight-nation Men’s Junior hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday.... PFF making no big attempts to improve football LAHORE, Jan 22: Half-hearted efforts by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) in finding a replacement for Pakistan’s former coach Salman Sharida has added further gloom to the future of football within the country.... Smiles and snarls, players’ varied ways to face media MELBOURNE, Jan 22: Dealing with the media has become an integral part of a tennis player’s life, and some do it better than others.... Selectors discuss teams for Pentangular Cup LAHORE, Jan 22: A joint meeting of the national senior and junior selection committees on Tuesday discussed in detail the selection of five teams for the forthcoming Pentangular Cup cricket tournament... Pakistan ready to play Down Under as last resort SYDNEY, Jan 22: The Pakistan-Australia series scheduled to start in March and April could be relocated to Australia if player safety cannot be guaranteed in Pakistan, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald.... Miscreants to face tough time in Hyderabad one-dayer HYDERABAD, Jan 22: Police will implement government’s shoot-at-sight orders against the miscreants during or after the second One-day International between Pakistan and Zimbabwe here on Thursday.... Dhoni denies rift over ODI squad selection ADELAIDE, Jan 22: India vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has denied reports of a rift in the team over the selection of the one-day squad to tour Australia.... Injured Gayle going home DURBAN (South Africa), Jan 22: West Indies captain Chris Gayle is flying home from the tour of South Africa to recuperate from his hamstring injury.... Hayden’s return will boost Aussies: Jaques ADELAIDE, Jan 22: The return of Matthew Hayden has given Australia a huge confidence boost ahead of the fourth and final Test against India starting on Thursday.... India to probe Bhupathi’s claims NEW DELHI, Jan 22: India’s tennis chiefs on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into claims made by doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi that he was asked to throw a Davis Cup match in 1996.... Gillespie may join Glamorgan SWANSEA (Wales), Jan 22: Glamorgan are on the verge of signing Jason Gillespie, the Australian fast bowler, as their overseas player for 2008.... Squad retained NAIROBI, Jan 22: Kenya have retained the same squad that beat Canada and Bermuda to move to the top of the ICC Intercontinental Cup series for rescheduled matches against Namibia and... Mirana Choice set to make amends in feature event LAHORE, Jan 22: Four-year-old colt Mirana Choice, who had been beaten twice on his previous running, should make amends this time and win the feature event during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Dr Shah elected SOA chief KARACHI, Jan 22: In a change of guard, orthopedic surgeon and noted sports organiser, Dr Mohammad Ali Shah, was on Tuesday unanimously installed as the president of the Sindh Olympic Association... Kalou magic gives Ivory Coast winning start: African Nations Cup ACCRA, Jan 22: A moment of wizardry from Salomon Kalou settled the clash of the heavyweights in Ivory Coast’s favour on Monday when they beat Nigeria 1-0 in their African Nations Cup Group B match in Sekondi.... Asian Snooker to take place in Dubai KARACHI, Jan 22: The Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) has finalised the dates for the 24th Asian snooker championship which will be held in Dubai at the Police Officers’ Club from May 1 to 10.... Open ranking tennis from Feb 1 KARACHI, Jan 22: The tennis activity in the city kicks-off with an Open ranking championship which gets into action at the DHA Sunset Club from Feb 1, the organisers announced on Tuesday.... Weightlifting squad named ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Pakistan on Tuesday named an eight-member squad to take part in the eighth Namjou Memorial International weightlifting championship, being held in Tehran, Iran, next month.... ‘More drug cheats to be exposed in Beijing Olympics’ BEIJING, Jan 22: A two-time Olympian and anti-doping expert said on Monday drug cheats such as fallen US idol Marion Jones who had got away with it in the past would be caught at the Beijing Olympics.... Another Kenyan athlete killed NAIROBI, Jan 22: Kenyan marathon runner Wesley Ngetich has been shot and killed by a poisoned arrow, the second international athlete to die in post-election violence in the east African country.... Qaiser shines LAHORE, Jan 22: Propelled by three half-centuries East Zone Blues pile up 292 against East Zone Whites on the first day of the two-day Lahore region Inter-district Under-19 cricket tournament at the Model Town Greens Ground on Tuesday.... PEL hold PAF 1-1 LAHORE, Jan 22: Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) staged a recovery to draw 1-1 against Air Force in Super Six of the Pakistan Football Federation League at the Model Town Football Academy ground here on Tuesday.... Ishtiaq slams century KARACHI, Jan 22: Ishtiaq-ur-Rehman hammered a brilliant century to steer KCCA Zone-IV to 267 on the opening day of their two-day Karachi region Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship match against Zone-III at the Pak Star Ground on Tuesday.... Rafiq Sherazi CC reach semis KARACHI, Jan 22: Nasir Khan and Israr-ul-Haq shared six wickets between them while Umar Imtiaz made a valuable contribution with the willow to help Rafiq Sherazi Memorial Cricket Club reach the... School bridge from Friday KARACHI, Jan 22: Two-day International School Bridge Olympiad will be held at the Aslam Memorial Hall here from Friday, the Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) announced on Tuesday.... 128 cueists vying for eight berths KARACHI, Jan 22: The first phase of the 16th Sindh Snooker Cup opens at the Aly’s Snooker Parlour on Wednesday....

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