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January 31, 2008 Thursday Muharram 21, 1429 Yousuf, Malik heroics sink Zimbabwe at Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Jan 30: A fine unbeaten century by Mohammad Yousuf and his superb third-wicket stand of 141 with captain Shoaib Malik steered Pakistan to a comfortable win over Zimbabwe by seven... Zaka, Islah swap posts as chief selector, manager: PHF’s game of musical chairs KARACHI, Jan 30: In a game of musical chairs, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday swapped two key posts by appointing Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui the new chief selector while installing Khawaja Zakauddin as team manager-cum-chief coach until August’s Beijing Olympics.... Attorney general backs players: ICL ban FAISALABAD, Jan 30: Pakistan’s attorney general has described as unjustified the ban imposed on six cricketers by the country’s national cricket board for joining the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).... India’s show Down Under inspiration for world cricket: Lawson FAISALABAD, Jan 30: Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson on Wednesday said India’s performance against Australia was an inspiration for world cricket, strengthening belief that world champions are beatable.... Pakistan have played most ODIs FAISALABAD, Jan 30: Pakistan became the country with the highest number of One-day Internationals after the fourth game of the series against Zimbabwe at the Iqbal Stadium here on Wednesday.... New Aussie faces picked for India Twenty20 SYDNEY, Jan 30: Australia have named a new-look squad for Friday’s Twenty20 international against India in Melbourne.... Ryder named in NZ ODI, Twenty20 squads WELLINGTON, Jan 30: Explosive batsman Jesse Ryder has been given a chance to prove himself at the international level after being named in New Zealand’s squads for the Twenty20 and One-day Internationals against England.... ICC error saved Harbhajan from ban, says judge SYDNEY, Jan 30: An administrative mistake by the International Cricket Council (ICC) saved Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh from a possible suspension, the judge who heard his case said on Wednesday.... Dilshan leads Sri Lanka to win in tour game CANBERRA, Jan 30: Sri Lanka began the second part of their tour of Australia with a convincing four-wicket win over the Prime Minister’s XI at the Manuka Oval on Wednesday.... Pakistan badminton team to feature in Tehran KARACHI, Jan 30: A nine-member Pakistan badminton men’s team will leave for Tehran on January 31 from Lahore to participate in Fajr International Series badminton tournament to be held from Feb 2-5.... A1 Team Pakistan eager to earn more points in Sydney race KARACHI, Jan 30: A1 Team Pakistan are eager to add to their points tally this weekend in Australia following a successful outing in New Zealand where Adam Khan recorded the team’s first point of the season.... Dippenaar quits KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Jan 30: South African batsman Boeta Dippenaar has declared his retirement from international cricket.... Larkana shock Karachi Colours to reach final: National Hockey Qualifiers KARACHI, Jan 30: Karachi Colours were stunned when underdogs Larkana scored an upset 3-2 victory to reach the national hockey championship regional qualifying round final, thanks to Mohammad Arsalan’s second half match-winner on Wednesday.... Arsenal inflict repeat defeat on Newcastle: English Premier League LONDON, Jan 30: History repeated itself at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday as hosts Arsenal beat Newcastle United 3-0 for the second time in four days to go top of the English Premier League.... Nigeria scrape through as Mali bow out TAMALE, Jan 30: Nigeria scraped into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on goal difference after beating Benin 2-0 on Tuesday to set up an appetising clash with hosts and arch-rivals Ghana.... Junaid, Umar shine in U-19 cricket KARACHI, Jan 30: Off-spinner Junaid Ilyas’s five wicket-haul steered Zone-VI to a 43-run victory over Zone-VII on the last day of their two-day PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championship match (Karachi Region) at the KCCA Stadium on Tuesday.... Beckham to build sports complex, academy in Brazil SAO PAULO, Jan 30: David Beckham will open in Brazil the first “David Beckham World of Sport,” a professional sports complex designed and planned with his input.... No action in Inter-collegiate badminton KARACHI, Jan 30: Not a single match was played on the third day in the Karachi Board Inter-collegiate girls’ badminton championship at the Government College for Women on Wednesday.... Ahmad, Yasir loss complete Pakistan rout: Boxing qualifiers KARACHI, Jan 30: Pakistan failed to secure a single medal in the Olympic qualifying round and their rout was completed when two more boxers Ahmad Ali and Yasir Jawaid crashed out of the event in Bangkok on Wednesday.... Wonderful Smile stuns racegoers in Lahore LAHORE, Jan 30: Fancied bay horse Wonderful Smile stunned racegoers by his wonderful performance, winning the supporting event by a big margin during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Platini warning ZAGREB, Jan 30: UEFA chief Michel Platini said Wednesday that Euro 2012 joint-hosts Poland and Ukraine faced a crucial period after concerns mounted over the state of preparations for the event....

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