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February 05, 2008 Tuesday Muharram 26, 1429 Saqlain, Mushtaq among six set to join ICL LAHORE, Feb 4: Six more Pakistan cricketers, including three former Test players, have almost finalised the terms and conditions with the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL).... England primed for unsettled Black Caps: First Twenty20 in Auckland today AUCKLAND, Feb 4: With New Zealand cricket facing further upheaval England have completed a smooth build up to an international series which starts here on Tuesday with the first of two Twenty20 fixtures.... Three Pakistani pairs in quarter-finals LAHORE, Feb 4: Three Pakistani pairs reached the quarter-finals of Al-Fajr International badminton tournament in Tehran, Iran.... Boucher wanted Gilchrist to extend career SYDNEY, Feb 4: Mark Boucher wanted Adam Gilchrist to extend his career by a year so the world’s top two Test wicket-keepers could have one final showdown on the field.... Cash boost for English cricket LONDON, Feb 4: English cricket will receive around 30 million pounds from the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the next five years to help improve facilities and boost club cricket.... Zakir excels with seven wickets KARACHI, Feb 4: Zone-IV, Zone-II and Zone-VI emerged victorious in the latest round of matches in the Karachi region segment of the PCB Inter-district Under-19 cricket tournament on Monday.... Alleyne leaving Gloucestershire BRISTOL (England), Feb 4: Gloucestershire’s coach Mark Alleyne will leave the club in February, prior to his contract ending in September 2008, after the club decided it was time for a shake-up in their structure.... Pollock at peace with retirement decision JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4: All-rounder Shaun Pollock said he was at peace with his decision to retire from international cricket on Sunday.... Sri Lanka heading in right direction: Jayawardene BRISBANE, Feb 4: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team were looking to copy India and take the attack to Australia on their own turf during the triangular one-day cricket series.... Sania pulls out to avoid rows HYDERABAD (India), Feb 4: Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza on Monday opted out of next month’s $600,000 WTA Bangalore Open here to avoid controversies.... Vengsarkar wants bouncier tracks NEW DELHI, Feb 4: India should prepare bouncy pitches to help their young fast bowlers and batsmen become accustomed to overseas conditions, chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said.... Players must look after Tait, says Hussey BRISBANE, Feb 4: Australia’s players must take Shaun Tait under their wing to make sure he avoids any recurrence of the problems leading to his indefinite break from the game, according to Michael Hussey.... No place for ICL rebels: Miller LONDON, Feb 4: Geoff Miller, England’s newly-installed chief selector, has hinted that any England player who signs up for the rebel Indian Cricket League could go the same way as New... China reach maiden Fed Cup semi-finals LONDON, Feb 4: China confirmed themselves as a new international tennis force on Sunday, reaching the Fed Cup semi-finals for the first time with a 3-2 victory over France in Beijing.... Ex-100m record holder Greene calls it quits BEIJING, Feb 4: Former Olympic and world 100 metres champion Maurice Greene announced his retirement from athletics on Monday.... Ghana oust Nigeria, Ivory Coast hit five to reach semis TAMALE (Ghana), Feb 4: Ten-man Ghana came from behind to beat arch-rivals Nigeria 2-1 in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Sunday while Ivory Coast scored four times in the last 20 minutes to thump Guinea 5-0.... Fulham’s win raises hopes of avoiding relegation LONDON, Feb 4: Jimmy Bullard ended Fulham’s miserable winless run in the English Premier League with a stunning late free-kick that clinched a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa on Sunday.... New golf season signals big expansion for Asian Tour NEW DELHI, Feb 4: The Asian Tour kicks off its anticipated 2008 season this week in India, bolstered by more events and bigger prize money than ever as interest in golf continues to soar.... Hassan steals the show with 44 points KARACHI, Feb 4: Hassan Anwar scored 44 points as College of Business Management defeated K.N. Academy in the sixth Aga Khan University (AKU) Inter School/Collegiate boys’ basketball championship at the AKU Gymnasium on Sunday.... Multan triumph LAHORE, Feb 4: Multan with 166.50 points won the Punjab Gymnastics championship here on Monday.... Wang sets world record PARIS, Feb 4: China’s Wang Meng set a new 500m world record with 43.286sec during the fifth stage of the short track World Cup in Quebec on Sunday.... Karachi Yellows, Sindh in U-14 football final LAHORE, Feb 4: Karachi Yellows and Sindh reached the 7th National U-14 football festival final at the Ali Rai Nawaz Stadium, Fareed Town in Sahiwal on Monday....

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