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February 08, 2008 Friday Muharram 29, 1429 I was not consulted for captaincy, says Shoaib Akhtar: Pentangular Cup LAHORE, Feb 7: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday said he was not consulted over his captaincy role for the Pentangular Cup and was still unsure about taking up the assignment.... Collingwood, Shah excel as England trounce Kiwis again: Tourists clinch two-match series 2-0 CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand), Feb 7: England again outclassed New Zealand when Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah reversed a batting slump to engineer a 50-run win in their Twenty20 match here on Thursday.... Pakistan may stage 6-ball international snooker event KARACHI, Feb 7: Pakistan, considered as one of the leading nations in the baize game globally due to its immense contribution, plans to take a lead by offering to stage a five-nation 6-ball international snooker tournament in the city during summer.... Ponting urges CA to clear Aussies for IPL SYDNEY, Feb 7: Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Thursday said that Cricket Australia (CA) should not come in the way of player’s participation in the cash rich Indian Premier League by raking up sponsorship issues.... Ridiculous to ban ICL players, says Warne LONDON, Feb 7: Indian Premier League’s star attraction Shane Warne has voiced his support for the rival Indian Cricket League, saying it is “ridiculous” and “short-sighted” to ban players like Shane Bond for associating with the Essel Group-backed venture.... Arthur faces axe over selection row JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7: South Africa’s cricket coach Mickey Arthur was facing the axe on Thursday over accusations he abused the country’s top cricket official in a row over the number of black players to tour Bangladesh, a report said.... English Premier League set to go global from 2011 LONDON, Feb 7: England’s Premier League is set to announce plans to play ten games overseas every season starting from 2011.... Rafique to retire after SA series DHAKA, Feb 7: Veteran Bangladesh spinner Mohammad Rafique will retire from international cricket after an upcoming home series against South Africa, the selectors announced here on Thursday.... Final decision on Zimbabwe to be taken by ECB LONDON, Feb 7: The British government seems to have ended the speculation that it will intervene to avert Zimbabwe from touring England next year and has repeated its policy of leaving... Sri Lankans fired up for Aussie clash at Sydney today SYDNEY, Feb 7: Australian captain Ricky Ponting hopes to nurse his injured back through the triangular one-day series against India and Sri Lanka while the Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene said... Kemp returns to Kent, Azhar gets British citizenship LONDON, Feb 7: Former South African international Justin Kemp is to return to Kent after signing up to play for the English county this year and next.... Kasprowicz to quit this month SYDNEY, Feb 7: Former Australian Test paceman Michael Kasprowicz on Thursday said he would retire from cricket later this month.... Ranatunga, De Silva forge new stand COLOMBO, Feb 7: Two of Sri Lanka’s foremost cricketers, Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, have joined up to lead the island’s cricket administration, Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said on Thursday.... ‘Sindh Games on schedule’ KARACHI, Feb 7: The acting Sindh Sports Minister, Amber Raza Nancy, on Thursday dismissed all speculations about postponement of the 12th Sindh Games slated to take place at Sukkur from Feb 12 to 15.... Dementieva, Szavay break sweat to reach last eight PARIS, Feb 7: Fourth-seed Elena Dementieva got her campaign off to a shaky start before advancing past Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova and into the WTA Paris Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.... S. Arabia down Singapore, Syria hold Iran: World Cup qualifiers RIYADH, Feb 7: The big hitters of Asian football got their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaigns off to a flying start on Wednesday securing convincing wins.... Mansoor in PSA Tour squash semis KARACHI, Feb 7: Mansoor Zaman outplayed cousin Shahid Zaman in the quarter-finals of 3-star PSA Tour squash event at the Calcutta Rackets Club in Kolkata, India, according to the information available here.... Nasir shines in Sindh ranking tennis KARACHI, Feb 7: Junior international Nasir Mushtaq conjured up two back-to-back victories in a day on his way to making it to men’s singles last four in the Open Sindh ranking tennis championship at the DHA Sunset Club on Thursday.... No Tour de France without Astana team: UCI chief LONDON, Feb 7: Tour de France organisers must include the Astana team in this year’s race despite the doping scandals of 2007, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid said on Thursday.... AKU throwball KARACHI, Feb 7: Three matches were played on the opening day of the 6th Aga Khan University (AKU) Inter School /Collegiate Throwball at the AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium on Thursday.... Lack of shuttlecocks forces India to cancel training NEW DELHI, Feb 7: India have scrapped a training camp for this month’s Thomas and Uber Cup qualifiers because of a lack of shuttlecocks, badminton officials said on Thursday.... Japan’s oldest rider eyes Olympics TOKYO, Feb 7: A 66-year-old equestrian rider is poised to become Japan’s oldest Olympic representative when he climbs in the saddle at this year’s Beijing Games.... Women’s basketball LAHORE, Feb 7: Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Multan reached Punjab Women’s basketball championship semi-finals at Islamia College, Faisalabad, on Thursday.... Els horror day as Randhawa sets pace: Indian Masters Golf NEW DELHI, Feb 7: Ernie Els shot a horror quadruple bogey to lag 10 behind leader Jyoti Randhawa at the inaugural Indian Masters on Thursday, with the local star eagling the last for a two shot lead.... Italy, Spain record victories, Brazil down Ireland LONDON, Feb 7: A stylish Italy beat Portugal 3-1 on a night of friendly matches between Euro 2008 rivals that left tournament co-hosts Switzerland and Austria among the losers on Wednesday....

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