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February 16, 2008 Saturday Safar 08, 1429 Gilchrist bids home fans farewell with match-winning ton PERTH, Feb 15: Local hero Adam Gilchrist scored a fairytale century in a Man-of-the-Match performance that lifted Australia to victory in their tri-series One-day International against Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground on Friday.... Controversial Naveed Alam named coach for Olympics KARACHI, Feb 15: Pakistan hockey administrators have taken another strange decision by appointing controversial Olympian Naveed Alam the new national coach in place of sacked Manzoorul Hassan for the Beijing Olympics scheduled for August this year.... Ponting joins debate over Pakistan tour fears PERTH, Feb 15: Ricky Ponting has spoken of Australia’s fears over touring Pakistan next month as the country prepares for its elections on Monday.... Australia pullout to have serious consequences: BCCI: Pakistan tour LAHORE, Feb 15: Throwing its weight behind the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has warned Australia against pulling out of their March-April tour here, saying the move could lead to serious repercussions.... I am totally committed to playing for IPL: Shoaib Akhtar MUMBAI, Feb 15: Scotching all rumours about his joining the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar on Friday confirmed he would be among the players who would be auctioned next Wednesday for the official Indian Premier League (IPL).... PIA wins National Hockey Championship PESHAWAR, Feb 15: PIA edged past Pakistan Army 2-0 to clinch the National Hockey Championship here at the Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium on Friday.... CSA boss apologises for selection row CENTURION (South Africa), Feb 15: Cricket South Africa (CSA) President Norman Arendse and CEO Gerald Majola have apologised for their roles in the controversy surrounding team selection for the tour of Bangladesh.... Sponsorship row with CA resolved MUMBAI, Feb 15: The sponsorship row between Cricket Australia (CA) and the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) has been resolved and the likes of Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee will be available at Wednesday’s auction.... Pakistan eye hat-trick as young guns take centre stage: U-19 Cricket World Cup KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15: Pakistan will bid for a third successive title when cricket’s future stars take part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, which starts in Malaysia on Sunday.... Pakistan to compete in World TT ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan table tennis team will participate in World table tennis championship, scheduled at Guangzhou (China) from Feb 24 to March 2.... Collingwood keeps England alive in ODI series AUCKLAND, Feb 15: Skipper Paul Collingwood led from the front as England bounced back from two drubbings to win the third One-day International against New Zealand here at the Den Park on Friday to keep the series alive.... Moody to coach in IPL MUMBAI, Feb 15: Australian Tom Moody has signed up to coach one of the franchises of the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL), a senior Indian cricket official said on Friday.... IPL could boost world game, says Smith DHAKA, Feb 15: The money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) could boost cricket around the world but organisers had to ensure there was as little overlap with internationals as possible, said South Africa’s Graeme Smith.... Bayern held, Atletico lose, Spurs win in UEFA Cup LONDON, Feb 15: Bayern Munich had to scrap for a 2-2 draw at Aberdeen and Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 at Bolton Wanderers as the UEFA Cup heavyweights struggled in last 32 first-leg matches on Thursday.... Saqib, Toccalino, shine in National polo championship LAHORE, Feb 15: A fine six-goal performance by Juvilo Nevilio Stada was overshadowed when five-goal Saqib Khan Khakwani and four by Ignacio Toccalino helped Lindt Chocolate earn a 9-7 win against... Aadil, Nameer in Jr Tennis squad KARACHI, Feb 15: Two promising players from Sindh — Aadil Kohari and Nameer Shamsi —have stepped into three-member Pakistan team for the World Juniors’ Tennis competition (14 and under) which takes place in Malaysia from Feb 24 to March 2.... DUHS wins 4th AKU throwball title KARACHI, Feb 15: The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) clinched the 4th Aga Khan University (AKU) Inter-university throwball (for girls) title by beating Institute of Business Administration (IBA) 3-1, here at the AKU sports centre gymnasium.... Badminton team for Vietnam ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan Badminton Federation has selected seven players and two officials to participate in the Thomas Cup Asian Zone Qualifying Round, being organised by the Vietnam Badminton Federation, and... Tergat to skip London Marathon NAIROBI, Feb 15: Kenya’s former world marathon record holder, the 39-year-old Paul Tergat says he will skip the London Marathon in April due to resuming serious training after a four-month military course.... Nomi, Khalid banned for indiscipline by STA KARACHI, Feb 15: Taking serious notice of indiscipline, the Sindh Tennis Association (STA) on Friday imposed a two-month ban on two of its players, barring them from competing in any Sindh ranking tournaments.... Seles finally retires from tennis MIAMI, Feb 15: Former world No 1 Monica Seles announced her official retirement from professional tennis at the age of 34 on Thursday, nearly five years since she last played.... SBTE trials on 23rd KARACHI, Feb 15: The trials to select the Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE) cricket team for the Pakistan Inter-board tournament will be held on Feb 23 at 10.30am... Jr Volleyball from 22nd KARACHI, Feb 15: The 22nd National Juniors’ Volleyball Championship gets into action at the PSB Coaching Centre, Peshawar, from Feb 22 with some 19 teams vying for the honours.... Ban overturned RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 15: Former Brazil striker Romario overturned a 120-day ban on Thursday when an appeal tribunal accepted his case that he failed a dope test because of a hair loss treatment.... Babar, Usman steer Lahore to U-16 final KARACHI, Feb 15: Opener Babar Naeem smashed a big hundred and Usman Qadir bagged five wickets as Lahore overwhelmed Karachi by 72 runs to storm into the Inter-region Under-16 Cricket Championship final at the National Stadium on Thursday.... Inter-school TT KARACHI, Feb 15: Beaconhouse School PECHS won the second Inter-school table tennis tournament organised by Habib Public School (HPS) as a part of their sports festival, beating its sister-organisation New Jubilee Campus 2-0 in the final on Friday....

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