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March 26, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-ul-Awwal 17, 1429 Sajjad surprises Saleh to lift National snooker crown KARACHI, March 25: Debutant Mohammad Sajjad of Punjab on Tuesday entered his name in the annals of the game when he conquered top seed and former national champion, Saleh Mohammad, (NWFP)... England close in on series victory over Kiwis NAPIER (New Zealand), March 25: Monty Panesar took England to the brink of a series victory as New Zealand slumped to 222 for five, 330 runs in arrears at stumps on the fourth day of the third Test here on Tuesday.... West Indies avoid follow-on but Sri Lanka on top PROVIDENCE (Guyana), March 25: West Indies avoided the follow-on but Sri Lanka consolidated their advantage by building a huge lead before lunch on the fourth day of first Test at the Providence Stadium on Tuesday.... Selectors to seek availability of pace trio from PCB LAHORE, March 25: Pace spearheads Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul will be selected for the forthcoming home One-day International series against Bangladesh after the selectors receive their availability from... ICC summons Gavaskar over dual role MUMBAI, March 25: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has summoned Sunil Gavaskar to explain an apparent conflict of interests between his roles as a cricket committee head and a paid media pundit, an ICC spokesman said on Tuesday.... India, South Africa prepare for stiff test CHENNAI, March 25: Soaring temperature and intense humidity is playing on the minds of rival captains ahead of India’s three-Test series against South Africa.... Rasel recalled for Pakistan series DHAKA, March 25: Bangladesh on Tuesday recalled left-arm medium-pacer Syed Rasel for the upcoming five match one-day series and Twenty20 clash against Pakistan.... Fleming bids farewell in typical style NAPIER, March 25: Stephen Fleming walked into the annals of international cricketing history on Tuesday, with his final innings encapsulating his entire career.... Rhinos stun SSGC in cup tie KARACHI, March 25: Abbottabad Rhinos chalked up their first victory in the National One-day Cricket Championship when they surprisingly trounced Southern Sui Gas Company (SSGC) by nine wickets in a Group ‘A’ fixture at the National Stadium on Tuesday.... Rice claims second world record SYDNEY, March 25: Australian teenager Stephanie Rice broke her second world record in three days at the national Olympic trials on Tuesday.... England to play only two Tests in India CHENNAI, March 25: England will play just two Tests instead of three on their tour of India later this year, the Indian cricket board announced on Tuesday.... Djokovic eyes new goals ahead of Miami title defence MIAMI (Florida), March 25: A sizzling start to the 2008 tennis season had Novak Djokovic re-evaluating his goals heading into his title defence at the Sony Ericsson WTA and ATP Masters Series that starts here this week.... Vaas plans to quit next year PROVIDENCE, March 25: Chaminda Vaas has plans to end his distinguished international career for Sri Lanka in a year’s time.... PFF warned of lease cancellation: FIFA House LAHORE, March 25: The Punjab sports department has warned the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) of cancelling the lease agreement for the newly-built FIFA House for violation of one of the clauses by subletting three halls of the premises for commercial purpose.... St Pat’s, City Gulshan lead in U-15 soccer KARACHI, March 25: St Patrick’s High School and City School Gulshan are leading the standings with six points each in the school category after culmination of the first week’s matches in... Sixteen ties decided LAHORE, March 25: Sixteen matches were played on the first of the two-day qualifying round for the 6th Chief of Army Staff International Squash Championship here at the Punjab Squash Complex on Tuesday.... Maestro salutes rising star KARACHI, March 25: Snooker celebrity Mohammad Yousuf has applauded the performance of new find Mohammad Sajjad who created sensation on Tuesday when he walked away with the national snooker title in his first appearance.... Pick Of The Day, Arzoo and Love Minister to fight it out at midweek races LAHORE, March 25: A sizeable turnout is expected at the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races when a seven-event card will go through at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Karachi win in school cricket KARACHI, March 25: Karachi beat Quetta by five wickets in the PCB Inter-region School Cricket Championship at the Academy Ground here on Monday.... Farhan, Rauf stand out KARACHI, March 25: In their last group match Medicam Group recorded a five-wicket win against Pakistan Steel Mill to reach the final round of 16th Hinopak KCCA Interdepartmental league at the Pakistan Steel Mills ground here on Sunday.... Nepal fight back to beat Pakistan: Soccer LAHORE, March 25: Nepal’s two goals scored within eight minutes helped them come back into the match in order to edge out SAF Games champions Pakistan 2-1 in the first of... Rowing trials for Olympic qualifiers ISLAMABAD, March 25: Three Pakistan oarsmen are likely to be selected from among a total of eight who will be appearing in the one-day trials for the Beijing Olympics (Asian region)... European swimming ends with two more world records EINDHOVEN (Netherlands), March 25: Marleen Veldhuis and Federica Pellegrini kept up the relentless world record rush at the European swimming championships on Monday and the overall count rose to six by the end of the final day.... Karachi teams for women’s basketball KARACHI, March 25: Two outfits will represent Karachi in the Sindh Inter-district women’s basketball championship which is being played at Mirpurkhas from March 27 to 29.... Navy official gets CISM post ISLAMABAD, March 25: The International Military Sports Council (CISM) has selected Commodore Zafar Mahmood of the Pakistan Navy as President of the CISM Golf Committee....

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