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April 12, 2008 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 5, 1429 Salman sizzles as Pakistan beat BD to go two-up in series FAISALABAD, April 11: A superb 72-ball 76 by opener Salman Butt inspired Pakistan to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh after they were set a revised target of 158 to win in... Chanderpaul wins last-ball thriller for West Indies PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), April 11: Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a six off the last ball of the game to give the West Indies a thrilling win over Sri Lanka in the first One-day... India fight back to dismiss South Africa for 265 KANPUR (India), April 11: Teenage paceman Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh shared six wickets as India staged an admirable comeback to dismiss South Africa for 265 on the opening day... Pakistan hockey team to play ten matches on European tour KARACHI, April 11: Pakistan hockey team will be playing as many as ten international matches during their European trip, starting from May 21, Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Khalid Mahmood said on Friday.... Kazakh, Egyptian sailors excel: CAS International Regatta KARACHI, April 11: Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Jangazov and Egyptian Ahmed Ragab have enjoyed a firm grip in Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 classes respectively at the inaugural CAS International Open sailing regatta... PCB postpones Governing Board meeting Faisalabad, April 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has surprisingly postponed the emergency meeting of its Governing Board which was to be held in Lahore on Saturday.... Pakistan tame Syria, Vietnam in Davis Cup contests KARACHI, April 11: Pakistan on Friday survived stiff challenge from Syria to take a step closer to restore country’s pride by topping their group with a clean slate in the Asia-Oceania... Light rain exposes PCB shortcomings FAISALABAD, April 11: Two short bursts of light rain during the second One-day International between Pakistan and Bangladesh here on Friday once again exposed the poor working abilities of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).... Yousuf reaches 9000 runs in ODIs Faisalabad, April 11: Mohammad Yousuf became only the second Pakistani cricketer and 12th in the world to reach 9,000 runs in One-day International in the second ODI against Bangladesh at Iqbal Stadium here on Friday.... Hair comeback could lead to conflict: Asif KARACHI, April 11: Former Pakistan Test captain Asif Iqbal has criticised the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to reinstate controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair.... Younis opts out of series FAISALABAD, April 11: Senior middle-order batsman Younis Khan has opted out of the remaining three One-day Internationals against Bangladesh, chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed informed late on Friday.... Aussies urged to use IPL for mending ties with India SYDNEY, April 11: Australia’s cricketers heading to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have been urged to heal damaged sporting relations with the event’s host nation.... Cardiff to stage first Test LONDON, April 11: Cardiff will stage the first Test in next year’s Ashes series between England and Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday.... ‘Legalise betting to stop fixing’ MUMBAI, April 11: Senior Indian cricket board official Inderjit Bindra has called for the government to legalise betting in the country to help rid match-fixing and corruption in the sport.... SL coach warns PORT-OF-SPAIN, April 11: Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss has warned that his side will be going all out for a win in the second One-day International against the West Indies on Saturday at Queen’s Park Oval.... Bayern, Zenit reach UEFA Cup semis LONDON, April 11: Striker Luca Toni scored twice late in extra time against Getafe on Thursday to spare Bayern Munich’s blushes and send the four-time European champions into a UEFA Cup semi-final with Zenit St Petersburg.... Sharapova, Mauresmo survive to reach quarters AMELIA ISLAND (Florida), April 11: Top seed Maria Sharapova needed more than three hours to beat Anabel Medina Garrigues and reach the Amelia Island Championship quarter-finals on Thursday.... Youth soccer in finals stage after thrilling semis KARACHI, April 11: Thrilling semi-final encounters saw Gharib Shah M’Dan, ZU Soccer Academy, DA Public School and Karachi Grammar School (KGS) all emerging victorious and reaching the Under-15 Youth football championship finals, to be played here on Sunday.... China rages over attack on disabled torch bearer BEIJING, April 11: A wheelchair-bound Chinese torch bearer has rocketed to national fame after fending off protesters in Paris, becoming a symbol of China’s defiance of global demonstrations backing Tibet.... Johnson opens US Masters defence with solid 70 AUGUSTA (Georgia), April 11: Champion Zach Johnson was happy to get back to business at Augusta National and pleased with a two-under-par 70 that put him two shots from the lead in the first round of the US Masters.... Hardy keeps world records tumbling MANCHESTER, April 11: American Jessica Hardy kept the world records flowing at the World Short-course Championships with a sparkling victory in the women’s 50 metres breaststroke on Thursday.... Portugal sets pace in Shanghai’s A1GP race SHANGHAI, April 11: A1 Team Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque was in superb form today, topping the time sheets in both of the official free practice sessions in Shanghai, as the penultimate round... ‘NWFP govt to promote women games’ PESHAWAR, April 11: The NWFP government has decided to dedicate the Hayatabad Sports Complex to exclusively women games, sports minister Syed Aqil Shah announced on Thursday.... Amateur golf ISLAMABAD, April 11: Teams from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka have confirmed their participation in the 48th National golf amateur championship to be held from April 17-20 at the Islamabad Golf Club.... Player of the Year nominations LONDON, April 11: Cristiano Ronaldo has the chance to retain his English PFA Players’ Player of the Year award after being named one of the six nominations for this season’s prize... Men’s singles qualifiers commence today: Pakistan Open Tennis KARACHI, April 11: The men’s singles qualifying round for the Pakistan Open tennis championship begins at the Karachi Club courts on Saturday.... IOC declares tougher doping rules for Beijing BEIJING, April 11: The International Olympic Committee announced tougher doping rules for the Beijing Games here on Thursday, introducing more random testing and broader sanctions for possession....

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