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April 20, 2008 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1429 Salman’s career-best knock guides Pakistan to 329-9: ODI series against Bangladesh KARACHI, April 19: Salman Butt led a record-breaking display with his second century of the series as Pakistan set Bangladesh a stiff target of 330 in the fifth and final One-day International at the National Stadium here on Saturday.... Pakistan Juniors stun SA Seniors with 3-2 victory KARACHI, April 19: Pakistan Juniors came from behind to stun Olympic qualifiers South Africa Seniors 3-2 in the second match of the South African tour at Durban on Friday.... Tendulkar very keen to play first IPL tie MUMBAI, April 19: Batting maestro and skipper of Mumbai Indians Sachin Tendulkar, who is down with a groin injury, is very keen to play the first match of the inaugural Indian... Hosts favourites for another big win: First-ever Twenty20 International in Pakistan KARACHI, April 19: History will be made on Sunday when Pakistan host their first-ever Twenty20 International as Shoaib Malik’s team take on Bangladesh in the one-off game here at the National Stadium.... Inaugural Champions League set for October BANGALORE, April 19: After the impressive beginning to the Indian Premier League, its organisers have arranged plans for inaugural Champions League featuring top domestic Twenty20 squads from several countries.... Stanford offers $100m for England Twenty20 series LONDON, April 19: Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has offered to put up $100 million for England to play five Twenty20 games against his West Indies All-Star team.... Federer, Davydenko reach Estoril semi-finals ESTORIL (Portugal), April 19: Roger Federer battled changing weather, which went from sun to rain and back, before beating Portugal’s Frederico Gil 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Estoril Open semi-finals on Friday.... Glamorgan recruit Gibbs for Twenty20 CARDIFF, April 19: English county Glamorgan have struck a major deal with South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs for the county’s Twenty20 campaign this summer.... National hockey trials tomorrow LAHORE: Two-day trials to select the Pakistan senior hockey team for the Azlan Shah Cup as well as the European tour will be held on April 21-22 at the National Hockey Stadium here.... Australia agree to split Pakistan tour KARACHI, April 19: Cricket Australia (CA) have agreed to split their postponed tour of Pakistan into two and complete it before the teams meet in Australia in 2009, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday.... Anderson eyes consistency for comeback LONDON, April 19: Fast bowler James Anderson has experienced some dramatic ups and downs during his five-year England career, and his latest tour of New Zealand gave him an ideal microcosm.... National Badminton event starts tomorrow ISLAMABAD, April 19: The 51st National Badminton Championship starts in the federal capital from Monday.... Fillies and colts to fight it out at LRC today LAHORE, April 19: The feature event of the 34th Lahore Winter Meeting looks like an open competition between two fillies — Lovely Dunit and Miss Liza — and two colts ... Anti-China protests mar Olympic torch run in Bangkok BANGKOK, April 19: About two hundred China supporters taunted pro-Tibet demonstrators as the Olympic torch was paraded through Bangkok amid tight security on Saturday.... 2nd Paralympics Games from today PESHAWAR, April 19: The second edition of the National Paralympics Games 2008, commence here at the Qayyum Sports Complex on Sunday.... Kitajima issues Olympic warning TOKYO, April 19: Athens Olympic dual gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima threw down the gauntlet for the Beijing Olympics in August here on Saturday by setting a new national record.... Higgins off to flying start in World Snooker SHEFFIELD, April 19: Scotland’s John Higgins opened the defence of his snooker World Championship title at The Crucible here on Saturday, taking an early lead over tough opponent Matthew Stevens.... Rain postpones Indy Japan 300 MOTEGI (Japan), April 19: Rain forced organisers to postpone the Indy Japan 300 at the Twin Ring Motegi until Sunday, the third leg of the 16-round Indy Racing League series.... Arsenal recover as Man United face Blackburn showdown LONDON, April 19: Arsenal restored some pride by beating Reading on Saturday, though the result will not bother Manchester United who can close in on the English Premier League title with victory at Blackburn.... Upgradation of LRC riding school facilities LAHORE, April 19: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) has been given a go ahead signal for the construction of a new block at the riding school for training riders who can meet the needs of the racing industry.... Aqeel Khan to play in New Delhi KARACHI, April 19: Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aqeel Khan will fly to New Delhi in the second week of next month to compete in back-to-back ATP Challenge tournaments there.... Federer seeks first big win in Monte Carlo PARIS, April 19: Faltering Roger Federer will be out to claim his first big title of the year at the prestigious Monte Carlo Masters Series, which starts on Sunday.... Tyre Jee set to make a hat-trick of wins at KRC KARACHI, April 19: Three-year-old chestnut colt Tyre Jee is poised to make it three-in-a-row should he land the concluding race in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Poland, Ukraine face Euro 2012 pressure WARSAW, April 19: One year on from winning the race to hold Euro 2012, Poland and Ukraine are under mounting pressure from UEFA to step up efforts to get ready for the football showcase.... Australian swimmer dropped from Olympic squad SYDNEY, April 19: Swimmer Nick D’Arcy was dropped from the Australian Olympic team on Friday for bringing the sport into disrepute after a bar brawl that left a fellow swimmer with a broken jaw and nose.... China’s Chen Jin ousts Lin ahead of Asian Championship finals JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia), April 19: World number four Chen Jin of China moved into the finals of the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) on Saturday with an upset 21-13, 21-14 win over... Flying start for AKU in basketball contest KARACHI, April 19: Noman Fazal scored 22 points as the Aga Khan University (AKU) defeated the Fast National University 119-36 in the seventh AKU Inter-university basketball tournament match at the AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium here on Friday.... SBA name squad KARACHI, April 19: The Sindh Badminton Association (SBA) has announced an 11-member team for the 51st National badminton championship which is being played at Pakistan Sports Complex’s Rodham Hall, Islamabad, from April 21 to 27....

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