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May 01, 2008 Thursday Rabi-us-Sani 24, 1429 Ban stays but Shoaib allowed to play outside Pakistan: Appellate Tribunal’s next hearing set for June LAHORE, April 30: The Appellate Tribunal, while upholding the five-year ban against controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar, on Wednesday allowed the fast bowler to play anywhere in the world except Pakistan.... Murali plans to coach spinners after retirement NEW DELHI, April 30: Record-breaking Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan said on Wednesday he plans to team up with Indian counterpart Anil Kumble to coach spinners when he retires from international cricket.... Pakistan Jrs thrash Singapore KARACHI, April 30: Pakistan juniors touring India on Wednesday took a flying start when they swept past Singapore 3-0 in the Juniors Davis Cup being played at New Delhi’s R.K.... Indian cricket in cheerleader cover-up NEW DELHI, April 30: One Indian cricket team has withdrawn cheerleaders from matches while others are being told to cover up, after protests that their dances and skimpy outfits were offensive to conservative Indians.... Kolkata Knight Riders to follow IPL guidelines over Shoaib NEW DELHI, April 30: Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday made it clear that it will abide by the IPL decision on whether or not to allow paceman Shoaib Akhtar to play... Indians require professional help to handle fame: Kumble MUMBAI, April 30: Indian cricketers need professional help to cope with their fame and wealth, Test captain Anil Kumble said on Wednesday.... Mumbai Indians end winless run KOLKATA, April 30: Mumbai Indians finally produced a spirited team effort that helped end their drought in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday.... Marshall begins bid to replace Fleming CANTERBURY (England), April 30: James Marshall began on Tuesday his bid to fill the hole in New Zealand’s batting order left by the retirement of former captain Stephen Fleming ahead of the tourists’ Test series with England.... Indian TT squad arrives in Lahore today KARACHI, April 30: An 11-member Indian ping pong squad including five officials is due to arrive in Lahore from Delhi on Thursday to compete in the Pakistan International Invitational Table Tennis... BCCI names venues for England NEW DELHI, April 30: The two Tests on England’s tour of India later this year will be played in the western cities of Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the Indian cricket board said on Wednesday.... Stunning Scholes sends United into Moscow final MANCHESTER, April 30: A stunning goal from Paul Scholes gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday to set up an all-English Champions League final against either Liverpool or Chelsea in Moscow next month.... Drakes named UAE coach DUBAI, April 30: Former West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes has been appointed as new coach of the UAE team, the Emirates Cricket Board said.... Love Minister wins midweek races’ feature event LAHORE, April 30: The bay horse Love Minister stormed home to win the feature event, run over the 1,000 metres distance, during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Nalbandian recovers from poor start as Murray loses BARCELONA, April 30: Third seed David Nalbandian recovered from a shocking start to beat Argentine compatriot Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 on Tuesday and become the first man into the third round of the Barcelona Open.... Police claim volleyball title ISLAMABAD, April 30: Police powered themselves to a 3-1 victory over a formidable challenger, Wapda, in the final of the All-Pakistan Sargodha Citrus men’s floodlight volleyball championship played on Wednesday.... Faculties team fail to show up KARACHI, April 30: The Faculties on Wednesday set a bad precedent when being the hosts, their team failed to turn up for the scheduled KU Inter-collegiate girls’ basketball final against holders Sir Syed College.... Pakistan, BD in U-15 semi-finals GEORGETOWN (Guyana), April 30: Pakistan qualified for the Under-15 International cricket tournament semi-finals after outplaying Malaysia by eight wickets in the league competition match here.... Bayern counting reasons for confidence in semi at Zenit: UEFA Cup preview LONDON, April 30: After coming back from the brink of elimination in the previous round of the UEFA Cup, Bayern Munich is far from intimidated by Thursday’s semi-final trip to Zenit St.... O’Sullivan takes lead over Liang in World Snooker SHEFFIELD (England), April 30: Ronnie O’Sullivan won seven frames in a row as he took charge of his World Snooker Championship quarter-final against China’s Liang Wenbo here on Wednesday.... Farhan lifts trophy PESHAWAR, April 30: Second seed Farhan Mehboob won the NWFP All-Pakistan Senior squash tournament by defeating Safeerullah in the final in straight sets at the PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex here on Wednesday.... Lodhi to lead chess players KARACHI, April 30: International Master Mahmood Ahmed Lodhi will lead a six-member Pakistan team in the Chess Olympiad which will be held in Dresden, Germany, in November, the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) announced on Wednesday.... Mahanama to officiate series DUBAI, April 30: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Roshan Mahanama will be the match referee for the three-Test and five-match One-day International series, starting between the West Indies and Australia in the Caribbean later this month.... Torch returns to China HONG KONG, April 30: The Olympic torch returned to Chinese soil Wednesday after a turbulent 20-nation tour, landing in the bustling financial capital of Hong Kong, where officials deported at least seven protesters before the flame’s arrival.... NCA players LAHORE, April 30: The national junior selection committee has selected 24 players for the National Cricket Academy’s emerging players programme to be held from May 20 to Sept 25.... Power lifting LAHORE, April 30: A two-member Pakistan powerlifting squad, comprising a lifter and an official, left here on Wednesday for Uzbekistan to take part in the Asian powerlifting championship being held in Tashkent from Thursday....

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