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May 02, 2008 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 25, 1429 Shoaib await green signal from IPL LAHORE, May 1: Neither has fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar received any word from the Indian Premier League (IPL) allowing him to play in the league nor could he make contact with... IPL giving thought to PCB chief’s request BANGALORE, May 1: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is yet to finalise its position on barring Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar from playing in the inaugural season of the tournament.... Lancashire recruit Yousuf MANCHESTER, May 1: Pakistan’s prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf has agreed a deal to join Lancashire as the English cricket county side’s registered overseas player.... Mushtaq undergoes knee surgery LONDON, May 1: Sussex leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed could be out of action for up to three weeks after undergoing keyhole knee surgery, his club revealed on Thursday.... Gambhir, McGrath help Daredevils overcome Royal Challengers NEW DELHI, May 1: Gautam Gambhir led a charge of the home brigade while Australian great Glenn McGrath turned out to be a lethal one-man army as Delhi Daredevils scored an... Nadal makes smooth start to Barcelona Open defence BARCELONA, May 1: Rafael Nadal made a smooth start to his bid for a fourth consecutive Barcelona Open title as he powered to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Italy’s Potito Starace in the second round on Wednesday.... Harbhajan overstepped the line: Waugh KOLKATA, May 1: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh slammed Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s penchant for courting controversies, and said he got off lightly with a eleven-match ban following recent slapping row involving pacer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth in the Indian Premier League (IPL).... Emotions run high as Chelsea reach final LONDON, May 1: Chelsea reached the Champions League final for the first time on Wednesday, beating Liverpool 3-2 after extra time at rain-lashed Stamford Bridge to set up a meeting with Manchester United in Moscow this month.... NZ tour opener washed out CANTERBURY (England), May 1: Rain washed out the whole of the third and final day’s play in New Zealand’s opening first-class fixture of their tour of England, against Kent here on Wednesday.... India start favourites in women’s Asia Cup DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka), May 1: The fourth edition of the women’s Asia Cup gets underway in the Dambulla and Kurunegala on Friday and for India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan this will... London 2012 organisers told to control budget LONDON, May 1: A group of British lawmakers has accused organisers of the 2012 London Olympics of being “willing to spend money like water” and urged them to keep the cost of the games under the most recent estimate of 9.325... Curator promises better track MELBOURNE, May 1: Melbourne Cricket Club’s new curator says there will be no repeat of problems that led Cricket Victoria to question club’s commitment to cricket.... Indian TT teams arrive in Lahore LAHORE, May 1: Men and women table tennis teams from India arrived for the 2nd Masters International Table Tennis Tournament 2008, to be held here at the Wapda Sports Complex from Friday to Monday.... Perry outguns Maguire to reach semi-finals SHEFFIELD (England), May 1: Unfancied Englishman Joe Perry reached the semi-finals of snooker’s World Championships late on Wednesday by winning the last two frames to defeat Scotland’s Stephen Maguire 13-12.... Top seeds move into next round ISLAMABAD, May 1: Sara Mahboob, Sara Mansoor, Mehreen Izhar, Shahida Kauser and Saba Aziz qualified for the next round of the Ladies National Tennis Championship played at the Islamabad Club on Thursday.... Asia Cup provides exciting chance for young Bismah DAMBULLA, May 1: She’s the baby of the team, but as a key member of the squad that helped Pakistan qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009, the Asia Cup... Yousuf, Ashfaq take early lead KARACHI, May 1: Defending champion Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan Air Force and Navy’s Ashfaq Iqbal emerged as opening day’s joint leaders in the four-day National Laser Radial sailing championship which got underway at the PAF Korangi Creek on Thursday.... Rijkaard to quit Barcelona MADRID, May 1: Frank Rijkaard will leave Barcelona at the end of the season, a close colleague of the Dutch coach said on Thursday.... Fans face Champions League final travel headache LONDON, May 1: Thousands of English football fans face potential travel nightmare getting to Moscow for the Champions League final, reports said on Thursday.... Iglinskiy gives team something to cheer SAIGNELEGIER (Switzerland), May 1: Maxim Iglinskiy gave his Astana team a much-needed lift with victory in the first stage of the Tour of Romandie on Wednesday.... Wapda blank SSGC 9-0 KARACHI, May 1: Wapda on Thursday completely dominated the opening match of the National Football Challenge Cup (NFCC) when they thrashed Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) 9-0 here at People’s Football Stadium.... CAS upholds Di Luca ban MILAN, May 1: A three-month ban served by Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca late last year was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday, a spokesman said.... New test to detect drugs cheats at Beijing: WADA SYDNEY, May 1: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said a new test for detecting human growth hormones will make it more difficult for athletes to cheat at this year’s Beijing Olympics.... Indian hockey selectors pledge transparency NEW DELHI, May 1: India’s new field hockey selectors promised transparency on Thursday following the suspension of the national federation over corruption allegations.... China get boost for Olympics LONDON, May 1: China, winner of four of the five Olympic badminton golds in Sydney and three in Athens, could emulate those feats on home ground in Beijing after publication on Thursday of the latest world rankings.... Aussies reach four-nation hockey final DARWIN (Australia), May 1: Olympic champions Australia reached the final of the four-nation field hockey tournament with a 4-2 win over South Korea here on Thursday....

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