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August 15, 2008 Friday Sha'aban 12, 1429 Sternest test for Pakistan as they face Australia today: Olympic hockey BEIJING, Aug 14: Pakistan will come under their sternest test at the Beijing Olympic hockey tournament when they clash with title holders Australia at the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium on Friday at 4.30pm... Swann not reluctant to tour Pakistan LONDON, Aug 14: England off-spinner Graeme Swann has vowed to come to Pakistan if the ICC Champions Trophy is staged there as scheduled next month.... Kitajima steals show on Asia’s golden day BEIJING, Aug 14: Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima and Chinese gymnast Yang Wei led a golden day for Asia on Thursday that showcased the continent’s growing sports power.... Federer, Serena crash out as upsets hit Games BEIJING, Aug 14: Top seed Roger Federer and US No 1 Serena Williams crashed out of the Olympic Games quarter-finals on Thursday as the tournament was rocked by major upsets.... Doping could strike athletics like NFL: IAAF official BEIJING, Aug 14: Athletics could end up with a reputation like American football unless it wins its battle against doping, Sebastian Coe, vice-president of the IAAF, said on Thursday on the eve of the track and field events.... Juventus, Barcelona and Arsenal record victories: Champions League qualifying round LONDON, Aug 14: Juventus look set to return to the Champions League proper for the first time in three seasons after crushing Artmedia Bratislava 4-0 at home in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie on Wednesday.... Indian batsmen need to be positive against Mendis: Dhoni COLOMBO, Aug 14: India’s limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Wednesday his batsmen needed to be positive against Sri Lanka’s latest spin sensation Ajantha Mendis in the upcoming One-day International series.... POA chief shifts focus from Olympics to SAF Games! BEIJING, Aug 14: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) is concentrating on next year’s SAF Games which will be held in Bangladesh and 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, apart from the Commonwealth Games in India.... Del Potro scores 16th straight victory WASHINGTON, Aug 14: Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro scrambled to a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela in the second round of the ATP event here on Wednesday, extending his winning streak to 16 matches.... T20 Champions League put off NEW DELHI, Aug 14: The inaugural Twenty20 Champions League has been postponed until December due to fears it could undermine next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.... CA changes South Africa Test dates PERTH (Australia), Aug 14: Cricket Australia (CA) has been forced to change the dates for the much-anticipated first Test between Australia and South Africa later this year to accommodate the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, it was announced here on Thursday.... Albie Morkel joins team: ODI series LONDON, Aug 14: All-rounder Albie Morkel, who sat out South Africa’s Test series victory against England, joins the Proteas as they attempt to win the one-day series as well.... Italian policeman, Cuban teacher limit Russia to three titles BEIJING, Aug 14: Italian policeman Andrea Minguzzi and Cuban teacher Mijain Lopez combined on Thursday to limit powerhouse Russia to a single gold medal on the last day of Greco-Roman Olympic wrestling action.... Top guns cruise towards women’s hockey semis BEIJING, Aug 14: Defending champions Germany and main rivals Australia and the Netherlands moved closer to the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s field hockey with their third wins on Thursday.... Bulgarian skipper still hopes to compete SOFIA, Aug 14: Bulgaria’s volleyball team captain said on Thursday he still hoped to compete in the remainder of the Olympics after doping officials signalled the all-clear and that he had been unnecessarily ordered home.... Thai boxer starts quest for second gold BEIJING, Aug 14: Manus Boonjumnong started his campaign to become the first Thai boxer to win successive Olympic titles by outpointing Japan’s Masatsugu Kawachi in style on Thursday.... Indian shooter returns to hero’s welcome NEW DELHI, Aug 14: Huge crowds beat drums and sang to welcome India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medallist, shooter Abhinav Bindra, on his triumphant return home on Thursday from the Beijing Games.... Anti-doping drive boosts Madrid 2016 bid BEIJING, Aug 14: Madrid’s bid to win the 2016 Olympics has been strengthened by Spain’s determination to crack down on doping after several high-profile cases tarnished the country’s athletes, bid chief Mercedes Coghen said on Thursday.... Britain expect gold rush at velodrome BEIJING, Aug 14: If the world championships are any guide, Britain should expect a gold rush when the Olympic track cycling begins on Friday at the Laoshan velodrome.... Judoka opens Mongolia account BEIJING, Aug 14: Tuvshinbayar Naidan clinched Mongolia’s first Olympic gold, defeating Askhat Zhitkeyev of Kazakhstan in the final of the men’s 100-kg judo competition on Thursday.... Phelps becomes bookies’ nightmare BEIJING, Aug 14: He''s the hero of the Beijing Olympics — but Michael Phelps has become the bane of bookmakers.... Ukraine women stun China in team sabre final BEIJING, Aug 14: Olga Kharlan led Ukraine to a stunning come-from-behind 45-44 victory over China to win the women’s team sabre gold at the Olympics on Thursday.... Swede throws down medal, faces hearing BEIJING, Aug 14: Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw down his bronze medal in protest at the refereeing on Thursday after his bid for greco-roman gold failed and now faces an International Olympic Committee (IOC) hearing.... Coventry quickest in bid to go one better BEIJING, Aug 14: Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, who has won three silver medals in Beijing, produced the fastest time in qualifying on Thursday in defence of her women’s 200 metres backstroke title.... China reach TT team semis BEIJING, Aug 14: China’s highly-fancied men and women paddlers stormed into the semi-finals of the Olympic team table tennis competition on Thursday, firing stark warnings to their rivals.... Germans win dressage gold HONG KONG, Aug 14: Germany have won their seventh straight team gold medal in Olympic equestrian grand prix dressage.... Korea, Malaysia march on as hosts stumble BEIJING, Aug 14: China’s badminton star Lin Dan stormed into the semi-final of the men’s Olympic badminton Thursday, but China’s number two crashed out as South Korea and Malaysia marched on.... No Phelps, no golds as US survive on scraps BEIJING, Aug 14: Michael Phelps’s Olympic Games gold medal parade took a Beijing breather on Thursday leaving the United States team to survive on scraps.... Sotherton’s self-belief passes lie detector BEIJING, Aug 14: When Kelly Sotherton says she is going to win heptathlon gold at the Beijing Olympics, the Briton has scientific proof that she absolutely believes it.... Over 2bn saw opening ceremony BEIJING, Aug 14: More than two billion people around the world watched the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics last week, a private global media company said on Thursday.... Hackett chases third 1500m title BEIJING, Aug 14: Grant Hackett sets out on Friday to create Olympic history as the first male swimmer to win three consecutive titles in the gruelling 1500 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics.... Bitter rivalries promise enthralling tussles on athletics front BEIJING, Aug 14: Athletics will seek to bury the sordid spectre of doping when it gets under way at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, with bitter rivalries in many disciplines guaranteeing a feast of top-class sport.... Claim To Fame provides Shabbir second grand win: Independence Day Cup KARACHI, Aug 14: Experienced jockey Ghulam Shabbir II landed his career’s second Independence Day Cup in 12-years when he powered favourite three-year-old bay filly Claim To Fame to an exciting victory... Shakir’s hat-trick gives PIA win over PTV KARACHI, Aug 14: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) thrashed Pakistan Television (PTV) 4-0 while Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) beat Navy 1-0 in the two Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) matches played in the city on Thursday evening.... Usman, Farah triumph KARACHI, Aug 14: Mohammad Usman and Farah Ilyas won the boys and girls singles titles in the Independence Day U-18 table tennis event on Thursday.... Shakil bags cycling event LAHORE, Aug 14: Mohammad Shakil of Lahore won the Lahore to Kasur Pakistan Independence Day cycle race on Thursday.... Bell seeks to play senior role BIRMINGHAM (England), Aug 14: Ian Bell is ready to support England captain Kevin Pietersen by taking on added responsibility as one of the more senior players in the team, the batsman said.... India’s Rohit upstages top seed Nasir in ITF singles semi-final ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Singh Saurabh (India) will vie for top honors in the boy’s singles final after defeating S.V. Abhishek in ITF Pakistan International Junior Tennis Championships played at PTF Tennis Complex on Thursday.... Adnan claims cycle race PESHAWAR, Aug 14: Adnan Khan won the 10-kilometre Independence Day cycle race here on Thursday.... Jr squash enters final stage LAHORE, Aug 14: While Shoaib Hussain (Punjab) and Waqas Mehboob (NWFP) qualified for the boys’ National Junior squash championship final, Zoya Khalid and Aliya Sarfaraz, after winning their respective semi-finals, will face each other in an all-Punjab girls’ final on Thursday.... Horse owner warned-off KARACHI, Aug 14: The administrator of the Karachi Race Club (KRC) Haji Khuda Bux Rajar has warned-off owner Syed Ali Gohar Shah for a month on Thursday which makes him and his horses ineligible to enter the premises, officials told Dawn.... Independence Day rowing LAHORE, Aug 14: Women rowers Lahore Tigers stood first in the day-long Independence Day rowing championship here at the Lahore Canal on Thursday.... The DAWN Media Group | About Us | Advertising info | Subscription | Feedback | Contributions | Privacy Policy | Help | Contact us |