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August 16, 2008 Saturday Sha'aban 13, 1429 ICC says time running out for final decision: Champions Trophy MELBOURNE, Aug 15: Raising fresh uncertainty on next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday said it was running out time to take a final decision... Lawson to convince NZ, Aussies over safety in Pakistan MELBOURNE, Aug 15: Pakistan’s cricket coach Geoff Lawson says the country is safe for the ICC Champions Trophy that is scheduled to be staged next month.... Australia bounce back to beat Pakistan 3-1: Spain, Netherlands close in on semis BEIJING, Aug 15: Australia, Spain and the Netherlands broke away from the pack with their third wins to step closer to the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s field hockey on Friday.... Nasim warns PCB of legal action over non-payment of dues LAHORE, Aug 15: Former Test cricketer Nasim-ul-Ghani, while criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) functioning, has sought payment of his dues pending with the board since May.... Two spinners named in SA Champions Trophy squad CAPE TOWN, Aug 15: Slow left-armer Robin Peterson received a call-up on Friday when South Africa named two spinners in their squad for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.... Clarke to lead Aussies in BD series MELBOURNE, Aug 15: New South Welshman Michael Clarke will captain Australia in the upcoming One-day International series against Bangladesh, with skipper Ricky Ponting sidelined by a wrist injury.... South Africa outplay England Lions in warm-up LONDON, Aug 15: South Africa warmed up for next week’s Twenty20 International against England with a four-wicket win over the England Lions at Grace Road on Thursday.... Umpire Hair to officiate in Canada matches TORONTO, Aug 15: Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair will be officiating during a triangular one-day cricket series featuring West Indies, Bermuda and host Canada.... Yuvraj steers India to victory COLOMBO, Aug 15: Yuvraj Singh geared up for the one-day series against Sri Lanka with an explosive 172 to power India to a comfortable 92-run victory in a practice match against a Sri Lanka XI side here on Friday.... Rehan, Salman to play in Dutch League BEIJING, Aug. 15: Former Pakistan captains Rehan Butt and Salman Akbar have both signed four-year contracts to play for Loren Hockey Club in the Dutch League.... Roddick saves match points before reaching quarters WASHINGTON, Aug 15: A gutsy Andy Roddick saved two match points before edging out Argentine Eduardo Schwank 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals of the Washington Classic on Thursday.... Bodybuilding coaches KARACHI, Aug 15: Two body building officials of Sindh have been approved as certified coaches of international, Asian and Pakistan Body Building Federation (PBBF) after they cleared a qualifying examination at Lahore recently.... Judging row puts boxing in Olympic spotlight BEIJING, Aug 15: Growing criticism of the judging at the boxing in Beijing has put the spotlight back on an issue that has come close to getting the sport knocked out of the Olympics in the past.... IOC has no age-test as gymnastics row rumbles on BEIJING, Aug 15: Professor Arne Ljungqvist, the head of the International Olympic Committee’s medical commission, admitted on Friday there was no definitive test for assessing an athlete’s age as controversy continued to surround China’s women’s gymnastics team.... Singapore assured of first medal in 48 years BEIJING, Aug 15: Singapore were guaranteed their first Olympic medal since 1960 — and only their second of all time — by beating South Korea 3-2 on Friday to advance to the women’s team final in table tennis.... ‘Afghanistan will win medals once track is built’ BEIJING, Aug 15: Afghanistan will begin winning medals at championships once they have a proper athletics track to train on, 100 metres sprinter Massoud Azizi said on Friday.... Crowds win praise despite ticket frustration BEIJING, Aug 15: Tourists looking for last-minute Olympic tickets were being sorely disappointed as the action shifted into top gear on Friday, with top events long sold out.... Youngest Olympian makes debut in 50m pool BEIJING, Aug 15: Antoinette Guedia Mouafo of Cameroon, 12, became the Beijing Games’ youngest competitor on Friday, racing in a 50m pool for the first time as she contested the women’s 50m freestyle heats.... NZ athletes get back stolen bikes BEIJING, Aug 15: Thieves stole eight bicycles belonging to the New Zealand Olympic team from the athletes village but returned them anonymously after an appeal from Kiwi officials, it was reported on Friday.... Cao wins gold after mother tragedy BEIJING, Aug 15: Grieving Cao Lei won the women''s 75kg title on Friday, giving China their seventh weightlifting gold medal after her mother died in the runup to the Beijing Olympics.... China strike first badminton gold BEIJING, Aug 15: China struck first gold at the Olympic badminton on Friday after Du Jing and Yu Yang won the women’s doubles title, defeating South Korea’s Lee Hyojung and Lee Kyungwon who claimed silver.... Maldivian happy to train on sand BEIJING, Aug 15: Aishath Reesha of the Maldives, who trains on a sand track in her tiny island nation, does not care that she was beaten by nearly a half lap... Brazil, Germany set up World Cup final rematch BEIJING, Aug 15: A fired up Brazil on Friday set up a World Cup final rematch against Germany for a place in the women’s Olympic gold medal decider while Japan take on defending champions the United States.... Tong wins elusive judo gold BEIJING, Aug 15: China’s Tong Wen clinched a long-awaited Olympic gold medal on Friday, snatching a dramatic victory from Athens champion Maki Tsukada in the dying seconds of the women’s +78-kg final.... Over 100 held for touting BEIJING, Aug 15: Beijing police detained 110 people, including at least one foreign national, on Friday for touting Olympic tickets near Games venues, state media reported.... Rampant Nadal marches into final BEIJING, Aug 15: Spain’s Rafael Nadal underlined his dominance of men’s tennis with a three-set win over Novak Djokovic to reach the Olympic Games final on Friday.... Gymnastic gold, Phelps medal inspire US BEIJING, Aug 15: The United States fought back against China in gymnastics on Friday and won handsomely in the pool to restore some of the might of the traditional sporting superpower.... Slovakian twins land third straight gold BEIJING, Aug 15: Slovak twins Peter and Pavol Hochschorner won an unprecedented third straight gold in the men’s Olympic white water canoe pairs on Friday and they are already setting course for London in 2012.... Picks of the day BEIJING, Aug 15: American gymnast Nastia Liukin hung up one of her father’s Olympic gold medals in her bedroom to inspire her to win one of her own in Friday’s all-around final... Forty girls to train at cricket camps KARACHI, Aug 15: The Women’s Wing of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday the names of 40 women cricketers for the senior and junior Aug 17-31 training camps.... Premier League Football starts today KARACHI, Aug 15: Sports 360’s Premier League Football (PLF) kicks off on Saturday with Karachi United facing Shahzad Mohammadan Malir at 6.00pm here at the National Coaching Centre.... Naimat wins cycle race KARACHI, Aug 15: Naimat won the 50 kilometer Independence Day cycle race which was held in the city on Thursday to commemorate the country’s 61st birthday.... Tanveer Dar Memorial Inter-school hockey KARACHI, Aug 15: Thirteen teams have confirmed their participation in the Tanveer Dar Memorial Inter-school Hockey Tournament to commence here at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium from Aug 20.... Essa steers KRL to win, Pakistan Steel hold Wapda 1-1 KARACHI, Aug 15: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) beat Habib Bank Limited (HBL) 2-0 and Pakistan Steel and Wapda drew 1-1 in the two Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) matches played at... Manchester United bid for third straight Premier League title LONDON, Aug 15: Manchester United are expected to have Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov in the side when they open their bid for a third Premier League title in a row against Newcastle United on Sunday.... Luksika claims ITF junior girls title ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: India’s Rana Shweta lost to Thailand’s Kumkhum Luksika in the girls singles final of the ITF International Championship at PTF Tennis Complex on Friday.... Punjab players win junior squash LAHORE, Aug 15: Shoaib Hussan and Zoya Khalid, both from Punjab, emerged as the national U-19 squash champions, winning their respective finals at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Friday.... Race postponed LAHORE, Aug 15: The Thursday evening Lahore Gymkhana races have been postponed till Saturday due to the race course becoming waterlogged condition after heavy rains in the city.—AG... 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