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October 26, 2008 Sunday Shawwal 26, 1429 Intikhab succeeds Lawson as Pakistan coach: ‘Disciplinary problems mar team progress’ KARACHI, Oct 25: Former Test captain Intikhab Alam was on Saturday appointed the new Pakistan coach for a two-year period, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was unceremoniously booted out by the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.... Timeline of coaches in last 10 years Sept 1998: Former captain Javed Miandad takes over from Haroon Rasheed, previously a middle-order batsman.... Rain ruins first day of Dhaka Test DHAKA, Oct 25: Persistent rain washed out the opening day’s play of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand here on Saturday.... I admire Sachin, never called him a liar: Gilchrist MUMBAI, Oct 25: In an exclusive column for a leading Indian newspaper on Saturday, Aussie wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist clarified his stand on his allegedly provocative remarks against Indian batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar.... Chief selector backs Afridi to strike batting form KARACHI, Oct 25: Terming his bowling performance superb, chief selector Saleem Jaffer reckons despite the poor batting form flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has still got cricket left in him.... Usman’s fighting century saves Federal Areas from disaster KARACHI, Oct 25: A fighting unbeaten century by Usman Saeed rescued Federal Areas from deep trouble against Sindh on a fluctuating opening day of the Pentangular Cup match here at the National Stadium on Saturday.... Ton-up Adnan gives NWFP robust start KARACHI, Oct 25: An undefeated Adnan Raees century and equally good contributions from Yasir Hameed and Wajid Ali guided the NWFP to 293 for two in their first innings against Balochistan... England cricketers doubtful for IPL LONDON, Oct 25: The participation of English cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is doubtful because of a contract row that threatens the commercial success of the proposed English version of the Twenty20 league.... Ali, Taseen take Pakistan’s tally of medals to four: Bali Beach Games Wrestling BALI (Indonesia), Oct 25: Pakistan continued its winning ways in the Bali Asian Beach Games wrestling competition, winning a silver and a bronze here on Saturday at the Beach Wrestling Arena,... FIFA unhurt by finance crisis: Blatter ZURICH, Oct 25: FIFA’s finances are in a ‘privileged to comfortable’ situation and world football’s governing body had not yet suffered any impact from the global finance crisis, President Sepp Blatter said on Friday.“We... Pakistan win handball gold BALI, Oct 25: Pakistan defeated Kuwait in the final of the Bali Asian Beach Games handball event at the Beach Handball Arena here on Saturday.... Warne’s intellect, observation complement his bowling genius INDIA’S emphatic victory by a record margin in the second Test recently was not only humiliating, to say the least, for the touring Australians but it also made their captain Ricky... Abdukhalikov claims crown ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Abdukhalikov Syrym of Kazakhstan won the men’s singles title of the ITF Pakistan Futures International tennis championships (F2) by defeating Ukraine’s Alekseenko Vidam in straight sets at the PTF Tennis Complex on Saturday.... Federer remains on course for hometown title BASEL (Switzerland), Oct 25: Roger Federer dismissed unseeded Italian Simone Bolelli 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors on Friday to maintain his bid for a third straight triumph in his hometown tournament.... KESC triumph, Pakistan Steel-NBP match drawn KARACHI, Oct 25: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) edged past Afghan FC 3-2 while Pakistan Steel and National Bank of Pakistan played a 2-2 draw in the two Pakistan Premier Football... FIFA adviser to conduct coaching clinic from today KARACHI, Oct 25: FIFA Technical Adviser and junior coach Holger Obermann, who is in Pakistan these days to conduct various coaching clinics under the FIFA Football for Hope Programme, will conduct a four-day coaching clinic in Karachi starting Sunday at 4.30pm... WSF moves to ‘par’ scoring system KARACHI, Oct 25: The World Squash Federation has voted to change the scoring system in Squash to ‘Point-A-Rally’ (PAR) to 11 points per game and the new scoring system will take... Sports seminar KARACHI, Oct 25: A two-day international seminar on the decline of sports in the country in general and in Punjab in particular, takes place at a five star hotel in Lahore on Nov 28 and 29.... JUC Inter-school TT from tomorrow KARACHI, Oct 25: Seventeen educational institutions in boys and 10 in girls are to vie for honours in the third Jinnah University College (JUC) Inter-school table tennis championships which begins at the JUC premises on Oct 27.... Man United held by Everton after poor second half LONDON, Oct 25: Manchester United wasted the chance to close on the Premier League leaders when a sloppy second half cost them in a 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday.... Venus, Zvonareva Complete Doha line-up ST PETERSBURG (Florida), Oct 25: Vera Zvonareva and Venus Williams have clinched the final two places in the season-ending WTA Championships in Doha from Nov 4 to 9.... Mauripur Baloch stun Karachi Kickers in PLF KARACHI, Oct 25: Mauripur Baloch beat District East champions Karachi Kickers by 4-2 and Baloch Mujahid beat District South champions Lal Bakhsh Memorial 3-0 in the two KASB Premier League Football (PLF) matches played at the CDGK stadium on Friday.... Ronaldo says he is worthy of awards ROME, Oct 25: Cristiano Ronaldo backed himself to win the 2008 Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards after inspiring Manchester United to the Champions League and Premier League double last season.... Paris Masters PARIS, Oct 25: Top 10 newcomers Juan Martin Del Potro and Gilles Simon will be keen to extend brilliant runs of form in the Paris Masters Series tournament starting on Sunday, with trips to the Masters Cup at stake.... Jahangir Shah guides Bay View into semis KARACHI, Oct 25: A superb all-round performance by Jahangir Shah Khan guided Bay View High School into the semi-finals of the 1st KGA Ian Fyfe Memorial Twenty20 inter-school cricket tournament at the KGA Ground here on Saturday.... Hat-trick chance for Crown Prince at KRC KARACHI, Oct 25: Four-year-old chestnut colt Crown Prince who hit the headlines in the last two outings is fancied to make it three-in-a-row when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Mexico waits on FIFA decision for U-17 finals ZURICH, Oct 25: The host of the 2009 under-17 World Cup was unclear Friday after Nigeria said it could not afford the event and Mexico offered to step in.... Decision on bidding process for World Cups delayed ZURICH, Oct 25: FIFA’s executive committee failed to reach agreement on Friday on the bidding process for the next two unassigned World Cups, delaying its decision on the bid timetable until its next meeting in December.... OCA to help Pakistan sports financially BALI (Indonesia), Oct 25: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said his organisation would provide adequate financial assistance to Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) under its “Project Olympic Asia” programme for creation of sports infrastructure.... Dubai Fan on course to make it three in a row LAHORE, Oct 25: Three-year-old colt Dubai Fan looks set to land the feature event to go over the sprinting distance of 1,400 metres during the 8th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... LRC elections today LAHORE, Oct 25: The Annual General Meeting of the Lahore Race Club (LRC) will be held to elect a panel of 10 stewards at 11.00am on Sunday.... Ballack agrees to meet Loew, Chelsea denies permission BERLIN, Oct 25: Germany captain Michael Ballack has agreed to meet coach Joachim Loew to clear the air after their public row although Chelsea have denied him permission to travel, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday.... FIFA suspends Kuwait, Samoa ZURICH, Oct 25: World football body FIFA on Friday announced it had suspended the federations of Kuwait and Samoa while placing that of Peru under surveillance and also rejected entry for Kosovo.“We... Brazil veterans in Myanmar for charity ties YANGON, Oct 25: A team of Brazilian footballers including two veteran World Cup players arrived in Myanmar Saturday to take part in charity matches to raise funds for cyclone victims.... Portsmouth to warm up Radcliffe for New York Marathon PORTSMOUTH (England), Oct 25: British distance running star Paula Radcliffe hopes the 10-mile Great South Run here on Sunday will provide her with just the tune-up she needs before she defends her New York Marathon title.... JCP House foundation laid LAHORE, Oct 25: Jockey Club Of Pakistan (JCP) chairman Hafeez Akhtar Randhawa has said that he is in favour of enlarging the scope and activities of the JCP to make it... Ballesteros stable after third operation MADRID, Oct 25: Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros remains in a stable condition in intensive care after a third operation to remove remnants of a brain tumour and reduce swelling inside the skull, the Madrid hospital treating him said on Saturday....   The DAWN Media Group | About Us | Advertising info | Subscription | Feedback | Contributions | Privacy Policy | Help | Contact us |