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November 25, 2008 Tuesday Ziqa'ad 26, 1429 Intikhab backs Shoaib to fire in India series KARACHI, Nov 24: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam believes fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar still has a few years of international cricket left in him and has backed him to play a crucial role in the home series against India early next year.... Zulfiqar, Rauf share limelight as wickets tumble: Pentangular Cup Final LAHORE, Nov 24: A fighting knock from Zulfiqar Jan enabled the NWFP to make partial recovery Balochistan made early inroads on the opening day of the five-day RBS Pentangular Cup final at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Monday.... Spain clinch Davis Cup without Nadal MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina), Nov 24: Spain overcame the absence of world number one Rafael Nadal to win the Davis Cup for the third time on Sunday when Fernando Verdasco beat... High Court provisionally reinstates PCB officials LAHORE, Nov 24: The Lahore High Court on Monday suspended the termination orders of three officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), provisionally reinstating them till the final decision of their petitions by the court.... India’s senior tennis player happy to be in Pakistan KARACHI, Nov 24: Indian National Seniors tennis champion in 35-plus category, K. V. N. Murthy, has said that he had won many a friend on his last visit two years back and was feeling at home.... Sri Lanka win ODI series against Zimbabwe HARARE, Nov 24: Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took two wickets in an effective final over to thwart Zimbabwe’s victory push as Sri Lanka won the third One-day International by five runs to wrap up the five-match series on Monday.... Junior hockey draws delayed as KHA await confirmation KARACHI, Nov 24: Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) held a press briefing at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) on Monday ahead of the Under-20 National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Junior Hockey... England were completely out of ideas, says media LONDON, Nov 24: English media on Monday came down hard on Kevin Pietersen and his men for losing the seven-match series due to lack of ideas and said they should now... One-dayers’ Pentangular Cup next month LAHORE, Nov 24: The PCB has decided to hold the one-dayers’ Pentangular Cup, which earlier had been eliminated by the previous management on the pretext that no allocation was made in the budget.... Indians dominate South Asian Shooting ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The Indian national anthem reverberated in the air over and over again as the visiting marksmen claimed six gold medals in the individual events on the third day of the fourth South Asian Shooting Championship on Monday.... Pietersen urges England to keep fighting BANGALORE (India), Nov 24: England captain Kevin Pietersen has urged his team to keep “their chins up” as he attempts to salvage some success amid the ruins of the side’s one-day campaign in India.... Aussies fined MELBOURNE, Nov 24: The Australia team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 149-run victory against New Zealand in the first Test played at Brisbane.... Razaullah clarifies KARACHI, Nov 24: Pakistan Cricket Board’s Coordinator of Sindh Grounds, Razaullah Khan has clarified his position with reference to a news item published in this newspaper on Sunday, Nov 23.... Oram in doubt HAMILTON (New Zealand), Nov 24: New Zealand’s injury-plagued all rounder Jacob Oram could miss next month’s home series against the West Indies after breaking a finger in a provincial match here on on Monday.... FIFA Goal Project in Sindh finally on anvil KARACHI, Nov 24: Lyari Development Authority (LDA) will finally be handing over possession of the land selected for FIFA Goal Project II to Sindh Football Association (SFA) on Tuesday.... Wapda hold PIA for second time LAHORE, Nov 24: Nine-time national champions PIA once again drew the match against the six-time national champions Wapda 1-1 in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) match played at Railway Stadium, Lahore on Monday.... Bolt, Isinbayeva win trophies: Athlete of the Year awards MONTE CARLO (Monaco), Nov 24: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards on Sunday.... OCA course commences KARACHI, Nov 24: The provincial secretary for Sports and Youth Affairs, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, on Monday asked the participants of the weeklong Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sports Administration course to take full benefit by acquiring latest knowledge from the experts.... Amendments in national sports policy recommended KARACHI, Nov 24: The secretary of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), Abdul Khaliq Khan, said on Monday that the sub committee of the Senate Standing Committee for Sports has submitted its... Ushna, Saba win first round matches ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: Ushna Suhail and Saba Aziz of Pakistan won the first round of the main draw of first ITF Pakistan Women International Tennis Futures Circuit played at PTF Tennis Complex on Monday.... Inter Milan, Hoffenheim go three points clear, Barcelona draw LONDON, Nov 24: Inter Milan beat Juventus in the big match in Italy while Spanish leaders Barcelona were held 1-1 at home by Getafe in European league action at the weekend.... International Seniors tennis begins KARACHI, Nov 24: The Pakistan International Seniors world ranking tennis championship got off to a colourful start at the Karachi Club courts on Monday.... Pakistan lose against Luxembourg KARACHI, Nov 24: Pakistan was placed 82nd in the Chess Olympiad at the conclusion of the tenth round in Dresden, Germany.... West Ham end barren run LONDON, Nov 24: West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola admitted he had breathed a sigh of relief after Valon Behrami’s goal ended a run of seven matches without a win in the English Premier League on Sunday.... Sindh win KARACHI, Nov 24: Sindh won the 15th National Boys’ Age Group swimming and second water polo championships with 35 gold medals at the PNS Karsaz pool on Sunday.Sindh... 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