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December 07, 2008 Sunday Zilhaj 8, 1429 England’s final decision on Test series expected today: Players keen to return to India: Peter Moores NEW DELHI, Dec 6: A final decision on the fate of the two-match Test series between England and India, under a cloud of uncertainty following the terror attacks in Mumbai, is... Smith to bank on recharged S. Africa Down Under JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6: Australia will encounter a changed Graeme Smith when the South African cricket team arrives in Perth on Sunday.... Fletcher has new plan for Aussies, says Kallis CAPE TOWN, Dec 6: South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has revealed that coach Duncan Fletcher has a new plan to beat Australia.... Spurs and United kept apart in League Cup semis LONDON, Dec 6: Holders Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United could meet in the English League Cup final after the last two Premier League clubs left in the competition were kept apart in Saturday’s semi-final draw.... ‘BCCI needs to join hands with ICL to uproot corruption’ MELBOURNE, Dec 6: Noted cricket writer Peter Roebuck of England has urged the BCCI to join hands with the ‘rebel’ Indian Cricket League for the sake of uprooting corruption from the... Dhoni will have no say in team selection, says report NEW DELHI, Dec 6: In the wake of alleged displeasure between India captain MS Dhoni and selection committee over the exclusion of paceman Rudra Pratap Singh from the ODI team against... Miandad to visit China as cricket ambassador ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Javed Miandad, Director General of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), will visit China soon as Pakistan’s cricket ambassador to that country.... PHF irked by Indian media’s negative campaign: Bajwa LAHORE, Dec 6: Pakistan Hockey Federation’s (PHF) Secretary General Asif Bajwa has reacted strongly to the negative campaign of the Indian government and its media against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks.... Four changes in NZ squad for WI Tests WELLINGTON, Dec 6: The New Zealand cricket selectors have taken the axe to the Black Caps following their two-Test flop in Australia, making four changes for the West Indies series which starts next week.... Middlesex wait on news from India: Champions League LONDON, Dec 6: English county Middlesex will discover future of postponed Champions League in India on Dec 12.... Council says no to Lara Street WELLINGTON, Dec 6: Turn right into Brian Lara, then left into Curtley Ambrose.... Aussie selectors accused of treating spinner Casson poorly SYDNEY, Dec 6: The Australian cricket selectors are under fire for treating New South Wales wrist spinner Beau Casson poorly.... United defender Evra banned for four matches LONDON, Dec 6: Manchester United defender Patrice Evra was given a four-match ban by the English Football Association for improper conduct during a post-match brawl at Chelsea in April.... Scolari pleads for new top-notch striker LONDON, Dec 6: Luiz Felipe Scolari is desperate to persuade Chelsea’s money-men to give him a new striker in the January transfer window.... ‘Ronaldinho causing Milan tactical quandary’ MILAN, Dec 6: AC Milan are struggling to adapt to the tactical changes made necessary by Ronaldinho’s arrival, his Brazil team-mate Kaka said.... Indian team to felicitate chess maestro with diamond ring CHENNAI, Dec 6: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team will felicitate world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on the opening day of their first cricket Test against England, beginning on Dec 11.... Fulham draw 1-1 against Man City LONDON, Dec 6: Jimmy Bullard’s first goal of the Premier League season gave Fulham a 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Saturday.... FIFA confident over 2010 World Cup STRASBOURG, Dec 6: FIFA, world football’s governing body, is confident that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be a success, an official said on Friday.... Mysterious Keane remains centre stage MANCHESTER, Dec 6: Roy Keane may have walked away from Sunderland but he remained firmly centre stage on Friday, as Premier League managers and pundits contemplated what comes next for one of the game’s most enigmatic figures.... Wapda win PPFL for seventh time RAWALPINDI, Dec 6: Wapda maintained their supremacy defeating Army on their home ground to clinch the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) title here at the Army Sports Stadium on Saturday.... Former Australia player dies MELBOURNE, Dec 6: Former Australia football international Martyn Crook died suddenly in the United States while on tour with the Australian Under-17 team, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Saturday.... Beckham thrills fans as Galaxy win 3-0 AUCKLAND, Dec 6: David Beckham failed to score but thrilled a crowd of 20,000 as the LA Galaxy beat an Oceania XI 3-0 in a friendly football match on Saturday.... Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang undergoes surgery HOUSTON, Dec 6: Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang underwent successful surgery for a foot injury on Friday that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics.... Fan jailed for three-and-a-half years MADRID, Dec 6: An Olympique Marseille fan was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison after assaulting police officers during the Champions League match away to Atletico Madrid two months ago, a Spanish judge said on Friday.... Former champion Sampras relishing life off court LONDON, Dec 6: “Did you guys miss me?” asked Pete Sampras when he faced the media at the Royal Albert Hall on his first visit to London in six years this week.... Sugar Sweet excels with double hat-trick on day of favourites KARACHI, Dec 6: No less then half a dozen favourites including five predicted by Dawn obliged punters in a card of eight races as filly Sugar Sweet earned distinction by completing... Honda exit casts cloud over Formula One future PARIS, Dec 6: Honda on Friday announced its shock withdrawal from Formula One raising fresh fears over the future of the multi-million dollar sport struggling to keep afloat in the current economic downturn.... FIH coaching course LAHORE, Dec 6: A high level FIH coaching course will be held at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore from Dec 24 to 30 in conjunction with the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament.... Cut Throat looking to flatten all in LRC feature event LAHORE, Dec 6: Three-year-old bay colt Cut Throat with two back-to-back victories to his credit looks a better proposition to have the better of his rivals in the feature event during the 14th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Maradona surprised by response from fans in India KOLKATA, Dec 6: Soccer superstar Diego Maradona said on Saturday he was greatly touched by the frenzy over his brief visit here and promised to come back to India again in future.... Indian Masters dropped from European Tour schedule SELANGOR (Malaysia), Dec 6: The Indian Masters, which was set to be played in New Delhi next February, was dropped from the 2009 European Tour schedule on Friday, becoming another victim of the global economic crisis.... Olympic champion Hellebaut retires BRUSSELS, Dec 6: Belgium was left lamenting the loss of yet another top athlete on Friday after reigning Olympic high jump champion Tia Hellebaut announced her retirement from the sport.... Durdana wins golf contest KARACHI, Dec 6: Durdana Soomro, the lady Captain of the Karachi Golf Club (KGC), won the honours in silver category (handicaps 27 and under) of the Chip’n Putt competition held at the KGC on Saturday.... Norway’s Svindal wins downhill at Birds of Prey BEAVER CREEK (Colorado), Dec 6: Aksel Lund Svindal showed no hint of apprehension while winning the World Cup downhill on Friday a year after a serious crash on the Birds of Prey course ended his season.... Swimming record EINDHOVE, Dec 6: American swimmer Randall Bal broke the men’s 50 metres backstroke world record at a meeting here on Saturday.Bal timed 24.33 seconds to break the old mark of 24.47sec...   The DAWN Media Group | About Us | Advertising info | Subscription | Feedback | Contributions | Privacy Policy | Help | Contact us |