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January 07, 2009 Wednesday Muharram 09, 1430 Shoaib Akhtar wins back central contract LAHORE, Jan 6: Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar won back his central contract on Tuesday, returning to the international fold a year after a bitter row threatened to end his troubled career.... Sussex engage Mushtaq as coach HOVE (England), Jan 6: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed will return to Hove as Sussex’s coach for three months this year.... Dilshan-inspired Sri Lanka rout Bangladesh by record margin CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), Jan 6: Tillekeratne Dilshan gave a superb all-round performance to power Sri Lanka to a record 465-run victory over Bangladesh in the second and final Test here on Tuesday.... Gulbis topples Djokovic in Brisbane BRISBANE, Jan 6: Novak Djokovic’s preparations for the defence of his Australian Open title suffered an unexpected setback on Tuesday when he was knocked out of the Brisbane International in the first round.... New Zealand top order must fire, says Ryder: Third ODI today WELLINGTON, Jan 6: New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder said on Tuesday the team’s top five ‘has got to fire’ in the remaining three One-day Internationals against the West Indies.... Harmison urges duo to settle differences LONDON, Jan 6: England paceman Steve Harmison has urged captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores to settle their differences for the sake of the team.... Hussey not aware of Hayden’s plans SYDNEY, Jan 6: Australian batsman Michael Hussey has seen no signs from his team-mate Matthew Hayden that he is about to retire and would be stunned if the opener was not part of next month’s tour to South Africa.... Ponting’s declaration surprises Arthur SYDNEY, Jan 6: South Africa coach Mickey Arthur expressed surprise on Tuesday after Australian captain Ricky Ponting set the tourists 376 runs to win the third Test, rather than a target of 400.... Multan score easy win LAHORE, Jan 6: Fine batting by Usman Tariq guided Multan to an eight-win victory over Quetta in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship tie at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on Tuesday.... Vettori backs extra Test against India WELLINGTON, Jan 6: New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori said on Tuesday he is excited by the prospect of adding a third Test to India’s tour starting in March.... SA face tough challenge to complete whitewash SYDNEY, Jan 6: South Africa need 314 runs on the final day of the third Test if they are to complete a clean sweep of the series against Australia after reaching 62-1 at stumps on Tuesday’s fourth day.... Tendulkar opposes neutral venues NEW DELHI, Jan 6: India’s Sachin Tendulkar is opposed to the use of neutral venues for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy after a rare appearance in the tournament by the leading batsman drew a very small crowd.... Boski registers second consecutive win at LRC LAHORE, Jan 6: Fancied bay filly Boski left behind her 10 rivals when she stormed home to easy victory during the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Tuesday.... Italy stun France in Hopman Cup PERTH (Australia), Jan 6: France’s chances of claiming a maiden Hopman Cup win suffered a major setback on Tuesday when they were upset 2-1 by Italy in the mixed teams tournament.... National Hockey from 23rd LAHORE, Jan 6: Some 22 teams including 17 departmental, four provincial and one Islamabad squad will take part in the 56th National hockey championship, to be held here at the National Hockey Stadium from Jan 23 to Feb 5.... Nasir upsets Jalil to reach final KARACHI, Jan 6: Playing one of the best matches of his career, upcoming fourth-seed Nasir Mushtaq created quite a stir when he sent top seed Jalil Khan packing in three sets... Leading sire of 2007-08 LAHORE, Jan 6: The year 2007 and 2008 were notable for a glorious return to limelight of the English sire Bedouin Invader as the undisputed leading sire on the stallions’ statistics table.... PFF to hold event for SAF Games build-up ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will kick start its first activity of the year with a U-21 football series slated to be held from Jan 19-31 in Islamabad.... PHF consultant arrives today LAHORE, Jan 6: Wouter Tazelaar, the foreign consultant hired by the PHF is arriving on Wednesday to take up his two-year contractual assignment beginning with the inspection of all the 11 hockey academies, being established across the country.... Roddick, Monfils win in Qatar DOHA, Jan 6: American fourth seed Andy Roddick and fifth seeded Gael Monfils of France reached the second round of the Qatar Open with easy wins on Monday.... ‘Time for Formula One supremos to leave’ LONDON, Jan 6: Former world champion Sir Jackie Stewart blasted Formula One chiefs Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley in an interview on Monday, saying the time had come for them to step aside.... Baloch Mujahid down Usmanabad KARACHI, Jan 6: Baloch Mujahid beat Usmanabad Union 3-0, Karachi United drew with Lal Bakhsh Memorial 1-1 and Ghani XI earned a walkover against Gulshan FC in KASB Premier League Football (PLF) underway at the CDGK Stadium on Monday.... Academy trials for Abbottabad LAHORE, Jan 6: Trials to select players for the PHF Hockey Academy in Abbottabad were held at the Abbottabad Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.... Referee sees red 19 times MADRID, Jan 6: A referee in Spain has issued 19 red cards as a regional match degenerated into a brawl, a newspaper said on Monday.... Villanueva magic enough to see off Spartans LONDON, Jan 6: A brilliant freekick by Chilean international Carlos Villanueva proved the difference between Premiership side Blackburn Rovers and non-league Blyth Spartans at Blyth on Monday as Rovers ran out 1-0 winners in a FA Cup third-round match.... Sahibdad M’Dan win KARACHI, Jan 6: Sahibdad Mohammadan edged past Golden Sports 1-0 in the All-Pakistan NBP Challenge Cup Football Tournament played at the Colony Sports Football Ground, Malir, on Tuesday.... The DAWN Media Group | About Us | Advertising info | Subscription | Feedback | Contributions | Privacy Policy | Help | Contact us |