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January 26, 2006 Thursday Zilhaj 25, 1426 Second Test ends in predictable draw: Younis, Yousuf plunder centuries FAISALABAD, Jan 25: Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf continued their affection for India bowling by notching up their fourth centuries against them as the second Test ended in a predictable stalemate at the Iqbal Stadium on Wednesday.... Curator promises sporting track for Karachi Test KARACHI, Jan 25: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief curator Agha Zahid claimed on Wednesday that National Stadium Karachi (NSK) strip would be equally good for batting, pacemen and spinners.... Koertzen ranks India-Pakistan rivalry above Ashes series MUMBAI, Jan 25: International cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen ranks India-Pakistan Tests ahead of the Ashes rivalry for their sheer intensity. “Nothing gets bigger than this,” Koertzen said when asked to rate the competitiveness of the two famed rivalries.... Pakistan told to rein in players FAISALABAD, Jan 25: Sri Lankan match referee Ranjan Madugalle has warned Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan to keep his players in check after several were involved in verbal exchanges with the Indian players in the drawn second Test.... Shoaib Malik grieved SIALKOT, Jan 25: Cricketer Shoaib Malik’s father Faqeer Hussain Malik (65) died at Sialkot CMH early on Wednesday. He was suffering from throat cancer and was laid to rest in his... Quetta players misbehave with umpire KARACHI, Jan 25: Quetta players misbehaved with international umpire Islam Khan after suffering a narrow one-wicket defeat against Multan in the opening match of the Inter-board cricket championship Zone “B” at Student Ground on Wednesday.... Boycott blames PCB officials drawn Tests KARACHI, Jan 25: Former England opener, Geoffrey Boycott, on Wednesday blamed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials for giving the country’s cricket a bad name by preparing wickets not conducive to produce results.... Pakistan Steel and Wapda qualify for quarterfinals KARACHI, Jan 25: Two penalty corner conversions by Kashif Ali helped Pakistan Steel hand a 4-0 defeat to Railways to move into All-Pakistan departmental hockey championship quarterfinals on Wednesday.... Clijsters checks Hingis as Federer strides into semis MELBOURNE, Jan 25: Kim Clijsters dragged Martina Hingis back down to earth Wednesday, knocking her out of the Australian Open to join Roger Federer, Amelie Mauresmo and Nicolas Kiefer in the semi-finals.... Pakistan to face Jordan LAHORE, Jan 25: Pakistan will face Jordan on Feb 22 in the 14th Asian Cup Football qualifiers (Group-C) at Al-Hussein Youth City Amman International Stadium. In the past, Jordan, ranked among... Lahore City Jr squash commences LAHORE, Jan 25: Twenty eight matches were decided in two rounds of four different age categories (boys) on the first day of the fourth Lahore City Junior squash championship here on Wednesday.... Australia drop bowlers for return Sri Lanka clash ADELAIDE, Jan 25: Australia has dropped bowlers Brett Dorey and James Hopes for their return tri-series clash with Sri Lanka on Thursday after the pair were clobbered around the ground in their last encounter.... Umar, Faisal in 3rd Test squad  FAISALABAD, Jan 25: The national cricket selectors on Wednesday recalled batsman Faisal Iqbal and pace bowler Umar Gul while announcing an expanded 16-man squad for the third and final Test, which starts in Karachi from Sunday.... Gilchrist fined for outburst ADELAIDE, Jan 25: Australian wicketkeeper and opener Adam Gilchrist was fined 40 per cent of his match fee on Wednesday after being found guilty of dissent during a tri-series match against South Africa.... Twenty20 Cup KARACHI, Jan 25: Pakistan PTA would take on Shell Pakistan in the opening match of the inaugural Daniyal Trophy Twenty20 Cup at UBL Sports Complex on Jan 29, said chief organizer Aijaz Hussain on Wednesday.... Probables called for final trials LAHORE, Jan 25: Thirty seven probables from Sindh and Punjab were called for two-day final trials to select Pakistan under-23 team for the forthcoming South Asian Games to be held in Sri Lanka this year.... Hockey series rescheduled ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The six-Test home and away hockey series between Pakistan and India has been rescheduled and will now start with the opening game at Jallandar on Feb 16.... Wigan silence Gunners to reach first final LONDON, Jan 25: Jason Roberts scored with seconds of extra-time remaining to silence Arsenal’s big guns and send Wigan into their first major final after a dramatic League Cup semifinal second leg at Highbury on Tuesday.... African Nations Cup: Ivory Coast into last eight, Egypt must wait CAIRO, Jan 25: Ivory Coast became the first team to make it into the last eight of the African Nations Cup as they unconvincingly beat Libya 2-1 and Group A rivals Egypt and Morocco drew 0-0.... Team title for Wapda LAHORE, Jan 25: Defending champions Wapda annexed the women team’s event title in the 49th National badminton championship beating NBP 3-1 in the final on Wednesday.... Throwball: Dow in semis KARACHI, Jan 25: Dow Medical University entered the semifinals of the Inter-medical universities girls’ throwball tournament at Aga Khan University Gymnasium on Tuesday.... Fancied Lucky Step completes fine hat trick KARACHI, Jan 25: Living up to his top billing, fancied five-year-old bay horse, Lucky Step, sprinted to victory to complete hat trick in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday.... Inam crushes Abbas KARACHI, Jan 25: Veteran Inam Gul advanced to the semifinal of the men’s singles of the Sindh Open ranking tournament when he outclassed Ghulam Abbas 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday at Defence Club.... Polo: Hissam on goal rampage LAHORE, Jan 25: Six goals in the last two chukkers supported by a one and a half- goal handicap helped Soneri Bank beat Bank Alfalah 8 1/2-7 in Telecom Polo Cup on Wednesday.... Pakistan to host U-18 Asia Cup LAHORE, Jan 25: Pakistan will host the Asia Cup U-18 women’s hockey to be held at Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi from Feb 23 to 26.... KSB squad KARACHI, Jan 25: Hammad Khan would lead the Karachi Secondary Board (KSB) squad in the Inter-board cricket championship which commenced on Wednesday. Team: Muhammad Mannan Aftab (vice-captain), Abdul Wahab, Irfan Ahmed,... Sarfraz to lead LAHORE, Jan 25: Sarfraz Ahmed will lead the 14-member defending champions Pakistan in the World Under-19 Cricket Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in March this year.... Umpiring course PESHAWAR, Jan 25: PCB is conducting the Basic Regional Course (BRC) for the male and female umpires of the country in April this year. Interested umpires are advised to apply through their respective regions or associations by Feb 15.—APP...

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