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April 17, 2006 Monday Rabi-ul-Awwal 18, 1427 Clashes lead to newsmen’s boycott CHITTAGONG, April 16: Local Bangladeshi media mounted a boycott of the second Test between Bangladesh and Australia after at least 10 of them were injured by police, witnesses said on Sunday.... Oram rescues Kiwis with defiant century CENTURION (South Africa), April 16: A defiant century by Jacob Oram rescued New Zealand on the second day of the first Test against South Africa on Sunday.... Aussies in driving seat against Bangladesh CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), April 16: Jason Gillespie gave early blow to Bangladesh when he took three quick wickets for 11 as Bangladesh were out for 197 on the opening day of the second Test on Sunday.... World Cup Qualifiers: Pakistan face England today CHANGZHOU (China), April 16: Pakistan face England on Monday in a crucial hockey match of their group in a bid to qualify World Cup in September.... Hawks win beach polo title KARACHI, April 16: Karachi Hawks whipped Karachi Falcons by six goals to three to win the Karachi Polo Club (KPC) beach polo tournament on Sunday.... Razzaq, Shariq excel LAHORE, April 16: All-round performance by Abdul Razzaq and a fine century by Shariq Yasin helped Pakistani Punjab blind team to beat its Indian counterpart in the first match of the... India third in ICC ODI rankings DUBAI, April 16: India''s 5-1 demolition of England in the recently held ODI series has taken them to third place in the ICC one-day rankings.... Pentangular Cup: Fourth round begins today LAHORE, April 16: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), the only unbeaten side of the Pentangular Cup, meets PIA while Faisalabad clash with Karachi Harbour in the fourth round of the contest, starting from Monday.... Vaughan’s future uncertain: coach LONDON, April 16: Duncan Fletcher has said England captain Michael Vaughan faces a tricky decision over whether to quit one-day cricket in order to extend his Test career.... My worst and best century, says Oram CENTURION, April 16: New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram, who smashed a career-best 133 against South Africa on Sunday, has rated his inning as the best and worst simultaneously.... Army claim cycling title LAHORE, April 16: A useful contribution of 42 points from Asmat Ali helped Army win the 55th national cycling championship with a total of 184 points on Sunday.... Baros leads Aston Villa to victory LONDON, April 16: Birmingham City''s hopes of avoiding relegation nosedived after two-goal Czech striker Milan Baros led Aston Villa to a 3-1 victory over their city rivals on Sunday.... Harmison to miss Test at Lord’s LONDON, April 16: England fast bowler Steve Harmison says he is unlikely to be fit for next month''s first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord''s.... Margalla festival cricket ISLAMABAD, April 16: Ghouri Club have been drawn to play King''s Gymkhana in the opening match of the CDA-ICA Margalla festival cricket championship.... Rifle shooting course KARACHI, April 16: The National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) will organize a coaches course in June, an NRAP spokesman announced here on Sunday.... Punjab karate LAHORE, April 16: Two-day Punjab karate course for referees will be held in Sahiwal from April 20 to 30. Inayatullah will conduct the course in which men and women referees are allowed to take part.... Makina topples Victory Road to land Mile Championship KARACHI, April 16: Four-year-old filly, Makina, returned with flying colours interrupting the winning run of fancied filly, Victory Road, to win the Mile Championship in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Fancied Cobbler captures feature event LAHORE, April 16: Fancied three-year-old colt, Cobbler, came with a well-timed challenge under jockey Shahid Rehman to capture the Lake City Cup run over 1300m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Milkha grabs 1st European Tour crown BEIJING, April 16: India''s Jeev Milkha Singh held his nerve to finally claim his first European Tour title with a one-shot victory at the co-sanctioned China Open on Sunday.... Almagro lifts maiden ATP title VALENCIA, April 16: Spanish qualifier Nicolas Almagro won his first ATP tournament when he beat Gilles Simon 6-2 6-3 in the Valencia Clay Court Open on Sunday.... Formidable retain Balijee trophy LAHORE, April 16: The defending champions ''Formidable'' from India with 233 Match Points won the 10th Balijee International bridge championship at the Lahore Gymkhana Club on Sunday.... Army emerge winners ISLAMABAD, April 16: Army claimed the Inter-Services golf crown with a score of 1329 points, says an ISPR press release. Navy finished second in the championship at the Rawalpindi Golf Club... Taimur strikes twice LAHORE, April 16: Two-goal Taimur Mawaz Khan helped United Solutions win the low goal club polo tournament, beating Learning Alliance 3- 2 1/2 in the final on Sunday.... Jr Fed Cup: Tennis trials begin ISLAMABAD, April 16: The junior Fed Cup trials began on Sunday at the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) courts with four girls turning up....

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