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August 05, 2006 Saturday Rajab 9, 1427 Pietersen rides his luck on day of Pakistan’s misfortunes LEEDS, Aug 4: Kevin Pietersen took the lead role in his own drama on Friday to help England close on 347 for six after the first day of the third Test against Pakistan.... Hair-raising stint to hurt Inzy’s team LEEDS, Aug 4: "Umpire gives Inzy out before a ball is bowled," is the prediction. The Nostradamus is Oxy, writing on Pakistan cricket forum pakpassion.net.... Asif cleared to play in Oval Test ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Pace bowler Mohammad Asif will rejoin the Pakistan team in England before the fourth Test after passing a fitness test conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board.... Imran Khan unhappy with openers HYDERABAD, Aug 4: Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan on Friday described Pakistan’s performance in the ongoing Test series against England as disappointing and regretted that the team was still without a reliable opening pair.... England hero defends decision not to walk LEEDS, Aug 4: Kevin Pietersen defended his decision not to walk early in his innings of 104 not out against Pakistan on the first day of the third Test on Friday.... Ex-Olympians may manage, coach team in World Cup KARACHI, Aug 4: Pakistan hockey team is likely to have a new set of officials governing them pretty soon with strong indications of Olympians Khawaja Zakauddin, Manzoorul Hassan and Hanif Khan taking over as manager and coaches respectively.... Shabbir, Ansar emerge joint leaders on opening day KARACHI, Aug 4: Defending champion Shabbir Iqbal of Navy maintained his ascendancy when he finished joint leader with departmental compatriot Ansar Mehmood at the end of first round in the 54-hole... Zimbabwe seal series win over Bangladesh HARARE, Aug 4: Gregory Strydom scored his maiden half-century to guide Zimbabwe to a series-clinching win over Bangladesh in the fourth One-day International on Friday.... Five-wicket Muralitharan halts South African revival COLOMBO, Aug 4: Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed another five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka halted South Africa''s batting revival on an enthralling opening day of the second Test on Friday.... Chappell warns Indians ahead of tri-series MUMBAI, Aug 4: India coach Greg Chappell warned his players on Friday to prepare for slow Sri Lankan pitches and an in-form home team during this month''s one-day tri-series.... UCBSA changes its name JOHANNESBURG, Aug 4: The United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) has changed its name to Cricket South Africa.... India to host ODI series NEW DELHI, Aug 4: India will host a one-day tri-series in January involving Sri Lanka and West Indies, cricket board secretary Niranjan Shah said on Thursday.... Matches shifted LAHORE, Aug 4: Teams of the Pakistan Cricket Academy will lock horns with Nepal at the Multan Cricket Stadium as all the three matches to be played between them have been shifted from Karachi and Hyderabad due to heavy rains.... Safin sees off Blake to reach quarter-finals WASHINGTON, Aug 4: Former world number one Marat Safin booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the Legg Mason Classic with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over top seed James Blake on Thursday.... Gatlin’s coach banned from using facilities WASHINGTON, Aug 4: Trevor Graham, the controversial coach of sprinter Justin Gatlin, will not be allowed to use US Olympic facilities because of his record of mentoring athletes who have used performance-enhancing drugs.... IOC chief calls for more effort ATHENS, Aug 4: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge called on Friday for greater cooperation between governments and sports federations after two high-profile positive drugs tests by US athletes.... Referee suspended after mistakes SOFIA, Aug 4: Bulgarian referee Momchil Vraikov has been banned for three matches after making mistakes in the national Super Cup match, Bulgaria''s Football Union (BFU) said on Friday.... Weir takes early lead at rain-hit Buick Open GRAND BLANC, Aug 4: Former US Masters champion Mike Weir birdied five of his final six holes to card a nine-under-par 63 and take the first-round lead at the rain-hit Buick Open on Thursday.... Soccer trials for Lahore LAHORE, Aug 4: The Pakistan Football Federation has announced to hold trials to select players from Lahore to attend a coaching camp under FIFA appointed German coach Mr Holger.... PFF bans officials LAHORE, Aug 4: The Pakistan Football Federation has imposed ten-year ban on two officials of the Islamabad Football Association for sending an under-16 team to Germany on fake documents.... Coaching camp HYDERABAD, Aug 4: A U-17 hockey coaching camp got under way on Friday under the aegis of District Hockey Association (DHA) in collaboration with NBP at Latifabad board stadium.... Kashif excels LAHORE, Aug 4: Five-goal Kashif Ali steered Pakistan to victory when they beat hosts Singapore 8-0 in the Four-nation challenge hockey tournament....

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