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August 27, 2006 Sunday Sha'aban 2, 1427 England dump contingency plans after PCB assurance LONDON, Aug 26: England have ditched their contingency plans following Pakistan''s assurance they will fulfil the one-day obligations of their tour, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier confirmed on Saturday.... Inzamam’s hearing put off until end of Sept LONDON, Aug 26: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq''s hearing on charges of ball-tampering and bringing cricket into disrepute must wait until the end of next month. International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm... Jamali seeks PHF audit report of past three years KARACHI, Aug 26: The newly-appointed president of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, on Saturday directed the secretary to produce audit report of the last three years.... ‘Biggest scandal to hit cricket’ LONDON, Aug 26: Revelations that umpire Darrell Hair asked cricket''s governing body the ICC for a $500,000 pay-off to defuse the ball-tampering row with Pakistan dominated Britain''s newspapers on Saturday.... ‘Pakistan should move court’ LAHORE, Aug 26: Assailing the PCB and team management for mishandling the ball tampering issue, former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Khalid Mahmood, said the only option left with Pakistan was to move a court of law.... ICC has set bad precedent: Miandad KARACHI, Aug 26: Pakistani cricketing great Javed Miandad said on Saturday umpire Darrell Hair''s offer to resign in return for US$500,000, and its disclosure by the International Cricket Council, had set a bad precedent.... Team urged to put saga behind KARACHI, Aug 26: Pakistan''s players have been told to forget the ball-tampering row with umpire Darrell Hair and look to winning the Twenty20 International and one-day series against England, team manager Zaheer Abbas said on Saturday.... All of Pakistan and Asia should be grateful to Inzamam LONDON, Aug 26: The solar system may have lost a planet last week but that news was dwarfed by the self-destruction of an umpire on the ICC''s ‘elite’ panel.... Ireland turn to Hendrick DUBLIN, Aug 26: Ireland have called-up former England seamer Mike Hendrick to assist in their preparations for the 2007 World Cup. Hendrick, who is currently employed by Derbyshire as a bowling... Stuart Broad rewarded LONDON, Aug 26: Stuart Broad has capped an impressive season by winning Britain''s Cricket Writers'' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award on Friday. The 20-year-old Leicestershire fast bowler, who was... Battling Man Utd chalk up third win LONDON, Aug 26: Manchester United made it three wins out of three in the new Premier League season with a battling 2-1 win at promoted Watford on Saturday.... Woods leads by one after bizarre finish AKRON (Ohio), Aug 26: Firestone specialist Tiger Woods took charge in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational second round on Friday, despite running up a remarkable bogey-five on his final hole.... Walcott passes away BRIDEGTOWN, Aug 26: Clyde Walcott, a West Indies cricket legend and the first non-British chairman of the International Cricket Council, died on Saturday at a hospital, his wife Muriel said.... Hair-raising history of conflict with Asian teams LONDON, Aug 26: Darrell Hair, the burly Australian umpire who offered to quit for $500,000 after sparking the ball tampering row involving Pakistan, has endured a fraught relationship with Asian teams throughout his 14 years as a Test umpire.... Hesselink scores on Celtic debut GLASGOW, Aug 26: Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink netted the winner on his Celtic debut as the champions came from behind to defeat Hibernian 2-1 at home on Saturday.... Rival umpires for Ashes series? MELBOURNE, Aug 26: The Australian cricket board has suggested that umpires from England and Australia be allowed to stand during this year’s Ashes. The ICC rules stipulate that all Test matches... Bitter Powell stays on course for jackpot BRUSSELS, Aug 26: An angry Asafa Powell blamed officials for a dreadful start as he remained on course for a share of the Golden League jackpot with victory in the 100 metres at the Memorial Van Damme on Friday.... Quince poised for victory today LAHORE, Aug 26: Chestnut colt, Quince, who galloped his rivals into the ground but lost the race on objection on Aug 13, will be on the trot to salvage stable''s pride... Yes Neighbour Yes tipped to win feature event KARACHI, Aug 26: Five-year-old chestnut Yes Neighbour Yes is tipped to stretch his winning run should he grab the Phar Lap Stakes 2006 in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.... Jahangir, Rehman star for East Zone Whites LAHORE, Aug 26: Belligerent batting by Jahangir Mirza and Rehman Qadir helped East Zone Whites defeat North Zone Blues by four wickets in the PCB Inter-district cricket championship Lahore region match at the LCCA Ground on Friday.... Henin to meet Davenport in final NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 26: Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne will play defending champion Lindsay Davenport in an intriguing final at the New Haven event after both came through their semi-finals on Friday.... Boxer fined, suspended for missing weight LAS VEGAS (Nevada), Aug 26: Jose Luis Castillo was fined US$250,000 and his Nevada boxing licence was suspended for the rest of the year for failing to make weight for a June 3 title fight against Diego Corrales.... Massa takes career’s first pole in Turkey ISTANBUL, Aug 26: Brazilian Felipe Massa took the first pole position of his Formula One career on Saturday as Ferrari swept title rivals Renault off the front row at the Turkish Grand Prix.... Parichart claims ITF girls’ crown KARACHI, Aug 26: Fourth seed Parichart Charoensukployphol of Thailand whipped third seed Karina Ahuja of India in straight sets to claim the girls’ singles title in the ITF Pakistan World Junior Ranking tennis championship at Islamabad Club on Saturday.... PCB releases coaching DVD LAHORE, Aug 26: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released its first ever-coaching DVD for improvement of fielding techniques. The DVD was prepared under PCB National Cricket Academy Coach Education Programme headed by Shahid Aslam .... Pratt axed LONDON, Aug 26: Gary Pratt, who enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame when he ran out Australian skipper Ricky Ponting during the Ashes last year, was cast into the cricket wilderness on Friday when he was axed by Durham.... Venus withdraws from US Open NEW HAVEN, Aug 26: Former double US Open champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from the final Grand Slam of the year after failing to recover from a wrist injury.... Gatlin hopeful RALEIGH, Aug 26: Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin said on Friday he expected to be cleared of doping charges brought against him by the US Anti-Doping Agency.... Improved show by shooters KARACHI, Aug 26: Pakistani marksmen have improved upon their last performance by finishing the ongoing 10th South Asian Games with five golds, five silvers and 11 bronze, secretary, National Rifle Association... Arif for Mongolia KARACHI, Aug 26: Arif Khan, a former table tennis international, is due to fly to Mongolia next month to conduct ITTF Level-I coaching course for coaches, which runs from Sept 20 to 28....

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