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April 03, 2008 Thursday Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1429 I will fight my ban in the highest court: Shoaib Akhtar ISLAMABAD, April 2: Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday dismissed the various charges of misconduct labelled against him by the Pakistan Cricket Board and vowed to contest his five-year ban in the highest court of the country.... PCB stands firm with opinion divided over ban KARACHI, April 2: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stood by its decision to hand a five-year ban to Shoaib Akhtar as opinion remained divided over the severity of the punishment dished out to the controversial fast bowler.... Missing stars leave IPL cold NEW DELHI, April 2: The cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) has lost much of its sheen before it has started as foreign stars are being forced to drop out due to injuries and Test commitments.... Sri Lanka eye record-setting victory over West Indies PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), April 2: Sri Lanka can kill the proverbial two birds with one stone when they face West Indies in the second and final Test, starting on Thursday at the Queen’s Park Oval.... PIA maintain winning run in One-day Cup KARACHI, April 2: PIA are virtually through to the semi-finals of the ABN-Amro National One-day Cricket Cup after clinching a 16-run victory over Lahore Eagles in the Super Eight Group ‘B’ fixture at the UBL Sports Complex here on Thursday.... PM asks PCB to review decision LAHORE, April 2: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) attempt to defend its decision about banning Shoaib Akhtar for five years through some members of the Governing Board went futile after a reported... Shoaib has great ability but lacks responsibility: Lawson LONDON, April 2: While terming the ‘Rawalpindi Express’ a talent not fulfilled, Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has his expressed his disappointment at the five-year ban imposed on Shoaib Akhtar by a PCB disciplinary committee on Tuesday.... SNGPL snatch dramatic win despite Younis heroics KARACHI, April 2: A brilliant unbeaten century from Habib Bank captain Younis Khan failed to prevent SNGPL from pulling off a thrilling seven-run win in the Super Eight Group ‘B’ match at the National Stadium here on Wednesday.... ICC spots bowlers with faulty actions DUBAI, April 2: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared that five players at the recently staged Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia had potentially flawed bowling actions.... India sweat over Kumble fitness for second Test AHMEDABAD (India), April 2: India’s hopes of finding a winning formula for Thursday’s second Test against South Africa here suffered a setback due to fitness fears over skipper and key spinner Anil Kumble.... PCB announces schedule for sale of tickets FAISALABAD, April 2: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the schedule for the sale of tickets for the second One-day International between Pakistan and Bangladesh to be played at the Iqbal Stadium here on April 11.... Kazakhstan greets Olympic flame amid tight security ALMATY, April 2: Kazakhstan’s president carried the Olympic torch for a brief run on Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony, with thousands of police put on high alert to prevent any disturbances.... Olympian caught two-timing the club KARACHI, April 2: Olympian Sameer Hussain, who is also the coach of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) academy, has been “warned” after being caught representing another club without proper transfer in the ongoing inter-club hockey tournament.... PHF names junior hockey squad for SA tour KARACHI, April 2: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Wednesday named an 18-member junior squad for the South Africa tour, giving yet another chance to some undisciplined and over-aged players.... United, Barcelona move towards semi-final showdown BELGRADE, April 2: Manchester United beat Roma 2-0 away and Barcelona won 1-0 at Schalke in their Champions League quarter-final, first-leg matches on Tuesday to take big steps towards a semi-final showdown.... Pakistan squad aims to restore pride: Davis Cup KARACHI, April 2: The four-member Tehran-bound Pakistan tennis team looks set to restore the country’s pride when it embarks from Lahore to the Iranian capital on Friday to compete in Asia-Oceania... Striker strikes heavy blow to punters at LRC races LAHORE, April 2: Rank outsider four-year-old colt Striker, struck a heavy blow on the punters by winning the feature event of the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Nasir ton propels NBP home LAHORE, April 2: A fine century by opener Nasir Jamshed propelled National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to a 26-run win against Rawalpindi Rams in a high-scoring Super Eight Group ‘A’ match... Nasir Ismail appointed head coach of U-14 football team LAHORE, April 2: Nasir Ismail has been appointed head coach of the national Under-14 football team, which is to take part in the AFC U-14 Festival in Iran next month.... KC handicap snooker KARACHI, April 2: Eight more matches were decided on the second day of the KC doubles handicap snooker tournament at their premises Tuesday evening.... Sohail’s seven sinks Wapda hopes LAHORE, April 2: Paceman Sohail Tanvir produced a devastating spell to help KRL rout Wapda by 184 runs Wapda in Super Eight round Group ‘A’ match of the National One-day Cup at the LCCA Ground on Wednesday.... U-21 snooker Pakistan team to leave tomorrow KARACHI, April 2: A three-member Pakistan junior squad is due to leave for Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday to take part in the ninth Asian Under-21 snooker championship, starting from Saturday.... Federer, Kuznetsova advance at Miami MIAMI (Florida), April 2: World No 1 Roger Federer rolled over unseeded Jose Acasuso 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in a fourth-round match at the Sony Ericcson hardcourt tournament on Tuesday.... Mansoor falls ISLAMABAD, April 2: Robbie Temple of England, ranked no 11 in the tournament, created a major upset stunning third seed Mansoor Zaman in the main round of the 6th Chief of...

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