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April 7, 2006 Friday Rabi-ul-Awwal 8, 1427 TV deals top $1bn for neutral venues ODIs: BCCI NEW DELHI, April 6: India''s cricket board announced on Wednesday it had secured rights valued at over $1 billion after signing a five-year deal to play one-day games in neutral venues.... Pakistan’s hopes dented by lowly Macau LAHORE, April 6: Kin Seng Chan struck twice to help Macau earn a 2-2 draw against Pakistan in the Group D match of the first AFC Challenge Cups at Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday.... Arsenal, Barcelona qualify for semis LONDON, April 6: Arsenal reached the Champions League semifinals for the first time after a 0-0 draw at Juventus on Wednesday secured a 2-0 aggregate victory.... Langer never thought of quitting PERTH, April 6: Australian Test opener Justin Langer has no thoughts of retiring on medical grounds after being badly concussed while batting in South Africa.... India seal ODI series with fourth successive victory KOCHI, April 6: A fine 65 from Rahul Dravid helped India win the fourth One-day International against England by four wickets on Thursday to take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series.... Warm welcome for victorious cricketers KARACHI, April 6: The victorious Pakistan cricket squad flew into the city on Thursday from Colombo after winning both the Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka.... Legislators for probe into PCB affairs LAHORE, April 6: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman to submit a detailed report about the board''s affairs personally on Monday.... Pentangular Cup: Faisalabad on top against Sialkot LAHORE, April 6: Fine bowling by pacemen Shahid Nazir and Asad Ali put Faisalabad in a position of strength in the Pentangular Cup match against Sialkot at the Qadhafi Stadium on Thursday.... Australians arrive in Bangladesh DHAKA, April 6: Australia, led by Ricky Ponting, arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday to play two Tests and three One-day Internationals on their maiden tour of the South Asian nation.... Zubair slams winner LAHORE, April 6: A last-gasp goal by Ahmed Zubair helped Guard Filters/Garden Gas beat Master Paints 7- 6 1/2 in Sardar Abdul Samad Polo Cup on Thursday.... Pakistan’s hopes rest on Aisam and Aqeel MUMBAI, (India), April 6 : Pakistan tennis team’s non-playing captain Rashid Malik feels that Pakistan can put India under pressure should they win even one of the two opening day singles... Army, Railways, Police advance to super league KARACHI, April 6: Defending champions Army rounded off their group matches on a winning note when they humbled Habib Bank 77-53 to top pool ‘A’ in the Inter departmental basketball championship... Tennis: Schnyder eases into 3rd round NEW YORK, April 6: Second seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland cruised into the third round of the Amelia Island Tennis Tournament on Wednesday with a routine 6-2, 6-2 victory over American veteran Lisa Raymond.... Russian narrowly misses record SHANGHAI, April 6: Russia''s Anastasia Ivanenko broke down in tears after narrowly missing a world record at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships on Thursday as Australia''s men registered a face-saving win.... Cricket: Umair propels Diamond Club lift trophy ISLAMABAD, April 6: Umair Khan struck an unbeaten 82 as Punjab Club defeated Diamond by five wickets to claim the Islamabad-Rawalpindi Inter-City Super Cricket Championship title on Thursday.... Delhi Blues clinch five-match series LAHORE, April 6: All-round performance by Reema Malhotra and fine bowling by leg-spinner Rajwinder Kaur helped Delhi Blues beat PCB Greens by 45 runs to wrap-up the five match women series... Irfan’s triumph KARACHI, April 6: Irfan's team accumulated 95 Victory Points (VPs) to win the 4th edition of Suspense Bridge Championship at Aslam Bridge Hall, says a press Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) press release issued Thursday... Weightlifting trials LAHORE, April 6: Trials to select probables for the national weightlifting camp for the 10th South Asian Games will be held at Sports Complex, Islamabad on Tuesday.... KH routed in two days LAHORE, April 6: Test discard paceman Fazle Akbar grabbed five for 23 as PIA trounced Karachi Harbour (KH) inside two days in the Pentangular Cup match on Thursday.... Ashraf, Sajid excel KARACHI, April 6: Ashraf Ali and Sajid Qureshi hammered centuries to help their respective teams win in the KCCA Inter-club championship on Wednesday.... Mashrafe back in Test squad DHAKA, April 6: A fully-fit Mashrafe Mortaza has been recalled to the Bangladesh Test squad for the two-match series against Australia this month.... Dravid rested NEW DELHI, April 6: India captain Rahul Dravid has been rested for the next two one-dayers against England after Thursday''s victory gave his team an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series....

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