Tag: Defeat

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WASHINGTON - Pakistan lacks a robust plan to defeat Taliban militants and its security forces struggle to hold areas cleared of the Al Qaeda-linked fighters at great cost, according to US report released on Tuesday.
"There remains no clear path toward defeating the insurgency in Pakistan, despite the unprecedented and sustained deployment of over 147,000 forces," President Barack Obama's administration said in a report to lawmakers in Congress.
The report highlighted

WASHINGTON - Pakistan lacks a robust plan to defeat Taliban militants and its security forces struggle to hold areas cleared of the al Qaeda-linked fighters at great cost, according to U.S. report released on Tuesday.
The United States wants Pakistan to subdue Taliban fighters using safe havens in its rugged tribal areas to attack U.S. forces across the border in Afghanistan.
"There remains no clear path toward defeating the insurgency in Pakistan, despite the unprecedented

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's defeated cricket team returned home Sunday to calls from state-run media demanding a probe into blunders right from the start. "Who picked the final XI of the Sri Lanka team for the World Cup final against India?" the Sunday Observer asked.
It questioned the dropping of spinner Ajantha Mendis in favour of Suraj Randiv who failed to impress after only joining the squad as an injury replacement on Friday.
The Observer also questioned the wisdom of playing

STATS CORNER - India ended 27-year title drought in World Cup by beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday (April 2). It was India's second title victory in World Cup. India's first title win came under Kapil Dev when they beat West Indies in the final at Lord's on June 25,1983.
The defeat was Sri Lanka's second consecutive defeat in World Cup final. They also lost the 2007 World Cup final against Australia.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni

LAHORE - Results of the match between India and Pakistan claimed the life of a 40-year-old barber, who died of a heart attack on late Wednesday night, locals of the area told Pakistan Today on Thursday.
Muhammad Khaleel, resident of Abu-Bakar Saddique Colony located on Bund Road in the Sanda Police precincts, had placed thousands of rupees on Pakistan Cricket Team's win and when the team lost the match against his expectation, he started moaning and later felt severe chest pain,

KARACHI - Former greats and fans Thursday singled out sloppy fielding as the main reason for Pakistan's 29-run loss against bitter rivals India in the high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali. Pakistan dropped six catches, four off Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar, to help their rivals post a challenging 260-9. Tendulkar went on to make 85 and won the man of the match award. Pakistan succumbed to the pressure of the run-chase and were bundled out for 231 in a match watched by

KARACHI - The guns fell silent and the streets were deserted after Pakistan were defeated by India in their World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday. Zealous Pakistan fans, who had fired throughout the match at the fall of every Indian wicket or a boundary scored by the Pakistani batsmen, did not bother to waste their ammunition after the defeat and returned home silently.
"I had purchased 200 bullets out of my savings to celebrate the victory but now I guess I will save it

LAHORE - Faran Gymkhana defeated Shining Cricket Club in the second round match of the Rana Yaqoob Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament, being played at Wahdat Colony Ground, Lahore.
Shinning Cricket Club won the toss and decided to bat first. Shinning scored 153 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Faran Gymkhana chased the target in 19.3 overs for the loss of four wickets.
Shahid Nawaz was declared man of the match for his brilliant all-round performance.

OTTAWA - Angry opposition parties are set to vote Canada's ruling Conservatives out of office on Friday and trigger an election in a risky gamble that they can claw back a widening gap in opinion polls. But the Conservatives, in power since 2006 with two successive minority governments, are riding high. Polls show Prime Minister Stephen Harper holding onto power in an early May election and most likely strengthening his position.
"The Prime Minister and his Conservatives are in

COLOMBO - Ricky Ponting warned Australia on Sunday that the defending champions must learn the harsh lessons of their shattering defeat to Pakistan if they want to stay in the World Cup.
Australia lost by four wickets to Shahid Afridi's men, a defeat which ended their 34-match unbeaten streak in the tournament stretching back to the 1999 edition. It could also mean they face a titanic struggle against India in the quarter-finals.
Australia went down by four wickets in a

DUBLIN - Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party suffered a crushing defeat in the general election and the opposition Fine Gael party is set to lead the next government, according to an exit poll on Saturday.
Fine Gael, led by former teacher Enda Kenny, won 36.1 percent of the vote on Friday, its best result since November 1982 but not enough for a parliamentary majority, the Millward Brown Lansdowne poll for the RTE broadcaster showed. By contrast the Fianna Fail party of Prime

LAHORE - Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has rejected criticism from former greats and has asked his players to keep their focus on the game. Addressing a press conference here at the Gaddafi Stadium ahead of their departure for the 2011 World Cup, Afridi said that the critics had ignored his overall performance as captain in 2010. He said the ex-cricketers should support the team at this juncture when all the players are performing well.
Coach Waqar Younis and manager Intikhab

ROTTERDAM - British tennis star Andy Murray insisted on Tuesday that he was always going to compete here at this week's ATP Rotterdam Open despite it coming so soon after his second Australian Open final loss. "I was always going to play here after Australia," said the low-key Scot, who is seeded second here and begins his campaign on Wednesday against another former Aussie Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis.
"It's tough to adjust to the first indoor match in a few months." Murray,

AUCKLAND - Jesse Ryder scored his second one day international century to help New Zealand earn a face-saving 57-run victory over Pakistan at Eden Park on Saturday in the sixth and final match of their series.
The win was just New Zealand's second in their last 16 completed ODIs and was sorely needed to give them a hint of self belief before they head to the World Cup in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. "It has been a tough six months but to finish it on that note was very