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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Thursday said his party would keep playing its role in the progress and prosperity of the people at large and would emerge as the single largest party of the country in the next elections.
"The PML -Q is playing its due role as the only opposition party in the centre and the provinces. We don't need to go to anyone as because of our growing popularity amongst the masses, the politicians would have

LAHORE - Sheikhupura and Gujranwala won their matches in the PBCC National Blind Cricket T20 Cup here at the Punjab University ground on Wednesday. Sheikopura defeated Multan by nine wickets. Sheikupura won the toss and put Multan into bat which scored just 88 runs in 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets.
Saeed Akhtar was top scorer with 27 runs. Sheikupura in reply reached the target in just 6.3 overs for the loss of one wicket. Ashraf Bhatti played an unbeaten innings of 69

LAHORE - Mughalpura Institute beat Mughalpura Sports by 63 runs in the East Zone Cricket Championship at Mughalpura Institute ground on Wednesday. Fine century by Anser Bharwana was the main feature of the match.
Scores: Mughalpura Institute 246/7 in 40 overs. Anser Bharwana 100, Javaid Hafeez 30, Shahid Khan 20, Javaid Iqbal 33, Waqas 12, Imran Akram 17(no). Hussnain 3/50, Jamil 2/38, Wajid 1/35, Faheem 1/39. Mughalpura Sports 183 all out in 36.2 overs. Raza 47, Moazam 41, Usman

WELLINGTON - Misbah-ul-Haq overcame the loss of late wickets to keep his cool and guide Pakistan to a two-wicket victory over New Zealand in their fourth one-day international match in Napier Tuesday.
Misbah, who has anchored Pakistan's batting throughout the tour of New Zealand, proved once again a thorn in the side of Daniel Vettori's team, scoring 93 not out as Pakistan finished on 264 for eight in 49 overs having chased down the host's 262 for seven. The Pakistan test

COMMENT - Pakistan recorded their first ever victory over New Zealand at this venue by winning the fourth match of the six-match series by two wickets with six balls
to spare at McLean Park, Napier, Tuesday.
Pakistan's first victory at this ground came in the fifth one-day international match. It was Pakistan's smallest victory in terms of wickets against New Zealand
in New Zealand and second narrowest after one wicket win on the final ball at Multan on December 7,

LAHORE - Shalimar Gymkhana beat Faiz Bagh Gymkhana by 14 runs in the 4th Nazar Mohammad Invitational Cricket Tournament here on Tuesday. Shalimar made 251 for all in 39.2 overs. Shoaib 79, Wasim 61 and Imran Shafi 21 were the main scorers. Ashfaq three for 55, Faisal four for 23, Shahbaz two for 20.
Faizbagh Gymkhana could make 237 in 38.3 overs. Rana Salman 116 and Irfan 46. Hafiz Salman three for 46, Rizwan two for 20 and Wasim two for 31.

SAN DIEGO - Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas has made one of the most explosive starts ever on the PGA Tour and is on track to eclipse Tiger Woods as the fastest player to earn $2 million in prize money. The 26-year-old stunned the golfing world by winning this month's Bob Hope Classic in only his fifth appearance on the US circuit and he followed that with an ice-cool display at last week's Farmers Insurance Open, where he tied for third.
Many had expected the long-hitting Venezuelan

LAHORE - As many as two matches of the PBCC National Blind Cricket T20 Cup were played Tuesday at cricket ground of Punjab University. Lahore won by nine wickets and Okara by 10 wickets.
The first match was played between Lahore and Multan. Multan won the toss and decided to bat first. Multan lost all their wickets for 50 runs in 16.5 overs. Salman took 2 wickets while Abdul Shakoor and Shariq Yaseen shared a wicket each. Lahore, in reply, reached home in just 5.1 overs for the

ISLAMABAD - Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas on Monday said that armies can only win wars if their nations support them.
Speaking at a Seminar entitled, "Role of education broadcasters in eradication of growing tendencies of intolerance and violence in the Society", held at Allama Iqbal Open University, he said that wars were fought and won by the nations not only by armed forces.
General Athar said that Pakistan army's battle

BRISBANE - Australia claimed the one-day international series against England with a 51-run win in the fifth match at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. After winning the toss and batting Australia made 249, with second-gamer Chris Woakes picking up a record-equalling six wickets.
It seemed insufficient, but the tourists slumped to 145-9, before a late flurry from Steve Finn (35 off 24 balls) boosted their score to a more respectable 198. The result gave Australia an unbeatable 4-1

LAHORE - The Punjab University Sports Sciences Department won the PU Inter-department Volleyball Championship here on Thursday. Sports Sciences Department beat Centre for High Energy Physics in the final while Punjab University Gujranwala Campus got the third place.
Director sports Punjab Dr Zafar Rashid and Pakistan's former captain Ch Rafiq were the chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners.

LAHORE - Newage Cables and Bank Alfalah were safely through in Thursday's matches of the Suzuki Swift Polo Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club ground. Shah Shamyl Alam, Zain Khan Khakwani and Bilal Haye kept the game in their control to ensure a 5

LAHORE - Suzuki Swift/Guard Filters and Master Paints registered wins in the Suzuki Swift Polo Cup here on Wednesday. The combined team of Suzuki Swift/Guard Filters thrashed Remounts 10-5

LAHORE - The 2nd Chief Minister Sports Cup (intermediate, inter-district level) events are being contested with great enthusiasm in various districts of the province.
In Sahiwal, the athletics competitions were won by Government Higher College 45/112 L Cheechawatni. DPC Okara beat Government College for boys Gojra was in cricket match.
In boys badminton event, Government College Sahiwal was defeated by DPC Sahiwal while in girls badminton, Government College for Women

STRATHALBYN - Cameron Meyer grabbed the overall leader's jersey from fellow Australian Matthew Goss after winning the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under on Friday. Meyer, riding for the Garmin-Cervelo team, held off the sprinters and finished ahead of his breakaway companions, Vacansoleil's Thomas de Gendt and Laurens Ten Dam of Rabobank, after a 124-km ride from Norwood to Strathalbyn, near Adelaide. The main peloton arrived 24 seconds after the winner, meaning Meyer will go into

LAHORE - Jinnah Islamia College of Commerce won the Punjab University Lahore Zone Inter-collegiate Cricket Championship here at the New Campus Ground on Friday. Jinnah Islamia beat Govt College Gulberg in the final by two wickets. Gulberg college batting first made 169 runs in 30 overs.
Taya 55 and Dastagir 54 were the prominent players. Junaid had three wickets while Zubair took two. In reply, Jinnah Islamia achieved the score losing eight wickets in 29.4 overs. Adil 40 and

LAHORE - The 3rd Tray Hockey Championship is in progress at Faisalabad Hockey Stadium, Faisalabad. The following matches were played yesterday:Police v PHF Academy: 2-4 at full timeCustoms v Punjab: 2-1 at full time22nd January Fixtures:
1st Semi-Final: PAF v Punjab at 1100 hours
2nd Semi-Final: Customs v PHF Academy at 1400 hours.