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Shoaib in team for tri-series
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ignored the controversy over speedster Shoaib Akhtar8217;s bowling action on Thursday and included him in the 14-member squad bound for Australia for next month8217;s triangular series also involving India.
The team: Wasim Akram capt, Moin Khan vice-capt, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul Haq, Wajahatullah Wasti, Shahid Afridi, Ejaz Ahmed, Yousuf Youhana, Azhar Mahmood, Abdur Razzaq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Wasim, Shoaib Malik.

Cross-country team
NEW DELHI: An eight-member Indian team will represent the country in the Asian women8217;s cross country championship in Hong Kong on December 13.
The squad Juniors: Preeja Sridharan, Vinita Thakur, Amarjeet Kaur, Th Pasto Liema Devi; Senior: Sunita Rani, M Molly, Geeta Manral, L Aruna Devi; Coaches: Shiv Kumar Prasad, Renu Bala.

Jaspal wins gold
PHILLAUR: Jaspal Rana won gold in the air pistol 10m open category with 578 points while Baljit singh of Punjab wongold in the senior air pistol in the 43rd National Shooting championship today.

India Blues ahead
HYDERABAD: Strong contenders India Blues of Mumbai, Formidables from Delhi, Kinis from Bangalore and DK Rao, Mumbai led with 115 VPs, 72 VPs, 93 VPs and 76 VPs respectively after two rounds in the four-round team of four duplicate quarter-finals in the 41st National Bridge Championship on Thursday.