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China Daily | Updated: 2007-04-20 07:10

Cricket

Shoaib Malik takes over as Pakistan captain

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named all-rounder Shoaib Malik as captain of the national team following the resignation of Inzamam-ul-Haq in the wake of the side's early World Cup exit.

The 25-year-old, who has played in 18 tests and 137 one-day internationals, was handed the role until the end of the year for the test and one-day squads.

His first assignment is expected to be a three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka next month.

"Malik has been appointed as captain with the future of Pakistan cricket in mind," PCB chairman Dr. Nasim Asraf told reporters yesterday.

Skiing

Janica Kostelic announces end of career

ZAGREB: Janica Kostelic, one of the most successful women in the history of modern Alpine skiing, said yestersday she was ending her career because she no longer wanted to fight persistent injuries.

"The moment has come to end my career, although I still want to ski. The main reason for this decision are injuries. I have suffered so many injuries and pain and don't want to go through this again," Kostelic told a news conference.

The 25-year-old quadruple Olympic champion put her career on hold last year and missed the last season, training only sporadically.

She has meanwhile focused on her recently opened beauty parlour and tried to keep her private life and her budding love affair with a little-known Croatian away from the limelight.

(China Daily 04/20/2007 page24)

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