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Canada's Chantal Petitclerc Australia's Aaron Chatman attempts reacts as she found marking to jump 2.02m the new world record after during the Men's the women's 200m T54 final. High Jump F44/46 final. Taiwan's Lin Tzu-hui celebrates her gold medal she won in the women's -75kg powerlifting event. Beijing Paralympics- 2008 Highlights

Australia's supporters cheer with national flags after Australia team defeated Britain in the Wheelchair Basketball Semi-final.

Cortney Jordan, of the United States, right, celebrates her gold medal in the Women's 50m Freestyle S7 with teammate and silver medalist Erin Popovich. Australia's Evan O'Hanlon reacts as he crosses the finish line marking USA's Lora Webster the new world receives a ball Papua New record after the during the Guinea's Francis men's 200m T38 Kompaon reacts final. women's sitting as he qualified volleyball gold for next stage medal match after Heat 2 of Italy's Maria Poiani Panigati, right, against China. the men's 100m celebrates her gold medal in the T46 competi- Women's 50m Freestyle. tion. ICL target old guard

Badshas team from , could join the ICL. Mushtaq told PakPassion.net: “There are a lot of rumours doing the rounds, the one I keep hearing is that there will be an English team this season and that lots of English players have already been approached and maybe even signed. But as far as I know it’s just rumour and specula- tion.” Former England players , , and even , who retired from the sport in 2005, have been rumoured to be targets for the ICL. Other players recently released by their counties - Ali Brown of Surrey and Essex’s Alex Tudor - are also believed to be possi- ble signings for the ICL, whether it be as Russia’s women’s tennis team pose with the trophy after beating Spain 4-0 in the Fed Cup tennis final in Madrid, part of a new all-English team or to sign for current member teams of the league. Saturday Sept. 14, 2008. From left, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Vesnina, Ekaterina Makarova, Vera Zvonareva. (AP Such a move by a team of English play- Photo/Paul White) Darren Gough ers could lead to further problems with the An English team could take part in the rival . Indian League this winter, accord- Kent have been prevented from taking ing to former Pakistan Test bowler part in the Champions League Ronaldo set for return Mushtaq Ahmed. because they have players who took part in Mushtaq, who retired from county the ICL. in Champions League cricket last month after six years with The IPL bosses objected to any involve- by Rob Harris “You have to recover, Sussex, plans to continue to play in the ICL ment of players who had taken part in the that’s the name of the when it resumes in October. ICL and the International Cricket Council, MANCHESTER, game,” Ferguson said And Mushtaq believes a team of who sanction the Champions League, England (AP) - Alex Sunday. “It’s the Champions English players, similar to the Lahore bowed to the pressure. Ferguson is determined League and I think we are Manchester United will in a good group and I think become the first club to we have a good chance of defend its Champions qualifying.” League title, and what bet- Striker Giuseppe Rossi Pakistan have continued their this year we just have the one- ter time to reintroduce has missed Villarreal’s attempts to organise some action Pakistan day series in Abu Dhabi and a Cristiano Ronaldo after opening league games with for their players by inviting the Twenty20 four-nation event in ankle surgery than for the a sprained left ankle and is West Indies to play two Tests in Toronto in October.” start of the group stage. doubtful for the return to November. turn to That four-nation event is It is highly likely the Old Trafford. The sub-continental side have scheduled to include , Portugal winger, who struck Group E also includes not played since West Indies and hosts Canada 42 goals last season, will the Celtic team from December last year and are suf- West Indies and will be the first cricket make his highly anticipated Ferguson’s native Glasgow and Danish side Aalborg. fering from the void created by Pakistan have played since the return from July’s ankle surgery against Villarreal “The way I look at the the postponement of the Asia Cup. on Wednesday, Ferguson Champions League is to Champions Trophy, which should three-match one-day series ends “Unfortunately, we don’t have said . get to 10 points,” Ferguson have started on Friday. in Abu Dhabi,” PCB chief operat- much cricket in coming months,” It should help the Red said. “If you get that you “We have formally invited the ing officer Shafqat Naghmi told Naghmi said, “but 2009 is going Devils obliterate memories know you have qualified West Indies board to send their PTI. to be a packed season for us and of Saturday’s first Premier and you can look forward team to play two Tests in “We are hopeful West Indies our team will not have enough League loss at Liverpool in to February when it really Pakistan immediately after the will respond positively or else breathing space.” seven years. starts to kick-in.”