Sports News for September 19, 2007

Pak squash great Jansher Khan to make a comeback in London
Former squash world champion Jansher Khan of Pakistan, who retired in 1998, is all set to make a comeback when he competes in the inaugural London Open at the Cumberland Club here next month. One of the greatest squash players of all-time, 38-year-old Jansher will make his first international appearance since winning the last of his 99 Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour titles in 1998.Handed a wild card by event promoter Zubair Jahan Khan-- the former world No 9 now coaching at Cumberland-- Jansher will face Englishman Scott Handley, the third seed from Oxfordshire, in the first round of the London Open on October 11, The Nation reported. ANI

Pakistan to play in Champions Trophy: PHF
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has confirmed its teams participation in the Champions Trophy after reports were making the rounds that it may skip the tournament as it has been shifted from Pakistan on security grounds. HF Secretary Khalid Mahmood has said that Pakistan would take part in the tournament despite the International Hockey Federations (FIH) decision to hold it in some other country. ANI

England skipper Collingwoods duck against South Africa linked to strip club visit
Scoring a duck in a cricket match would not merit much attention, but in England skipper Paul Collingwoods case, it resulted in the media being all over him because his early dismissal against South Africa in a Twenty20 World Cup match was blamed on a visit to a strip club. ANI

Shoaibs absence behind Pakistans good performance
A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official has said that one of the reasons behind the national teams impressive performance at the Twenty20 World Cup is the absence of trouble-making pacer Shoaib Akhtar. ANI