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Hamburg - Former Ireland manager Brian Kerr on Monday signed a two-and-a-half-year contract as Faroe Islands national team coach, the Faroe football federation said in a statement.

Kerr, 56, will be in charge until the end of the qualifying campaign for Euro 2012.

He will take charge of the North Atlantic islands team immediately, his first match coming in June against Serbia in World Cup 2010 qualifying. The Faroes lie bottom of Group 7 with just one points while Serbia top the standings.

Lahore, Apr. 6 : `Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar has been included in Pakistan's squad for the one-day series against Australia in the UAE.

Selection committee chairman Abdul Qadir announced the squad at a press conference here on Monday.

A five match series will be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr. 6 : On the fourth day of the final Test against India, New Zealand could put together only 167 runs at the loss of four wickets before play was suspended due to bad light.

India was just six wickets away from a historic series triumph over New Zealand after marginalizing Kiwis in the third Test on Monday, after Zaheer Khan (2/50) and Harbhajan Singh (2/36) inflicted early damages.

Lahore, Apr 6 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has rubbished speculation that the one-day international series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be postponed or cancelled owing to lack of arrangements.

Ijaz insisted that the matches would go ahead as scheduled later this month, the Daily Times reported.

Islamabad, Apr 6 : Troubled fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is set to be included in a 15-man Pakistani squad for the upcoming one-day series against Australia after he passed a fitness test in Lahore.

Chief selector Abdul Qadir expressed satisfaction with Shoaib's fitness, and said team trainer David Dwyer and the Pakistan Cricket Board's medical officer, Dr Sohail Saleem, had also cleared him.