DAWN - Sport; October 31, 2001

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October 31, 2001	Wednesday	Shaba’an 13, 1422

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Leicester hold Blackburn to end losing streak BLACKBURN (England), Oct 30: Leicester City ended a run of five defeats with a goalless premier league draw at Blackburn Rovers Monday, giving manager Dave Bassett his first point after replacing...		PCB yet to decide on Niaz Stadium HYDERABAD, Oct 30: The fate of Niaz Stadium hangs in balance as no decision has yet been taken whether the ground is to be handed over to the Pakistan Cricket Board...

Mixed draws for Pakistan in AFC event LAHORE, Oct 30: Pakistan has been placed in tough Asian Football Championship Under-17 group but has been bracketed with relatively easier teams in the AFC under-20 preliminary rounds. Both the teams...		Malaysia Replaces India as hosts NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Malaysia has taken over the hosting of next month’s men’s Champions Challenge international hockey tournament from India because of security concerns, an Indian hockey official said on...

Caddick, Croft opt out of Indian tour LONDON, Oct 30: Pace bowler Andrew Caddick and spinner Robert Croft have opted out of England’s tour of India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Tuesday....		PIA and HBL qualify for super league BAHAWALPUR, Oct 30: PIA and Habib Bank recorded hard fought victories in the PTCL Cup football tournament before qualifying for the super league stage Tuesday....

Iftikhar, Faraz hit centuries KARACHI, Oct 30: Iftikhar Ahmed and Faraz Malik slammed centuries to steer Rafiq Shirazi Memorial Cricket Club and Omer Cricket Club to victories in the third All Karachi Super League...		Ruthless Wapda rout Sindh in opener ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Wapda made a characteristic start to the defence of their title Tuesday when they blanked Sindh 3-0 on the first day of the 37th Royals National Volleyball Championship...

Army retain national crown with emphatic win over Wapda LAHORE, Oct 30: Army whipped Wapda 24-11 to win the national baseball championship for a consecutive third time at the Iqbal Parks Sports Complex Tuesday....		LRC draws mediocre card for midweek races LAHORE, Oct 30: A mediocre card of six-events has been drawn by the Lahore Race Club for the midweek gymkhana races to be held at the racecourse Wednesday....

French skier has brain damage INNSBRUCK (Austria), Oct 30: France’s reigning world super-G champion Regine Cavagnoud suffered severe brain damage in Monday’s horrendous training accident in Austria and was still fighting for her life on Tuesday,...		Gladiators trounce Remount RAWALPINDI, Oct 30: Gladiators earned a narrow 8-7 victory over Remount 8-7 in the Brink’s Cup polo tournament at the Rawalpindi Polo Club on Tuesday....

Horseracing resumes on Sunday KARACHI, Oct 30: Horse-racing will commence in the city from Sunday after the license was renewed Tuesday until Nov 16, officials said....		Asif and Irfan score in final LAHORE, Oct 30: Divisional Public School Model Town, Lahore, completed the hat trick of titles when they struggled to beat Government Model High School, Model Town, Lahore, 2-0 in the 35th...

Semis lineup completed in women’s TT KARACHI, Oct 30: Sadia Yaseen, Naureen Tehseen, Sonia Qaisar and Shahida Yousuf reached the women’s singles semifinals of the All-Karachi Lions Open table tennis tournament at the at the Sindh Sports...		SSB and UGC cagers for national event HYDERABAD, Oct 30: The Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Tuesday named a 12-member women basketball squad for the National Women’s Basketball Championship starting Nov 5 at Fatima Jinnah Gymnasium of Sindh University...

Basketball LAHORE, Oct 30: New Age club and Don Bosco school will Wednesday meet in the final of the Rizwan Sunny Memorial basketball tournament after winning their semifinals Tuesday....		Boxer dies after knock out JAKARTA, Oct 30: An Indonesian boxer has died after being knocked out in a lightweight bout at a tounament run by the Indonesian Boxing Committee, a report said Tuesday....

Payments to seven cricketers stopped KARACHI, Oct 30: Coca Cola have stopped payments to seven Pakistan cricketers for their failure to respond to the letters of confirmation, sources said....		Luckless Zimbabwe crash out of Sharjah Cup SHARJAH, Oct 30: The unexpected never happened as pathetic Zimbabwe were for the second time put in their place by the unbeaten Sri Lankans who won by the comfortable margin of...

Faisal, Asif hit centuries as PIA draw with Customs KARACHI, Oct 30: Promising Faisal Iqbal and experienced Asif Mujtaba scored flawless centuries to earn a respectable draw for PIA in the seventh round Patron’s Trophy Grade-I action against Pakistan Customs...		India’s Test build-up sinks without trace DURBAN, Oct 30: India are in danger of going into the Test series against South Africa in Bloemfontein Saturday without having played any first-class cricket on tour....

Capriati made to work in finale MUNICH (Germany), Oct 30: World number one Jennifer Capriati was made to work hard by Bulgaria’s Magdalena Maleeva before sealing a 2-6 6-3 6-3 victory in her opening match at the...		Misbah slams 109 KARACHI, Oct 30: Test discard Misbah-ul-Haq nudged the selectors by making an unbeaten 109 as the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture between KRL and Allied Bank petered out to a tame draw...