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November 9, 2001 Friday Shaba’an 22, 1422 Seeded stars Saleh and Hussain in quarterfinals KARACHI, Nov 8: The top two seeds Saleh Mohammad and Mohammad Hussain, both from the NWFP, booked their berths in the quarter-finals in the billiards event of the Second Red &... Hasan stretches Tahir to limit KARACHI Nov 8: Fourth seeded Davis Cupper Tahir Iftikhar survived against lefthanded Hasan Mahmood in a closely fought three set battle before reaching the men’s singles semifinals of the fifth UBL... Poulter takes first round lead JEREZ (Spain), Nov 8: England’s Ian Poulter cashed in on near-perfect conditions at the Montecastillo Golf Club on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Volvo Masters with a blemish-free... Shoaib hopes to overcome allegations KARACHI, Nov 8:Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar popularly dubbed the “Rawalpindi Express” Thursday hoped he would overcome all the charges of an illegal bowling action, but admitted the allegations did disappoint him.... Top teams to compete in Pakistan Open ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The inaugural Alcatel Pakistan Open Bridge Championship which gets under way Friday, promises to be a top level team competition.... Dadu in commanding position KARACHI, Nov 8: Mohammad Khukaib made a patience unbeaten 58 to put Dadu in a commanding position on the second day ot the three-day Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Trophy Grade-II semifinal against Pishin... Aqeel bowls Zone-III to victory KARACHI, Nov. 8: Aqeel Sharif captured six wickets for 73 to play main role in Zone-III four wicket win over Zone-IV in Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Inter Zonal cricket championship... Banned Ata to launch academy KARACHI, Nov 8: Pakistan player Ataur Rehman, who has been banned from international cricket, said Thursday he would launch a cricket academy after passing coaching lessons in the UK.... Mubashir, Jawaid shine KARACHI, Nov 8: Even a fighting century by Jawaid Qadeer (113) containing four sixes and six boundaries could not save Zove VIII Whites from a 83-run defeat against Zone III in... Convincing victory for Lahore Chitkhara LAHORE, Nov 8: Shah Shamyl Alam scored eight goals, including a double hat trick, to guide Lahore Chitkhara to an emphatic  win by eleven goals to four-and-a-half (11 — 4 1/2)... Underdogs Ecuador qualify for finals RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 8: South American outsiders Ecuador qualified for their first World Cup and took Paraguay with them on Wednesday but four-times champions Brazil are still waiting to claim... Raptors owe it to Carter TORONTO, Nov 8: Vince Carter scored 39 points and the Raptors gave the Warriors a lessen in rejection, blocking an NBA-record 24 shots, as Toronto beat Golden State 109-92 on Wednesday.... Double gold for Dilsher, Raheela LAHORE, Nov 8: Dilsher Ali (Wapda) and Raheela Bano (Punjab) won  second  gold medals as two more events  were decided in the 51st  Nestle  national   cycling championship at the Lahore Canal (Harbanspura) Thursday.... Lennox, manager in verbal sparring LONDON, Nov 8: Lennox Lewis and his former manager Frank Maloney have engaged in some verbal sparring ahead of the Briton’s heavyweight title rematch with American Hasim Rahman.... Withdrawals disrupt tournament LAHORE, Nov 8:The All-Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Women hockey tournament has been disrupted after Balochistan, NWFP and Azad Kashmir decided not to send their teams for the competition, starting at the National Hockey Stadium from Saturday.... Celebrations claim four lives QUITO, Nov 8: Four people died and 70 were injured as Ecuador’s celebrations for the country’s first ever qualification for the World Cup turned to tragedy, the Red Cross said Thursday.... Big field for amateur golf ISLAMABAD, Nov 8:The Nokia Federal Amateur Golf Championship which opens here at the Islamabad Club has attracted 70 top amateurs.... Germany team average: Beckenbauer BERLIN, Nov 8: Germany are far from being a world class international side and are at best average, Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer said on Thursday.... Friend’s career-best sends Bangladesh reeling DHAKA, Nov 8: Zimbabwe paceman Travis Friend took his career-best of five for 31 as Bangladesh were shot out for 107 in the first Yest Thursday.... Pacers Waqas and Faisal rout HBL for low total LAHORE, Nov 8: Fiery bowling by pace duo Waqas Ahmad and Faisal Irfan helped Wapda rout Habib Bank for 61 on the opening day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture  at Gaddafi... Saeed’s 112 puts KRL on top RAWALPINDI, Nov 8: KRL made a cracking start to their Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match against ADBP Thursday with Saeed Anwar Jr striking a century at the KRL Stadium.... Aussies collapse after record opening stand BRISBANE, Nov 8: Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer both scored centuries before Australia’s celebrated batting line-up inexplicably collapsed on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand Thursday.... Veteran Shoaib hammers unbeaten century KARACHI, Nov 8: A typical gutsy century by former Test opener Shoaib Mohammad helped PIA reach a commanding 285 for one on the opening day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture... Ijaz and Aamir rescue ABL KARACHI, Nov 8: In-form Ijaz Ahmad Junior and Aamir Hanif stroked fine half centuries to lift Allied Bank to 285 for seven against Pakistan Customs at stumps on the opening day... France outclass Czech Republic MADRID, Nov 8: Sandrine Testud and Amelie Mauresmo were quickly into their stride on Thursday to set France on their way to a 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic in their... Tillekeratne boosts Test claim MATARA (Sri Lanka), Nov 8: Sri Lanka ‘A’ skipper Hashan Tillekeratne staked his claim for next week’s first Test against the West Indies with an impressive unbeaten 67 here Thursday....

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