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December 2, 2001 Sunday Ramazan 16, 1422 Wasim denies he was under pressure LAHORE, Dec 1: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has denied that he was under government pressure to lose a World Cup match against Bangladesh in 1999.... Luck of draw deserts Argentina, England PUSAN (South Korea), Dec 1: The luck of the draw deserted World Cup favourites Argentina and highly-rated England on Saturday when the two arch-rivals were placed in the same group for... Schedule SCHEDULE (kick-off times in GMT): Group A: France, Senegal, Uruguay, Denmark, Group B: Spain, Slovenia, Paraguay, South Africa, Group C: Brazil, Turkey, China, Costa Rica... Another shock defeat for Manchester United LONDON, Dec 1: Manchester United’s hopes of retaining their Premiership title suffered a major setback Saturday after the champions were humiliated 3-0 by Chelsea in the early match at Old Trafford.... Pakistan lost due to carelessness: NZ umpire KARACHI, Dec 1: New Zealand’s cricket umpire Doug Cowie in a letter written to Pakistan’s judicial commission probing match-fixing allegations has supported that Pakistan tasted defeat in two World Cup matches... PSB to send teams abroad for training ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) will send the athletics, volleyball and women’s swimming squads for training abroad before the March 30-April 8 South Asian (SAF) Games.... Shoaib steers KG Whites to victory KARACHI, Dec 1: A stylish unbeaten 72 runs by former Test star Shoaib Mohammad, steered Karachi Gymkhana Whites to a seven-wicket victory over Karachi Club in the 16th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan... Pakistan may compete at Manchester ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Pakistan are likely to participate in an international hockey tournament at Manchester (England) in March next year, it was learnt Saturday.... Course record by Bjornstad HONG KONG, Dec 1: Henrik Bjornstad of Norway stormed into the lead at the 700,000 dollars Hong Kong Open after carding a course record 10-under-par 61 in the third round on... France on verge of lifting Davis Cup MELBOURNE, Dec 1: France were on the verge of winning the Davis Cup after clinching Saturday’s pivotal doubles match when a risky gamble by the Australians backfired.... O’Neal makes early exit but Lakers win SEATTLE, Dec 1: Shaquille O’Neal made an early exit and failed to reach double figures for the first time in 144 games, but the Los Angeles Lakers rolled on anyway and... Champion suspended for antics RENO (Nevada), Dec 1: Former junior welterweight champion Zab Judah was suspended six months and fined 75,000 dollars by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Friday for his antics following a... Phelps snatches second gold EAST MEADOW (New York), Dec 1: Young Michael Phelps won his second event of the U.S. Open swimming championships by setting a meet record Friday in the 400-metre individual medley at... Contrasting victories for Brothers, Bosco LAHORE, Dec 1:Brothers Club and Bishop Club registered wins in contras