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| December 8, 2001 | Saturday | Ramazan 22, 1422 |
Agony and ecstasy for Glasgow giants
 PARIS, Dec 7: The UEFA Cup brought agony and ecstasy for Glasgow on Thursday as Celtic crashed out on penalties to Valencia while Rangers advanced to the last 16 after a...
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England face 3-0 whitewash, predict ex-Indian players
NEW DELHI, Dec 7: England will have to considerably lift their performance in the remaining two Tests against India to avoid a clean sweep, former Indian cricketers said Friday....
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Boucher and Rudolph save South Africa
PERTH, Dec 7: Stand-in captain Mark Boucher, batting at number seven, hit 134 at almost a run a ball to rescue South Africa as they made 367 on the opening day...
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Tired Goosen struggles
CAPE TOWN, Dec 7: U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen admitted he was tired after a long season as he battled gamely to stay within three strokes of the lead in the...
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Egyptian players not to break Ramazan
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 7: Egyptian players from Al Ahli have decided not to break their Ramadan fast ahead of Saturday’s first leg of the African Champions League final....
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Williams fends off Dyson challenge
YORK (England), Dec 7: World No 1 Mark Williams survived a mid-match fight-back from Nick Dyson to record a 9-6 victory and progress to a last-16 tie against Alan McManus in...
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South Africa topple favourites Argentina
 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7: South Africa created an upset when they defeated favourites Argentina 3-2 in the opening game at the inaugural Champions Challenge here on Friday....
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Haris and Amir score hat tricks
LAHORE, Dec 7: Sufi Muhammad Haris and Sufi Muhammad Amir scored hat tricks to help Deutsche Bank defeat KPC/Avari 8-5 and qualify for final of the local polo tournament at the Lahore Polo Club ground...
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Blake’s death dominate sports pages
PARIS, Dec 7: Just as sportsmen live their lives in the spotlight of the world’s back pages, their slayings are guaranteed to dominate the headlines on the front....
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Jordan helps Wizards to narrow victory
 HOUSTON, Dec 7: Michael Jordan, back in Washington’s line-up after missing one game to rest his knee injury, led the Wizards to an 85-82 victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday....
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No Davis Cup change of heart for Agassi
LONDON, Dec 7: Andre Agassi has said he will not follow his great rival Pete Sampras back into the U.S. Davis Cup fold....
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Aisam in doubles final
LAHORE, Dec 7: Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and partner Jaroslav Levinsky of Czech Republic reached the Kings and Queens International Tennis Championship doubles’s final beating Jan Hui and Anthony Ross in straight sets at the Muang...
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Stolen clothing recovered
SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), Dec 7: Stolen clothing due to be worn by International Olympic Committee (IOC) members at the Salt Lake City Winter Games in February was recovered on Thursday,...
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Waqar and Mudassar get extensions
KARACHI, Dec 7: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday gave Waqar Younis and Mudassar Nazar extensions until the home series against the West Indies....
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Conflicting statements throw WI visit in doubt
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), Dec 7: The West Indies will play Pakistan in a three-Test cricket series starting next month, but officials are unsure whether the matches will be played in Pakistan or...
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Anand advances to semis
 MOSCOW, Dec 7: Defending FIDE world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE World Chess Federation tournament with a draw against Alexei Shirov of Spain....
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Shoaib cleared again, but not yet by ICC
LAHORE, Dec 7: The University of Western Australia has reiterated its earlier findings regarding Shoaib Akhtar’s bowling action calling it peculiar anatomical characteristic that leads to the erroneous perception of throwing....
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Aussies say Pakistan tour still on
SYDNEY, Dec 7: Australia’s chances of touring Pakistan next year have improved with news that the country is safe to play international cricket again....
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Dillon sent home after training row
COLOMBO, Dec 7: West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon is being sent home from Sri Lanka after refusing to train because of security concerns....
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Javed’s cameo goes in vain
KARACHI, Dec 7: Northern Gymkhana suffered their second defeat in three outings in the Paragon Cup 2001 cricket championship, going down by four runs to CDC on Friday at the UBL...
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James hits 117 against Bangladesh
WANGANUI (New Zealand), Dec 7: Harley James scored a century as the New Zealand District Association XI reached 232 for three at the close of play on the first day of...
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PCB orders inquiry into NSK robbery
LAHORE, Dec 7: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has ordered investigations into reports of robberies in the National Stadium which led to stadium authorities taking the law into their hands....
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Asif and Babar propel Gul Club
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: Asif Mahmood and Babar Naeem stroked fine half centuries to propel Gul Club to a 31 run victory over Javed Sports in the Ramzan Sports Festival cricket tournament...
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Mir Sports in quarterfinals
KARACHI, Dec 7: Mir Sports booked a berth in the quarter- finals of the A.O. Floodlight Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament after beating Aamir XI by 40 runs at the Asghar Ali...
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