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December 17, 2001 Monday Shawwal 1, 1422 Ruiz keeps Holyfield at bay MASHANTUCKET (Connecticut), Dec 16: John Ruiz retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a draw after 12 rounds against Evander Holyfield in an ugly fight on Saturday.... Woods trails by four shots THOUSAND OAKS (California), Dec 16: Fiji’s Vijay Singh looked comfortable in decidedly inhospitable conditions Saturday to build a four-shot lead over Tiger Woods in the Williams World Challenge post-season golf tournament.... Bold Commander fancied to clinch main event KARACHI, Dec 16: Bold Commander, a five-year-old bay horse owned by Humayun Mirza and trained by seasoned A. Hannan, is fancied in these columns to win the main event, in the... Agnes Digital win completes treble HONG KONG, Dec 16: Agnes Digital, ridden by Hirofumi Shii, triumphed in Sunday’s group one Hong Kong Cup, the last big race of this year’s international horse racing calendar.... Asian stars assemble in Hong Kong HONG KONG, Dec 16: The cream of Asian tennis has gathered at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to battle for the $60,000 Asian Championship title on December 17-23 and the chance to... Coaches approve new hockey event KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16: Hockey was the big winner at the Champions Challenge — that’s the verdict of the coaches at the inaugural tournament won by India on Saturday.... Covili triumphs after Miller skids out ALTA BADIA (Italy), Dec 16: Frenchman Frederic Covili took his third World Cup giant slalom podium in as many races on Sunday, with a close-shave win on the Gran Risa piste.... LDFA meeting LAHORE, Dec 16: Meetings of executive committee and general council of the Lahore District Football Association (LDFA) will be held at Rajgarh on Dec 19 at 2 pm.... Cycle race LAHORE, Dec 16: Punjab Cycling Association is holding a 30-km cycle race around the Qaddafi Stadium on Dec 19. All the arrangements have been completed in this regard.—APP... Man Utd clock second victory LONDON, Dec 16: Champions Manchester United clocked up a second consecutive premier league win by beating Middlesbrough 1-0 on Saturday, without the help of England captain David Beckham.... O’Sullivan routs Williams YORK (England), Dec 16: Ronnie O’Sullivan described his performance against Mark Williams as one of the best of his life as a 9-6 win put the Essex man into the final... Chess kings stalemated, Kasparov shuns world body MOSCOW, Dec 16: Two Ukrainians will dispute the official world chess championship title next month while Garry Kasparov, the world’s greatest player, sits on the sidelines and a fourth grandmaster ponders... Nystrand too strong for Hoogenband again ANTWERP (Belgium), Dec 16: Sweden’s Stefan Nystrand inflicted another defeat on Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband by successfully defending his ... ‘Beckham drained’ LONDON, Dec 16: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed Sunday that the reason he has dropped David Beckham from the Premiership champions last four matches was because the England captain... Celtics snap Charlotte losing streak CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), Dec 16: The Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets for the first time in nine games and moved into a tie for first-place in their division with a... Professionals annex trophy KARACHI, Dec 16: Professional Gymkhana beat fancied A.O. CC by six wickets in the final of the A.O. Floodlights Trophy played on Saturday night at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.... Yasir Arafat bats well RAWALPINDI, Dec 16: Gul Club won the Ramazan sports festival cricket tournament here at the Rawalpindi Stadium as they cruised to an easy 52-run victory against Rainbow Club.... Tariq, Adnan shine KARACHI, Dec 16: Dewan Sugar Mills Ltd beat Citbank by handsome margin of 57 runs in the finals to annex the AKU ramazan festival cricket tournament at AKU Sports Ground Saturday.... Series opener delicately poised ADELAIDE, Dec 16: Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne ran through the South Africa lower order Sunday to leave the first Test of the world championship series delicately poised.... We can beat SA: Warne ADELAIDE, Dec 16: Shane Warne said Australia were in a good position to win the first cricket Test against South Africa after his five-wicket haul helped his team to a useful... India scared of England, says White LONDON, Dec 16: England all-rounder Craig White on Sunday claimed that Nasser Hussain’s men have the psychological edge over India ahead of the final Test which starts on Wednesday and even... Gayle puts WI into final KANDY (Sri Lanka), Dec 16: Jamaican left-hander Chris Gayle struck 85 from 79 balls against Zimbabwe Sunday to steer West Indies into the final of the triangular one-day competition.... Brian Lara recuperating after surgery KANDY (Sri Lanka), Dec 16: Star West Indian batsman Brian Lara was recovering at a hotel after undergoing surgery to his dislocated left elbow, cricket officials said here Sunday.... Bangladesh coach realistic about Test hopes HAMILTON (New Zealand), Dec 16: New Zealand go into the first Test against Bangladesh starting Tuesday on a hiding to nothing....

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