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January 3, 2002 Thursday Shawwal 18, 1422 Dramatic start to new year LAHORE, Jan 2:The year 2002 was off to a dramatic start at the Lahore Race Club track during the first mid-week Gymkhana races on Wednesday, whose repetition will be heart-breaking for race-lovers!... Hewitt battles illness as Italy triumph PERTH (Australia), Jan 2 - World number one Lleyton Hewitt fought off a severe bout of fever Wednesday to guide Australia to a dramatic Hopman Cup victory over Argentina.... Pierce powers past Schett HONG KONG, Jan 2: French star Mary Pierce moved elegantly into the semifinals of the Hong Kong Ladies Challenge here after a hard fought 6-4, 7-6 comeback victory over Austrian Barbara... Sampras crashes to shock defeat ADELAIDE (Australia), Jan 2: Former world number one Pete Sampras was a shock first-round loser to fellow American Todd Martin at the Australian men’s hardcourt tennis championship Wednesday.... Tyson threatens journalists in fracas HAVANA, Jan 2: Boxer Mike Tyson was involved in a heated confrontation with journalists in his Cuban hotel lobby Tuesday, shouting and tossing crystal balls at them and lightly punching one... Youth squash, Badminton trials LAHORE, Jan 2: Trials to select Punjab squash and badminton teams for the Inter-Provincial youth championships will be held here on different dates.... Kamran’s hat trick proves decisive LAHORE, Jan 2: Kamran scored five goals, which included a hat-trick, to carry Sunday TV to a convincing win over Spurs Blues by 10-6 1/2 in the Marry Max II Cup polo tournament at the Lahore Polo... Langer, Hayden punish Proteas yet again SYDNEY, Jan 2: Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden celebrated the New Year by blasting hundreds in a double-century partnership that put Australia in command of the third and final Test against... Waqar predicts clean sweep DHAKA, Jan 2: Pakistan cricket captain Waqar Younis predicted a whitewash over Bangladesh as his team arrived here Wednesday for its first-ever Test series against the South Asian minnows.... UCB chief orders selectors to pick Ontong SYDNEY, Jan 2: South African United Cricket Board (UCB) president Percy Sonn said Wednesday he had ordered the selectors to include coloured all-rounder Justin Ontong in their team for the third... Indian tour will go ahead: Lamb LONDON, Jan 2: England cricket chief Tim Lamb has said that England’s one-day tour of India will go ahead despite the border tensions between India and Pakistan.... Nasim slams century KARACHI, Jan 2: Left-handers Nasim Khan and Mohtashim Ali shared honours for Rest of Balochistan (RoB) on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I match against Rest of Sindh (RoS)... Moin rescues Whites’ KARACHI, Jan 2: Moin Khan played a captain’s knock to lead a Karachi Whites fightback on the opening day of the 44th Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I cricket championship clash against Karachi Blues... Dream debut by Kashif RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: Raja Mohammad Kashif Khan made a dream first-class debut for Islamabad Wednesday with five catches behind the stumps as Rawalpindi crumbled to 176 all out on day dne... Sialkot in trouble LAHORE, Jan 2: A deadly spell by Jaffar Nazir  enabled Sheikhupura to reduce Sialkot to 54 for seven in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match at Country  Club, Muridke, according to a message received Wednesday.... Sajid puts NWFP on top KARACHI, Jan 2: Bowlers dominated the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy tie between Rest of NWFP and Rest of Punjab at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar Wednesday.... Unbeaten 103 by Imran LAHORE, Jan 2: An unbeaten century by Test reject  Imran Farhat helped defending champions Lahore Blues to 220 for three on a curtailed opening day against Lahore Whites in the Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Trophy Grade-I fixture... Coaches clinic LAHORE, Jan 2: Twenty one coaches have been invited to attend the national coaches clinic to be held at the National Hockey Stadium from Jan 14 to 20.... Champions held DENVER, Jan 2: Cliff Ronning scored third period goals 1:21 apart to earn the Nashville Predators a 4-4 tie with defending Stanley Cup champions, Colorado Avalanche Tuesday.... Bolton check Liverpool LONDON, Jan 2: Liverpool lost the chance to return to the top of the English premier league when they were held 1-1 at Anfield by Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday, while Chelsea...

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