DAWN - Sport; January 4, 2002

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January 4, 2002	Friday	Shawwal 19, 1422

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Belgians end French hopes PERTH, Australia, Jan 3: Xavier Malisse fought back to beat Arnaud Clement 3-6 6-3 6-3 and seal fourth-seeded Belgium’s victory over France in the Hopman Cup Thursday....		Ontong’s Selection creates controversy DURBAN, Jan 3: United Cricket Board president Percy Sonn’s decision to drop a white player in favour of a coloured young prospect dominated front and editorial pages in South Africa’s newspapers...

Haseeb propels Remounts Whites LAHORE, Jan 3: Captain Haseeb Minhas scored four goals to carry Remounts Whites to a convincing win over Millat Tractor by 7—2 1/2 in the Marry Max II polo tournament at the Lahore Polo...		Women boxing to be introduced in Pakistan KARACHI, Jan 3: The popularity of great boxer Muhammad Ali’s daughter Laila Ali in women boxing the world over has led to introduction of the sport in Pakistan as the Pakistan...

Arif, Faraz hammer centuries KARACHI, Jan 3 - Omer CC overwhelmed New Capital CC by 156 runs in the All Karachi Shoaib Sports League cricket tournament at Shadab Ground Wednesday....		Hewitt’s Open bid hit by chicken pox PERTH, Australia, Jan 3 - World number one Lleyton Hewitt’s Australian Open dreams were dealt a hammer blow on Thursday when tests revealed he has contracted chicken pox just 11 days...

Pakistanis dominate ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: All the Pakistani players have won their respective matches in U-15, U-17 and U-19 age groups in 1st round of the British junior Open squash championship being played...		Champions Army rout Wapda LAHORE, Jan 3:National champions Army earned a facile 12-6 victory against Wapda in the Morven Gold National Inter-department baseball championship at the Iqbal Parks ground on Thursday....

Rustam-i-Pakistan LAHORE, Jan 3: The preliminary round of the Rustam-i- Pakistan bout now will be held at the Atiq Stadium from Jan 15 to 17 instead of Jan 12 and 13....		South Africans facing more humiliation SYDNEY, Jan 3: South Africa were facing the humiliating prospect of their worst series defeat in over 70 years Thursday as Australia marched confidently towards another massive victory on the second...

CBFS turns down Pakistan request KARACHI, Jan 3: Pakistan’s preparations for next year’s World Cup received another blow with the news that the Cricketers Benefit Fund Series (CBFS) have refused to reschedule April’s Sharjah Cup....		Javed leads by example KARACHI, Jan 3: Karachi Blues skipper Mohammad Javed led by example as his team staged a fightback on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I cricket match against Karachi Whites...

Rawalpindi on top RAWALPINDI, Jan 3: Rawalpindi gained the upper hand in their Quaid Trophy match against Islamabad on the second day of their four-day match at the KRL Stadium Thursday....		Kashif sparkles with 90 LAHORE, Jan 3: A sparkling 90 by opener Kashif Siddique helped Lahore Whites make a strong reply against Lahore Blues on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I match at LCCA Ground...

Balochistan’s tie delicately poised KARACHI, Jan 3: The Rest of Balochistan (RoB) and Rest of Sindh (RoS) Quaid-i-Azam Trophy fixture was delicately poised after stumps on the second day at the National Stadium Thursday....		Atapattu axed for 2nd Test KANDY (Sri Lanka), Jan 3: Sri Lanka, 1-0 up in their three-test series against Zimbabwe, have dropped vice-captain and opening batsman Marvan Atapattu for the second Test starting at the Asgiriya...

Paceman Umar good prospect: Lloyd ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: West Indies great Clive Lloyd arrived here Thursday and quickly got down to work with the Pakistan Junior team ahead of this month’s World Cup in New Zealand....		Rana Naveed, Jaffar shine LAHORE, Jan 3: Pacers Jaffar Nazir and Rana Naveed-ul- Hasan shared nine wickets between them to help Sheikhupura skittled out Sialkot for 83 in the first innings on the second day of the...

NWFP in command KARACHI, Jan 3: Rest of NWFP were poised for victory against Rest of Punjab in the Quaid Trophy tie at Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar Thursday....		Play curtailed again KARACHI, Jan 3: On another curtailed day’s play at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, the home side extended their score to 219 for six from the overnight 133 for four in the...

Zaman appointed FIH coach LAHORE, Jan 3: Former Olympian and captain Tahir Zaman has been appointed as FIH Coach (High Performance)....		Venue changed LAHORE, Jan 3: The final round of the National Junior hockey championship now will be played at the Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi from Jan 25 to Feb 5, instead of UBL Sports Complex, Karachi....

United go second with 6th straight victory LONDON, Jan 3: Resurgent Manchester United roared up to second place in the Premier League Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United at Old Trafford, their sixth straight victory....		Friends win trophy KARACHI, Jan 3: Bilal Friends clinched the All Karachi Zamir Khan Memorial cricket tournament when they defeated Central Police by three wickets in the final at Al-Mansoora Ground, says a news...