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| February 18, 2002 | Monday | Zilhaj 5, 1422 |
Mutloob leaves qualifier Shakeel heart-broken
 KARACHI, Feb 17: Caddy-turned-professional Mutloob Ahmad held his nerve to beat qualifier Shakeel Rehmati in the first sudden- death hole, to annex the Nike-Standard Chartered 34th Golf Championship of Pakistan at...
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NWFP to enforce sports policy
LAHORE, Feb 17: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has suffered a setback as one of its affiliated units, the NWFP Olympic Association, has decided to implement the new sports policy introduced by the government....
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Venus downs Henin
ANTWERP (Belgium), Feb 17: World number two Venus Williams, a last-minute replacement in the tournament for her injured sister Serena, beat second-seeded Belgian Justine Henin 6-3 5-7 6-3 to win the...
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Norwegians shine as scandal fades
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 17: Norwegians grabbed the Olympic spotlight Saturday when Kjetil Andre Aamodt and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen roared to historic gold medals, finally pushing the figure skating controversy that...
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Surbaz Club win trophy
KARACHI, Feb 17: Surbaz Boxing Club South, bagged four gold and a silver medal, to pick up the Club Champions Trophy in the All Karachi City Government Boxing Championship held at...
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Punjab continue winning streak
LAHORE, Feb 17: Punjab and Balochistan registered second consecutive wins in the Inter-Provincial girls under-16 hockey championship at the National Hockey Stadium Sunday....
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Kahlon lifts Masters title
GURGAON (India), Feb 17: India’s Harmeet Kahlon held his nerve on the final hole to win his maiden professional title by a solitary shot at the $300,000 Indian Masters Sunday....
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Everton held by Crewe
LONDON, Feb 17: Crewe Alexandra forced a lucrative replay against premier league strugglers Everton after earning a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park in a turgid FA Cup fifth round match on...
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ACC turns against ICC over thorny issues
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 17: Asia’s cricket chiefs launched a scathing attack on the sport’s world governing body Sunday, saying the region’s sentiments were not being respected....
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Focus shifts to Peshawar
KARACHI, Feb 17: The focus in the last round of league matches in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I National Cricket Championship will be on Peshawar’s Arbab Niaz Stadium from Monday....
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Hooper gains consolation victory for West Indies
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 17: Carl Hooper played a captain’s knock of 112 not out as the West Indies gained a consolation 110-run victory over Pakistan in the third and final one-dayer...
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Fletcher urges England to improve quickly
WELLINGTON, Feb 17: England coach Duncan Fletcher has warned his team they must improve quickly to stand any chance of performing in next year’s World Cup, following their humbling defeat by...
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KCCA call up 86 for trials
KARACHI, Feb 17: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Sunday named as many as 86 players for trials to pick the city’s two teams for next month’s PCB National One-day Cricket...
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Ponting celebrates promotion
 POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 17: Ricky Ponting celebrated his promotion to the Australian one-day captaincy with an unbeaten 93 in the three-day tour match against South Africa ‘A’ Sunday....
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Zimbabwe draw opener
VIJAYAWADA (India), Feb 17: Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower scored 94 while Indian Board President’s XI leg-spinner Amit Mishra bagged six wickets for 94 runs as their three-day tour match ended in a...
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Saker stars as Vics struggle
MELBOURNE, Feb 17: Tasmanian opening bowler David Saker was the star against his old state as Victoria reached 257 for six on day one of their Inter-state cricket match at the...
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