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February 26, 2002 Tuesday Zilhaj 13, 1422 Skiers stripped of golds SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 25: Two cross-country skiers were sensationally stripped of their Winter Olympics gold medals Sunday after three athletes tested positive for a new blood-boosting drug as the Salt... Son of A Gun runs away with Derby Trials LAHORE, Feb 25: Coming from behind, fancied chestnut colt Son Of A Gun moved ahead and never allowed any one to beat him, to claim the Derby Trials race at the... Ateeq, Rahim and Waheed shine KARACHI, Feb 25: Owner M. Ateeq shared the racing limelight with riding boy Abdul Rahim and trainer A. Waheed Siddiqui, when each registered a splendid double at the Winter Gymkhana Meeting... Araya dazzles LAHORE, Feb 25: Five goals by Diego Araya including a hat trick enabled Samsung Mobiles Blues to beat Nee Punhal 10-4 to claim the Aibak Polo Cup at the Lahore Polo Club... Mauresmo wins title in desert DUBAI, Feb 25: Amelie Mauresmo claimed her first title since May last year when she defeated Sandrine Testud 6-4 7-6 to win the Dubai Open on Saturday.... Match Play golf CARLSBAD (California), Feb 25: Sixty-second seed Kevin Sutherland capped off an improbable week by defeating Scott McCarron 1-up in the 36-hole final and winning the World Match Play championship at La... Australia hand Proteas record Test defeat JOHANNESBURG, Feb 25: South Africa crashed to their heaviest Test innings defeat Sunday when they were bowled out for just 133 in their second innings shortly after tea on day three... India rout Zimbabwe by innings NAGPUR (India), Feb 25: Spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh bowled India to a crushing victory by an innings and 101 runs over Zimbabwe in the first Test Monday.... England triumph to set up grand finale AUCKLAND, Feb 25: England had to withstand some powerful hitting by New Zealand’s lower order before securing a rain-affected fourth One-day International by 33 runs Saturday to square the five-match series... Ex-Test cricketer Afaq Hussain dies KARACHI, Feb 25: Former Test off-spinner Afaq Hussain died here Sunday night after a protracted illness.... Donald quits Test cricket CAPE TOWN, Feb 25: South Africa’s most successful fast bowler of all time, Allan Donald, announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect on Monday.... ‘Mother of all defeats’ JOHANNESBURG, Feb 25: South Africa’s record defeat against Australia in the first Test dominated the front page of most of the country’s daily newspapers Monday.... PCB stays on collision course with ICC KARACHI, Feb 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stayed on collision course with the International Cricket Council (ICC) after its nominations for the match referee’s panel were not considered good enough... Fleming wants review of D/L system DUNEDIN, Feb 25: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has called for a review of the Duckworth/Lewis system on the eve of his side’s one-day series decider with England in Dunedin.... Aussie, Kiwi officials due Thursday KARACHI, Feb 25: Three officials of Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and New Zealand manager Jeff Crowe are scheduled to arrive here in Karachi Thursday on a pre-tour visit.... Sohail saves Pakistan’s blushes Pakistan 3 Belgium 2... Impressive start by champions Netherlands 4 New Zealand 0... Pakistan launch World Cup campaign in style Pakistan 5 South Africa 0... Opening ceremony without spectators KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25: Colourful balloons went up, the band played, officials of teams marched past and locals performed cultural dances at the opening of the 10th World Cup but it... AHF to discuss PHF’s proposal LAHORE, Feb 25: The Council of Asian Hockey Federation will discuss a proposal of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for introducing 4-Nation Asian hockey tournaments for the revival of Asian style... Green shirts pins in demand KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25: Pakistani lapel pins are one of the hot items among the World Cup souvenirs on sale here.... Coaching conference KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25: Top coaches including Australians Ric Charlesworth and Terry Walsh are to make presentations and give lectures at the International Hockey Federation’s coaching conference scheduled for March 6...

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