DAWN - Sport; May 5, 2002

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Thammanoon on verge of victory SEOUL, May 4: Thailand’s Thammanoon Sriroj moved closer to his first Asian PGA victory for three years after firing a six-under-par 66 in the third round of the Maekyung Open on...		Venus outlasts Hingis, faces Clijsters in final HAMBURG (Germany), May 4: Jelena Dokic left the court in tears after a thigh injury forced her to retire from her semifinal with Kim Clijsters in the Hamburg Cup on Saturday....

Younus stuns Irshad to snatch gold KARACHI, May 4: Unfancied Muhammad Younus caused a major shock on the fourth day of 12th National Shooting Championnship to topple favorites Irshad Ali and Tariq Manzoor from Pakistan Navy....		Nine Oceania countries enter Olympic qualifiers SYDNEY, May 4: A record nine countries have entered the Oceania qualifying tournament for the 2004 Athens Olympics after soccer’s world governing body agreed for the first time to award the...

Tyson threatens Lewis NEW YORK May 4: Mike Tyson admitted biting Lennox Lewis’ leg during a news conference melee that led to the loss of the former heavyweight champion’s Nevada conference in New York,...		Double Wicket in Houston from July 19 HOUSTON, May 4: Leading cricketers from eight nations will feature in the Second International Double Wicket to be staged in July this year in the Astrodome....

Schuttler books place in final MUNICH, May 4: Rainer Schuttler kept German hopes alive at the 400,000-dollar Munich Open Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Czech Radek Stepanek to reach the finals....		Criville quits JEREZ (Spain), May 4: Alex Criville, the only Spaniard ever to win a 500cc world championship, announced his retirement from the sport Saturday....

Walking Distance on hat trick trail KARACHI, May 4: Akhtar Ali’s bay four-year-old colt Walking Distance is on the hat trick trail, when the Summer Gymkhana Meeting gets under way at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....		Farda Amiga springs huge upset: Harlan’s Holiday uneasy co-favourite LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 4: Farda Amiga sprang a huge upset to win the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs Friday....

Titanic struggle in semis SHEFFIELD (England), May 4: Peter Ebdon and Matthew Stevens were tied at 12-12 after the penultimate session in their World Snooker Championship semifinal Saturday....		FIFA chief accused of corruption ZURICH, May 4: FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been accused of corruption by the general secretary of world soccer’s governing body Michel Zen-Ruffinen in an explosive report presented to the executive...

PFF unhappy over failure to reach U-20 finals KARACHI, May 4: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has expressed its disappointment over the failure of the team for not making the final rounds of Asian Under-20 Football Championship....		Taj-ul-Malook well-placed in handicap to win LAHORE, May 4: Four-year-old bay colt Taj-ul-Malook, who registered an easy victory almost two weeks ago, looks well-placed in handicap, to win during the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday....

Sarwan disappointed over missing century BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 4: Ramnaresh Sarwan cracked a valuable 60 against India Friday that helped the West Indies take control of the third Test but remains disappointed that he missed out...		West Indies gain big first innings lead BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), May 4: Fine centuries by Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul ensured West Indies got into perfect position for a series-levelling win at the Kensington Oval on the third day...

Arsenal beat Chelsea to lift eighth FA Cup: Rangers deny Celtic double CARDIFF, May 4: Superb second-half goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg won the FA Cup for Arsenal on Saturday as the Gunners beat Chelsea 2-0 in the first all-London final...		Schumacher warned not to get greedy LONDON, May 4: Michael Schumacher should think carefully about how long he remains in Formula One, says former champion Jackie Stewart....

Dortmund clinch German title BERLIN, May 4: Borussia Dortmund won their sixth German title in dramatic fashion by fighting back from a goal down for a 2-1 victory over Werder Bremen in their final game...		Stewart back in frame for surprise recall CHELMSFORD (England), May 4: Veteran England wicket-keeper Alec Stewart could be in the frame for a surprise recall after Jamie Foster, the man who displaced him, broke his arm while batting...

Saeed named in 2nd Test squad LAHORE, May 4: A week after ruling out prolific opening batsman Saeed Anwar from the two-match Test series against New Zealand, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named the former skipper in the...		Hussey leads from front LONDON, May 4: Australian Mike Hussey played a captain’s innings as Northamptonshire thrashed Somerset by 145 runs in the Benson and Hedges Cup Friday....

PSB to hold polls of sports federations ISLAMABAD, May 4 (APP): Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) will itself conduct elections of those federations which had not hitherto adhered to this provision of the new national sports policy....		Junior squash LAHORE, May 4: The two-day qualifying rounds of the national junior squash championships for boys and girls started at the Punjab Squash Complex courts Saturday....