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May 12, 2002 Sunday Safar 28, 1423 Three share lead after second round SUTTON COLDFIELD (England), May 11: Europe’s Ryder Cup players had a day of mixed fortunes Friday on The Belfry course, the venue for September’s clash with the United States.... Defending champions ABL advance to semifinals LAHORE,  May 11: The defending champions Allied Bank, Habib Bank, ADBP and Wapda have qualified for the semifinal of the 42nd National Table Tennis Championship Men’s team events at the Iqbal Park... PCB names players for regional academies trials LAHORE, May 11: The trials schedule to select players for the four regional cricket academies was announced Saturday.... Minnows Hong Kong surprise Denmark GUANGZHOU, May 11: Shanghai-born Wang Chen inspired badminton minnows Hong Kong to a memorable victory over Denmark and sent the European giants crashing out of the prestigious Uber Cup team tournament... Richards admits Windies at lowest ST. JOHNS (Antigua): May 11: Sir Viv Richards, probably the best cricket batsman of his era, has admitted that at this time the West Indies “are at the lowest we have... India aim to pep up pitches MUMBAI, May 11: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken the first step towards trying to produce faster Test wickets.... England recall Stewart, Crawley LONDON, May 11: England recalled 39-year-old wicket-keeper Alec Stewart to their squad Saturday for the first Test against Sri Lanka as one of four experienced names to return from the wilderness.... Fine double by Samreen ISLAMABAD, May 11: The Pakistan Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) Saturday organised the World Athletic Day at the Jinnah Stadium as directed by IAAF, the game’s international governing body.... Sweden snatch bronze medal GOTHENBURG, May 11: Hosts Sweden came back from 3-0 down to score a 5-3 win over Finland to grab the bronze medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships Friday.... Triumphant Crawford targets world record OSAKA (Japan), May 11: Shawn Crawford took aim at the world 100 metres record after beating fellow American Tim Montgomery at the Japan Grand Prix in a personal best of 9.94... Fly To The Sky should sprint to victory again KARACHI, May 11: Fly To The Sky clocking one minute 3 3/5 seconds while speeding to victory over five furlongs last week with plenty to spare, starts off as our day’s... Competitive card for Lahore races LAHORE, May 11: A competitive card of six events, will be decided during the Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at Racecourse Sunday.... Barrichello overshadows Schumacher SPIELBERG (Austria), May 11: Rubens Barrichello took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix Saturday, pushing Ferrari team mate and world champion Michael Schumacher off the front row for the first... Parma deny Juventus double PARMA (Italy), May 11: Parma ended Juventus’s hopes of an Italian league and cup double after a 1-0 win in the second leg of the Italian Cup final Friday gave them... I wish Lewis was dead, says Tyson LONDON, May 11: Mike Tyson stepped up his pre-fight war of words with Lennox Lewis Friday, saying he wished the world heavyweight champion “was dead”.... Beckham agrees new contract MANCHESTER (England), May 11: England captain David Beckham has agreed a new contract that will keep him at Manchester United until the end of June 2005.... Tendulkar flops again as India dominate ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, May 11: Sachin Tendulkar fell for his third duck in four innings but Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer struck half-centuries as India scored 226 for three on the... Azhar claims eight wickets as Surrey eye victory LONDON, May 11: Marcus Trescothick piled on the misery for champions Yorkshire as he hit a fine century to lead Somerset to an emphatic seven-wicket victory at Taunton in the English... Agassi to face Haas in final ROME, May 11: Andre Agassi defeated Jiri Novak here Saturday to book a place in the final of the 2.8-million-dollar ATP Masters Series for the first time in 13 years.... Sportsmen deserve importance: Minister KARACHI, May 11: Federal Minister for Information and Media Development Nisar Ahmed Memon said Saturday that sportsmen need to be given due importance by the society as they are assets of... Rubber ball secret of Jaffer’s success ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 11: Indian opener Wasim Jaffer said Friday practising with the rubber ball helped him post his career-best score against the West Indies in the fourth Test here.... Arsenal clinch 13th successive triumph LONDON, May 11: Ipswich Town were relegated after a 5-0 drubbing at Liverpool on Saturday, while premier league and FA Cup winners Arsenal clocked up a record 13th consecutive victory by... Hooper stands by decision ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 11: West Indies captain Carl Hooper stood by his decision to bowl first, even though India piled up 226 for three on a flat pitch on the... Double blow for Aisam LAHORE, May 11: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi was caught on a wrong day in Namangan, Uzbekistan and was beaten in the singles quarterfinals and doubles final.... Technology to help S. African batsmen JOHANNESBURG, May 11: The new generation of budding cricket batsmen in South Africa could soon be given a helping hand by the latest technological advances.... Javed stars KARACHI, May 11: Pak Star beat Malir Muslim Cricket Club by 125 runs to qualify for final of Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon Memorial cricket tournament played here at Airport Stadium Friday....

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