Profitable day for backers of favourites
LAHORE, July 3: Favourite backers went home happy when fancied horses swept the six-event card on the opening day of the Lahore Racing season 2002-2003 during the gymkhana races at the Racecourse Wednesday....
National athletics from tomorrow
PESHAWAR, July 3: Nearly 3,000 athletes - men and women - will compete in the National Athletics Meet, commencing from July 5, 2002....
Mutola cuts more than a second off world best
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), July 3: World and Olympic champion Maria Mutola cut more than a second off this year’s world best time with a convincing win in the women’s 800 metres at...
Shamshad, Aamir elected
LAHORE, July 3: Aamir Hayat Rokhari and Syed Shamshad Jafri were elected unopposed as president and secretary of the Punjab Badminton Association for the next term of four years (2002-2006)....
Women squash from July 11
PESHAWAR, July 3: The first edition of NWFP Women Squash Championship is commencing from July 11, 2002, at indoor squash courts of Qayyum Sports Complex here....
Sailing course ends
KARACHI, July 3: The 5th Basic Sailing Course concluded at National Sailing Centre (NSC) Wednesday....
Styris and rain help Kiwis clinch series
ST GEORGE’S (Grenada), July 3: An impressive debut by all-rounder Scott Styris and intermittent rain helped New Zealand to a series-winning draw on the final day of the second Test against...
Bangladesh confirms Pakistan approach
LONDON, July 3: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB has admitted that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had contacted it to play host to its home series against Australia this October....
Mauresmo upsets Capriati
LONDON, July 3: France’s Amelie Mauresmo sent third seed Jennifer Capriati tumbling out of the Wimbledon championships 6-3 6-2 in a rain-disrupted quarterfinal Wednesday....
Transit visa problem for Pakistan 2-man team
ISLAMABAD, July 3: Two members of the Pakistan team which is to take part in this month’s 9th IAAF World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, are finding it difficult to obtain...
Fine knock by Faraz
KARACHI, July 3: A fine unbeaten knock by Faraz Ahmad steered KCCA Zone-I Whites into the final of the inter-zonal tournament with a seven-wicket victory over Zone-VII Whites at the Aga...
Carla, Bushra meet in final
ISLAMABAD, July 3: Carla Khan and Bushra Haider set up an all-Sindh clash in the
final
of the 8th PC BhurbanNational Women’s Squash Championship after both won their
semifinals ...
ICA to host 3-tournaments
ISLAMABAD, July 3: The Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) is to organise three tournaments with two starting this month and the third one from Aug 14....
Junior tennis
KARACHI, July 3: The Karachi Club junior open tennis tournament will be played at the KC courts from July 8....
Brazil claim first spot in FIFA rankings
PARIS, July 3: World champions Brazil have disloged fallen giants France from the top of the FIFA world rankings released on Wednesday by football’s world governing body....