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| July 17, 2002 | Wednesday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1423 |
Tiger factor preys on opponents minds
 GULLANE (Scotland), July 16: Top golfers usually focus on their own strategy before a major championship but the fact that Tiger Woods could complete the third leg of a calendar grand...
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Carla’s inclusion poses problem
ISLAMABAD, July 16: Pakistan Squash Federation’s plans of having British-born Carla Khan play for them in the Commonwealth Games opening this month have run into problems....
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Big names fail
GULLANE (Scotland), July 16: Europe’s former Ryder Cup captain Mark James and ex-U.S. PGA champion Mark Brooks were the two big name casualties in a tough British Open final qualifying Monday....
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PBA divides districts into three zones
LAHORE, July 16: The Punjab Basketball Association (PBA) has divided 24 of its affiliated districts of the province, out of a total 34, into three zones and also formed tournament committees for each...
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Schumacher eyes records and 5th title in France
LONDON, July 16: Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher could wrap up the Formula One title with an unprecedented six races to spare if he wins in France Sunday....
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Nalbandian falls in first round
UMAG (Croatia), July 16: The opening day of the 400,000-dollar Umag ATP tournament turned out to be a nightmare for the organizers as top seed David Nalbandian of Argentina lost in...
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Hosts Singapore rewrite one-day record books against Thailand
 SINGAPORE, July 16: Singapore amassed a one-day cricket record here Tuesday with a rollicking 440 for two off 50 overs as they trounced Thailand in the ACC Trophy tournament by 325...
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Rambo’s Way fancied to land feature event
LAHORE, July 16: If things go his way, three-year-old bay colt Rambo’s Way, may prove good enough to annex the feature event at the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be held...
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Freeman worried over fitness
 SYDNEY, July 16: Olympic 400m champion Cathy Freeman says she is worried about the level of her fitness following her late decision to join the 4x400m Australian women’s relay squad at...
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ICC refuses to reduce Tests, one-day matches
LONDON, July 16: The International Cricket Council has rejected calls to cut the number of Test and one-day matches between now and 2007....
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Indian board criticises ICC for crowded calendar
KOLKATA, July 16: India’s cricket board on Tuesday supported Test captains who have complained that players were struggling to cope with a crowded playing schedule....
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Last-ball defeat for PTV
KARACHI, July 16: Opener Imran Farooqi hit a patient match winning 75 to put The News in the semifinal of second NBP Inter-media cricket tournament with a thrilling last-ball victory over...
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Aisam claims doubles crown
LAHORE, July 16: Pakistan’s tennis ace, Aisam ul Haq and his new partner Australian Dejan Petrovic lifted the doubles title of ATP Challenger championship at Bristol, defeating Italian duo of Daniele...
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Blazing 155 by Umer
ISLAMABAD, July 16: Umer Khattak, representing Hassan Memorial, scored a blazing 155 Tuesday in a 112-run rout of Classic as the Islamabad Cricket Association Under-19 championship got under way....
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Trescothick zooms up ladder
LONDON, July 16: England’s opener Marcus Trescothick has jumped from 24th to eighth in the one-day cricket rankings for batsmen, one place above Australia’s brilliant Adam Gilchrist, and one below Pakistan’s...
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Gang of four are favourites
BORDEAUX (France), July 16: The Tour de France took its first break Tuesday ahead of the mountain stages in the Pyrenees with only four riders looking like having a serious chance...
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Kaif, Mongia included for Test series
KOLKATA, July 16: India’s one-day batsmen Mohammad Kaif and Dinesh Mongia have been added to the squad for this month’s Test series against England....
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Bangladesh in trouble
COLOMBO, July 16: The Sri Lanka Board Development XI were 86 for no wicket, replying to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 195 all out, at the close on the first day...
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