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| July 19, 2002 | Friday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 8, 1423 |
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Australia raise the bar for hockey gold
NEW DELHI, July 18: Australia are set to dominate field hockey at the Commonwealth Games, but the crowd-pulling rivalry between India and Pakistan has been scuttled by strange qualifying norms.... 
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Defending champion back in business
 STUTTGART (Germany), July 18: Defending champion Gustavo Kuerten got through the first half of a double dose of tennis here Thursday as rains finally ceased enough to allow uninterrupted play at...
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Thatta owe it to Ali for victory
KARACHI, July 18: Zone-I Whites and Thatta District scored victories in the second phase of KCCA U-17 tournament Thursday....
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IOC official in fraud probe
MANNHEIM (Germany), July 18: A court here Wednesday launched an 840,000 euros (847,000 dollar) fraud inquiry into Thomas Bach, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, the Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper reported....
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Armstrong claims overall lead
 LA MONGIE (France), July 18: Defending champion Lance Armstrong seized the overall lead in the Tour de France when he outclassed his rivals to win the first mountain stage over 158...
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History beckons for Schumacher
MAGNY-COURS (France), July 18: Michael Schumacher is on the verge of a record-tying fifth Formula One world title entering this weekend’s French Grand Prix....
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World Junior Championship from Dec 3
ISLAMABAD, July 18: The international governing body of squash, the WSF has rescheduled the World Junior Championship being held in the Indian city of Chennai for Dec 3 to 14....
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Seaman signs new contract
LONDON, July 18: England’s World Cup goalkeeper David Seaman has signed a new one-year contract with Arsenal, according to media reports....
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Sketchy start by Tiger Woods
 GULLANE (Scotland), July 18: Tiger Woods began his British Open campaign with a sketchy first round 70 Thursday as his fellow Americans Duffy Waldorf and David Toms moved to the top...
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New Zealand snubs PCB, declines to play in Kenya
LAHORE, July 18: New Zealand Cricket Board (NZCB) has confirmed its inability to participate in the triangular tournament which is scheduled to be played in Nairobi, Kenya from Aug 27 to Sept 7....
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Sri Lanka still not good abroad: Whatmore
COLOMBO, July 18: Sri Lanka was still not good enough to win matches abroad after the recent cricket tour of England, admitted coach Dav Whatmore....
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Zafar, Nasir shine
KARACHI, July 18: Jang and Dawn earned the right to meet in the final of the NBP Inter-media cricket tournament after gaining convincing victories in the semfinals Thursday....
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Wrestler expelled for tampering passport
KARACHI, July 18: Pakistan was forced to expel a wrestler from its Commonwealth Games squad Thursday after Britain rejected his visa application because he had tampered with his passport, Pakistan’s sport...
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Wasim-Shahid favourite to win double wicket competition
Houston, July 18: Demon bowler Wasim Akram and allrounder Shahid Afridi will spearhead Pakistan’s challenge in the International Double Wicket Championship which opens at Reliant Astrodome Indoor Stadium from Friday....
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Fine knocks by Zohaib, Waqas
ISLAMABAD, July 18: Zohaib Ahmed and Waqas Iqbal stroked fluent half centuries Thursday to lead Classic Club’s 10-wicket demolition of CRA (Community Centre) in the Islamabad Cricket Association Under-19 Championship....
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Ireland to host ICC Trophy 2005
London, July 18: Ireland will stage the 2005 International Cricket Council ICC Trophy - one of the world’s top cricket tournaments....
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ICA knockout championship
ISLAMABAD, July 18: As many as 27 clubs are to compete in the Islamabad Cricket Association Knockout Championship starting Sunday....
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Match drawn
COLOMBO (Sri Lanka), July 18: The three-day tour match between Bangladesh and the Sri Lanka Board Development XI ended in a draw Thursday....
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