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Sweet Touch should land Defence Day Cup KARACHI, Sept 7: Defence Day Cup to be run over six furlongs will highlight the 24th Day of the Karachi Summer races which will be held today (Sunday) at the local...		US bounce back with consolation victory INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), Sept 7: The United States managed to soothe its bruised basketball ego a little bit Friday, downing Puerto Rico 84-74 in a classification game at the 2002 World Basketball...

All-Williams affair for second year in a row NEW YORK, Sept 7: World number one Serena Williams and two-time defending champion Venus Williams overcame their own mistakes and determined opponents to make the US Open finals an all-Williams affair...		Faculties clinch title KARACHI, Sept 7: Faculties (21 points) won the Inter-collegiate karate championship with Superior Commerce College, Shahre Faisal Colony, (20 points) in second place. Five colleges contested the event....

LRC dispute resolved LAHORE, Sept 7: The dispute between the turf accountants and the Lahore Race Club (LRC) over financial matters has been resolved and an agreement reached between the two which will be...		25 injured in Bangladesh DHAKA, Sept 7: At least 25 people were injured Saturday when soccer fans of two leading Bangladeshi teams clashed at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu National Stadium, witnesses said....

Rangers CC for Islamabad KARACHI, Sept 7: A 16-member Rangers Cricket Club squad left Saturday for a short tour of Rawalpindi and Islamabad....		Boys swimming KARACHI, Sept 7: Two-day Sindh Open and junior swimming championships for boys will be organized at Karachi Gymkhana on Sept 21 and 22, says a press release Saturday....

Sakhee to retire for stud in 2003 DUBAI, Sept 7: Sakhee, billed as the world’s best race horse in 2001, is set to retire to an English stud farm for the 2003 breeding season, the Dubai-based Godolphin operation...		Devi Husn Ki fancied to capture feature event LAHORE, Sept 7: The Lahore Winter Meetings commence with the launching of six cup events drawn for the day at the Racecourse Sunday....

Jones grabs share of jackpot BERLIN, Sept 7: Marion Jones grabbed a share of the Golden League jackpot by sweeping to victory in the finale of the series Friday while fellow American sprinter Maurice Greene slumped...		Karlsson stretches lead to four strokes CRANS-MONTANA (Switzerland), Sept 7: Sweden’s Robert Karlsson increased his European Masters lead to four strokes with a five-under-par 66 second round Friday....

Ashraf excels as HBL lift cup KARACHI, Sept 7: International Muhammad Ashraf produced an excellent performance to help HBL snatch the Independence Day basketball crown when they beat KESC 78-73 in a thrilling final at Arambagh Court...		North Korea hold South Korea 0-0 SEOUL, Sept 7: South Korea and North Korea played out a scoreless draw Saturday in a friendly in the Seoul stadium where this year’s World Cup began and South Korea’s stunning...

PBF warns POA of contempt notice LAHORE, Sept 7: Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) secretary Aamer Hayat Khan Rokhri has warned Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) of a contempt of court notice in Supreme Court if it does not grant the federation...		Top teams to compete in ranking tourney LAHORE, Sept 7: More than 150 players will take part in different categories of the All-Pakistan Ranking badminton tournament to be held at the PHA Sports Complex, Samanabad from Sept 9 to 15....

Rain comes to Pakistan’s rescue in final NAIROBI (Kenya), Sept 7: Pakistan and Australia were forced to share the PSO Tri-Nations Trophy Saturday when rain ruined the one-day international tournament’s final....		Saeed Anwar likely to be dropped KARACHI, Sept 7: The Pakistan cricket selectors have decided to drop Saeed Anwar from the ICC Champions Trophy starting in Colombo Thursday....

Karachi Blues close to victory against Kohat ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Karachi Blues tightened the noose around Kohat Saturday, reducing them to 138 for seven in their second innings by the close of second day’s play in the National...		Hyderabad in dire straits KARACHI, Sept 7: Hyderabad were one wicket away from a humiliating defeat against Karachi Greens in the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-II Cricket Championship match at KCCA Stadium here Saturday....

Grandera outpaces favourite Hawk Wing DUBLIN, Sept 7: The Dubai-based Godolphin Operation’s Grandera won a thrilling Irish Champion Stakes here at Leopardstown Saturday to push champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien into second for the second successive...		Dravid slams third successive century LONDON, Sept 7:India captain Saurav Ganguly threw his wicket away as his side, leaning on Rahul Dravid’s century, reached 301 for four on the third day of the fourth and deciding...

England call up Clarke LONDON, Sept 7: England Friday called up Surrey youngster Rikki Clarke as one of three changes to the squad for next week’s ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka....		India rejects ICC compromise deal NEW DELHI, Sept 7: India’s cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya rejected an ICC compromise deal to a sponsorship row Saturday, again raising doubts over whether their leading player would take part in...