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| October 10, 2002 | Thursday | Sha’aban 3, 1423 |
Najaf grabs hat trick as Pindi triumph
 RAWALPINDI, Oct 9: Opener Waqas Zafar hammered a century and strike bowler Najaf Shah claimed a hat trick to help Rawalpindi score a crushing 112-run victory against Kohat in the National...
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Sehwag hammers explosive century
 MUMBAI, Oct 9: India’s new batting sensation Virender Sehwag hit an explosive career-best 147 as the home side made a perfect start to the first Test against West Indies Wednesday....
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Stevenson stuns Capriati
 FILDERSTADT (Germany), Oct 9: Top seed Jennifer Capriati was stunned 7-6 4-6 6-4 by qualifier Alexandra Stevenson in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Wednesday....
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Fifty trainees invited for final U-14 trials
LAHORE, Oct 9: Fifty probables have been invited for the final trials to select 28 under-14 players for the Pakistan Steel Mills Hockey Academy....
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Shahzad sweeps into semifinals
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Top seed Shahzad Khan swept into the semi- finals of the ITF Pakistan International Junior Championship II with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Ashiq Munir at the Islamabad...
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Injury scare for Jansher
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Jansher Khan, who was to play some exhibition matches in England ahead of this month’s CAS International Squash Championship in Peshawar, has pulled out apparently because of a...
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Gold Cup bridge
KARACHI, Oct 9: Candyland represented by Muhammad Ismail, Amin Hakim, Ziaullah Baig. Hamid Mohuddin, Hasan Askari, Khalid Mohiuddin with 132 Victory Points won the Karachi Gymkhana Gold Cup bridge held the...
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Rawalpindi win
PESHAWAR, Oct 9: Rawalpindi defeated Multan 3-2 in a closely contested final to lift the All Pakistan Federal Government Inter-regional schools hockey trophy here Wednesday at Qayyum Sports Complex....
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Shoaib sounds warning to rattled Aussies
SHARJAH (UAE), Oct 9: World champions Australia arrived here Wednesday for two Test matches against Pakistan trying to find ways to counter lethal fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar....
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Noor victorious
KARACHI, Oct 9: Noor Mohammad of Sindh won the first Wajid Jawad 50km road cycle race with a time of 1.35:00, says a press release Wednesday....
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Sri Lankan police denies ICC charge
COLOMBO, Oct 9: Sri Lankan police have denied over-stepping their brief in trying to prevent match-fixing during the recent Champions Trophy here and slammed the ICC for not sufficiently enforcing its...
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Indonesia, Thailand cry foul on a day full of controversies
BUSAN (South Korea), Oct 9: The Asian Games were plagued by controversy here Wednesday after dubious judging decisions brought an angry boycott by Indonesia’s badminton players and claims of biased officiating...
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Faltering Asian giants India, Pakistan clash in semifinal
BUSAN, Oct 9: Arch rivals India and Pakistan on Thursday clash in an Asian Games hockey semifinal which is more important for both teams than even the final....
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Uncle’s boots still too big for Faisal
SHARJAH (UAE), Oct 9: Pakistan’s new batting hero Faisal Iqbal bears a stark resemblence to his uncle Javed Miandad. He is cheeky, brave, and loves to bait the Australians....
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Bahrain launches F1 circuit
MANAMA (Bahrain), Oct 9: Bahrain launched its new Formula One circuit Tuesday and officials said work would begin next month in time for the FIA World Championship in 2004....
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Shaukat in last four
 BUSAN, Oct 9: Heavyweight Shaukat Ali became the fifth Pakistani boxer to reach the semifinals of the Games when he walloped Kyrgyzstan’s Syrgak Kazakbarev 33-11 Wednesday....
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Shehryar, Riaz snatch silver medal
KARACHI, Dec 9: Pakistan’s talented sailors Shehyar Arshad and Riaz Mohammad, grabbed the silver medal in the Enterprise Open sailing events after nine races in the 14th Asian Games being held...
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Kramnik trounces Deep Fritz
MANAMA, Oct 9: World champion Vladimir Kramnik outwitted the world’s most powerful chess computer Deep Fritz Tuesday, to win the third game in a match dubbed the ‘Brains in Bahrain’ contest....
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