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February 26, 2003 Wednesday Zul Hijjah 24, 1423 Hanif slams selection for Ipoh contest KARACHI, Feb 25: Former Pakistan hockey captain Hanif Khan on Tuesday slammed the selection of squad for Azlan Shah Cup, but advised to retain it until 2004 Athens Olympics.... Mediocre card for Lahore Gymkhana races LAHORE, Feb 25: A mediocre six-event card has been issued for the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday.... Kafelnikov triumphs DUBAI, Feb 25: Russia’s Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated John van Lottum of the Netherlands 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, in the first round of $ one million ATP Dubai Open tennis tournament on Tuesday.... Lahore in grip of Derby fever LAHORE, Feb 25: The field for 54th running of the Pakistan Derby on Sunday seems packed with more contenders than pretenders.... Spurs held by battling Fulham LONDON, Feb 25: Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to go sixth in the English premier league on Monday after battling Fulham earned a 1-1 draw in a pulsating London derby at... Afzal Sports in final KARACHI, Feb 25: Some splendid batting by Baber Qureshi (65), Ghulam Hyder (53) and Talha Leghari (43), helped Afzal Sports reach the final of the KCCA Zone III B Division League... Sharjah bridge KARACHI, Feb 25: Pakistan’s Lipton finished runners-up behind a team from United Kingdom in an International Bridge event in Sharjah.... Yasir shines ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: Paceman Yasir Arafat snared six wickets for 52 runs to send Islamabad through to the final of the Cornelius Trophy on the third and final day with a... New Zealand return to work after fracas KIMBERLEY (South Africa), Feb 25: New Zealand resume their World Cup campaign on Wednesday against Bangladesh here after enduring an embarrassing break from action that involved a brawl in a nightclub.... ‘If Bangladesh can play Tests, so can Kenya’ JOHANNESBURG, Feb 25: Kenya’s coach Sandeep Patil on Tuesday insisted his team was ready to step into the Test arena after producing their second giant-killing feat in the World Cup.... Let’s get back to playing cricket: Whatmore JOHANNESBURG, Feb 25: Former champions Sri Lanka woke up on Tuesday still recovering from a stunning World Cup loss to Kenya, but coach Dav Whatmore insisted all was not yet lost.... Steve Waugh says Warne’s sentence effectively a 15-month ban SYDNEY, Feb 25: Steve Waugh says Shane Warne’s 12-month suspension will be more like a 15-month ban because he would need at least three months of match practice to play international... Flower saved by players’ revolt? BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Feb 25: Andy Flower was set to be axed for Zimbabwe’s World Cup match against Australia on Monday but was reinstated after a player revolt, a source close to... Hussain insists Thorpe must prove himself DURBAN, Feb 25: Left-handed batsman Graham Thorpe will have to prove himself in English county cricket if he is to fight his way back into England’s one-day team, captain Nasser Hussain... Olonga still part of our plans, says Streak BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Feb 25: Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak insisted on Tuesday that Henry Olonga has not been dropped from the World Cup team because of his black armband protest.... Kiwis delay brawl report JOHANNESBURG, Feb 25: New Zealand cricket chiefs on Tuesday delayed releasing the results of their inquiry into the team’s infamous Durban nightclub brawl.... Listless Pakistan fail to win by big margin PAARL (South Africa), Feb 25: Wasim Akram achieved another milestone in his distinguished career when he became the first bowler in one-day history to take 500 wickets in helping Pakistan earn... Wasim celebrates 500 wickets PAARL, Feb 25: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram on Tuesday had reasons to celebrate after he became the first bowler to scalp 500 batsmen in One-day Internationals when he dismissed Holland’s... Indians wary of England threat in crunch tie DURBAN (South Africa), Feb 25: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly expects a tough contest against England when the teams meet in a key World Cup Group ‘A’ match under the Kingsmead lights... Aussies looking forward to England clash POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 25: Australia coach John Buchanan believes an England victory over India on Wednesday would provide the defending champions with the perfect preparation for the World Cup’s Super... Saeed and Saleem undergo dope tests PAARL, Feb 25: Pakistani batsmen, Saeed Anwar and Saleem Elahi underwent dope tests, a procedure which has recently been included in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003.... Results and fixtures Feb 9: West Indies beat South Africa by three runs (Cape Town, D/N)....

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