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| March 9, 2003 | Sunday | Muharram 5, 1424 |
Hewitt outclasses Corretja to ease into semifinal
 SCOTTSDALE (Arizona), March 8: World number one Lleyton Hewitt eased into the semi-finals of the Scottsdale Classic on Friday with a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 win over sixth-seeded Spaniard Alex Corretja....
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Els stays in hunt for fifth title
DUBAI, March 8: Ernie Els suffered a few hiccups but managed to stay in the hunt for his fifth title of the year on Saturday, carding a three-under-par 69 in the...
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NSW in interstate final
MELBOURNE, March 8: New South Wales crushed Queensland by 241 runs on Saturday to join them in next week’s final of the Australian first-class cricket championship....
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Front row sweep by Ferrari
 MELBOURNE, March 8: World champion Michael Schumacher started the season where he left off by leading Ferrari to a front row sweep for Sunday’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix....
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Millennium Count fancied for feature event
LAHORE, March 8: A card of six events, featuring the Mansehra Plate, a Class I, II and III combined handicap race, highlights the 23rd Lahore Winter Meeting to be held at the...
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Shalimar in semis
LAHORE, March 8: Shalimar, Burt, Millat and New Khan moved into the semifinals of the first Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokari Memorial badminton after winning their respective matches on Saturday.—APP...
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South African legend Donald opts to quit
 BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), March 8: South Africa paceman Allan Donald, the most successful bowler in his country’s history, announced his retirement from all international cricket on Saturday....
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De Silva proves old habits die hard
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Age obviously hasn’t wearied Aravinda de Silva, the only Sri Lankan batsman who defied Australia’s bowling attack in Friday’s 96-run World Cup loss to the defending champions....
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Pakistan play musical chairs with coaches and captains...
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: A chronology of the frequent changes in Pakistan cricket which has seen 10 coaches and six captains in the last five years:...
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Ruthless Australians take aim at rival skippers
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: When Brett Lee sent Sanath Jayasuriya to hospital on Friday, he opened up another front in Australia’s relentless World Cup campaign....
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Rebuilding process imminent, says Bari
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Pakistan’s chief selector Wasim Bari on Saturday threatened to overhaul the national team after they were knocked out in the first round of the World Cup....
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Bangladesh hunt for new coach: Mohsin Kamal axed
DHAKA, March 8: Bangladesh is looking for a new coach for the national cricket team after their dismal performance at the World Cup, a top cricket official said on Saturday....
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PCB’s review body meets
LAHORE, March 8: World Cup’s review committee held a seven-hour long session at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday to outline its course of action....
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Left takes over from right for Ganguly’s men
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Indian coach John Wright must be delighted, and relieved, the team’s left hand knows what its right hand is doing....
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Astle, Cairns sparkle as New Zealand triumph
 BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), March 8: Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns combined forces to take New Zealand to an ultimately comfortable six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their World Cup Super Six match...
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Coach Pybus parts company with Pakistan team
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Coach Richard Pybus said on Saturday he would not be seeking a new deal with Pakistan after the team’s World Cup failure....
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Zimbabwe suffer net losses
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 8: Zimbabwe’s World Cup injury jinx struck again on Saturday when leg-spinner Brian Murphy tore a calf muscle — while bowling in the nets....
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Jayasuriya in doubt for crucial tie against India
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya, recovering from a battering by Australian paceman Brett Lee, is unlikely to play the World Cup Super Six match against India on Monday....
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‘Pakistan cricket future gloomy’
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Pace legend Wasim Akram said on Saturday he has deep-seated fears for the future of cricket in Pakistan following the disastrous World Cup campaign which ended in the...
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Results and fixtures
Feb 9: West Indies beat South Africa by three runs (Cape Town, D/N)....
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SA selector Symcox resigns
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: Former South Africa Test player Pat Symcox on Saturday resigned as a national team selector, the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) announced....
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Kallis pledges to play on
JOHANNESBURG, March 8: South African cricket received a welcome shot in the arm on Saturday following their early World Cup exit when all-rounder Jacques Kallis committed himself to playing for his...
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