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| May 2, 2003 | Friday | Safar 29, 1424 |
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Sarwar sails into next round
KARACHI, May 1: Former Pakistan snooker captain Sarwar Siddiqui, cruised into the next round of the Karachi Club One Frame Snooker Tournament, held in memory of Late Younis Amir Baksh, when... 
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Mansoor Pakistan’s lone hope as Egyptians dominate
 LAHORE, May 1: Mansoor Zaman was the only home player to reach the semifinals of the International Squash Tournament after beating Muhammad Abbas of Egypt in a well-contested five game quarterfinal at the Punjab Squash Complex on...
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Impressive victories for HBL, Wapda
LAHORE, May 1: Runners-up Wapda and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) moved ahead in the 43rd National Basketball Championship after recording easy victories at Railways Stadium here on Thursday....
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Not a single squash official in WSF handbook
KARACHI, May 1: Pakistan does not have a single official in the two panels that include world and international referees, according to the World Squash Federation (WSF) handbook....
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Sherzaman scores quickest goal of competition
BANNU, May 1: Pakistan Police’s Sherzaman slammed home the quickest goal of the national footall champions on Thursday when three matches were decided here at Jinnah Sports Complex....
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PABF to organise National Cadet meet
KARACHI, May 1: The Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation (PABF) has decided for the first time to organise National Cadet Boxing Championship here to encourage boxing at the gross root level, said...
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Financial boost for Pakistan hockey
LAHORE, May 1: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) received lucrative sponsorship to the tune of Rs 15 million by National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and SAF Games Organising Committee to help assist...
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Absence of key players not to unsettle team
LAHORE, May 1: The chief coach of the Pakistan hockey team said that the missing of three senior players from the training camp without taking any permission from the Pakistan Hockey...
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Windies pay dearly for Langer’s escapes
BRIDGETOWN, May 1: West Indies off-spinner Omari Banks took his first Test wicket on Thursday as Australian opener Justin Langer’s luck finally ran out....
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Rafique leads fightback by Bangladesh
 DHAKA, May 1: Mohammad Rafique helped Bangladesh give a rare fighting display as South Africa scored 264-6 on the opening day of the second Test at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here...
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PCB finalises players, coach contracts
RAWALPINDI, May 1: Players contracts along with that of coach Javed Miandad were finalised during a meeting of the top two officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) here on Thursday....
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We wanted Andy Flower to play on, says ZCU chief
LONDON, May 1: Zimbabwe’s cricket chief tried to persuade Andy Flower not to retire after this year’s World Cup and denied suggestions that the team’s former leading player had faced the...
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Schuettler on roll against Davydenko
 MUNICH, May 1: Rainer Schuettler did not let Nikolay Davydenko spoil his homecoming as he beat the rising Russian 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Munich...
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Miandad avoids making predictions
LAHORE, May 1: Pakistan coach Javed Miandad has avoided making any prediction about the forthcoming three-nation tournament in Sri Lanka....
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Asif and Salman slam centuries
KARACHI, May 1: Superb centuries by Asif Zakir and Salman Khan laid the foundation of Dewan Sugar Mills’ comprehensive 176-run victory over PTCL Karachi in the 12th Hinopak Trophy KCCA inter-firm...
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Javed shines for AKG
KARACHI, May 1: Javed Mansoor struck an unbeaten 127 to steer Aga Khan Gymkhana to an easy seven-wicket victory against Tapal CC in the final of the Aqeel Memon Invitation cricket...
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Match-winning knock by Aamir for CDA
ISLAMABAD, May 1: Aamir Munir struck an unbeaten 80 on Thursday in CDA’s crushing nine-wicket victory over Muslim Club in the ICA-PTV Cricket League Championship at the CRA Ground....
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O’Malley takes lead
BRESCIA (Italy), May 1: Australian Peter O’Malley exceeded his own expectations on Thursday when he took a two-shot lead in the Italian Open despite a two-month layoff from tournament golf....
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Trials to select U-19 cricketers
LAHORE, May 1: Trials to select Under-19 players for the PCB Regional academies/coaching clinics will be held at eight different centres between May 4 and May 14....
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UEFA fines Ferguson
NYON, Switzerland, May 1: UEFA on Thursday fined Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson 10,000 Swiss francs (8,000 dollars) for suggesting that the Champions League quarter-final draw was fixed....
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