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| May 13, 2003 | Tuesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1424 |
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Shortage of funds main concern for PABF
KARACHI, May 12: Due to lack of funds, Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation (PABF) is facing lot of problems in implementing its plan to send boxers abroad for training according to international... 
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Martinez causes first upset
 ROME, May 12: Spain’s Conchita Martinez pulled off the first surprise of the Rome Masters on Monday, beating ninth seed and 2001 champion Jelena Dokic in the first round 6-4 3-6...
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Khurram top seeded
KARACHI, May 12: Though not winning a major event in nearly two years, Khurram Agha of Sindh has been top seeded for the 7th Red and White Style National Ranking Snooker...
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Toms ends two-year barren spell
CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), May 12: David Toms ended a victory drought of almost two years on Sunday, surviving a quadruple-bogey eight at the last for a closing 73 to win the...
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Pakistan’s former football captain expires
KARACHI, May 12: A veteran Pakistani footballer who played for an Indian club and was revered on both sides of the subcontinent passed away at the weekend, his family announced on...
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Shahab-IV triumph
KARACHI, May 12: Showing fine hands, new combination of Shahab-IV clinched the week-end Duplicate Swiss Bridge with 93 Victory Points (VPs) at Aslam Memorial Bridge Hall on Sunday....
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Mansoor and Shahid for Qatar Open
ISLAMABAD, May 12: Mansoor Zaman and Shahid Zaman who are to compete in this month’s Qatar Open Squash Championship are set to leave on May 15....
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Nadeem barred from appearing in trials
LAHORE, May 12: Pakistan senior hockey team skipper, Mohammad Nadeem reported to the training camp on Monday to appear in the two-day trials to select Pakistan team for the forthcoming tour of Australia. ...
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Lankans cricketers feel strangers in their own country
 DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka), May 12: Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu believes favourable playing conditions have effectively given home advantage to New Zealand ahead of their crucial tri-series one-dayer here on Tuesday....
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Windies staring at whitewash
ST JOHN’S, May 12: West Indies were staring at their first ever series whitewash in the Caribbean after Australia reduced them to 228 for four, chasing 418 for victory, at tea...
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Waugh wants to break hoodoo
NEW DELHI, May 12: Even on the verge of a historic clean sweep in the West Indies by his all-conquering side, Australian captain Steve Waugh has not lost sight of his...
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Zimbabwe’s match ends in tie
WORCESTER (England), May 12: Zimbabwe’s four-day match with Worcestershire ended in a tie on the final day on Monday despite a brave effort from injured captain Heath Streak....
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Danish and Naeem shine
ISLAMABAD, May 12: XI Star gave Mehran Club a harsh lesson, walloping them by 373 runs with Danish Hanif and Naeem Anjum striking sizzling centuries in a match of the ICA-PTV...
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Lawson’s action reported
ST JOHN’S, May 12: West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson, who took seven for 78 during Australia’s first innings in the fourth Test on Friday, has been reported because of his...
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Australian cricketer dies at 88
SYDNEY, May 12: Ernie Toshack, one of Don Bradman’s 1948 Invincibles, has died at the age of 88 at the weekend....
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Akram retires
DHAKA, May 12: Former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan announced on Monday he had retired from international cricket after 15 years with the national team....
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Aussie paper says Lara a ticking bomb
MELBOURNE, May 12: Large photographs of West Indies captain Brian Lara arguing with his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh featured in Australia’s newspapers on Monday, with one headline describing Lara as a...
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Whatmore ready for challenge
DHAKA, May 12: New Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore, who guided Sri Lanka to World Cup victory in 1996, arrived in Dhaka on Monday ready for the toughest challenge in world cricket....
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