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June 20, 2003 Friday Rabi-us-Sani 19, 1424 Beckham-less United to kick off against Bolton Wanderers LONDON, June 19: Manchester United will kick off the defence of their English Premiership title against local rivals Bolton who have won on their last two visits to Old Trafford.... Wajid, Umar move into quarterfinals LAHORE, June 19: National champion Wajid Ali and Umar Zeeshan cruised into the quarterfinals of the sixth Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri ranking badminton cup tournament at New Khan Sports Hall on Thursday.... Lara, Murali renew old duel at new Test venue GROS ISLET (St Lucia), June 19: Brian Lara and Muttiah Muralitharan will renew their old battle at a new Test venue when the West Indies clash with Sri Lanka in the... Henry strikes for France, Japan sink NZ LYON (France), June 19: France made a winning start to their Confederations Cup defence on Wednesday after a Thierry Henry penalty earned them a 1-0 victory over Colombia.... Naeem-Adeel lift double wicket trophy KARACHI, June 19: Naeem Khan and Adeel Malik clinched the Karachi Regional Academy (KRA) Double Wicket tournament at National Stadium on Thursday.... Zone-I Whites in semifinal KARACHI, June 19: A fighting 27-run unbroken stand between Tabish Nawab and Anis Ayub guided Zone-I Whites into the semifinals of KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 cricket tournament with a nail-biting one wicket... Weightlifting officials named ISLAMABAD, June 19: The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWF) on Thursday named 15 technical officials for the National Junior Championship starting here later this month.... Ikhlaq advised week’s rest KARACHI, June 19: Pakistan junior team full back Ikhlaq Ahmed has been advised a week’s rest after he was struck on the back of hand during training session at Pakistan Steel... Cash incentive for boxers KARACHI, June 19: Sindh Government (SG) will give cash incentives to the boxers if they were able to win a medal in World Cadet Boxing Championship being held in Bucharest (Romania).... England skipper Vaughan wary of Shoaib threat LONDON, June 19: England one-day captain Michael Vaughan admits that facing Pakistan fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar will be a challenge for his inexperienced side in Friday’s second One-day International at The Oval.... There is still room for Inzamam, says Imran LAHORE, June 19: Cricket legend Imran Khan has said that Pakistan need to improve their batting with a place still vacant for Inzamam-ul-Haq.... Security beefed up for second ODI LONDON, June 19: One of the biggest security operations ever seen at an English cricket ground has been arranged for Friday’s second One-day International between England and Pakistan at The Oval.... Mr Dinos enjoys Gold Cup romp ASCOT (England), June 19: Mr Dinos, the 3-1 second favourite ridden by Derby-winning jockey Kieren Fallon, galloped to a six-length victory in the Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday.... Mani urges countries to mend fences LONDON, June 19: The new head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has called on its national board members to end their divisions for the good of the sport.... Struggle for top seed Clijsters DEN BOSCH, (Netherlands), June 19: Top seed Kim Clijsters showed she is still struggling before next week’s Wimbledon as she scraped into the Ordina Open semifinals on Thursday.... ‘Wearing green jacket is my life’s aim’ ISLAMABAD, June 19: For a group of about two dozen aspiring cricketers, in training at a ground next to the Islamabad Airport, a typical day starts as early as 6am.... Less interest for big fight in LA LOS ANGELES, June 19: Los Angeles will host its first world heavyweight title fight in 45 years on Saturday when Lennox Lewis meets Vitali Klitschko at the Staples Center.... South Africa coast home DUBLIN, June 19: Ireland’s victory over Zimbabwe was put into perspective here on Wednesday as they were beaten by 132 runs by a far more formidable South Africa.... Batsman expires after scoring 98 LONDON, June 19: A talented batsman collapsed and died during a league cricket game, 18 years after his father suffered the same fate while bowling in a match.... Zimbabwe beaten SOUTHAMPTON (England), June 19: Hampshire beat Zimbabwe by 16 runs in a one-day (50 overs) tour match on Thursday....

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