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| July 28, 2003 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 27, 1424 |
Raja and Abu toast of snooker fans
 KARACHI, July 27: Raja Rasheed and Abu Saim, both from Punjab, were the toast of the snooker fans, when they registered upset victories in the 12th Red & White Cup played...
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Paradorn sets final clash with Roddick
INDIANAPOLIS, July 27: Andy Roddick underlined his status as a leading contender for next month’s US Open by sweeping into the RCA championships final with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sjeng...
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Stormy victory for Burnt Heart
LAHORE, July 27: Three-to-one shot bay mare Burn Heart galloped home in a stormy fashion to win the feature event run over 1200 metres at the Lahore Gymkhana races at the...
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Army survive scare against Punjab
LAHORE, July 27: Pakistan International Airlines, Mari Gas, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Army have confirmed their places in semifinals of the first national squash team championship at end of pool...
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Races postponed
KARACHI, July 27: Due to the heavy downpour the city received practically the whole of Saturday, the Summer Gymkhana Race Meeting had to be postponed....
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Shahrukh meets Omer for title
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Top seed Shahrukh Niazi and Omer Babar, the third seed, moved into the final of the National Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament at the PTF Complex on Sunday....
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Jalil beats Khalid in final
KARACHI, July 27: Although rain continued to pelt down on this crowded metropolis, three semifinals and a final was able to be completed on the eighth day of the Karachi Open...
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Vaughan keeps England afloat
 BIRMINGHAM (England), July 27: Michael Vaughan scored a near-flawless 156 to keep England alive on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa on Sunday....
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Waugh breaks more Test records
 CAIRNS (Australia), July 27: Australia’s evergreen captain Steve Waugh broke more records on Sunday as his world champion side moved in for the kill on the third day of the second...
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‘Pakistan safe for cricket’
KARACHI, July 27: Youth Asia Cup delegates declared on Sunday that Pakistan is safe for cricket amid hopes that the game’s heavy hitters could return to the country without fears of...
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Procter leaves duty for family reasons
CAIRNS, July 27: ICC match referee Mike Procter will return home to South Africa following the death of his father, officials said on Sunday....
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Phelps bags another gold
BARCELONA, July 27: Michael Phelps became the most successful athlete at the world swimming championships when he claimed his third gold and fifth medal overall with a historic fifth world record...
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Bjorn shares Irish Open lead
PORTMARNOCK (Ireland), July 27: Thomas Bjorn shares the lead going into the Irish Open final round, the second straight week the Dane has been ahead at that stage of a tournament....
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SCA to organise Tests, ODIs in place of KCCA
KARACHI, July 27: The recently revived Sindh Cricket Association (SCA) has been given the responsibility of organising international matches in Karachi instead of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA)....
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Shahnaz predicts victory
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Former hockey manager Shahnaz Sheikh said on Sunday that Pakistan could do well at next month’s Champions Trophy if the back-up players could sustain the pressure....
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Nepal qualify for Youth World Cup in curtailed final
 KARACHI, July 27: In a repeat of the 2001 Under-19 Youth Asia Cup, Nepal overcame the spirited challenge of Malaysia in a truncated final at National Stadium on Sunday....
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