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| July 29, 2003 | Tuesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 28, 1424 |
Roddick tames Paradorn for eighth title
 INDIANAPOLIS, July 28: A fired-up Andy Roddick roared to his eighth career title with a 7-6 6-4 victory over Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan in the final of the RCA Championships on Sunday....
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Omer Babar shocks Shahrukh for title
ISLAMABAD, July 28: Third seeded Omer Babar on Monday stunned top seed Shahrukh Niazi to win the National Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament at the PTF Complex....
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PPL victorious
KARACHI, July 28: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Usmanabad Union in KASB Premier League at CDGK Stadium on Sunday....
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US back on top after toppling Australia
BARCELONA, July 28: The United States are back at the summit of world swimming after turning the tables on arch-rival’s Australia during the week-long world championships here....
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Ameer and Taqi upset favourites
KARACHI, July 28: Candyland clinched the Aslam Memorial Bridge Tournament in impressive fashion by accumulating 136 Victory Points (VPs) on Sunday evening....
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Ronaldinho wins praise on Barcelona debut
MADRID, July 28: Ronaldinho won praise from Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard after making an eye-catching debut in a penalty shoot-out victory over Juventus on Sunday....
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Mari Gas set up final showdown against PIA for trophy
 LAHORE, July 28: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and Mari Gas, as expected, cruised into final of the first national squash team championship after winning their respective semifinals by identical margins 2-1...
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Bangladesh batting better than Pakistan: Waugh
CAIRNS, July 28: Australian skipper Steve Waugh praised hapless Bangladesh despite another heavy Test defeat here on Monday, saying the minnows’ batting had been better than Pakistan and the West Indies....
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MacGill spins Australia to innings victory
 CAIRNS (Australia), July 28: Stuart MacGill took match figures of 10-133 as Australia beat Bangladesh by an innings and 98 runs before lunch on the fourth day of the second Test...
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Cricketers burn PCB official’s effigy
HYDERABAD, July 28: Over one dozen young cricketers of the city on Sunday burnt the effigy of chief coach of Regional Academy of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for Hyderabad and former...
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Campbell shatters Bjorn’s hopes
PORTMARNOCK (Ireland), July 28: New Zealander Michael Campbell shattered Thomas Bjorn’s hopes of a quick comeback from his British Open misery on Sunday when he won a sudden-death three-man playoff for...
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Tendulkar denies rivalry for centuries with Steve
NEW DELHI, July 28: India’s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Monday saluted Steve Waugh for scoring a 32nd Test century, saying there was no rivalry with the evergreen Australian captain to...
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Sanwar reported for suspect action
LONDON, July 28: Bangladesh spin bowler Sanwar Hossain has been reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a suspect bowling action, the sport’s world governing body said on Monday....
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Hussain quits captaincy
BIRMINGHAM, July 28: Nasser Hussain announced his resignation as England Test captain here on Monday....
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England earn draw in rain-hit opening Test
BIRMINGHAM (England), July 28: South Africa’s hopes of squeezing victory from the rain-blighted first Test were foiled by England and the weather on Monday as a tense encounter finally petered out...
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Top seeds advance into last 16
KARACHI, July 28: Apart from disturbing outdoor activities, for the first time in its history heavy rains on Monday afternoon forced the organizers to reschedule its National Ranking Snooker Championship programme....
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