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August 3, 2003 Sunday Jumadi-us-Sani 4, 1424 Khurram ends jinx to capture major trophy KARACHI, Aug 2: Top seed Khurram Hussain Agha overcame the jinx at last which haunted him over the years, when he scored a 6-1 victory over seventh seed Farhan Mirza, in... Serena to miss US Open LOS ANGELES (California), Aug 2: World number one Serena Williams will be unable to defend her US Open title after undergoing surgery on Friday to repair a partially torn tendon in... Speedy On On appears day’s best bet LAHORE, Aug 2: A card of six events featuring the Kohat Plate, a class V division I and II combined handicap race highlights the Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Fancied Hewitt survives LOS ANGELES, Aug 2: Top seed Lleyton Hewitt survived a tough start before overcoming Denmark’s Kenneth Carlsen 6-7 6-4 6-3 for a place in the semi-finals of the Mercedes-Benz Cup on... Freedom Cup from Aug 14 ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The second Freedom Cup Championship is due to start at the Islamabad Club on Aug 14 under the auspices of Islamabad Tennis Association.... Races postponed KARACHI, Aug 2: The Summer Gymkhana Race Meeting scheduled for Sunday, August 3, has been postponed till Wednesday afternoon, weather permitting.... PBSA plans to revive jr championship KARACHI, Aug 2: Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) is planning to revive National Junior Snooker Championship to unearth new talent, President PBSA Ali Asghar Valika said on Saturday.... Snooker tourney KARACHI, Aug 2: The First Ibrahim Memorial Independence Day Snooker Cup will be held on Aug 14, at the Snooker Area Club in Gizri.... Martins inspires Inter, Ajax hold Liverpool AMSTERDAM, Aug 2: Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins scored twice as Inter Milan eased to a 3-0 win over Galatasaray in the Amsterdam tournament on Friday.... DiMarco leads by two shots GRAND BLANC (Michigan), Aug 2: Chris DiMarco fired a 64 on Friday and had a two-stroke lead in the Buick Open when second-round play was suspended due to darkness at the... PFF’s attitude delays launch of National Football League KARACHI, Aug 2: Plans to launch National Football League have been delayed indefintely due to the refusal of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to accept lucrative financial offer from the sponsors.... PBF likely to host major event KARACHI, Aug 2: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) is likely to hold an international boxing event in Karachi next month.... Brazilian Maggi fails drugs test after depilation SAO PAULO, Aug 2: Brazilian long jumper Maurren Higa Maggi confirmed on Friday that she had failed a doping test after using a banned substance during a depilation session.... Faizi named umpire for Holland LAHORE, Aug 2: International Grade I hockey umpire, Faiz Ahmad Faizi, will act as an umpire in the elite six-nation Champions Trophy hockey tournament being played on Holland from Aug 16.... India wins bid for 2005 NEW DELHI, Aug 2: India has managed to win the bid for hosting the 2005 Champions Trophy hockey tournament but missed out on staging the junior World Cup, which will be... Year’s first pole for Montoya HOCKENHEIM (Germany), Aug 2: Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya grabbed pole position for Sunday’s German Grand Prix with a blistering late lap to outpace his German team mate at Williams Ralf Schumacher.... Top seeds tumble like ninepins on day of upsets BIRMINGHAM (England), Aug 2: Chen Hong of China and Wang Chen of Hong Kong, the two top singles seeds, both went out in the quarterfinals on a day of shocks in... Proteas prolong England misery with huge score LONDON, Aug 2: South Africa, helped by 259 runs from captain Graeme Smith, set England up for a knock-out blow as they declared at a record 682 for six shortly after... ‘Smith always destined for greatness’ LONDON, Aug 2: South Africa captain Graeme Smith was always destined for greatness, according to team mate Gary Kirsten.... Kapil backs Gavaskar’s views on sledging KOLKATA, Aug 2: For Indian skipper Kapil Dev on Saturday joined former captain Sunil Gavaskar in condeming sledging in cricket, saying matches should be won through performance and not “unfair” means.... Interim order in Jadeja’s favour to continue NEW DELHI, Aug 2: The Indian cricket board has objected to Delhi High Court order allowing all-rounder Ajay Jadeja to play all domestic cricket matches, saying it amounted to “virtually” lifting... Russian Rhythm completes treble GOODWOOD (England), Aug 2: Russian Rhythm, ridden by Kieren Fallon, completed a big race treble with a battling victory by a neck in the Group One Nassau Stakes on Saturday.... Lawson undergoes bowling test KINGSTON, Aug 2: Young West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson went through a seemingly successful ICC test on his bowling action at Sabina Park on Friday.... SCA secretary meets selectors KARACHI, Aug 2: Aslam Sanjrani, secretary of Sindh Cricket Association (SCA) and chairman of selectors, held a meeting on Saturday with newly formed selection committee to decide parameters for selection.... Mashud injured Aussies crush pathetic Bangladesh CAIRNS (Australia), Aug 2: Bangladesh wicket-keeper Khaled Mashud had a thumb shattered by Brett Lee as world champions Australia handed out another lesson to the cricketing minnows here on Saturday.... Shoaib Akhtar uncertain over Pakistan return LONDON, Aug 2: Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar inspired Durham to victory over Somerset with an eight-wicket haul in the English county championship on Friday and then revealed that he is still...

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