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| August 9, 2003 | Saturday | Jumadi-us-Sani 10, 1424 |
POA hopeful of India competing in SAF Games
LAHORE, Aug 8: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) was hopeful that India would participate in the ninth SAF Games, if Pakistan held it tentatively in January next year....
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Double for Ronaldo as Real Madrid triumph
 HONG KONG, Aug 8: Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid eased to a 4-2 victory over a Hong Kong Select XI on Friday, the penultimate leg of their Asian tour....
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Bologan takes lead, Anand improving
DORTMUND (Germany), Aug 8: Moldovan grandmaster Viorel Bologan stormed ahead in the international chess tournament here, building up his lead to 1.5 points, as the “Tiger of Madras” Viswanathan Anand continued...
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Youngsters surprise National Masters
KARACHI, Aug 8: Promising players stunned National Masters in two rounds on the opening day of the 26th Friendship House Championship at Friendship House on Thursday with Junaid Hameed held International...
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Misery for Menendez, easy win for Rios
 SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 8: World record holder Osleidys Menendez suffered a shock defeat in the women’s javelin at the Pan American Games on Thursday as chaotic organisation continued to dog the...
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Nadeem plays key role in Zone-IV Whites triumph
KARACHI, Aug 8: Muhammad Nadeem Khan produced a fine allround show in Zone-IV Whites 14 runs victory over Zone-V Blues in the low scoring match of Touchme Trophy KCCA Under-17 Inter-zonal...
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Safeer, Yasir clash in final
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Safeerullah Khan and Yasir Butt qualified for Saturday’s final of the CAS National Junior Squash Championship in Peshawar with four games semifinal victories over their opponents on Friday....
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Khayal outlasts Majid
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Khayal Muhammad defeated Majid Khan 3-2 on Friday in the Players Squash League, one day after being given a walkover against Zubair Ali Khan....
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Kucera dumps Ferrero as Roddick tames Grosjean: Clijsters struggles against Sharapova
 MONTREAL, Aug 8: Karol Kucera sent French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero crashing out of the Montreal Masters in the third round on Thursday as Andy Roddick advanced with a convincing...
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Cheat Warne tells WADA to mind their own business
MELBOURNE, Aug 8: Shane Warne told the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to mind their own business on Friday as debate continued over the issue of allowing the Australia leg spinner to...
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Shoaib to join team in Karachi
LAHORE, Aug 8: Controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar and all-rounder Shoaib Malik will join the selected Pakistan team in Karachi on Aug 17 to face Bangladesh in the first Test starting from Aug 21....
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Unseeded Zehra stuns Saba
LAHORE, Aug 8: Unseeded Zehra Ali Khan caused an upset when she won the All Punjab Independence Day junior tennis tournament girls Under-18 singles title, defeating second seed Saba Aziz in...
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German champion tests positive
FRANKFURT (Germany), Aug 8: The German Boxing Federation (BDB) confirmed on Friday that German heavyweight champion Willi Fischer had tested positive for cannabis....
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Dominicans and Germans throw hockey in crisis
NEW DELHI, Aug 8: World field hockey chiefs were on Friday grappling with a major row caused by two unrelated trans-Atlantic developments that threaten to undermine the Olympic sport....
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Shahnaz to sue Wapda
KARACHI, Aug 8: Former Pakistan hockey manager Shahnaz Sheikh has decided to drag Wapda into court after the department failed to reply following the legal notice he served demanding damages....
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Love grabs lead
DENVER (Colorado), Aug 8: Davis Love shot a spectacular 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take a handy lead after the first round at the International....
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Railway School outclass UAE Juniors
KARACHI, Aug 8: Railway High School defeated touring United Arab Emirates (UAE) Juniors hockey team 3-0 in their opening match at UBL Sports Complex on Friday....
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Canada GP taken off F1 menu
MONTREAL, Aug 8: The Canadian Grand Prix has been taken off next season’s Formula One calendar, race promoter Normand Legault announced here on Thursday....
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