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August 25, 2003 Monday Jumadi-us-Sani 26 Stewards guilty of double standards KARACHI, Aug 24: Owners Mr Ashraf Kothari and Islamuddin shared the day’s racing honours when their colours passed the post twice at the Karachi Summer Gymkhana races held here on Sunday.... Shahid’s fine display of horsemanship LAHORE, Aug 24: Jockey Shahid Rehman gave a scintillating display of horsemanship by riding home a brace of winners during the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Sunday.... Honours for Army KARACHI, Aug 24: Pakistan Army Reds beat Pakistan Railways 78-49 in an exciting final of All-Pakistan Inter-Departmental Basketball Tournament here at KPT Sports Complex on Sunday. The soldiers took the lead... Laila Ali knocks out Martin BILOXI (Mississippi), Aug 24: Laila Ali, daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, continued to build her own ring resume on Saturday with a fourth-round knockout of women’s boxing pioneer Christy Martin.... Alonso becomes youngest winner BUDAPEST, Aug 24: Renault’s Fernando Alonso became Formula One’s youngest race winner on Sunday in a Hungarian Grand Prix that slashed Michael Schumacher’s championship lead to one point.... Arsenal triumph MIDDLESBROUGH (England), Aug 24: Arsenal went top of the English Premiership on Sunday following a French-fuelled 4-0 drubbing of Middlesbrough at the Riverside stadium on Sunday.... US Open begins today NEW YORK, Aug 24: At a tournament dominated by American women over the past few seasons, it’s all down to Jennifer Capriati and possibly the injured Lindsay Davenport to keep... Capriati takes crown as Davenport retires NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 24: Jennifer Capriati claimed her first title since last year’s Australian Open when top seed Lindsay Davenport was forced to retire from the Pilot Pen final on... Joint group formed for PFF elections LAHORE, Aug 24: Two groups led by Faisal Saleh Hayat and Riaz Hussain Pirzada battling to take control of Pakistan football after Aug 28 elections have united after meetings late Saturday... Chen Hong retains title SINGAPORE, Aug 24: World number one Chen Hong retained his Singapore Open badminton title with a 11-15 15-8 15-4 win over Chinese compatriot Chen Yu in the men’s singles final on... Jovtchev bags two golds ANAHEIM (California), Aug 24: Bulgaria’s Jordan Jovtchev ignored an excruciating muscle injury to produce one of the bravest performances at the world gymnastics championships and carry off two golds on Saturday.... Army beat Wapda LAHORE, Aug 24: Army recorded its second win when it recovered to beat a strong Wapda side 17-13 in the national inter-departmental baseball championship on Sunday.... Yasir’s record 2nd century sets up Pakistan victory KARACHI, Aug 24: Yasir Hameed inscribed his name into the record books forever by becoming the second player to launch his Test career with a century in each innings, as Pakistan... Netherlands retain Champions Trophy: Pakistan beat India to win bronze medal AMSTELVEEN, Aug 24: Teun de Nooiyer had a hand in two late goals as Olympic champions the Netherlands beat Australia 4-2 to retain the Champions Trophy at the Wagener Stadium on... South Africa scent win in fourth Test LEEDS (England), Aug 24: South Africa were scenting victory in the fourth Test against England on Sunday after totally outsmarting their hosts.... Kluft joins all-time greats PARIS, Aug 24: Sweden’s Carolina Kluft lived up to her billing as the future of heptathlon by becoming the third best performer ever at just 20 when she won gold at... North Korea threatens games pull-out TAEGU (South Korea), Aug 24: North Korea threatened to pull out of the world university games and demanded a full apology from South Korea after an anti-North demonstration turned violent on... PCB rewards new hero KARACHI, Aug 24: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a handsome cash award of Rs500,000, to acknowledge Yasir Hameed’s record-breaking knocks in the first Test against Bangladesh.... Karachi is safe for international cricket, says Rashid KARACHI, Aug 24: Pakistan captain Rashid Latif says that Karachi is a safe place to play cricket and urged foreign teams to visit here.... Tahir satisfied with performance AMSTELVEEN, Aug 24: Pakistan hockey coach Tahir Zaman said on Sunday he was satisfied after his side beat India 4-3 for a bronze medal which was a consolation after the team... Clarke relies on solid short game for lead AKRON (Ohio), Aug 24: Darren Clarke used a deft short game to seize the lead after three rounds of the World... Clubs boycott trials BADIN, Aug 24: Sixteen cricket clubs boycotted the trials for Quaid-i-Azam Trophy on Sunday which were held under the supervision of secretary District Cricket Association (DCA) Badin, Farooq Rustamani....

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