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| August 26, 2003 | Tuesday | Jumadi-us-Sani 27, 1424 |
Outstanding displays by Bekele and White
 PARIS, Aug 25: American sprinter Jon Drummond brought the world athletics championships to a standstill here on Sunday but an outstanding display by Ethiopian wunderkind Kenenisa Bekele in the 10,000 metres...
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Shabbir retains title
 KARACHI, Aug 25: Defending champion Shabbir Iqbal fired two under par 70 to retain his title after an overwhelming five-stroke victory at Chief of Naval Staff Open golf championship at Karachi...
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Former Olympians criticize Juniors coach, manager
KARACHI, Aug 25: Pakistan junior hockey team management came under heavy fire on Monday by former Olympians for failing in controlling a flare-up which led to cancellation of three-match series in...
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Sandeep’s hat trick sinks Pakistan Juniors
GNIEZNO (Poland), Aug 25: Penalty corner striker Sandeep Singh struck a spectacular hat trick to propel India to 5-0 victory over hapless Pakistan to lift the six-nation Challenge Open Under-21 hockey...
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SASF to decide SAF Games fate on Sept 18
LAHORE, Aug 25: An extraordinary executive committee meeting of the South Asia Sports Federation (SASF) will be held in Lahore on Sept 18 to decide the fate of the SAF Games....
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Fine double by Hamid
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Seasoned campaigner Hamidul Haq of Pakistan easily beat Charn Hongpanas of Thailand 6-1, 6-1 to clinch the over-40 men’s singles title in the Asian Veterans Open Tennis Championship...
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Srichaphan wins again
LONG ISLAND (New York), Aug 25: Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan retained his TD Waterhouse Cup title in convincing fashion on Sunday, beating American James Blake 6-2 6-4 in the final....
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Golden Klochkova as Russia dominant
TAEGU (South Korea), Aug 25: Olympic champion Yana Klochkova was in a class of her own as the Ukrainian stormed to victory in the 200 metres individual medley on the opening...
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Career-best figures by Kallis helps Proteas thrash England
 LEEDS (England), Aug 25: Jacques Kallis took a career-best six for 54 as South Africa thrashed England by 191 runs on the final morning of the fourth Test at Headingley on...
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Rubin suffers 1st round exit
 NEW YORK, Aug 25: Eighth seed Chanda Rubin suffered a 72-minute U.S. Open ordeal on Monday, crumbling 6-4 6-4 in the first round to Venezuelan Maria Vento-Kabchi....
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Pakistan, BD teams arrive in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket teams arrived here on Monday amid warm welcome by cricket fans at the Peshawar International Airport....
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Faisal and Arshad elected unopposed
LAHORE, Aug 25: Faisal Saleh Hayat and Arshad Khan Lodhi have been elected unopposed president and secretary of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with their entire panel as no request for any...
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Pakistan Academy win series
KARACHI, Aug 25: Pakistan Academy won the one-day series against their South African counterparts by scoring a crushing 122-run victory in the third and final game at Johannesburg on Sunday....
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Whatmore sets new goals for Bangladesh
PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has set his side a new goal for the second Test against Pakistan that begins on Wednesday — passing 300 at least once....
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Lahore gain lead thanks to Zulqarnain
LAHORE, Aug 25: A captain’s knock by Zulqarnain Haider helped Lahore gain a 45-run first innings lead against Peshawar on the second day of their Inter-region (Under-19) Cricket Championship match at the LCCA ground on Monday....
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Clarke cruises to four-stroke victory
AKRON (Ohio), Aug 25: Darren Clarke shot a closing three-under-par 67 at the Firestone Country Club South Course on Sunday to win his second World Golf Championship title by a comfortable...
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Fahad, Fawad put Karachi on top
KARACHI, Aug 25: Brilliant centuries by Fahad Iqbal and Fawad Alam helped Karachi Under-19 Monday gain a commanding lead of 197 against Hyderabad Under-19 on Monday at Quaid-i-Azam Park,...
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Sixth Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium
PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Arbab Niaz Stadium will host its 6th Test match against the Bangladesh starting here from Aug 27....
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SSGC hold China
KARACHI, Aug 25: Two second half goals by Mansoor Sheikh helped SSGC hold China 3-3 in a practice hockey game on Monday....
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Third gold for Li
ANAHEIM (California), Aug 25: China’s Li Xiaopeng won gold in the world gymnastics championships men’s vault competition for the third time on Sunday....
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