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| September 18, 2003 | Thursday | Rajab 20, 1424 |
Top guns enjoy win on opening night
 LONDON, Sept 17: European champions AC Milan and the pretenders to their throne, Real Madrid and Manchester United, all enjoyed victories on the opening night of action in the Champions League...
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Yasir stuns Safeer to earn a spot in final rounds
KARACHI, Sept 17: Yasir Butt produced an incredible fight back from 0-2 down to turn the table on British Open Junior champion Safeerullah and stormed into the final rounds of Chief...
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PFF boss’s action annoys council members
LAHORE, Sept 17: President of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat started his tenure with an unconstitutional step converting a luncheon into a general council meeting in Islamabad on...
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Launch of ‘Portraits of the Game’ on Sept 23
DUBAI, Sept 17: Prominent Dubai businessman and cricket lover Shyam Bhatia will launch his book - Portraits of the Game - in Karachi on Sept 23 as part of his innovative...
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30 probables for U-20 camp
LAHORE, Sept 17: Thirty probables have been called up to attend the national Under-20 football training camp at Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium from Sept 26....
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Punjab make clean sweep
LAHORE, Sept 17: Punjab made a clean sweep of Inter-provincial Under-16 boys and girls table tennis championship at Islamabad, a Punjab Sports Board spokesman said on Wednesday....
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Haji strikes twice
CHAMAN, Sept 17: Two well-taken goals by Haji Mohammad enabled Muslim Club, Chaman, lift All Balochistan District Nazim Cup football on Wednesday beating Bolan Club, Usta Mohammad, 2-0 in the final....
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Asia Cup assignment for Nasir
KARACHI, Sept 17: Former Pakistani captain Nasir Ali, who is a gold medalist in Los Angeles Olympic in 1984, is due to leave for Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on Thursday to officiate...
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Luckless Bangladesh search for elusive win
 RAWALPINDI, Sept 17: Bangladesh, still looking for their first tour win, go into Thursday’s day-night One-day International against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Stadium trying to be as “competitive as they can.”...
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President urges present team to draw lessons from 1952 side
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday night called on the Pakistan cricketers to draw lessons from the country’s 1952 team that beat India at Lucknow to record their...
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Political problems should not prevent sporting contacts: Kalmadi
LAHORE, Sept 17: Indian Olympic Association (IOC) is trying to convince Delhi not to end sports activities with Pakistan due to political problems between the two neighbouring countries....
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IOC official suggests Provincial Games
 LAHORE, Sept 17: Indian Olympic Association (IOC) secretary general, Raja Randhir Singh, has suggested that province to province level games between Pakistan and India should also be organised as it would not only...
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Wishart, Gripper recalled for Australia tour
HARARE, Sept 17: Zimbabwe have recalled experienced batsmen Craig Wishart and Trevor Gripper to their squad for a two-Test tour of Australia starting next month....
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Inzamam joins PTCL
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Inzamam-ul-Haq has been hired by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and will represent them in the forthcoming Patron’s Trophy....
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HBL and PTCL share points
KARACHI, Sept 17: A second half equaliser from Shahid Saleem helped Habib Bank force a 1-1 draw with PTCL in the PFF Cup football tournament in Quetta on Wednesday....
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Karachi regainU-19 title
KARACHI, Sept 17: Karachi regained their national one-day under-19 (junior) title after scoring a crushing 151-run victory over Rawalpindi in the inter-regional final at the KRL Stadium on Tuesday....
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Athletics squad for Manila
LAHORE, Sept 17: A seven-member Pakistan athletics team, including three women left for Manila, The Philippines to take part in the Asian athletics championship to be held from Sept 21 to 24....
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COAS Open from today
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: The COAS Open Championship with an enhanced prize purse of Rs 400,000 is set to tee off at the Rawalpindi Golf Club from Thursday....
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Mushtaq claims 100th wicket
LONDON, Sept 17: Sussex leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed took his 100th first-class wicket of the English county season on Wednesday, becoming the first player to reach the milestone since 1998....
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Gibbs faces fitness test
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 17: A groin injury may cause batsman Herschelle Gibbs to miss South Africa’s coming cricket tour of Pakistan. Gibbs will undergo a tough fitness test on Friday, after which...
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NBP-WAPDA in final
KARACHI, Sept 17: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) moved into the final of All Pakistan Nishan-e-Haider Hockey Tournament when they beat Pakistan Army 4-2 in the semifinal at Bahawalpur, according information...
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Wahab excels for Lahore
LAHORE, Sept 17: A six-wicket burst by left-arm-medium-pacer Wahab Riaz and later good batting display of Sohail Ahmad and Salman Akbar helped Lahore take a 69-run lead with five first innings wicket intact against Sialkot on opening...
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