| 03 May 2004 | Monday | 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 |
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Lord's factor to help us: Cairns
LONDON, May 2: New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns believes his team will be more motivated than England for the first Test at Lord's later this month. ... 
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Sarwan and Smith engineer thrilling win for Windies
CASTRIES, May 2: Huge hitting from Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Smith helped West Indies clinch a thrilling five-wicket victory over England in the fifth One-day International on Saturday (partly reported in Sunday's edition). ...
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England falter after good start
CASTRIES, May 2: West Indies need 281 for victory against England in the sixth One-day International after taking a flurry of late wickets on Sunday. ...
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Sri Lankan batsmen hit form
HARARE, May 2: Mahela Jayawardene batted aggressively for a century as Sri Lanka put in a solid performance on the second day of their three-day tour match against Zimbabwe 'A' on Sunday. ...
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Aisam to meet Aqeel in final
LAHORE, May 2: Pakistan top seed Aisamul Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan are set to clash in the National Open grass court championship final after winning their respective semifinals at the Bagh-i-Jinnah courts on Sunday. ...
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Players fail to improve world rankings
ISLAMABAD, May 2: The national squash players once again failed to make any worthwhile improvement in the latest international rankings announced by the Professional Squash Association (PSA). ...
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Davis Cup tie to be played on clay courts
LAHORE, May 2: Pakistan Tennis Federation chief, Dilawar Abbas has said that the decision of choosing clay court for the Davis Cup Group-II tie against New Zealand scheduled to be held at Islamabad in September, has been taken ...
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Pillay's Olympic dream fades after omission
NEW DELHI, May 2: India's most capped hockey player Dhanraj Pillay was omitted from his country's list of probables for the Athens Games on Sunday, virtually ending his dream of a fourth Olympic appearance. ...
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Indian rookie holds nerve in sudden-death playoff
BEIJING, May 2: Indian rookie Rahil Gangjee won his first Asian Tour title on Sunday after holding his nerve to win the inaugural Volkswagen Masters China in a sudden-death playoff. ...
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Leeds United's survival hopes bolted by Bolton
LONDON, May 2: Leeds United's hopes of premier league survival disappeared in eight awful second-half minutes on Sunday as a 1-0 lead turned into a 4-1 defeat at Bolton Wanderers that, barring a miracle, will send them down. ...
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Second straight title for Venus
WARSAW, May 2: Venus Williams defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-4 to win the J and S Cup title in Warsaw on Sunday. It was her second straight victory, following her recent win in Charleston ...
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Security geared up for Olympics
ATHENS, May 2: With about 100 days remaining to the Athens Olympics, no tangible threat to the Games is flashing on secret services' radar screens. But security experts wonder if this is not just the silence before the storm. ...
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