| 15 May 2004 | Saturday | 24 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1425 |
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Sacking Shoaib won't solve problem: PCB
ISLAMABAD, May 14: Adopting a soft stance towards wayward speedster Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said it would try to get the best out of the bowler and "develop an environment" in which he could perform to his potential. ... 
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Ebrahim's defiance fails to stop Lankan dominance
HARARE, May 14: Dion Ebrahim's ninth Test half-century failed to stop Sri Lanka gaining the advantage on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Friday. ...
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Sarwan to lead Windies against Bangladesh
LONDON, May 14: Ramnaresh Sarwan will lead West Indies in the absence of the injured Brian Lara in the first two one-day matches against Bangladesh in Kingstown, St Vincent, at the weekend. ...
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Australian PM labels Murali a 'chucker'
SYDNEY, May 14: Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brought into debate Muttiah Muralitharan's controversial bowling action, labelling the Sri Lankan off-spinner a chucker. ...
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Aussies must maintain standards, says Ponting
HARARE, May 14: Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on Friday his team's biggest challenge against a very inexperienced Zimbabwe side would be to maintain standards befitting the tourists' world champions status. ...
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PSF to hold trials for World Junior Championship
ISLAMABAD, May 14: Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, the head of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) together with national coaches Jamshed Gul and Rehmat Khan on Friday discussed ways to effectively train players for the World Junior Championship. ...
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Pakistan cyclists leave for Tehran today
LAHORE, May 14: A nine-member Pakistan cycling squad is leaving on Saturday for Iran to participate in the Tour de Azerbaijan cycle race. The eight-stage race will start from Tabriz on May 23 and conclude in Azerbaijan on May 30. ...
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Fancied China stay on course for Thomas and Uber Cup double
JAKARTA, May 14: China stayed on course for their first Thomas and Uber Cup double in 14 years on Friday as their men's team romped into the final with a 3-0 blitz of South Korea. ...
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Federer shows class
HAMBURG, May 14: World number one Roger Federer showed his class by crushing Carlos Moya 6-4 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters. ...
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S.Africa's greats try to capture 2010 World Cup
ZURICH, May 14: With Nelson Mandela, two other Nobel peace prize winners and a president, South Africa tried to capture the hearts and minds of world football's governing body on Friday ...
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