PCB undecided over camp venue
LAHORE, June 13: The Pakistan Cricket Board is undecided whether to hold the national training camp in Karachi or Lahore for the forthcoming Asia Cup's preparations. The competition is scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka next month.
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Ex-coach urges use of technology
KARACHI, June 13: Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus urged use of technology to groom talent saying India and Sri Lanka have shown Asian cricket the way and Pakistan must follow suit.
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Thorpe engineers whitewash of New Zealand
NOTTINGHAM, June 13: A defiant century from Graham Thorpe led England to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third Test at Trent Bridge and clinched a 3-0 series whitewash on a fluctuating fourth day here on Sunday.
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Ganguly backs Yuvraj as Test opener
BANGALORE, June 13: India captain Saurav Ganguly named Yuvraj Singh as Virender Sehwag's batting partner at the top of the order on Sunday, ending months of speculation about who would open in Test cricket.
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Nomi makes short work of Khalid in final
KARACHI, June 13: Top seed Nomi Qamar picked up the spoils in the second Caltex Open ranking tennis championship making short work of second seed Khalid Ali Nazar 6-1, 6-1, on the Salma Noorani court before a jampacked audience at the Karachi Club hard courts on Sunday.
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Ten-man Swiss hold Croatia to draw
LEIRIA, June 13:- Ten-man Switzerland battled to a goalless draw with a disappointing Croatia side in an ugly opening Euro 2004 Group 'B' clash on Sunday.
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Greece spoil Portugal's party Spain win
LISBON, June 13: Portugal's sea of red and green turned black when the Euro 2004 hosts lost 2-1 to Greece in the tournament's opening match on Saturday before Spain restored order by beating Russia 1-0.
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Italians wary of Denmark's Latin touch
LISBON, June 13: Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni expects Monday's Group 'C' opener against Denmark to be a fusion of football styles rather than a culture clash.
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Roddick keeps Stella crown
LONDON, June 13: Andy Roddick retained his Stella Artois title on Sunday with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Sebastien Grosjean - a repeat of last year's final. The top seed's triumph in 83 minutes gave him a 14th career title and his second on grass.
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IOC chief seeks to clear air
ATHENS, June 13: International Olympics chief Jacques Rogge sought to clear the air on Saturday over a furore he has created over what he said were unintended critical remarks about Athens preparations for this August's Games.
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Tunnicliff completes second victory
GLENEAGLES, June 13: Britain's Miles Tunnicliff led the Diageo Championship from start to finish to complete his second European Tour victory on Sunday two years after his first.
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Ralf on pole in Canada
MONTREAL, June 13: Germany's Ralf Schumacher handed Williams their first pole position of the Formula One season on Saturday as older brother Michael and Ferrari suffered a qualifying nightmare in Canada.
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