03 August 2004 Tuesday 16 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 Pakistan outplay Spain to lift trophy ALCALA REAL, Aug 2: Pakistan lifted Pre-Olympics warm-up Tri-nation trophy beating Spain 3-1 due to Sohail Abbas who scored two goals on two short corners on Monday. ... Asia should host every 3rd World Cup: Dalmiya COLOMBO, Aug 2: Asian cricket chiefs want to change the way host countries for cricket's World Cup are rotated so that more tournaments are held in Asia, which boasts about 40 percent of the major cricket-playing nations ... Victory to spark winning run, hopes Atapattu COLOMBO, Aug 2: Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu is hoping Sunday's Asia Cup victory will be the catalyst for a winning streak in the coming months. ... Lankans fined for offensive language COLOMBO, Aug 2: Sri Lanka's Upul Chandana, Tillekeratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara have been fined for using obscene and abusive language during their team's Asia Cup final victory over India on Sunday. ... Australia recall pacer Lee: ICC Champions Trophy MELBOURNE, Aug 2: World champions Australia have recalled fast bowler Brett Lee for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in England. Lee, one of the world's quickest bowlers, underwent ankle surgery in March ... Pakistan in 6th place Sri Lanka climb to third spot LONDON, Aug 2: Victory in the Asia Cup has lifted Sri Lanka to third place in the ICC One-day International Championship as the official ratings underwent annual update on Monday. ... Windies coach backs beleaguered Lara LONDON, Aug 2: West Indies coach Gus Logie on Monday hit back at criticism of skipper Brian Lara from former players including cricket legend Sir Viv Richards. ... Make squash an Olympic sport: Jahangir MUMBAI, Aug 2: Former world champion Jahangir Khan on Sunday called for squash to be included in future Olympics, but conceded it was unlikely to happen in near future. ... Financially sound PTF for all-round improvement ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) ended its financial year in a happy position with a sum of Rs 5 million coming from the Punjab Chief Minister now in its coffers. ... East meets West in semifinals: Asian Cup Soccer BEIJING, Aug 2: Hosts China face a test against resurgent Iran while holders Japan take on giant-killers Bahrain as East clashes with West in the Asian Cup semifinals on Tuesday. ... Davenport claims 3rd straight title SAN DIEGO, Aug 2: American Lindsay Davenport completed her second career "California Triple" by crushing French Open champion Anastasia Myskina 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the Acura Classic on Sunday. ... Baby face Amir to fight lonely battle in Athens PARIS, Aug 2: Amir Khan is Britain's youngest Olympian in Athens. He will also be the loneliest being the only fighter from his country to qualify for the Games. ... Vijay Singh scores one-shot victory GRAND BLANC, Aug 2: World number three Vijay Singh fired a five-under-par 67 to clinch a one-shot victory at the Buick Open on Sunday. The Fijian finished at 23-under-par 265 ... Greeks certain Games to be best ever: poll ATHENS, Aug 2: Most Greeks now believe that this month's Athens Olympics will be the best ever, a nation wide poll showed on Monday. ...

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