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Friday 22 October 2004 (09 Ramadan 1425)

BoSox Battle Back Into World Series

NEW YORK, 22 October 2004 — The Boston Red Sox crushed the New York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to complete an historic comeback victory over their archrivals by four games to three in the American League... Full Story


Shoaib Skittles Sri Lanka but Pakistan Fail to Consolidate

FAISALABAD, Pakistan, 22 October 2004 — Sri Lanka fought back with seven wickets in the last two sessions to restrict Pakistan’s first innings lead on the second day of the first Test yesterday. At... Full Story


Paradorn, Henman Sent Packing

MADRID, 22 October 2004 — David Nalbandian dominated Paradorn Srichaphan 6-3, 6-1 in the third round of the 2.425-million-euro Madrid Masters here yesterday. The fourth seed crushed the hopes... Full Story




Swiss Youngster Clement Sets Pace in Madrid

MADRID, 22 October 2004 — Switzerland’s Julien Clement, lying 174th on the European money-list, was the surprise early Madrid Open leader after shooting a sparkling first-round 64 yesterday. Clement,... Full Story


McCullum Century Puts New Zealand on Top

DHAKA, 22 October 2004 — Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum hit his highest Test score to help New Zealand to a 225-run lead over Bangladesh on the third day of the first Test yesterday. McCullum... Full Story


Hamm Can Keep Olympic All-Round Gold: Court

LONDON, 22 October 2004 — American gymnast Paul Hamm will keep his Olympic all-round gold medal after the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected an appeal from South Korea’s Yang... Full Story


Longish Cricket Break, a Welcome Interlude, but Affects Teams’ Performance

The total break from cricket for eight days is pretty unusual in international cricket nowadays considering how compact tours have become in recent times. Most teams would prefer to play a three-day... Full Story


How Many Batsmen Do the Indian Team Need?

BOMBAY, 22 October 2004 — When the final day’s play was finally called off, due to persistent drizzle, resulting in the second Test at Madras being drawn, one of the younger members of the team,... Full Story


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