Lahore—Pakistan’s cricket chief left Friday on a
South Asian tour to try to win support in his
battle against the ICC’s decision to strip the
country of its World Cup matches, an official
said.
Madrid—Barcelona stayed on course for an
historic treble by crushing Athletic Bilbao 4-1
at the Mestalla Stadium to lift the Kings Cup
for the first time in over a decade.
San Antonio (Texas)—Three-time champion Justin
Leonard and unheralded Paul Goydos fired
seven-under par 63s on Thursday to share the
first-round lead in the 6.1 million-dollar USPGA
Texas Open.
Madrid—France’s Amelie Mauresmo staged a
fighting comeback Friday to power into the
semi-finals of the Madrid Masters with a 5-7,
6-1, 6-1 defeat of Hungarian Agnese Szavay.
Islamabad—Aamir Atlas retained his men’s title
by edging Farhan Mehboob in a cliffhanger of a
final while Maria Toor easily downed Muqaddas
Ashraf to don the women’s crown in 7th COAS Open
Squash Championship on Friday.
