Pak selectors ignore speculative reports
Pakistan's cricket selectors yesterday picked fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and recalled Ijaz Ahmed and Mushtaq Ahmed for the upcoming tour of Australia.

Califano thrown out, Pelous banned
French prop Christian Califano was kicked out of the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday night. The Toulouse forward has been banned until Dec 5 for butting a Fijian forward during last Saturday's Pool C decider, won 28-19 by France.

Brazil risk ban from World Cup
Record four-times winners Brazil fear they may be disqualified from taking part in the 2002 World Cup because a player from their country lied about his age at a South American youth event.

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