Sports in Brief Nam athletes to meet

* WINDHOEK - The Namibian Athletes Association (NAA) will convene a meeting with all active Athletics Namibia (AN) athletes today at the stadium of the Katutura Youth Complex.

According to the spokesperson, Agnes Samaria, the meeting is

primarily to establish a database of all active athletes in all the

regions.

Samaria, who is Namibia's top 800-metre athlete, said it might

be difficult to get all athletes at the venue on the day, but the

meeting was just a way to start such an important record.

 

She said the gathering was also a platform to inform athletes

that through the association, they have a voice to speak with.

 

The meeting will also listen to the concerns and challenges of

the athletes and submit them to relevant people, Samaria said.

 

Discussions will start at 17h00.

 

England, Pakistan in even test * MULTAN - England captain Marcus

Trescothick yesterday said the first cricket Test against Pakistan

is evenly poised even though his team gained a handsome

first-innings lead.

 

"Pakistan played pretty well," said Trescothick, who smashed a

superb 193 to help his team post 418 in the first innings in reply

to Pakistan's 274.

 

Pakistan, trailing by 144 runs, batted with determination to

reach 125-2 at stumps on the third day.

 

They still trail by 19.

 

Agassi pulls out of Masters Cup * SHANGHAI - Andre Agassi

sensationally quit the Masters Cup yesterday, complaining of an

ankle injury, just minutes after Spanish star Rafael Nadal pulled

out with damage to his left foot.

 

Agassi, 35, made the announcement after crashing 6-4, 6-2 to

Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

 

- Nampa, Reuters

 

Samaria, who is Namibia's top 800-metre athlete, said it might be

difficult to get all athletes at the venue on the day, but the

meeting was just a way to start such an important record.She said

the gathering was also a platform to inform athletes that through

the association, they have a voice to speak with.The meeting will

also listen to the concerns and challenges of the athletes and

submit them to relevant people, Samaria said.Discussions will start

at 17h00.England, Pakistan in even test * MULTAN - England captain

Marcus Trescothick yesterday said the first cricket Test against

Pakistan is evenly poised even though his team gained a handsome

first-innings lead."Pakistan played pretty well," said Trescothick,

who smashed a superb 193 to help his team post 418 in the first

innings in reply to Pakistan's 274.Pakistan, trailing by 144 runs,

batted with determination to reach 125-2 at stumps on the third

day.They still trail by 19.Agassi pulls out of Masters Cup *

SHANGHAI - Andre Agassi sensationally quit the Masters Cup

yesterday, complaining of an ankle injury, just minutes after

Spanish star Rafael Nadal pulled out with damage to his left

foot.Agassi, 35, made the announcement after crashing 6-4, 6-2 to

Russian Nikolay Davydenko.- Nampa, Reuters

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