Unseeded Kumail upsets Adnan
LAHORE, Oct 8: Unseeded Kumail Hasan caused an upset when he outgunned the sixth seeded Adnan Khan 7-5, 6-4 on the eventful first day of the ITF world junior tennis ranking championship at...
US qualify for finals as Brazil revive chances
FOXBORO (Massachusetts) Oct 8: The United States reached next year’s World Cup finals on Sunday after a 2-1 defeat of Jamaica in their CONCACAF region World Cup qualifier....
12 players report for camp
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The national volleyball camp resumed here at the Pakistan Sports Complex Monday after a 10-day break....
Toms grabs third victory of year
WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia), Oct 8: Even though David Toms has won six times in the past three seasons on the US PGA Tour, he doesn’t put himself in the same class as...
Cairo, Dubai events put off
KARACHI, Oct 8: The World Amateur Snooker Championship which was to be held at Cairo (Egypt) from Oct 19 to Nov 2 has been canceled by International Billiards and Snooker Federation...
Pakistan Open postponed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The Pakistan Open Squash Championship Monday became the latest in a series of international sporting events to have been affected as organisers announced it was being postponed due...
Fans jailed for match violence
PARIS, Oct 8: A French court jailed a soccer fan of Algerian origin for a month on Monday following disturbances that forced a soccer match between France and Algeria to be...
Germany favourites
HOBART (Australia) Oct 8: Germany are favourites to topple defending champions Australia in the Junior World field hockey Cup which starts here Tuesday....
Rangers oust Sabres in overtime
NEW YORK, Oct 8: The New York Rangers, who honoured New York City’s rescue workers which included captain Mark Messier donning a firefighter’s helmet before the game, beat the Buffalo Sabres...
Ravens ease past winless Titans
BALTIMORE, Oct 8: The Baltimore Ravens’ defense smothered Eddie George, and the Ravens rushed for 208 yards to ease past the winless Tennessee Titans 26-7 Sunday....
Bonds hits 73rd home run
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8: Barry Bonds hit his 73rd run and set the a major league record for slugging percentage as the San Francisco Giants completed the season with a 2-1...
Abedies prove worthy winner
KARACHI, Oct 8: Abedies with 184 Victory Points (VP) clinched the inaugural Stratified Bridge tournament which concluded at Aslam Memorial Hall of National Stadium Sunday....
Armstrong’s absence opens up world title race
LISBON, Oct 8 - This week’s world championships look tailor-made for supreme all-rounder Lance Armstrong, but the Texan is winding down from his third Tour de France win and has left...
Injured Watson’s compensation falls short
LONDON, Oct 8: Brain-damaged boxer Michael Watson was told in the High Court here Monday he will receive no more than $588,000 compensation in settlement of a damages claim worth up...
ICC may reschedule Pakistan Tests on neutral venues
LONDON, Oct 8: International Cricket Council (ICC) president Malcolm Gray admitted Monday that Pakistan’s home Test matches could have to be played on foreign soil following safety concerns arising from United...
Uncertainity hangs over Sharjah Cup
KARACHI, Oct 8: This month’s three-nation Sharjah one-day tournament was thrown into a spin as United States launched air attacks on Afghanistan Sunday evening....
High-flying PIA face KRL today
KARACHI, Oct 8: New leaders PIA, after decimating Habib Bank last week, meet KRL in the pick of the fourth round matches in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I National Cricket Championship from...
Higgins completes double hat trick
NEWCASTLE (England), Oct 8: Scotland’s John Higgins completed a double hat trick — and took his earnings to more than £250,000 in the space of just seven weeks — at...
Wright under pressure to keep Indian job
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: John Wright is under pressure to save his job as India’s coach in the wake of a string of recent defeats and a change of regime at...
Chappell and Marsh to give pep talk to Englishmen
SYDNEY, Oct 8: Former Australian Test wicket-keeper Rod Marsh has roped in former captain Ian Chappell to help him in his task of reviving English cricket....
FIA: Japanese Grand Prix will be staged
STUTTGART, Oct 8: The Formula One season-closing Japanese Grand Prix will be staged as planned this weekend in Suzuka, the International Automobile Federation FIA Monday....
Deadly spell by Shakeel
KARACHI, Oct 8: Wranglar CC beat United Sports by four wickets at Shadab Ground and Muhammad Zamir Khan Memorial Cricket Club defeated Nazeer Gymkhana by six runs at TMC ground in...
Four goals by Ismail
KARACHI, Oct 8: Striker Ismail Baba grabbed four goals including a first half hat trick in Kalri Star Club 6-0 victory over Shah Baig Lane Club in the District South Football...
Shehryar wins
KARACHI, Oct 8: Shehryar Wali of Karachi Gymkhana won the Ledger Super Series tennis contest in Lakeland (Florida) USA when he defeated Philips Barlow of United Kingdom in according to an...