Unfancied Ashiq meets top seed Shahzad in final
LAHORE, Oct 12: Top seed Shahzad Khan and unseeded Ashiq Rasool cruised into the final of the ITF international junior tennis ranking championship boys’ singles event, winning their semi-finals in contrasting...
Iran down Iraq to top group
TEHRAN, Oct 12: Iran defeated bitter rivals Iraq 2-1 here on Friday to take another huge step towards qualifying for next summer’s World Cup finals....
Unseeded Testud causes biggest upset
FILDERSTADT (Germany) Oct 12: France’s Sandrine Testud caused a major upset when she sent second seed Jennifer Capriati crashing out of the 565,000-dollar WTA tournament here Friday....
Impressive India outclass Spain
HOBART (Australia), Oct 12: India’s field hockey players surprised Spain with their speed and and skill Friday, beating the Europeans 3-0 in their first encounter with a quality Asian team....
IOC honours Jahangir
KARACHI, Oct 12: The International Olympic Committee has acknowledged the services of Pakistan’s squash legend Jahangir Khan towards the sport by awarding him an IOC diploma....
Tyson ready for ‘Danish pastry’
COPENHAGEN, Oct 12: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will fight the Danish national hero Brian Nielsen in a 10-round non-title fight in Copenhagen on Saturday, the American boxer’s first appearance in...
Coaches for Pakistan soon
LAHORE, Oct 12: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has agreed to provide coaches to Pakistan to replace current British coach who is not likely to return from England....
India blitz Kenya in one-sided affair
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Oct 12: India scored a resounding 10-wicket win over a hopelessly outclassed Kenya in their one-day international on Friday....
Faisal slams century as KRL grab points
LAHORE, Oct 12: An enterprising, unbeaten knock of 106 by Test batsman Faisal Iqbal in PIA’s second innings was salient feature of the Patron’s Trophy Cricket Tournament Grade I match against...
Peshawar gain crucial first innings lead
RAWALPINDI, Oct 12: Peshawar, powered by half centuries from Faizullah and Muhammad Adnan, took an important 50-run first innings lead against Lahore Blues in the Grade I final of the National...
Mudassar for 15-player camp
KARACHI, Oct 12: Pakistan coach Mudassar Nazar hopes that the training camp for this month’s Sharjah Cup would only be attended by the players who would be proceeding to the desert...
HBL get points in drawn tie with ABL
KARACHI, Oct 12: Habib Bank secured three points for first innings lead after their round match against Allied Bank ended in a draw at the Sheikhupura Stadium Friday, according to information...
PWD stun NBP for second first-class triumph
KARACHI, Oct 12: Public Works Department (PWD) stunned former champions National Bank by two wickets to notch up their second first-class victory this season on the last day of the Patron’s...
Customs defeat Sui Gas by 67 runs
LAHORE, Oct 12: Defending champions Pakistan Customs took only 30 minutes on the final day to beat Sui Gas by 67 runs and to register their second win in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I National cricket championship at the Gaddafi Stadium here Friday....
Iftikhar bowls ADBP to victory
KARACHI, Oct 12: Paceman Iftikhar Anjum bowled Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan to an emphatic 134-run victory over Wapda on the final day of the four-day Patron’s Trophy match at Faisalabad’s...
Course record 62 lifts Lehman clear in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Nevada), Oct 12: Tom Lehman followed up his opening 63 by shooting a course record 10-under-par 62 to take the early second round lead at the $4.5 million Las...