Dramatic victory for Enqvist
STUTTGART (Germany), Oct 18: Thomas Enqvist wasted a match point and survived another for a dramatic 6-3 6-7 7-6 victory over American teenager Andy Roddick in a third round match at...
Pacer Kashif rips through Badin
KARACHI, Oct 18: Fiery left arm Mirpurkhas paceman Kashif Pervez pushed Badin close to follow-on on the opening day of their second round of Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Trophy Grade-II tie at KCCA...
Unseeded Saeed dumps fourth seed Kamran
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Unseeded Saeedul Haq sprang a surprise Thursday putting the brakes on fourth seed Kamran Khalil to advance to the men’s singles semifinals of the 18th Federal Cup Tennis...
Past and present champions have mixed fortunes
PARIS, Oct 18: Past and present Champions League winners Manchester United and Bayern Munich had mixed fortunes Wednesday night with the Englishmen having the worst time, falling 3-2 at home to...
Asif extended by Imran
LAHORE, Oct 18: Nine matches were decided in the opening round of the mens’ singles event of the fourth All Pakistan Badminton Cup at the New Khan courts Wednesday....
Pakistan face Malaysia in opener
ZURICH, Oct 18: Davis Cup finalists Australia face a tough trip to Argentina in the first round of the 2002 World Group while France, their opponents in next month’s final, stage...
KGA Gym move into third round
KARACHI, Oct 18: KGA Gymkhana moved into the third round of the Lal Rab Nawaz Mubarak cricket tournament, after beating Al Sham CC by four wickets at the KGA ground....
Computer Deptt triumph
KARACHI, Oct 18: Computer Department clinched the Karachi University inter-departmental basketball title when they defeated Business Department 35-16 in the final at Campus court Thursday....
Day-night match today
LAHORE, Oct 18: Pakistan Eleven will meet PCB Eleven in a day- night match tomorrow (Friday) at the Gaddafi Stadium’s in preparation for the Sharjah Cup....
Lions TT
KARACHI, Oct 18: The All Karachi Lions Open table tennis tournament which was scheduled to start from Oct 20, will now be starting from Oct 25 at Sindh Sports Board, Sports...
Ad hoc committee unconstitutional, claims Imtiaz
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Maj Gen (Retd) Muhammad Imtiaz Ali claimed Thursday that he was still the president of the Pakistan Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) and that the formation of an ad...
Gibson and Pitts set early pace in China Open
SHANGHAI, Oct 18: Canada’s Rick Gibson and in-form American Andrew Pitts set the first round pace in the $400,000 dollar China Open Thursday, two strokes clear of current Asian number one...
Glavine sizzles as Atlanta Braves even series 1-1
PHOENIX (Arizona), Oct 18: The Atlanta Braves posted a 8-1 triumph over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday to even their National League Championship Series at one game apiece as Tom Glavine...
Tennis team excluded
LAHORE, Oct 18: Pakistan has excluded its women tennis team from its contingent which will take part in the 3rd Islamic Countries Women Solidarity Games to be held at Tehran (Iran) from Oct...
Shahzad slams four goals
LAHORE, Oct 18: Four goals from Shahzad Ali powered Government Model High School to a convincing 8-0 victory over F.G. High School No.2, Lahore Cantt, in the Jafar memorial inter-school hockey...
Rangers win in overtime
NEW YORK, Oct 18: The New York Rangers scored a 4-3 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils in NHL action Wednesday as Eric Lindros scored against his nemesis and Theo...
Shahid cruises into quarters
KARACHI, Oct 18: Pakistan’s fast rising youngster Shahid Zaman cruised into the quarterfinals of the World Squash Federation Challenge after beating Dutch player Tommy Berden in straight games, reports from Melbourne...
Fahad steers SSGC home
KARACHI, Oct 18: Opener Fahadullah hammered 105 to enable Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) defeated Hinopak Motors by 45 runs in the opening match of the Lions Trophy KCCA Inter Firms...
Rizwan excels
KARACHI, Oct 18: Allround performance by Rizwan Qureshi helped Pakistan Cricket Club (PCC) to reach the quarterfinal of the Awami Super Trophy cricket tournament when they handed a massive 131 runs...
Headstart win
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Headstart defeated GSIS 2-0 in the Inter-Schools football tournament here at the Pakistan Sports Complex Thursday....
Kiwis encounter tough resistance
BRISBANE, Oct 18: The touring New Zealanders encountered stern resistance from the Queensland Academy of Sports on the third day of the their four-day cricket match here Thursday....
Minnows Kenya stun India by 70 runs
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Oct 18: Kenya came back from three consecutive defeats to pull off an upset victory over India by 70 runs in their triangular series day-night match at...
Pakistan Customs crush ADBP
KARACHI, Oct 18: Pakistan Customs kept alive their hopes of retaining their Patron’s Trophy Grade-I title after scoring crushing seven-wicket victory over ADBP at Sheikhupura Stadium Thursday....
ICC welcomes Cronje’s court decision for match-fixing
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday welcomed the decision by a South African court to uphold the life ban imposed on former captain Hansie Cronje for match-fixing....
NBP wrap up innings victory
RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: National Bank needed just 5.5 overs Thursday to finish off Allied Bank as they cruised to an innings and 111-run victory in their Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match at...
Don’s ashes scattered over ground
SYDNEY, Oct 18: Don Bradman’s ashes were scattered over the oval named after him in Bowral near Sydney Thursday, Australian media have reported....
Disgraced former skipper may turn to other sports
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 18: Former South African captain Hansie Cronje said Thursday that if he was to contribute to sport locally it would have to be in another code, after a court...
Nadeem and Zahid save PIA
LAHORE, Oct 18: A face-saving ninth wicket century partnership between stand-in skipper Nadeem Khan and Mohammad Zahid salvaged a draw for PIA against Sui Gas in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I encounter on...
Wapda gain first points
KARACHI, Oct 18: Wapda finally scored their first points in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I National Cricket Championship with a convincing 89-run defeat of PWD at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Thursday....
Pakistan meet Sri Lanka in Sharjah opener
SHARJAH, Oct 18: Sri Lanka will now play Pakistan in the first game of the Sharjah Cup triangular tournament next week (Oct 26) following a last minute change to the itinerary....