Mirnyi ousts Kafelnikov in another upset
STUTTGART (Germany) Oct 20: Yevgeny Kafelnikov became Max Mirnyi’s latest prominent casualty when he fell 7-6 7-3 to the hard-hitting qualifier from Belarus in their semifinal at the Stuttgart Masters Series...
Mehvish routs Mariam to lift Federal Cup
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Gold medallist of the National Games, Mehvish Chishtie captured the women’s singles crown after downing Mariam Rahim in straight sets in the final of the 18th Federal Cup...
President’s Bodyguards land Trades Cup polo
RAWALPINDI, Oct 20: President’s Bodyguards faced little resistance in beating Multan by eight and half goals to five goals to lift the title trophy in the Trades Cup Polo Tournament at...
Big field for President of Pakistan Cup
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The President of Pakistan Cup Tournament is due to tee off on Sunday at the Rawalpindi Golf Club, says a press release....
South Korea’s Wi leads by one stroke
SHANGHAI, Oct 20: Korea’s Charlie Wi rolled in a spectacular 30-foot birdie on the last hole Saturday to earn a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the 400,000 dollar...
AKG sneak into third round
KARACHI, Oct 20: Aga Khan Gymkhana sneaked into the third round of the Lal Rab Nawaz Memorial cricket tournament, scoring on a higher rate in the first 10 overs, after their...
Abu Baker stars for ICAS
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20; Abu Bakar scored twice to propel ICAS to a 3-0 victory over Model School G7/4 in the Islamabad Inter-Schools football tournament at the Pakistan Sports Complex grounds Saturday....
Mansoor steers PCC to victory
KARACHI, Oct 20: All-rounder Mansoor Baig starred in Pakistan Cricket Club’s (PCC) 35 runs victory over New United Club in the Barkatullah Memorial cricket tournament at NU Ground Thursday....
Crusade should win hands down
KARACHI, Oct 20: Crusade, although beaten by Lover’s Way over six furlongs last time out, starts off once again as our day’s best, when the Winter Gymkhana Meeting gets under way...
Russia retain world title
MADRID, Oct 20: Russia retained their world rhythmic gymnastics team title here Friday at the end of a two-day competition they dominated throughout....
Crown Maker good proposition
LAHORE, Oct 20: The three-year-old colt Crown Maker, with an impressive victory on the trot last time out, seems a good proposition, when the 7th Lahore Winter Meeting gets under...
Schilling tames Braves as Diamondbacks take lead
ATLANTA (Georgia), Oct 20: The Arizona Diamondbacks posted a 5-1 triumph over the Atlanta Braves in Game Three of the National League Championship Series Friday as Curt Schilling continued his postseason...
Close ties for minor places
HOBART (Australia), Oct 20: Positions in the bottom half of the 16-team Junior World Cup were decided Saturday with three of the four matches going into extra time....
Punjab names 36 players
LAHORE Oct 20: Thirty-six junior players were selected from Punjab after four-day national hockey trials at the National Hockey Stadium from Oct 15 to 18....
Ali Yar outguns spirited Ashraf
LAHORE, Oct 20: Sixth seed Ali Yar Beg laboured for 90 minutes to overcome a stiff challenge from third seed Ashraf Masih before reaching semifinals of the 4th All-Pakistan badminton tournament...
Jayasinghe blocks movie
COLOMBO, Oct 20: Sri Lanka’s only female Olympic medallist, Susanthika Jayasinghe, has obtained a court order preventing the making of a film on her rags-to-riches story, officials said Saturday....
PHF officials miss Niaz funeral
LAHORE, Oct 20: How much respect the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) gives to national heroes could be well judged by the fact that not a single official attended the funeral and...
Cricketers dismiss suggestions of foul play
KARACHI, Oct 20: Pakistan’s four frontline cricketers dismissed World Cup fix allegations while recording their statements before the one-man commission of Justice Karamat Bhindari in Lahore Saturday....
ECB confident player will be safe in India
LONDON, Oct 20: England’s cricket officials said Saturday they hoped a crisis meeting next week would defuse players’ fears over touring India this winter....
South Africa gain revenge over India
EAST LONDON (South Africa), Oct 20: South Africa gained revenge for their defeat by India last week with an emphatic 46-run win in their one-day match at Buffalo Park Friday (partly...
Arsenal go top as United lose to Bolton
LONDON, Oct 20: Champions Manchester United crashed to their second home defeat in four days on Saturday as Bolton Wanderers pulled off a shock 2-1 premier league victory at Old Trafford....
Miandad accused players, says Moin
KARACHI, Oct 20: Former captain Moin Khan Saturday admitted to the one-man inquiry commission of Justice Karamat Bhindari that former coach Javed Miandad had levelled allegations of betting and match-fixing against...
Customs meet PWD today
KARACHI, Oct 20: Reigning champions Pakistan Customs hope to carry on their winning spree in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I tie against Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) whom they face in the...
Rock of Gibraltar leads O’Brien 1-2-3
NEWMARKET (England), Oct 20: The Aidan O’Brien trained Rock of Gibraltar squeezed out stable companions Landseer and Tendulkar in a desperately close finish to land the 200,000 pounds ($287,900) Group One...
Cairns can’t wait
CANBERRA, Oct 20: New Zealand’s match-winning all-rounder Chris Cairns said Saturday he had fast-tracked his comeback from knee surgery so that he could be ready to face Australia in the first...
Jagr spurs Capitals to victory
WASHINGTON, Oct 20: The Washington Capitals scored four times in the second period en route to a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in NHL action Friday as Jaromir Jagr netted...