Vallecano cut Deportivo’s lead
MADRID, Oct 28: Deportivo Coruna’s lead was cut to one point as they were upset 2-1 by lowly Rayo Vallecano while Barcelona climbed to second with an impressive 3-0 win over...
No fear of being sacked, says Hanif
KARACHI, Oct 28: Pakistan hockey coach, Hanif Khan, said Sunday he has no fear of being sacked if the team fails to deliver in next month’s Champions Trophy since he has...
Edwards takes one shot lead
PINE MOUNTAIN (Georgia), Oct 28: Joel Edwards, who last month captured his first title in 11 years on the U.S. PGA Tour, shot a seven-under-par 65 to snatch the lead after...
Asim and Mehvish annex singles titles
LAHORE, Oct 28: Second seeded Asim Shafik clinched the men’s singles title defeating the defending champion and top seed Aqeel Khan 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) while Mehvish Chishti grabbed the...
Sluggish Safin triumphs
ST PETERSBURG, Oct 28: Defending champion Marat Safin overcame a slow start to end unseeded Rainer Schuettler’s fine run at the St Petersburg Open with a 3-6 6-3 6-3 victory in...
Herzog scores in injury time
TEL AVIV, Oct 28: Austrian skipper Andreas Herzog scored a dramatic injury time free-kick to snatch his makeshift side a World Cup playoff against Turkey next month after drawing 1-1 in...
KGA Gym claim Minorities Trophy
KARACHI, Oct 28: A fine allround performance by skipper Andre Bernard, backed up by some splendid leg-spin bowling by Imran Bashir, helped KGA Gymkhana win the First Ramji Sonavaria KCCA Minorities...
Danish Trophy
KARACHI, Oct 28: The Sixth Danish Trophy (Ramazan) cricket tournament will begin from the first Ramazan-ul-Mubarak at the KGA Ground....
Record 7th crown for Australia
MELBOURNE, Oct 28: Australia won the world squash team championship for a record seventh time Sunday with a 3-0 victory over defending champions Egypt....
Tiznow grabs Breeders’ Cup once again to salvage pride
ELMONT (New York), Oct 28: Tiznow, ridden by Chris McCarron, salvaged home pride on Saturday by outduelling European threat Sakhee and becoming the only horse to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic...
Diamondbacks embarrass Yankees
PHOENIX (Arizona), Oct 28: The Arizona Diamondbacks embarrassed the three-time defending champion New York Yankees with a 9-1 rout in Game One of the 97th World Series on Saturday....
Jet Master gallops away with Mianwali Cup
LAHORE, Oct 28: The three-year-old colt Jet Master maintained his supremacy by winning the Mianwali Cup run over seven furlongs during the 8th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
De Ferran clinches CART series
GOLD COAST (Australia), Oct 28: Brazilian Cristiano da Matta won Sunday’s Australian Indy 300 race while compatriot Gil de Ferran clinched his second successive CART series title by finishing fourth....
Army, Wapda in final
LAHORE, Oct 28: Pakistan Army and Wapda reached the final after notching-up convincing victories over their rivals in the 10th national baseball championship here Sunday....
Covili wins maiden World Cup race
SOELDEN (Austria), Oct 28: France’s Frederic Covili beat the favourites for his maiden World Cup win on Sunday in the season-opening giant slalom....
Women’s handball
LAHORE, Oct 28: Wapda and Railways sailed into the final of the Quaid-i-Azam women’s handball tournament Sunday....
School hockey
LAHORE, Oct 28: Defending champions Divisional Public School, Lahore Reds and Government Model High School, Lahore Reds qualified for the final of the 35th Jaffar memorial inter-school hockey tournament Sunday....
Ruthless Pakistan thrash winless Zimbabwe
SHARJAH, Oct 28: Zimbabwe’s losing streak became ‘unlucky’ 13 as they predictably lost to Pakistan by a wide margin of 106 by runs in the Khaleej Times Trophy Sunday at the...
Sabir narrowly misses double century
KARACHI, Oct 28: Opener Agha Sabir missed a double century by mere four runs as Pakistan Customs, the reigning champions, strengthened their position against PIA on the second day of the...
ADBP crush PWD by innings in two days
KARACHI, Oct 28: Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP cantered to an innings and six-run rout of Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I...
Cairns, McMillan and Vincent hit centuries in drawn tie
BRISBANE, Oct 28: Chris Cairns, Craig McMillan and Lou Vincent each hit centuries Sunday as New Zealand scored 498 for eight to draw their three-day tour match against Queensland President’s XI....
Abdur Rauf strikes in Faisalabad encounter
KARACHI, Oct 28: Medium-pacer Abdur Rauf continued his excellent form by picking up six for 40 as the Sui Gas-Wapda clash in the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I headed for an exciting finish...
Five must decide early: ECB official
LONDON, Oct 28: Five England internationals still agonising whether or not to tour India next month because of security fears will need to decide early next week, England and Wales Cricket...
Habib Bank in strong position
KARACHI, Oct 28: Habib Bank ended the second day of their Patron’s Trophy Grade-I tie against National Bank in a strong position at Sheikhupura Stadium Sunday....
Positive reply by ABL
KARACHI, Oct 28: Allied Bank made a positive reply to reach 95 for one in their first innings on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-I match against KRL at...
West Indies manager predicts victory
BASSETERRE (St Kitts), Oct 28: West Indies manager Ricky Skerritt says fielding could prove decisive in next month’s Test series against Sri Lanka....