PAF down sailors in absorbing contest
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Pakistan Air Force were made to work hard by a stubborn Navy before eventually winning 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23 in the quarter-final league of the 37th Royals National...
Struggling India face Proteas in first Test
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Nov 2: India, frustrated by rain and lack of match practice, face an uphill struggle when they take on South Africa in the first Test at Springbok Park...
Qambrani hits 130 in regional final
KARACHI, Nov 2: Former Pakistan junior batsman Shahid Qambrani stroked a century as Dadu took control of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II regional final against Nawabshah at Makli ground Friday....
England call up uncapped duo
LONDON, Nov 2: England will head to India with one of their most inexperienced bowling line-ups in recent years later this month after calling up uncapped Martyn Ball and Richard Johnson...
Vettori flies back into first Test contention
BRISBANE, Nov 2: Daniel Vettori is set to rejoin the New Zealand squad on Saturday and could even press for a place in the first Test against Australia after making a...
Kafelnikov reaches sixth semifinal
PARIS, Nov 2: Yevgeny Kafelnikov reached his sixth semifinal in seven tournaments on Friday when he outclassed Czech Jiri Novak 6-3 6-3 to reach the last four of the Paris Masters...
Havret edges into lead
IS MOLAS (Sardinia), Nov 2: French rookie Gregory Havret underlined his exciting potential by leading a European Tour event for the first time when he moved a stroke ahead of the...
Campbell warned over racist talk
HARARE, Nov 2: Zimbabwe opening batsman Alistair Campbell has been disciplined by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union after giving an interview to the London-based Daily Telegraph newspaper about racism in Zimbabwe cricket....
Gladiators blitzed by Tiwana, Haris
LAHORE, Nov 2: Master Paints and Kashmirian entered the final of the Inaugural Cup Polo Tournament at the Lahore Polo Club ground Friday....
Chelsea pay heavy price for first leg absentees
PARIS, Nov 2: English side Chelsea Thursday paid the price for the refusal of six of their players to play in the first leg match in Israel when they were dumped...
Champions League draws
GENEVA: Following are the fixtures for the second group stage of the Champions League, after the draw made on Friday:...
Yankees take lead in World Series
NEW YORK, Nov 2: The New York Yankees worked their late-innings magic for a second night in a row, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in 12 innings Thursday night to take...
Jordan finally shows magic
ATLANTA, Nov 2: Michael Jordan was a little sluggish in the fourth quarter, but he still scored 31 points as the Washington Wizards won their first game of the season 98-88...
Argentina Qualifier put back 24 hours
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 2: Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Peru has been postponed for one day after FIFA backed European clubs in the tug-of-war over the players’ release....
Remounts win low-goal polo final
RAWALPINDI, Nov 2: Remounts beat Sialkot 8-4 to win the low-goal final of the Brink’s Cup polo tournament at Rawalpindi Polo Club Thursday....
Penguins beat Maple Leafs
PITTSBURGH, Nov 2: Jan Hrdina and Robert Lang each scored and had an assist apiece to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday....
KRL beat PIA in PFF Cup
LAHORE, Nov 2: KRL struggled to beat PIA 2-1 in the President PFF Cup football tournament at Ding Stadium, Bahawalpur as the competition entered the super league stage, according to a...
PCB to curtail officials’ tours
LAHORE, Nov 2: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided in principle to curtail the tours of the officials as their austerity drive in the backdrop of recent financial setbacks. The...
Customs left in tatters by Yasir
HYDERABAD, Nov 2: Defending champions Pakistan Customs suffered a sensational collapse as KRL seized control on a dramatic opening day of the vital Patron’s Trophy Grade-I tie at Niaz Stadium here...
NBP close to title
KARACHI, Nov 2: National Bank took another step towards winning their fifth Patron’s Trophy Grade-I cricket title when they restricted Wapda to 145 on the first day of the match at...
Naved shows class with 113
SHARJAH, Nov 2: Pakistan, known to be bad chasers, proved everyone wrong by overhauling Sri Lanka’s stiff 272 comfortably to earn a morale-boosting win by seven wickets in the dress rehearsal...
Arshad bags career-best eight for 80
KARACHI, Nov 2: Test off-spinner Arshad Khan returned career-best analysis of eight for 80 to spearhead Allied Bank’s fight back against PWD at UBL Sports Complex here Friday....
Umer Gul leads PIA’s fight back
KARACHI, Nov 2: Teenage pacer Umer Gul made a dream first-class debut when he spearheaded a gritty PIA fight back against ADBP on the opening day of the four-day Patron’s Trophy...
Astle hits 223 in run feast
BRISBANE, Nov 2: Nathan Astle was finally out for 223 as New Zealand declared at 444 for nine on the second day of their tour match against Queensland Friday....
Asif to face Asim in final
KARACHI, Nov 2: Asif Hussain will clash Asim Aziz in Saturday’s the men’s singles final in the All Karachi Lions table tennis tournament after winning their semifinals in straight games at...
Waugh tunes up
SYDNEY, Nov 2: Australian cricket skipper Steve Waugh makes his return here Saturday in an unfamiliar role with his long-time Sydney club team Bankstown....