England fly out on an Indian mission
LONDON, Nov 13: One thing Nasser Hussain’s England Test squad will certainly not declare when they arrive in India this week is a surfeit of hope....
China, Korea and Japan pull off upset victories
SAITAMA (Japan), Nov 13: Regional champions China led an Asian onslaught, along with wild card entrants South Korea and hosts Japan, on the opening day of the World Grand Champions Cup...
Brazil face moment of truth
SAO LUIS (Brazil), Nov 13: Brazil, after a rocky campaign which has seen them use four coaches and lose an unprecedented six matches, can finally claim a place at next year’s...
McGrath defends ‘ugly’ tactics
BRISBANE, Nov 13: Glenn McGrath Tuesday defended his “ugly” bowling tactics during the final stages of the thrilling first Test draw against New Zealand here....
Salma strikes twice
LAHORE, Nov 13: Two goals by striker Salma Jabeen in the second half helped Punjab Whites overwhelm Punjab Colours 4-0 in the All Pakistan Fatima Jinnah Memorial women hockey tournament at...
Outsider Puma Star outpaces favourites
LAHORE, Nov 13: Puma Star, a roan colt, sprang a surprise to win the feature event run over the sprinting distance of five furlongs by a length at the Lahore Racecourse...
Impressive Wapda retains title
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Wapda retained the Quaid-i-Azam National weightlifting championship crown in style Tuesday after accumulating 74 points here at the Pakistan Sports Complex....
Little known Ali goes down fighting
KARACHI, Nov 13: Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation’s (KESC) little known Mohammed Ali gave Olympian Haider Ali a tought fight in the featherweight before going down on points in the semifinal of...
Fortson sparkles as Warriors edge past Grizzlies
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Nov 13: Danny Fortson had 20 points and 22 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors completed their best road trip in eight years with an 86-79 victory over the...
Pakistan team lacks basics: Zafar
LAHORE, Nov 13: The root cause of the Pakistan team finishing a poor fourth in the recently concluded Champions Trophy at Rotterdam (Holland) was that the players could not overcome shortcomings in possession, passing and stopping of the ball....
Matloob faces stiff challenge from Shabbir
LAHORE, Nov 13: Defendingh champion Matloob Ahmad (Lahore Gymkhana) faces stiff challenge from the top seed Shabbir Iqbal (Islamabad) in the All Pakistan Garrison Open Golf Tournament which tees-off at the Lahore Garrison...
Quarterfinals of PSF junior decided
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Tuesday’s quarterfinal results of the PSF national junior squash championship being played at the POF Complex in Wah:...
Medicos triumph
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Medicos West Indies Club won the First Pak-China RCA Invitation cricket tournament beating Victory Club by 121 runs in the final, says a press release....
Amna grabs crown
LAHORE, Nov 13: Amna Najam (Lahore) fought hard to beat Misbah Rani (Faisalabad) in five game final to capture Punjab women squash ranking Tournament at the Punjab Squash Complex Tuesday....
Dae Nam snatches title
KARACHI, Nov 13: Kim Dae Nam with a net score of 65, bagged the Engro Golf Tournament which concluded on Sunday at the Karachi Golf Club....
Kinnaird lifts trophy
LAHORE, Nov 13: Kinnaird College (KC) won the Punjab University Women’s table tennis Lahore Zone championship, defeating PU Law College 3-1 in final Monday....
Camp from 20th
LAHORE, Nov 13: The Pakistan football training camp to prepare national Seniors and Under-23 teams for the forthcoming competition will begin at the Model Town ground here from Nov 20....
More trouble for Shoaib
KARACHI, Nov 13: The controversial career of Shoaib Akhtar took yet another twist when his alleged misconduct during the Sharjah Cup final against Sri Lanka was referred to the Pakistan Cricket...
PCB requests rejected
KARACHI, Nov 13: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday rejected Pakistan’s requests for dealing with paceman Shoaib Akhtar who was reported for a suspect bowling action during the Sharjah Cup....
Lara tames Muralitharan with unbeaten century
GALLE (Sri Lanka), Nov 13: Brian Lara won his opening duel with Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan Tuesday, scoring his 16th Test century to help West Indies reach 316 for three...
LHC admits Salim’s appeal
KARACHI, Nov 13: The Lahore High Court has admitted former Pakistan captain Salim Malik’s appeal for a revision of a life ban placed on his playing for the country, court sources...
Wasim for sixes contests in Pakistan
KARACHI, Nov 13: Former captain Wasim Akram Tuesday floated the idea of instituting sixes tournament in Pakistan....
Multan win Quaid Trophy G-II crown
KARACHI, Nov 13: Off-spinner Naeem Iqbal claimed a remarkable match haul of nine for 27 as Multan became the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II cricket champions at Chenab College Ground in Jhang Tuesday....
Ivanisevic topples Kuerten
SYDNEY, Nov 13: Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic dented Gustavo Kuerten’s hopes of claiming the year-end top ranking when he outlasted the French Open champion to win their Masters Cup round robin...
Fleming refuses to get carried away
SYDNEY, Nov 13: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming admits his side still has a long way to go if they are going to continue to challenge Australia this summer....