Mixed fortunes for English giants
PARIS, Nov 21: English sides enjoyed mixed fortunes as they kicked off their Champions League second phase on Tuesday, Manchester United holding titleholders Bayern Munich 1-1 in Germany while Liverpool slumped...
Cuba and Brazil stay unbeaten
NAGOYA (Japan), Nov 21: Cuba and Brazil chalked up a second straight win apiece Wednesday in the World Grand Champions Cup men’s volleyball tournament....
Humayun, Shoaib in sparkling form
KARACHI, Nov 21: Paragon Constructors became the first team to qualify for the knockout stage of Paragon Cup-2001 when they earned a cakewalk 136-run victory over Northern Gymkhana at the UBL...
Tyson takes on Mercer in January
NEW YORK, Nov 21: Lennox Lewis may be in his sights but Ray Mercer will be Mike Tyson’s next opponent on January 19, the pay-per-view television provider Showtime announced Tuesday....
Spinner Anis excels
KARACHI, Nov 21: Leg-spinner Anis Shaikh captured four for 28 to help Mohammad Hussain Memorial CC overwhelm Omar CC by seven wickets in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket tournament at...
South Africa replace India as hosts
BRUSSELS, Nov 21: South Africa has taken over the hosting of the first women’s Champions Challenge international hockey tournament from India because of security concerns, the sport’s governing body (FIH) said...
Disappointing response to training camp
LAHORE, Nov 21: No camp training was held even on the second day of the national football training camp due to the absence of probables and coaches....
Narrow win for Model CC
KARACHI, Nov 21: Model CC moved ahead in the All Karachi Al-Faateh Ramazan Colorkit cricket tournament, after beating Al Mumtaz CC by 16 runs at the Malir Raiders ground Tuesday....
Taimur snatches double hat trick
LAHORE, Nov 21: Taimur Mawaz Khan scored a double hat-trick to bolster Vogue side to a close win by eight-and-a-half goals to eight (8 1/2-8) over Ali Akbar Group (AAG) in the Lt...
Wizards suffer 7th straight loss
WASHINGTON, Nov 21: The Charlotte Hornets, despite being without Jamal Mashburn and David Wesley, handed Michael Jordan’s Washington Wizards their seventh straight defeat Tuesday, 95-88....
Pakistan Open in March
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The prestigious Pakistan Open, postponed last September, has been rescheduled for March 9-17 next year at Lahore....
Roy’s shutout streak snapped
NEW YORK, Nov 21: Rookie Mikael Samuelsson snapped Patrick Roy’s shutout streak with his first NHL goal and added another for good measure as the Rangers scored a 5-3 win over...
Saarc meet deferred till February
LAHORE, Nov 21: The second Saarc Gold Cup Cycling championship which was scheduled to be held at New Delhi, India from Dec 3 to 8 has been deferred till February next year....
Rehana beats Nazia
LAHORE, Nov 21: A heavy schedule was completed on the opening day of the Ramazan-ul-Mubarik Lahore district table tennis championships for men and women at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre, Ferozepur Road here on Tuesday night....
POA unhappy
LAHORE, Nov 21: The Punjab Olympic Association (POA) has expressed its concern over the delay in completion of Punjab Stadium scheduled to be finished on Nov 30 this year but extended for...
Sri Lanka recover after Stuart beamer ban
KANDY (Sri Lanka), Nov 21: Mahela Jayawardena and Hashan Tillekeratne rescued Sri Lanka with a century stand on the opening day of the second Test after the West Indies had paceman...
ICC rejects call to overrule Denness
LONDON, Nov 21: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Indian calls for a review of the decision to punish Sachin Tendulkar for ball tampering during the drawn second Test against...
PCB and BCCI discuss saga
KARACHI, Nov 21: The Sachin Tendulkar saga has apparently brought India and Pakistan cricket authorities closer when heads of the two boards exchanged views on the controversy....
Pakistan take 2-0 lead
RAWALPINDI, Nov 21: Medium-pacers Junaid Zia and Kamran Sajid shared six wickets Wednesday to help Young Pakistan to an easy six-wicket victory against the touring Sir Lankan Juniors in the second...
Masud to lead Bangladesh on NZ tour
DHAKA, Nov 21: Bangladesh named wicket-keeper/batsman Khaled Masud as skipper Wednesday for their Test tour of New Zealand next month....
Waqar for uniformity on laws
KARACHI, Nov 21: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis Wednesday said the International Cricket Council (ICC) must show uniformity on laws and decide whether a match referee can take action on television footage....
Hobart Test from today
HOBART (Australia), Nov 21: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming will approach the second test against Australia starting Thursday with the aim of ruffling the feathers of Steve Waugh’s world champions....