HK Open to decide Asian top player
HONG KONG, Nov 27: The seesaw battle between Korea’s Charlie Wi and Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee to be crowned Asian number one will be decided at the Asian tour’s final event of...
Kale hits defiant century
JAIPUR (India), Nov 27: Richard Johnson and Andrew Flintoff took three wickets apiece to give England’s raw bowling attack an early boost before Abijhit Kale hit 122 in an Indian ‘A’...
Windies blame umpires
COLOMBO, Nov 27: West Indies coach Roger Harper launched an astonishing attack on umpires and Sri Lankan cricketers Tuesday, saying both cost his team the Test series here....
Lara back in top three
LONDON, Nov 27: West Indian batsman Brian Lara has returned to the top three in the world Test ratings at the expense of Australia’s Steve Waugh....
Match ends in exciting tie
KARACHI, Nov 27: Landhi Friends and Baqai Dolphins played out an exciting tie in a Group ‘A’ fixture of the Paragon Cup 2001 Ramazan cricket tournament at UBL Sports Complex ‘B’...
Half century by Humayun
KARACHI, Nov 27: Paragon Construction CC continued on their winning streak, registering a 32-run triumph over Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), in the Sixteenth Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Festival cricket tournament played...
Moin’s effort goes in vain
KARACHI, Nov 27: Moin Khan’s thundering knock went in vain as Jang Group stunned a star-studded Zultec by 21 runs at the PCB Regional Academy ground Tuesday....
Narrow victory for MHMCC
KARACHI, Nov 27: Mohammad Hussain Memorial CC (MHMCC) scored a narrow three-wicket victory over the hosts in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket festival at AKG Ground here Tuesday....
Khursheed stars for Rangers CC
KARACHI, Nov 27: Rangers Gymkhana handed Sadiq Sports their third successive defeat in the Sixth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament, coming through victorious by five wickets at the KGA ground Tuesday....
Extra-time goal helps Bayern lift trophy
TOKYO, Nov 27 - Ghana international Samuel Kuffour scrambled home an extra-time winner as German and European champions Bayern Munich beat 10-man Boca Juniors of Argentina 1-0 to win the World...
Asif grabs hat trick
LAHORE, Nov 27: Six goals including a hat trick by pivot Malik Asif Yar Tiwana enabled AAG to earn a facile 10-6 win against Guard Rice in the Ali Akbar group polo...
Shock 1st round defeat for champion Anand
MOSCOW Nov 27: Defending FIDE world champion Vishwanathan Anand of India suffered a stunning defeat with the white pieces at the hands of bottom seed Olivier Touzane of France in the...
Yasin named as Pakistan coach
KARACHI, Nov 27: Former international player Mohammad Yasin is due to take charge as Pakistan’s senior squash coach next month, an official confirmed Tuesday....
Ravens win despite losing duo
OWINGS MILLS (Maryland), Nov 27: The Baltimore Ravens’ exciting win over Jacksonville Sunday proved to be a costly one as the Super Bowl champions lost defensive tackle Sam Adams and rookie...
Frentzen wants to stay with Prost
BERLIN, Nov 27: German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen wants to stay with Prost if the troubled Formula One team manages to make it to next season’s start in Australia in March....
YMCA Under-18 camp starts
KARACHI Nov 27: Thirtyeight youngsters, mostly school students, started their training at the 39th edition of YMCA Junior (Under-18 ) hockey coaching camp Tuesday at the YMCA ground...
No-fly zone to protect Games
BRUSSELS, Nov 27: Next year’s Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will be protected by a 50-mile (80 km) no-fly zone and intruding aircraft risk being shot down, International Olympic Committee...
Victories for Brothers and Bishop Clubs
LAHORE, Nov 27: Brothers Club and Bishop Club carved out their first victories in the Ramzan-ul-Mubarak basketball super league tournament after winning their respective matches at the Cathedral School III courts...
MAO College triumph
LAHORE, Nov 27: Muhammadan Club, Nobel Club and MAO College advanced into the next round of the Ramzanul Mubarak inter hockey championship after winning their respective ties at National hockey stadium...
Pakistan down one place
KARACHI, Nov 27: Pakistan fell one place down to 183, according to the latest international football rankings released by the International Football Federation in Zurich Tuesday....
ICC sets Friday deadline for BCCI
LONDON, Nov 27: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) a Friday deadline to make a final decision on batsman Virender Sehwag....
Consolation victory for Sri Lanka
LAHORE, Nov 27: Jeevan Mendis with an all-round performance helped Sri Lankan Under-19 to earn their first win against Pakistan Under-19 in the final fifth one-dayer by seven wickets at the Gaddafi...
Proteas clinch unofficial Test
CENTURION (South Africa), Nov 27: South Africa swept to victory over India by an innings and 73 runs on the fifth and last day of the unofficial Test Tuesday....
ICC should learn lessons
CENTURION, Nov 27: South African captain Shaun Pollock Tuesday called for players to have a say in the running of world cricket....
Ganguly retained
JAIPUR (India), Nov 27: India’s cricket selectors have retained left-hander Saurav Ganguly as captain for their three-Test series against England starting next week....
Salman appointed captain
LAHORE, Nov 27: Opener Salman Butt was retained Pakistan captain for next year’s Youth World Cup to be played in New Zealand from Jan 15....
Quaid Trophy probables
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA) on Tuesday finalised a list of 25 players to be submitted with the Pakistan Cricket Board for the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy....
PCB allows guest players
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The teams competing in the forthcoming Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade I cricket tournament will be allowed to include five guest players in a squad of 25, it has been...
Boje doubtful
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 27: South Africa left-arm spinner Nicky Boje could miss the tour of Australia starting next month after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury....
Queensland on top
SYDNEY, Nov 27: Queensland returned to the top of the Australian interstate cricket championship Tuesday with an eight-wicket win over NSW....