Arsenal’s campaign back on trail
PARIS, Dec 5: Two goals from Arsenal’s Swedish midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg and another from Thierry Henry put Arsenal’s Champions League campaign firmly back on track on Tuesday with a 3-1 win...
Shoaib’s case to wind up by Feb 22
KARACHI, Dec 5: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday confirmed that it would finalize the stage-two report on Pakistan’s pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s controversial bowling action by Feb 22....
New soccer coach due after Christmas
KARACHI, Dec 5: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has given the task of managing Pakistan’s senior football team to a Slovenian coach, an official said Wednesday....
Bangladesh itinerary released
LAHORE, Dec 5: Pakistan cricket team will tour Bangladesh from Jan 3 to 27 to play two Test and three One-Day International matches....
Decision on West Indies tour soon
LAHORE, Dec 5: A decision whether the West Indies cricket team will tour Pakistan or the series will be shifted to a neutral venue is likely to be confirmed in a couple of days....
Cash awards for Dadu
LAHORE, Dec 5:Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a cash prize of Rs 60,000 for the Dadu district team for displaying good performance in the recently concluded Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade- II....
Trials for regional teams from Dec 23
LAHORE, Dec 5: Trials to select rest of regional eleven cricket teams of all the four provinces will be held separately for each province on Dec 23 and 24....
PCB urged to take action
FAISALABAD, Dec 5: The District Cricket Association Faisalabad (DCAF) has demanded the chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board, Lt. Gen. Tauqeer Zia to order elections of DCAF to save it from total collapse....
Shakeel spurs Rangers
KARACHI, Dec 5: Rangers CC defeated Saddar Town by 37 runs in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket tournament at AKG Ground here Wednesday....
Hamid’s hat tricks give KPC victory
LAHORE, Dec 5:Hamid Ali scored all the six goals, which constituted a double hat-trick, to earn Karachi Polo Club a 8-6 win over Mayfair in the Local polo tournament at the Lahore Polo Club...
Chicago Bulls outclass Houston Rockets
CHICAGO, Dec 5: Ron Mercer scored 22 points and Marcus Fizer added 17 as the Chicago Bulls crushed the Houston Rockets 103-75 on Tuesday....
Bishop, New Age score easy wins
LAHORE, Dec 5: Bishop Club and New Age Club worked hard to win their respective matches on the eighth night of the Ramazan-ul-Mubarak Inter-club basketball tournament at the Cathedral School II courts on Tuesday...
Close fought encounters
KARACHI, Dec 5: Munawwar-uz-Zaman Eleven struggled for a 2-1 victory against fighting Col Dara X1 while Latifur Rehman Eleven recovered to hold Habib Ali Kiddi X1 to a 3—3 draw in...
Wapda capture title
LAHORE, Dec 5: LAHORE, Dec 5: Wapda won the Ramazan-ul-Mubarak cycling Championship at the velodrome near the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.....
Black skier criticises IOC
PARIS, Dec 5: The only black skier at the 1992 and 1994 Olympics has sent an open letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge denouncing the qualification standards for next year’s winter...
IAAF lifts sanction
MONACO, Dec 5: The world governing athletics body has lifted a 12-month extension to a two-year doping ban on 1992 Olympic 5,000 metres champion Dieter Baumann, clearing the way for the...
India take big lead against England
MOHALI (India), Dec 5: A four wicket haul for debutant off-spinner Richard Dawson came too late for England on Wednesday as India plundered 469 to take a 231-run first innings lead...
Donald allays fitness fears
PERTH, Dec 5: Allan Donald allayed concerns over his fitness with a strong display as South Africa’s won their opening tour match against an Australian Cricket Board Chairman’s XI at Lilac...
Kenya hold 214-run lead
NAIROBI, Dec 5: Kenya holds a 214-run lead over the touring Zimbabwe A side going into the final day of the second three-day cricket match at the Simba Union club....
Raees shows the way
KARACHI, Dec 5: Wrangler CC registered an easy eight- wicket victory over Ideal Group, in the Paragon Cup cricket tournament played Wednesday at the UBL Sports Complex....
Aussie selectors shield big guns
PERTH, Dec 5: Australian selectors have decided to shield three of their big guns from South African eyes before next week’s first clash in their three-match series....
Inspired spell by Mansoor
KARACHI, Dec 5: Mansoor Khan bowled A.O. CC in the semifinal of A.O. Super Cup Ramzan cricket tournament when they defeated Dewan CC by 66 runs at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium...
CDA encounter ends in a tie
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Rawal Town and Services battled to a an interesting tie in the Chairman CDA cricket championship here at the Shalimar Ground....
Flintoff and Ganguly escape censure
MOHALI, Dec 5: Match referee Denis Lindsay decided Wednesday to take no action over an incident involving England’s Andrew Flintoff and Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly on the third day of the...
Match-winning spell by Wusat
KARACHI, Dec 5: Dewan Sugar maintained their unbeaten run in the Aga Khan University Ramazan Colour Kit cricket tournament, by easily getting the better of Apparel Net (Gladiators) by five wickets...
Shahid excels with bat and ball
KARACHI, Dec 5: An entertaining 82 runs by middle order batsman Shahid Hussain stole the limelight for Landhi Friends Wednesday, beating Mohammad Hussain Memorial by 38 runs in the Sixteenth Karachi...
Ramnarine, Garrick return home
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), Dec 5: West Indies opening batsman Leon Garrick will return home from the tour of Sri Lanka because of a potentially serious heart ailment, the Caribbean News Agency...
U-16 trials
SUKKUR, Dec 5: District athletic trials for boys and girls under-16 years will be held at 10.00 A.M Dec 12 at Jinnah Municipal Stadium here, it was anounced Wednesday....