Feasible completes hat trick
KARACHI, Dec 30: Feasible, a nine-year-old bay horse completed a splendid hat trick for beaming owner Hamayun Mirza, sprinting to victory in the concluding race of the Winter Gymkhana Meeting held...
Media refused passes
KARACHI, Dec 30: Although the Press played an important role in reviving horseracing in the city after being in the doldrums for over six months in the current year, the race...
PSF advised to send four female swimmers
LAHORE, Dec 30: The Asian Swimming Federation vice president Woon Sui Kut has suggested to the Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF) to send four female swimmers instead of two in the upcoming Asian Games to be held at Pusan,...
Pakistanis dominate Scottish Open
KARACHI, Dec 30: Pakistan made a clean sweep in the Under-19, Under-17 and Under-15 categories of the Scottish Open Junior Squash Championship as six Pakistani players reached the finals, reports reaching...
Fanim strides to victory
LAHORE, Dec 30: The bay mare Fanim, ridden flawlessly by the riding boy Faisal, strode to an easy win in supporting event of the 12th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Remounts Whites win
LAHORE, Dec 30: Ahmad Khan scored three goals to take Remounts Whites to a 5-3 win over Popular Chemicals in final of the Marry Max Cup Polo tournament at the Lahore...
Hockey trials to start next week
LAHORE, Dec 30: Trials to select Pakistan team for the six- nation hockey tournament will be held at the National Hockey Stadium on Jan 4 and 5....
2001 — a disastrous year for Pakistan squash
KARACHI, Dec 30: Pakistan miserably failed to make any impression in the international field during the year 2001 and the way PIA has removed legendary Jahangir Khan and great Jansher Khan...
Wrestling
LAHORE, Dec 30: The ‘Rustam-i-Pakistan’ bout now will be held on Feb 3 instead of Feb 2....
Comeback kid Capriati to head Hong Kong Challenge
HONG KONG, Dec 30: American tennis ace Jennifer Capriati will head a select cast of international stars vying for the Hong Kong Ladies Challenge at Victoria Park this week....
Murray lifts Bruins Lightning
TAMPA (Florida), Dec 30: Red-hot Glen Murray scored 2:34 minutes into overtime after collecting two assists as the Boston Bruins ran their win streak to five games with a 5-4 triumph...
Jordan scores 51 as Wizards outclass Hornets
WASHINGTON, Dec 30: Michael Jordan bounced back from his career scoring low by pouring in 51 points as the Washington Wizards halted a two-game slide with a 105-86 victory over the...
Frenchman back in contention
CHATEAU-LASTOURS, France, Dec 30: Two-time winner Jean-Louis Schlesser put his poor start to the Paris-Dakar rally behind him by finishing second in the second special stage here Sunday....
Bad start for seeded Testud
GOLD COAST (Australia), Dec 30: Slovenia’s Tina Pisnik upset third seed Sandrine Testud of France 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the opening women’s tournament of the new year, the...
Ottey’s dual citizenship
KINGSTON (Jamaica) Dec 30: Merlene Ottey’s decision to seek Slovenian citizenship as well as Jamaican has disappointed top local athletics official Patrick Anderson....
Second win for Paerson
LIENZ (Austria), Dec 30: Sweden’s Anja Paerson saw out the old year with a bang Saturday by winning the last slalom of 2001 for her second World Cup victory of the...
Hewitt seals Australian triumph: Hopman Cup
PERTH, Dec 30: World number one Lleyton Hewitt got his season off to a cracking start on Sunday, beating 13th-ranked Roger Federer 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 as Australia whipped defending champions Switzerland...
Australians ahead of rest: Inzamam
KARACHI, Dec 30: Pakistan vice-captain Inzamam-ul-Haq Sunday admitted that Australia were heads and shoulders above the rest but contested that battle for the second placed team was still wide open....
Pollock not sure where to turn
MELBOURNE, Dec 30: South African cricket captain Shaun Pollock’s blunt assessment of his team’s dismal Australian tour includes an inability to cope with pressure and the admission that the home side...
Rajesh grabs hat trick as KGA triumph
KARACHI, Dec 30: A fiery spell of pace bowling by Rajesh Ramesh which included a hat trick, coupled by a spirited knock by Hilary Rodrigues, enabled KGA Gymkhana register a handsome...
Waugh wants change in code of conduct system
SYDNEY, Dec 30: Australian skipper Steve Waugh has called for a revamp of cricket’s code of conduct procedures after being prevented from giving his side of the story in a dissent...
Brilliant knock by Qamar
KAARACHI, Dec 30: A fine unbeaten 77 by the Man-of-the-Match Qaamrudduja enabled Novartis to beat Engro Chemicals by eight wickets to march into the final of the AKU Colour Kit cricket...
United score fifth straight victory
LONDON, Dec 30: Manchester United beat Fulham 3-2 in Sunday’s premier league match at Craven Cottage, Ryan Giggs scoring twice to inspire the champions to their fifth straight win....
MacGill adds more torment for Proteas
SYDNEY, Dec 30: Australia may throw the terror-spin twins Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill at the demoralised South Africans in Wednesday’s final cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground....