Well backed Blue Stone storms home
LAHORE, Jan 9: The fancied gelding, Blue Stone, showed a remarkable improvement to win the feature event run over five furlongs during the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
Little known Stevenson upsets Capriati
SYDNEY, Jan 9: Jennifer Capriati’s build-up to the defence of her Australian Open suffered a major blow on Wednesday when she was knocked out of the Sydney International by Alexandra Stevenson...
Pakistan to bid for SAFF Cup
KARACHI, Jan 9: Pakistan is likely to bid for the next edition of South Asian Football Federation Cup, an official said....
Ivanesivic rescued by rain again
AUCKLAND, Jan 9: Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanesivic had to battle the rain and a tenacious opponent 11 years his junior before winning his second round clash against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia...
Jawad spins out UGC for 161
KARACHI, Jan 9: Off-spinner Jawad Hyder captured five wickets for 65 runs to spin out University Grants Commission (UGC) for 161 in their first innings on the opening day of their...
Army humble holders Navy
KARACHI, Jan 9: Pakistan Army putting behind their unexpected defeat against PAF Tuesday, downed holders Pakistan Navy 2-1 on the third day of Inter Services football championship at Navy Sports Complex...
Asim, Omair, Jibran post exciting wins
KARACHI, Jan 9: Muhammad Asim, Omair Haji Salim and Jibran Rana notched-up exciting victories in the first round of qualifying stage of Sindh Cup Snooker tournament at Indus Club, Bahadurabad, Wednesday....
Five players selected for training
LAHORE, Jan 9: Five players and one coach have been selected to undergo one-week training in the Baseball Federation of Asia Coaching and Training Centre Bangkok, Thailand to be held from Jan 20 to 26....
Samiullah snatches hat trick
LAHORE, Jan 9: A five goals tally by Samiullah, including a hat trick helped Remounts Maroons to beat Master Paints 5-3 1/2 in the Venture Cup polo tournament at the Lahore Polo Club...
Pakistan juniors return
LAHORE, Jan 9: The Pakistan junior squash team returned here on Wednesday after winning different events in the Scottish and British championships....
Test discard Moin back to his best
KARACHI, Jan 9: Sacked Pakistan captain Moin Khan Wednesday proved his fitness and undoubted class while stroking a typical aggressive half century - his second in succssive outings - for Karachi...
Opener Asim strikes form
KARACHI, Jan 9: Dusky opener Asim Kamal made amends for his double failures in the opening game by stroking an unbeaten 86 as Karachi Blues reached 170 for three in their...
Waqas and Irfan share spoils
LAHORE, Jan 9: Devastating bowling by pacemen Waqas Ahmed and Irfan Fazil enabled Lahore Blues secure a big first innings lead of 118 runs against Sialkot on the second day of their...
Sri Lanka keen to host ICC Knockout Trophy
COLOMBO, Jan 9: Sri Lanka are set to stage the International Cricket Council (ICC) Knockout Trophy in September after India’s decision not to host the popular ten-team tournament....
Five-wicket haul makes skipper happy
DHAKA, Jan 9: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis Wednesday expressed pleasure over recording a rare five-wicket haul and said taking six wickets is an achievement no matter how weak the opposition may...
Century stand for last wicket
LAHORE, Jan 9: A captain knock by former Test batsman, Aamir Malik, helped Lahore Whites make a respectable 285 in their first innings on the second day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy...
Umpires caution Zahid
RAWALPINDI, Jan 9: Test discard Mohammad Zahid was Wednesday warned for intimidatory bowling as Rawalpindi struggled to contain Rest of Punjab on the second day of the Quaid Trophy match at...
Waqar destroys Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jan 9: Half centuries by openers Taufiq Umer and Shadab Kabir put Pakistan in command after captain Waqar Younis stunned Bangladesh with a six-wicket haul on the first day of...
First Test in Sharjah from Jan 31
KARACHI, Jan 9: The first Test series at a neutral venue in modern day cricket between Pakistan and the West Indies would be played at Sharjah between Jan 31 and Feb...
NWFP fight back
KARACHI, Jan 9: Rest of NWFP staged some sort of a fight back against Peshawar by reaching 155 for seven in their second innings on a curtailed second day of the...
Gujranwala take lead
LAHORE, Jan 9: Gujranwala took first innings lead by reaching 166 for five in reply to Sargodha’s 129 on the second day of the Quaid Trophy tie at Academy Ground in...
Ex-skippers criticize
KARACHI, Jan 9: Former Pakistan cricket captains Wednesday described as a dangerous precedent the decision to shift its home series against the West Indies to Sharjah....
KGA triumph
KARACHI, Jan 9: KGA Gymkhana moved a step closer to the knockout stage in the Super Six Cup League tournament, after registering nine-wicket victory over Bright Gymkhana at the KGA ground....
Faisalabad head for big victory
LAHORE, Jan 9: Hyderabad were heading for a massive defeat against Faisalabad on the second day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad Wednesday....