Confidence boosting win for Hingis
SYDNEY, Jan 10: Martina Hingis cruised into the semifinals of the Sydney International on Thursday with a 6-4 6-2 win over Sandrine Testud to boost her confidence of ending her grand...
PAAF to hold trials this month
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, the new secretary of the Pakistan Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF), said Thursday that his aim was to look ahead with a positive frame of mind....
Exciting triumph for Ali Shah
KARACHI, Jan 10 - Ali Shah Sikander fought from 0-2 down to defeat Naseer Abbas in the second round of Sindh Cup snooker qualifying stage at Indus Club, Bahaduraba, Thursday....
Kamran’s double strike
LAHORE, Jan 10: Two goals by Kamran Noor-ud-Din helped En- Vogue to recover and beat Borjan 7-5 and entered the final of the Venture Cup Polo at the Lahore Polo Club ground Thursday....
Pakistan team for SAFF Cup
LAHORE, Jan 10: A 20-member Pakistan team has been announced to take part in the SAFF Football Cup to be held at Dhaka, Bangladesh, from Jan 26 to Feb 5....
Punjab Games advanced to October
LAHORE, Jan 10: The 69th Punjab Games will be held in October, 2002, instead of an early propose schedule of March 2002....
Aussies take on Kiwis in tri-series opener
MELBOURNE, Jan 10: Steve Waugh’s champion Australian line-up will have one eye focused on next year’s World Cup as they grapple with New Zealand and South Africa in this summer’s 190,000...
Basketball Tournament at Mirpurkhas
KARACHI, Jan 10: Newly elected Sindh Amateur Basketball Association (SABBA) Thursday announced to organize third All-Pakistan Kashmir Cup at Mirpurkhas from Feb 5 to 10....
Leicester prefer Aussie Bevan over Afridi
LONDON, Jan 10: Australian batsman Michael Bevan has agreed to join Leicestershire on a one-year contract, the English county said Thursday....
College badminton
LAHORE, Jan 10: Government College, Sheikhupura and Government Post Graduate College, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, entered the final of the Punjab University Women Inter-Collegiate badminton championship at the APWA College courts Thursday....
Australia ‘A’ beat South Africa
ADELAIDE, Jan 10: Opener Jimmy Maher made 94 as Australia ‘A’ beat South Africa by five wickets with five balls to spare in their limited overs warm-up match at Adelaide Oval...
Razzaq, Rashid maul babes
DHAKA, Jan 10: Bangladesh were left facing another mauling in the first Test against Pakistan after an unbeaten century by Abdur Razzaq helped the touring side to 436 for six after...
Hasnain bowls Whites to innings victory
KARACHI, Jan 10: A 10-wicket match haul by paceman Mohammad Hasnain sent Rest of Sindh crashing to an innings and 43 runs defeat against title favourites Karachi Whites with more than...
Zahid fined, banned for one game
RAWALPINDI, Jan 10: Rawalpindi were dealt a big blow by match referee Abdul Sami Khan Thursday when he slapped a one-match ban on paceman Mohammad Zahid and fined him Rs 5,000...
Farhan and Asim slam centuries
KARACHI, Jan 10: Centuries by Farhan Adil and Asim Kamal gave Karachi Blues a first innings lead of 146 on the third day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I fixture against Rest...
Riazuddin ignored, Denness gets job
KARACHI, Jan 10: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) overlooked its umpire on the International Cricket Council (ICC) panel while releasing umpires’ postings for the Test series against the West Indies to...
Faisalabad crush Hyderabad
LAHORE, Jan 10: Faisalabad registered a thumping innings and 234 runs victory over Hyderabad on the penultimate day of the Quaid-i-...
Tailenders shine for Sheikhupura
LAHORE, Jan 10: All-rounder Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan hit 117 and Jaffar Nazir 71 as Sheikhupura took a 31-run lead on first innings against Lahore Whites on the third day of the Quaid-i-Azam...
Sialkot in dire straits
LAHORE, Jan 10: Sialkot were in dire straits after they were left facing a daunting task of scoring 285 runs with six wickets intact to avert an innings defeat against Lahore Blues on the third day of...
Bowlers enjoy upper hand
KARACHI, Jan 10: Bowlers enjoyed an upper hand on the second day of Patrons Cricket Trophy grade-II matches Thursday....
Shifting of series disappoints Younis
DHAKA, Jan 10: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis Thursday admitted he was disappointed over the shifting of Pakistan’s home series against the West Indies to Sharjah, but said Pakistan needed to play...
Asmat excels with bat
KARACHI, Jan 10: A fighting unbeaten 106 by Asmatullah gave Rest of NWFP an outside chance of victory against Peshawar on the third day of the Quaid Trophy fixture at Arbab...