Roddick hobbles out
MELBOURNE, Jan 17: Andy Roddick hobbled out of the Australian Open on Thursday as the seeds’ disease at the first Grand Slam of the year grew to epidemic proportions....
Shahbaz under microscope
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17: The Six Nations Invitational tournament opening here Friday will offer a sneak preview of next month’s World Cup as six top teams battle it out in the...
Karachi ‘W’ beat Lower Sindh
KARACHI, Jan 17: Karachi Whites overwhelmed Lower Sindh 10-0 in the opener of the preliminary round of junior under-18 national hockey championship amid several violations of game’s rules Thursday....
Kuwait hold Saudis
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia), Jan 17: Defending champions Kuwait produced a compelling fightback to hold favourites Saudi Arabia to a 1-1 draw in the opening Gulf Cup match Wednesday....
Curse of false pedigrees raises its head at LRC
LAHORE, Jan 17: The spectre of bogus registration of horses with fake pedigrees has once again raised its ugly head at the Lahore Race Club (LRC) and the situation war-rants immediate...
Quaid golf tees off today
LAHORE, Jan 17: The 54-hole sixth Quaid-i-Azam amateur golf tournament will tee off at the Lahore Gymkhana course Friday with 257 golfers to vie for top honours....
Associations dissolved before elections
LAHORE, Jan 17: All district, divisional and provincial hockey associations will be dissolved on Jan 27 to hold fresh elections under the devolution plan, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said Thursday....
Bawany bounces back to win
KARACHI, Jan 17 : Ahmed Bawany fought his way out trouble by beating Shoaib A. Qadir 5-4, to book a berth in the quarterfinal in the Red & White Sindh Cup...
Youhana and Younis clobber centuries
CHITTAGONG, Jan 17: Yousuf Youhana and Younis Khan hit strokeful centuries as Pakistan feasted on Bangladesh’s mediocre attack in the second and final cricket Test here Thursday....
Denness affair panel to meet next month
LONDON, Jan 17: The first meeting of the Referees Commission to look into the Mike Denness affair has been set for Feb 23 despite Indian objections over the make-up of the...
World champions fall apart again
SYDNEY, Jan 17: New Zealand have shocked Australia to hand the World Cup champions their third successive loss with a 23-run victory in the fourth match of the triangular limited overs...
Unselfish Nasim earns draw for Balochistan
KARACHI, Jan 17: Skipper Nasim Khan sacrificed his century to earn a highly respectable draw for Rest of Balochistan against Karachi Whites in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Thursday....
NWFP batsmen show no guts
RAWALPINDI, Jan 17: Islamabad’s spirits were dampened Thursday by a reluctant Rest of NWFP who showed little interest in going for victory and just batted out the overs in the Quaid...