Lucky Lomas snatches first round lead
SYDNEY, Feb 7: The son of an English chicken farmer shot eight birdies and an eagle to snatch the first round lead at the ANZ golf championship in Sydney Thursday....
Terry stuns West Ham with last-gasp winner
LONDON, Feb 7: John Terry headed a last-gasp winner to give Chelsea a dramatic 3-2 victory over London rivals West Ham United in their FA Cup fourth round replay at Upton...
Dokic cruises in quarterfinals
PARIS, Feb 7: World number nine Jelena Dokic put behind her a disappointing performance in Tokyo last week to beat Cristina Torrens Valero 6-3 6-2 at the Paris Open indoor on...
Maula Bakhsh shines
LAHORE, Feb 7: Borjan defeated Musa Industries 7 1/2—0, Nee Punhal beat Rangers 7—1 1/2 and First Law Company defeated Black Berets 8-3 in the Samsung Junior Cup polo Thursday....
Pakistan pin hope on Aisam, Asim
LAHORE, Feb 7: The Malaysian No. 1 player Hazuan Hizan will face Pakistan’s No. 2 player Asim Shafik in the first match of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group II, first round...
PVF Looking for new sponsor
LAHORE, Feb 7: Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) is negotiating with a few sponsors for long term deal after the expiry of contract with the previous sponsors....
Fine century by Nazir
LAHORE, Feb 7: Punjab University Law College and Government College of Science, Wahdat Road, entered the semifinals of the Punjab University colleges championship by winning their respective matches Thursday....
Victory for Quaid-i-Azam University
LAHORE, Feb 7: Five matches were decided in the Inter- university boys badminton championship (team event) which started at the Islamia College, Civil Lines, Thursday....
Kashif, Sohail get contracts
KARACHI, Feb 7: Pakistan’s center forward Kashif Jawwad and penalty corner expert Sohail Abbas will play league hockey in Malaysia....
Asad to lead
KARACHI, Feb 7: The Sindh Under-16 boys hockey team was selected Thursday after holding coaching camp at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium....
Nabi, Ito win
KARACHI, Feb 7: Hasan A. Nabi, in the amateur open and Mrs. Yumi Ito in the ladies event won the 2-day ABN-AMRO Golf tournament played Karachi Golf Club....
Afridi, Younis batter fumbling Windies
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 7: Shahid Afridi, who survived four dropped catches, and Younis Khan struck centuries as Pakistan raced to 344 for three on the first day of the second Test...
New Zealand-Proteas second final in doubt
SYDNEY, Feb 7: A week of heavy rain has threatened to force the cancellation of Friday’s second one-day cricket final between South Africa and New Zealand....
Pacer Sajid sends champions reeling
LAHORE, Feb 7: A seven-wicket burst by pacer Sajid Shah and fine batting by Bilal Marwat and Mohammad Fayyaz helped minnows Rest of NWFP gain an unexpected first innings lead of 105 runs against the...
Wasim rescues Rest of Punjab
KARACHI, Feb 7: An unbeaten 80 by Wasim Majeed helped Rest of Punjab recovered to 232 for seven in their first innings in the Quaid Trophy tie against Islamabad at Gymkhana...
Bowlers shine on first day
KARACHI, Feb 7: Bowlers dominated the opening day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I fixture between Gujranwala and Rest of Sindh at Country Club Ground in Muridke Thursday....
Rizwan Rescues Hyderabad
HYDERABAD, Feb 7: Hyderabad made excellent recovery, led by skipper Rizwan Ahmed, to reach a commendable 273 for six on the first day of Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Karachi Whites...
Discards hit half centuries
KARACHI, Feb 7: Rawalpindi, aided by half centuries from Test discards Mohammad Wasim and Naveed Qureshi, were dismissed for 235 in their first innings in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against...
Zahid and Murtaza put Bahawalpur in control
KARACHI, Feb 7: Bahawalpur spinners Mohammad Zahid and Murtaza Hussain claimed five wickets apiece as Faisalabad made 204 in their first innings on the first day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I...
Bangladesh seek new coach
DHAKA, Feb 7: Bangladesh will not renew coach Trevor Chappell’s contract when it ends next month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said Thursday....
Australia in U-19 Cup final
LINCOLN (New Zealand), Feb 8: Australia cruised through to the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a 93-run win over the West Indies at Lincoln near Christchurch Thursday....
Cronje gets job as manager
DURBAN, Feb 7: Former South African captain Hansie Cronje has been appointed as a financial manager by a company listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange, newspapers reported Thursday....
14 teams for ICC KnockOut
KARACHI, Feb 7: Sri Lanka has been awarded this year’s ICC KnockOut tournament that will run between Sept 11 and 30....
Sharjah Cup from April 8
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 8: New Zealand will clash with Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Sharjah Cup limited-overs tournament here from April 8-17, it was announced Thursday....