Lover’s Life starts off as day’s best
KARACHI Feb 8: Lover’s Life, a five-year-old thoroughbred bay mare with a fine victory last week, after being engaged in a tense duel with Sachin in the home stretch, starts off...
Seles sets up semis clash with Dokic
PARIS, Feb 8: Evergreen Monica Seles continued to defy the years as well as extending her dominance over Justine Henin when she brushed aside the challenge of the Belgian girl 6-4,...
Holder Punjab meet Khairpur for title
LAHORE, Feb 8: The defending champions Punjab University and Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur qualified for the final of the Inter-Varsity badminton championship final at the Islamia College, Civil Lines courts...
Goggin leads but Tiger lurks behind
LA JOLLA (California), Feb 8: Matthew Goggin of Australia fired an opening round 64 to take a one-shot lead after round one of the $3.6 million Buick Invitational Golf tournament Thursday....
Orange and Mobiles to clash for trophy
LAHORE, Feb 8: Remounts Orange thrashed Samsung Mobiles 9 1/2—2 and ACE School/Nee Punhal narrowly beat Master Paints 12-11 1/2 in the eight-chukker match Friday to qualify for the final...
Asim, Aisam put Pakistan 2-0 ahead
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8: Pakistan stormed to 2-0 lead over hosts Malaysia winning both the singles in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone 2 clash on the opening day Friday....
Zimbabwe win plate final
LINCOLN (New Zealand), Feb 8: Zimbabwe ended Nepal’s dream run in the Plate Championship final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a comfortable 137-run victory Friday....
Knight fails to spare England blushes
HAMILTON (New Zealand), Feb 8: A superb century by Nick Knight was not enough to secure England victory in the first match of their New Zealand tour Friday when Northern Districts...
West Indies lose initiative in second Test
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 8: West Indies wasted much of their early initiative with the ball Friday as their batsmen ended the second day of the second and final Test against Pakistan...
All-round show by Hussain
LAHORE, Feb 8: A determined all-round performance by Mohammad Hussain led a superb fight back by holders Lahore Blues on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I match against Rest...
Gujranwala overwhelm Sindh in two days
KARACHI, Feb 8: Gujranwala romped to an emphatic two-day victory against Rest of Sindh in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I fixture at Lahore Country Club Ground in Muridke Friday....
Saeed slams century
HYDERABAD, Feb 8: Saeed bin Nasir struck 105 as Karachi Whites made 231 for five in their first innings against Hyderabad in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match at Niaz Stadium here...
Punjab gain slender lead
KARACHI, Feb 8: Rest of Punjab obtained a slender 40-run lead on the first innings in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I tie against Islamabad at Gymkhana Cricket Ground in Okara Friday....
7-wicket haul for Shahid
KARACHI, Feb 8: Medium-pacer Shahid Khan claimed a career-best seven for 50 to help Sialkot restrict Group-II leaders Peshawar to 190 in their first innings on the second day of the...
Morton to replace Samuels
LONDON, Feb 8: All-rounder Runako Morton will replace the injured Marlon Samuels for the three-match One-day International series against Pakistan in Sharjah starting next Thursday, the West Indies Cricket Board announced...
Batsmen dominate
KARACHI, Feb 8: Sheikhupura batted themselves into a strong position on the second day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Rawalpindi at Sheikhupura Stadium Friday....
Faisalabad fight back
KARACHI, Feb 8: Zahoor Elahi spearheaded a splendid Faisalabad fight back on the second day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Bahawalpur at Bahawalpur Stadium Friday....
Little play in Sargodha tie
KARACHI, Feb 8: Just 11.3 overs of play was possible in the rain-affected Quaid Trophy Grade-I tie between Sargodha and Rest of Balochistan at Sports Stadium in Sargodha Friday....
Cameroon and Senegal in final
BAMAKO, Feb 8: Cameroon overcame what they claimed was police intimidation to end host nation Mali’s surprise run and reach the final of the African Nations Cup with 3-0 victory...