Pakistan take impregnable lead
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9: Pakistan defeated hosts Malaysia in the doubles leg of their Asia-Oceania Zone Group 2 clash to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the tie here on Saturday....
1000 Guineas appears to be open affair
LAHORE, Feb 9: Ten top fillies will compete for Sunday’s 1000 Guineas of Pakistan 2002, to be run over a mile, featuring the six-event card of the 18th Lahore Winter Meeting...
Ever Smiling strides to fourth successive win
KARACHI, Feb 9: Ever Smiling the five-year-old chestnut mare obliged her followers once again, striding to her fourth successive victory at the Winter Gymkhana Races held on Saturday afternoon at the...
Seles makes Dokic sweat for victory
PARIS, Feb 9: Yugoslavian teenager Jelena Dokic clinched her first ever victory over Monica Seles here on Saturday to reach the final of the 585,000-dollar Paris WTA event....
Tiwanas notch up hat tricks
LAHORE, Feb 9: Five goals by Ahmad Ali Tiwana, including a hat trick, enabled Borjan with a one-and-a-half goal handicap to beat First Law Company 8 1/2—8 and win the Samsung Junior Polo...
Liverpool destroy Ipswish Town
LONDON, Feb 9: Liverpool went top of the English premier league on Saturday as two goals apiece from England strikers Michael Owen and Emile Heskey helped them destroy Ipswich Town 6-0...
Vigilia, Fahad declared best athletes
KARACHI, Feb 9: Vigilia Bernard of Frere House was adjudged O Level champion girl athlete after picking up six gold, one silver and two bronze medals, was declared the Karachi Grammar...
Winter Olympics open with silence of honour
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 9: In a poignant memorial to those killed in the Sept 11 attacks on the United States, the Winter Olympics opened with 90 seconds of silence in...
Rocket blown away by whirlwind fightback
LONDON, Feb 9: The finger-nails of 2403 snooker fans at Wembley were left raw by a heroic performance from Jimmy White as he battled back from 5-2 down to win 6-5...
Pakistan asked to surrender event
LAHORE, Feb 9: The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) has suggested the Pakistan Baseball & Softball Federation (PBSF) not to host the 5th Asia Cup in 2003 as some of the...
Woods birdies 18th to make cut
LA JOLLA (California), Feb 9: J.L. Lewis and Kent Jones shot five-under-par 67s on Friday to grab a share of the lead after two rounds of the $3.6 million Buick Invitational...
Jockeys found guilty of fixing
HONG KONG, Feb 9: The Hong Kong Jockey Club said on Saturday it had suspended the licences of jockeys John Egan and Robert Fradd for one month, following one of the...
Red Wings Humbled at home
DETROIT, Feb 9: The Columbus Blue Jackets defied all the experts and pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the National Hockey League season on Friday night....
Pakistan tighten screws on West Indies
SHARJAH (UAE), Feb 9: Pakistan, despite a defiant 84 not out from West Indies captain Carl Hooper Saturday, tightened their grip on the third day of the second Test as they...
Australia clinch U-19 World Cup
LINCOLN (New Zealand), Feb 9: Australia became ICC Under-19 World Cup champions for the fourth time Saturday, cruising to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the tournament final....
Lahore Blues scent victory
LAHORE, Feb 9: Mohammad Hussain continued his domination with the bat and ball as defending champions Lahore Blues put themselves in sight of victory against Rest of NWFP on the penultimate day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I...
Tahir puts Sialkot in command
KARACHI, Feb 9: Medium-pacer Tahir Mughal captured six for 54 to put Sialkot in command of their Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Peshawar on the third day at Jinnah Stadium in...
Ijaz leads Faisalabad onslaught
KARACHI, Feb 9: Former Test batsman hammered 110 to guide Faisalabad into an unbeatable position on the penultimate day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match against Bahawalpur at Bahawalpur Stadium Saturday....
Islamabad record first win in Quaid Trophy
KARACHI, Feb 9: Skipper Rao Iftikhar guided Islamabad to a remarkable one-wicket victory over Rest of Punjab with a day to spare in the Quaid Trophy Grade-I tie at Gymkhana Cricket...
Wasim gets call up for one-dayers
KARACHI, Feb 9: Former captain Wasim Akram was recalled Saturday to the Pakistan squad for the three-match one-day series against the West Indies in Sharjah....
South Africa feeling on top again
SYDNEY, Feb 9: South Africa’s cricketers fly out of Sydney Sunday with their confidence fully restored after their victory in the triangular one-day series with Australia and New Zealand....
Rawalpindi facing defeat
KARACHI, Feb 9: Rawalpindi were facing defeat after losing second innings wickets after conceding a massive 194-run lead to hosts Sheikhupura on the third day of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match...
Jibran takes six wickets on debut
KARACHI, Feb 9: Sargodha off-spinner Jibran Khan Niazi claimed six for 42 on his first-class debut as Rest of Balochistan were skittled out for 119 on the third day of the...
Kiwis confident of beating England
SYDNEY, Feb 9: New Zealand’s cricketers left Australia Saturday after another promising tour ended in defeat but still confident of beating England....