Cameroon retain Nations Cup in penalty shootout
BAMAKO, Feb 11 - Cameroon retained the African Nations Cup with a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout win against Senegal after the match had ended in a goalless draw at the end...
France, Sweden storm into quarterfinals
LONDON, Feb 11: Holders France survived a stern test from the Netherlands as Sweden, Spain, Croatia and Russia also secured victories on Sunday to reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals....
Clark snatches first gold for US
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 11: They cheered politely for a German, a Swiss, a Finn and an Austrian, but the crowd erupted in cries of “U-S-A, U-S-A” Sunday when Kelly Clark...
Raza, Anwar claim honours
KARACHI, Feb 11: Candyland led by Zia clinched the Swiss Bridge weekly contest participated by sixteen teams and organised by Karachi Bridge Association at Aslam Bridge Hall here Sunday. The...
Pakistan to bid for team event
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Pakistan are bidding for next year’s World Team Championship after Finland, the actual hosts withdrew because of financial constraints....
Narrow win for Law Company
LAHORE, Feb 11: First Law Company beat Borjan 6-5 while Nee Punhal defeated Rangers 8—3 1/2 on opening day of the February Cup polo Monday....
KDABA city boxing meet
KARACHI, Feb 11: Karachi Divisional Amateur Boxing Association (KDABA) is organizing a two-day All Karachi City Government boxing championship from Feb 15 - 16, 2002 at Ali Mohammed Qambrani Boxing Stadium,...
Pakistan recall Atif, Nadeem for World Cup
LAHORE, Feb 11: Spearhead Atif Bashir and outside-right Muhammad Nadeem have been reinstated in the 18-member Pakistan team which was announced Monday for the 10th World Cup hockey tournament to be held...
Hunter retains title in style
LONDON, Feb 11: Paul Hunter retained his Masters title after a tremendous tussle with Mark Williams at Wembley Sunday evening....
Umpire panels almost decided
CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 11: The International Cricket Council’s selection process for two umpire panels to administer Tests and One-day Internationals from April 1 is well on schedule, the organisation’s chief executive Malcolm...
PCB’s set of conditions hurriedly put together
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The set of conditions drafted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for those keen on contesting elections of the district associations has left several questions unanswered....
Injury forces Bond out of one-day series
CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 11: New Zealand’s injury woes continued Monday when Shane Bond was ruled out of at least the first two One-day Internationals against England with a stress fracture of his...
Border backs Mark Waugh for SA series
SYDNEY, Feb 11: Australia look set to retain below-par batsman Mark Waugh for their Test team in the upcoming series in South Africa....
Unsettled Crawley seeks PM wife’s help
LONDON, Feb 11: Former England batsman John Crawley has asked for the help of the British prime minister’s wife Cherie Blair to resolve his bitter dispute with English county cricket club...
Hyderabad and Islamabad face relegation
KARACHI, Feb 11: Hyderabad and Islamabad are battling to avoid relegation with just two rounds to go in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I National Cricket Championship....
Islamabad down Sindh
LAHORE, Feb 11: Two goals by centre-forward Mansoor Ali enabled Islamabad to beat Sindh 3-1 in the opening match of the Inter-provincial under-16 boys hockey championships at the National Hockey Stadium...
Olazabal patience rewarded
LA JOLLA (California), Feb 11: Jose Maria Olazabal shot a final round 65 Sunday to win the $3.6 million Buick Invitational Golf Tournament by one shot over J.L. Lewis....
Hayden named cricketer of the year
MELBOURNE, Feb 11: Matthew Hayden won the Allan Border Medal Monday as Australia’s cricketer of the year, joining Glenn McGrath (2000) and Steve Waugh (2001) as the winner of the country’s...