Man United saved by Nistelrooy’s spot kick
PARIS, Feb 21: Ruud van Nistelrooy’s last-ditch equalizer from the spot saved Manchester United in a 1-1 Champions League draw at French club Nantes who were denied a famous win at...
Second again but Ohno’s silver turns to gold
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 21: Two finals, two controversial finishes — Apolo Anton Ohno provided the Winter Olympics with another story line straight out of Hollywood Wednesday by winning his first...
Henman outguns angry Santoro
ROTTERDAM (Netherlands), Feb 21: Sixth seed Tim Henman fought back from matchpoint down to complete a marathon 7-5 4-6 7-5 victory over Fabrice Santoro on Thursday and reach the quarter-finals of...
Australian tames Tiger
CARLSBAD (California), Feb 21: Tiger Woods was knocked out of the WGC Match Play Championship by Australian Peter O’Malley in Thursday’s first round at the California tournament....
Atif to establish academies
LAHORE, Feb 21: Former Olympian, Manzoor Husain Atif, has announced his retirement from hockey management but will establish coaching academies at Karachi and Lahore....
Indians hit back after Zimbabwe’s fine start
NAGPUR, Feb 21: Zimbabwe failed to cash in on a solid start as India’s bowlers hit back to reduce the tourists to 248 for eight on the opening day of the...
Lara hopes to be back within six weeks
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Feb 21: West Indies leading batsman Brian Lara hopes to be back in action within six weeks, which will be a welcome boost for struggling captain Carl Hooper....
ACB unhappy with coach’s remarks
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: Australian Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive James Sutherland asked Australia coach John Buchanan to explain his comments regarding Steve Waugh’s sacking from the one-day team, the ACB said...
Misbah’s gallant century fails to save Sargodha
KARACHI, Feb 21: Karachi Whites chalked up their sixth victory in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I Cricket Championship Thursday despite a gallant century by Sargodha skipper Misbah-ul-Haq at KCCA Stadium here....
Injury rules Pollock out of opening Test
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21: Australia received a huge boost ahead of Friday’s first Test against South Africa when the hosts captain Shaun Pollock and batsman Justin Ontong Thursday announced their withdrawals because...
Wasim for revival of cricket ties with India
KARACHI, Feb 21: Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram Thursday said he is ready to serve as a “goodwill ambassador” to revive Pakistan-India cricket ties when he appears on a popular Indian...
Defiant Ramzan rescues Faisalabad
KARACHI, Feb 21: Former Test batsman Mohammad Ramzan saved Faisalabad from a certain defeat by stroking an unbeaten 100 in their Quaid Trophy Grade-I tie against Gujranwala at Jinnah Stadium in...
Australian fails drug test
MELBOURNE, Feb 21: Graeme Rummans, a New South Wales player in the Australian interstate competition, faces a possible two-year ban after failing a drug test, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said...
Hyderabad break drought at last
HYDERABAD, Feb 21: Hyderabad notched up their first win in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I Cricket Championship when they defeated Rest of Sindh by the narrow margin of two wickets at Niaz...
Convincing victory for Karachi Blues
KARACHI, Feb 21: Opener Maisam Hasnain and Atif Ali Zaidi struck sparkling fifties in Karachi Blues’ nine-wicket success against Bahawalpur in their last league encounter of the Quaid Trophy Grade-I match...