Owner Qureshi completes fine hat trick
LAHORE, Feb 27: Riaz-ul-Haq Qureshi distinguished himself among owners by fielding three winners in a card of six events during the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Wednesday....
Federer brushes aside Romanian
DUBAI, Feb 27: Switzerland’s Roger Federer eased into the second round of the Dubai Open Wednesday, brushing aside Romania’s Adrian Voinea 6-3 6-4....
POA serves notice on NWFP
LAHORE, Feb. 27: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has served show cause notices to the president and secretary of the NWFP Olympic Association (NWFPOA) for taking the decision of adopting the new sports policy...
Punjab probables trial held
LAHORE, Feb 27: One-day trials to select probables from Punjab for finalising Pakistan team for the Under-17 Asia Football Cup qualifying round were held at the Iqbal Parks Sports Complex Wednesday....
Nicol faces tough draw
KARACHI, Feb 27: Reigning world number one Peter Nicol of England faces a tough draw as international squash returns to Pakistan with the Pakistan Open squash championship in Lahore next month....
Everton in last 8
LONDON, Feb 27 - Everton survived an early scare before beating first division Crewe 2-1 in their FA Cup fifth round replay Tuesday and will now visit fellow premier league strugglers...
Athar to umpire ATC final
LAHORE, Feb 27: Umpire Athar Zaidi has been appointed to supervise the final of second Asian Test Championship between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium from March 6 to 10....
Alert Qasim comes to Pakistan’s rescue
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27: Pakistan continued their chase for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup Wednesday thanks largely to veteran Shahbaz Ahmed chipping in his first goal of...
Paceman Junaid reported on four occasions: ICC
KARACHI, Feb 27: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday confirmed that Pakistan Under-19 pacer Junaid Zia was reported for a suspect bowling action during the ICC Youth World Cup in New...
Referees panel this week
KARACHI, Feb 27: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday said it would finalize the make-up of its five-man match referees panel this week that comes into effect from April 1....
PTV to televise Trophy final live
KARACHI, Feb 27: The final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy between Karachi Whites and Peshawar, starting Friday here at National Stadium, will be telecast live by Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)....
Spaniards dampen German spirits
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27: Spain put title-favorites Germany’s World Cup run off track with a 3-2 victory Wednesday in a Pool A match....
Shahbaz favourite of everyone
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27: The fans are after him, the media is chasing him, and rival team officials want him to retire quickly. You guessed it right, he is Shahbaz Ahmed,...
Windies may not host 2007 World Cup
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), Feb 27: West Indies may lose the 2007 World Cup because of poor playing facilities, former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Pat Rousseau said Wednesday....