India beat Zimbabwe after tense finish
NEW DELHI, March 4: India carried out a tense chase of a modest fourth innings target to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in the second Test against Zimbabwe and sweep the...
Els thwarts Woods to clinch crown
MIAMI (Florida), March 4: Ernie Els, who began the final round with a commanding eight-stroke lead, withstood a charge from Tiger Woods to win the $4.7 million Genuity Championship by two...
Otago survive to hold England
QUEENSTOWN (New Zealand), March 4: Otago hung on for a draw on the third and final day of the tour match against England Monday. The home team’s victory target of 261 in 45 overs was never a realistic one and they suffered a top-order collapse to slide to 34 for four....
Hewitt humbles Agassi in final
SAN JOSE (California), March 4: Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt finally managed to overturn the home-court advantage in his career series with Andre Agassi....
Fu shocks Wilkinson in marathon
BANGKOK, March 4: Hong Kong’s world No. 17 Marco Fu had expected a smooth sailing in his first match of the 2002 Singha Thailand Masters, but it turned to be...
42nd National table tennis in Lahore
LAHORE, March 4: The 42nd National Table Tennis championship will be held in the provincial metropolis in last week of April...
Mark Waugh axed from one-day squad
MELBOURNE, March 4: World Cup champions Australia dropped veteran batsman Mark Waugh from their one-day side Monday when they named a 15-man squad for the forthcoming series against South Africa and...
Four matches decided on opening day
HYDERABAD, March 4: Four matches have been decided in All Sindh Inter-Districts hockey tournament being organised by District Hockey Association Mirpurkhas at Colony Ground Mirpurkhas in collaboration with Sindh Hockey Association....
PCC captures tennis title
LAHORE, March 4: Punjab Commerce College (PCC) beat Teaching Department 2-1 to win the Punjab University Inter-collegiate tennis championship Monday....
Jayasuriya dismisses security concerns
LAHORE, March 4: Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya dismissed any security concerns and said his players felt at home after his side became the first international team to visit Pakistan since...
Australia first to reach World Cup semifinal
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4: Australia maintained their unbeaten run Monday becoming the first side to advance to the semifinals of the 10th World Cup hockey tournament with a 4-2 victory over...
Saqlain likely to be dropped from final
LAHORE, March 4: The Pakistan cricket selectors were considering to drop off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq from the starting lineup and introduce Shoaib Malik as the latest Test opener....
I was not consulted: Mudassar
LAHORE, March 4: Pakistan coach Mudassar Nazar Monday said he had not been consulted by the selectors before they “rested” Wasim Akram from the Asian Test Championship final. “I am told that the selectors tried to locate me but they couldn’t find me. In they end, they named the team without my consent,” Mudassar told reporters....
Ghulam helps Karachi Whites lift Quaid Trophy
KARACHI, March 4: An unbeaten century by opener Ghulam Ali helped Karachi Whites end their eight-year title drought in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Grade-I cricketcChampionship with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over...
TV channels snub ATC
LAHORE, March 4: The organizers of the Asian Test Championship final received a rude shock when all the major sports television channels refused to buy broadcasting rights, officials said Monday....
Pakistan pin hopes on Sohail
KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 4: Pakistan will be counting on penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas to regain his touch tomorrow (Tuesday) and take Pakistan into the semifinals with a two-goal victory over...
Cullinan recalled for second Test
CAPE TOWN, March 4: South Africa recalled batsman Daryll Cullinan to the side on Monday as the selectors made sweeping changes for the second Test against Australia here later this week....
Dhaka name Mohsin as coach
LAHORE, March 4: Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohsin Kamal has been appointed Bangladesh cricket team coach....