Liverpool, Barcelona in last eight
LONDON, March 20: Liverpool swept to a 2-0 victory over AS Roma and Barcelona beat Galatasaray 1-0 on Tuesday to put the English and Spanish sides into the quarterfinals of the...
Shehier outlasts Zubair in thriller
LAHORE, March 20: Six Pakistani players have brightened their chances for the main round of the 19th Pakistan Open Squash-2002 after winning their respective matches on the first day of the two-day qualifying round at the Punjab...
Focused Nicol sets sights on winning Pakistan Open
LAHORE, March 20: World number one Peter Nicol said Wednesday that he felt comfortable to be in Pakistan and looked forward to winning the $105,000 Pakistan Open squash....
Patched-up rivals square up for second Test
WELLINGTON, March 20: England and New Zealand go into the second Test here Thursday with a patched-up look after the first Test in Christchurch took its injury toll....
Young girl dies after struck by puck
COLUMBUS (Ohio), March 20: A 13-year-old girl struck in the head by a puck at an NHL game over the weekend has died, officials said Tuesday....
Navy expelled from event
WAH Cantt, March 20: Pakistan Navy were expelled from the competition after one of their reserves hit and seriously injured a PTCL playnal Hockey Championship at POF Wah astro-turf on Wednesday....
Tight security for foreign players
LAHORE, March 20: Tight security has been thrown around foreign competitors participating in the US $ 105,000 Pakistan Open Squash Championship....
KCD South capture karate title
KARACHI, March 20: Imran Hashim, Muhammad Ramzan Ali and Samar Iqbal helped Karachi City District Karate Association South Zone to lift the Youm-e-Pakistan Inter District Sindh karate championship organized by Sindh...
PCB to honour banned Salim Malik
KARACHI, March 20: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will also honour banned former captain Salim Malik when it celebrates its 1992 World Cup victory on March 30....
Mudassar, Miandad back TV help for umpires
KARACHI, March 20: Pakistan cricket coach Mudassar Nazar and former coach and team captain Javed Miandad have backed the International Cricket Council’s move to increase the use of technology to aid...
ACB denies Waugh to lose Test place
SYDNEY, March 20: The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Wednesday denied claims by a British newspaper that Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh will be “squeezed out” of the Test team he has...
Players not to be released
KARACHI, March 20: Pakistan coach Mudassar Nazar said players will not be released for the second round action in the National one-dy tournament that begins March 26....
Customs whip Karachi ‘W’ to reach final round
KARACHI, March 20: Pakistan Customs stormed into the final round of the National One-day Cricket Championship with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Karachi Whites in the last Pool ‘A’ fixture at...
Ijaz Jr’s century helps ABL qualify
KARACHI, March 20: An unbeaten 118 off 129 balls by former Test batsman Ijaz Ahmed Junior laid the foundation of Allied Bank Limited (ABL)’s 18-run win over KRL that ensured the...
Shoaib goes missing
KARACHI, March 20: The Disciplinary Committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was flexing its muscles after fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar left for Australia without getting clearance....
Too much cricket hurting
NEW YORK, March 20: Former Indian Test all-rounder Kapil Dev, one of the sport’s all-time legends, said international cricket is being played too much and the quality of play is starting...
New referees, umpires go back to school
CAPE TOWN, March 20: Cricket’s newly appointed elite panel of international match referees and umpires will begin an intensive four-day training course Thursday as part of the sport’s attempt to improve...
Sir Viv shoots 97 on golf course
PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 20: A score of 97 would have been acceptable to Vivian Richards in the days when he was the scourge of the cricket world’s bowlers....
Wapda also through
KARACHI, March 20: Wapda scored a crushing 251-run victory against Sheikhupura Wednesday in the Pool ‘C’ tie at Sheikhupura Stadium to move into the final round of the one-day championship....
Sui Gas move ahead
KARACHI, March 20: Newcomers Sui Gas Corporation defeated Rest of Balochistan by seven wickets to reach the final round of the one-day championship at Lahore Country Club (Muridke) Wednesday....