Milan giants Inter, AC lift Italian spirits
LONDON, March 22: Inter and AC Milan lifted the spirits of Italian soccer by advancing to the last four of the UEFA Cup on Thursday as Valencia and Hapoel Tel Aviv...
First round exit for Chang and Pioline
MIAMI, March 22: American Michael Chang and Frenchman Cedric Pioline failed to recapture some of their old magic on Thursday as the two veterans crashed out in the opening round of...
To The Victory has power to win Cup
DUBAI, March 22: Dubai World Cup runner-up To The Victory has the strength to win the richest horse race on earth Saturday, his trainer warned....
Shamyl shines
LAHORE, March 22: Crescent Spinning Mill will meet Guard Rice in the final of the Spring Cup polo tournament at the Lahore Polo Club Saturday (March 23)....
Cairns ruled out of Sharjah and Pakistan
WELLINGTON, March 22: All-rounder Chris Cairns has been ruled out of next month’s one-day competition in Sharjah and also New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan after tearing a tendon in his...
Top seed Nicol begins campaign in style
LAHORE, March 22: The world No 1 and top-seed Peter Nicol started his campaign to clinch the 19th Pakistan Open Squash Championship in style, by thrashing the world No. 21 Graham...
England make positive start in second Test
WELLINGTON, March 22: England made a positive start to the rain-delayed second Test against New Zealand Friday despite losing openers Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick....
Waugh tells reporters get priorities right
SYDNEY, March 22:- Australia captain Steve Waugh told reporters to get their priorities in order after arriving home Friday to face questions about his future in the game....
Thumbs up from ICC elite panel
CAPE TOWN, March 22: Cricket’s newly appointed elite panel of international match umpires has backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) plan to experiment with extended television technology to aid umpiring decisions....
Klusener’s assault fails to save South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, March 22: Australia survived a brutal onslaught with the bat from South Africa’s Lance Klusener to claim victory by 19 runs in the first one-day international at the Wanderers...
Challenging task ahead for PSA
LAHORE, Mar 22: Punjab Squash Association (PSA), has undertaken a challenging task of re-starting construction work on the international squash complex and in the first phase roofs on the six practice...
Court directs PCB to hold ICA elections in seven weeks
ISLAMABAD, March 22: Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan of the Lahore High Court (Rawalpindi Bench) has ruled that ad hocism in Islamabad Cricket Association cannot be allowed to continue, therefore it would...
KCCA to host One-dayer, Test against Kiwis
KARACHI, March 22: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) has decided to organise the first One-Day International and second Test against New Zealand, says a news release issued Friday....
Crawley quits Lancashire
LONDON, March 22: Former Lancashire captain John Crawley was released from his contract Friday after a bitter dispute....
Thorpe beaten by Welsh
BRISBANE (Australia), March 22: Australia’s 100 metres backstroke world champion Matt Welsh retained his national title Friday but only after fighting off a spirited challenge from freestyle great Ian Thorpe....
Fahad excels
KARACHI, March 22: Opener Fahadullah smashed a rapid 111 as Karachi Port Trust (KPT) overwhelmed A.J.Worldwide by 53 runs in the CDC Inter Firms Cricket Tournament at the KCCA Stadium Friday....