Sixth crown for Goosen in 10 months
DULUTH (Georgia), April 8: South Africa’s Retief Goosen won his sixth tournament in 10 months, as he captured the BellSouth Classic at the TPC at Sugarloaf by a comfortable four-stroke margin...
Igelstrom, Peirsol share honours
MOSCOW, April 8: Emma Igelstrom and Aaron Peirsol sparkled in a world record spree at the world short-course swimming championships....
Venus should quit sport soon, says father
AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, March 8: Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Olympic champion Venus Williams should quit tennis and younger sister Serena should pay less attention to her game and hit the books,...
Dokic captures season’s first title
SARASOTA (Florida), April 8: Top-seeded Yugoslav Jelena Dokic captured her first WTA title of the season here Sunday with a straight-set victory over Tatiana Panova in the final of the 140,000-dollar...
Shahida-Abedi pair triumph
KARACHI, April 8: Competing for Green House, the pair of Mrs. Shahida Qidwai and Shahid Abedi topped the Weekend Pair Bridge Contest held under the auspices of Karachi Bridge Association at...
Pakistan face India in South Africa
KARACHI, April 8: A long-awaited revival in sporting links between Pakistan and India will kick off in South Africa next month with a two-match football series, an official said Monday....
British Open risks losing status: Palmer
LONDON, April 8: British Open champion David Palmer believes that the title which made him famous is in danger of losing its prestige....
Unity Sports win
KARACHI, April 8: Unity Sports defeated Malir Companion by three wickets in Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon Memorial cricket tournament at Airport Stadium Sunday....
PHF again plays musical chairs with officials
KARACHI, April 8: Battling to lift the flagging fortunes, former hockey powerhouse Pakistan still suffer with game’s managers playing musical chairs by bringing another set of old faces as team officials...
New heroes rescue US, France in Davis Cup
LONDON, April 8: America’s Andy Roddick carried the weight of a nation on his 19-year-old shoulders, Fabrice Santoro saved France with a vintage performance and Argentina scraped into their first semifinal...
Sri Lanka to face Pakistan in final, says Asif
SHARJAH, April 8: Former Pakistan cricket captain Asif Iqbal has predicted a “familiar outcome” to the Sharjah Cricket Cup, featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand....
Indians triumph against Guyana President’s XI
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), April 8: India beat the Guyana President’s XI by nine wickets on the third and final day of their Caribbean tour opener Sunday after scoring the 39 runs required...
Unknown pacer makes Caribbean history
KINGSTON, April 8: Adam Sanford Sunday became the first cricketer from one of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean to be picked for West Indies when the squad for the First...
For once Kiwis favourites in Sharjah Cup
SHARJAH, April 8: When Pakistan or India or both are playing cricket here either of the two is billed favourite even before a ball has been bowled. But not this time....