Pakistan plans tit-for-tat response to Australia
KARACHI, April 12: Pakistan may contemplate against playing three Tests in Australia on its return tour if the world champions stick to their decision of scrapping the third Test from its...
Chanderpaul and Hooper milk Indian bowlers
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), April 12: Carl Hooper hit an unbeaten 147 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 106 not out as West Indies took command of the first Test against India, reaching 361 for...
Schumacher fastest in rain at Imola
IMOLA (Italy), April 12: World champion Michael Schumacher was fastest as Ferrari dominated Friday’s rainswept free practice for the San Marino Grand Prix....
India’s absence no worry
SHARJAH, April 12: India’s absence from the Sharjah Cup has failed to take the gloss off the tournament which was a big success, a Cricket Benefit Fund Series (CBFS), official said...
Asia Cup shifted to Thailand
RAWALPINDI, April 12: The baseball’s Asia Cup which Pakistan were to host next year will now be held in Thailand, president of the Federation of Baseball and Softball Shoukat Javaid said...
Imran proves selectors wrong
SHARJAH, April 12: Pakistan on Thursday once again confirmed that they are the most unpredictable cricket team with as much potential as the best of sides....
Lethargic Pakistan fined for slow over-rate
SHARJAH, April 12: Pakistan have been fined 20 per cent of their matches fees for slow over-rates in their first two games in the three-nation Sharjah Cup here, officials said on...
‘Choker’ Khurram faces stiff test
KARACHI, April 12: Top seeded Khurram Hussain Agha will be hoping to win his maiden title when the Rs174,000 sixth Red & White Style snooker tournament breaks off Saturday at Karachi...
British Open results
LONDON, April 12: Second round results from the British Open squash championships on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):...
Nadeem and Aleem Dar recommended
LAHORE, April 12: Nadeem Ghauri and Aleem Dar have been recommended from Pakistan for the ICC Panel of Umpires for One- Day international matches....
Dortmund face Feyenoord in UEFA Cup final
LONDON, April 12: Borussia Dortmund will play Feyenoord in next month’s UEFA Cup final after both sides survived heart-stopping endings to their semifinal second leg ties on Thursday....
Blemish-free 67 gives Love III one-shot lead
AUGUSTA (Georgia), April 12: Davis Love III fired a blemish-free 67 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the U.S. Masters on Thursday as defending champion Tiger Woods...
PU Astroturf eating dust
LAHORE, April 12: The Punjab University is yet be equipped with an Astroturf at its old campus hockey ground despite having a synthetic pitch gifted four years ago....
Ahsan upsets Ali Yar
LAHORE, April 12: Seventh seed Ahsan Qamar (PIA) upset second seed and former national champion Ali Yar Beg (ABL) 3-1 to enter the semi-final of the fifth All-Pakistan Badminton tournament at...
‘Reluctant’ Hasan joins course
KARACHI, April 12: Just how serious the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is to produce coaches could be well judged by its approach as a former skipper reluctantly joined the ongoing FIH...
FIFA’s emergency meeting on May 3
LONDON, April 12: FIFA, world soccer’s ruling body, called an emergency meeting of its executive committee on Friday after president Sepp Blatter stopped an audit of the organisation’s finances....
FIH for trained coaches at grassroots
KARACHI, April 12: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has suggested the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to depute trained coaches at grassroots level to reap results of the coaches courses, said a...
Gebrselassie confident
LONDON, April 12: Haile Gebrselassie enters uncharted territory on Sunday in a men’s London marathon which promises to send race commentators searching for their superlatives....