Top seed Majid advances to quarterfinal
LAHORE, May 6: Top seed Majid Khan (Civil Aviation Authority) defeated Arshad Iqbal (NWFP) 3-1 in the Under-19 category of the National Junior Squash Championship on the opening day at the Punjab...
Juventus, Valencia, Lyon, Dortmund achieve glory
LONDON, May 6: The titles in four of Europe’s five top leagues were settled over the weekend, with England the odd one out as Arsenal lifted the FA Cup....
Germany name Deisler in squad
BERLIN, May 6: Germany coach Rudi Voeller picked Sebastian Deisler in the 23-man World Cup squad he announced Monday despite doubts about the inspirational midfielder’s fitness....
Yousuf asked to explain
KARACHI, May 6: Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association (PBSA) has asked former World Amateur Champion Muhammad Yousuf to submit written explanation for his misbehavior during the final of 6th Style Snooker...
Zahid declared best marksman
KARACHI, May 6: Ace Navy marksman Zahid Ali was declared best shooter in the 12th National Shooting Championship which concluded at Naval Shooting Complex here Sunday....
Ding new Asian champion
KARACHI, May 6: Ding Jun Hui of China was crowned as the new Asian snooker champion when he won the 19th edition of the competition beating Keith Bonn of Singapore 8-2...
Choi wins first PGA crown
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), May 6: A steady K.J. Choi made history at the Compaq Classic with a four-stroke victory over Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy and Dudley Hart Sunday....
Zia, Hamid declared Pair of the Month
KARACHI, May 6: Ziaullah Baig and Hamid Mohiuddin have been declared Pair of the Month having earned 460 points. The pair have performed extremely well in the last eight sessions of...
PHF invites three ‘veterans’ for Lahore camp
KARACHI, May 6: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has invited three “veterans” for the Commonwealth Games training camp which contradicts federation’s claim that aging players would be replaced with youngsters after...
Aggressive Agassi demolishes Kiefer
ROME, May 6: Andre Agassi kept his French Open preparations on course by beating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Rome Masters Series event Monday....
Miandad, Wasim scoop most awards
KARACHI, May 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday honoured country’s stalwarts who established records at an impressive function....
Saeed in, Afridi out of 2nd Test
KARACHI, May 6: Saeed Anwar was guaranteed a place in Pakistan’s second Test squad but a place for fast bowler’s slot was still vacant....
Gilchrist first No 7 to top ratings
MELBOURNE, May 6: Australia wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist has surged to the top of the world Test batting ratings after India’s Sachin Tendulkar’s slide two places to number three....
Anti-tobacco tennis from May 24
KARACHI, May 6: Pakistan Women’s Tennis Association is organising the 7th Anti-tobacco Day tennis tournament at Karachi Club, from May 24 according to a press release. The final is to be...
Black Belts for Pakistanis
RAWALPINDI, May 6: World Taekwondo Federation has awarded Black Belt certificates to over 50 Pakistanis after coaching by two Koreans....
Hendry levels final with Ebdon
SHEFFIELD (England), May 6: Stephen Hendry fought back to draw level at 12-12 with Peter Ebdon in the snooker world championship final on Monday, having trailed 11-6....
Miandad unhappy with PCB
KARACHI, May 6: Former captain Javed Miandad was disappointed by the way he was treated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for Monday evening’s Test Cricket Glories dinner held in connection...