We escape death by five minutes: Fleming
SINGAPORE, May 9: New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming said Thursday that his team had been five minutes from death when a huge bomb was detonated outside their hotel in Pakistan....
Unknown Argentinian extends Agassi
ROME, May 9: Andre Agassi fought off Argentina’s Agustin Calleri determined challenge to reach the quarterfinals of Rome Masters with a 7-6 7-5 win Thursday....
Australian Bevan runs Warwickshire ragged
LONDON, May 9: Australia’s Michael Bevan hammered an unbeaten 99 for Leicestershire on the opening day of their first division county championship match against Warwickshire at Grace Road Wednesday....
Hooper banking on Lara
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 9: Captain Carl Hooper is counting on Brian Lara to lead the charge in the fourth Test against India, starting Friday at the same ground where he...
Gough concedes defeat in fitness battle
LONDON, May 9: Darren Gough conceded defeat Wednesday in his battle to return to England action next week against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Lord’s....
Training camp now from 28th
ISLAMABAD, May 9: A training camp of the Pakistan cricket team ahead of next month’s tour of Australia, which was to start in Lahore from May 17, has been put back....
Khayal ends Shahnawaz’s giant-killing run
LAHORE, May 9: Third seed Khayal Mohammad annexed the National Junior Squash Championship Under-19 title when he halted the giant-killer Shahnawaz’s run in the all-Punjab final with a straight sets triumph at the...
Events on schedule, venues undecided
KARACHI, May 9: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday said the two forthcoming events were on but was unsure whether it would be played at home or on a neutral territory....
Arsenal clinch double glory
MANCHESTER (England), May 9: Unstoppable Arsenal wrapped up their second League and FA Cup double in five seasons Wednesday when they defeated defending champions Manchester United 1-0 in their own backyard...
Bomb blast halts team’s progress, says Waqar
KARACHI, May 9: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis Thursday said the suicide bomb attack has ruined his team’s excellent performance and halted the progress it was making....
Kiwis, ICC officials unhappy
KARACHI, May 9: Several officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) got panicky and left the New Zealanders and ICC officials fuming with anger after the incident of bomb blast on...
Second UEFA Cup for Feyenoord
ROTTERDAM, May 9: Striker Pierre van Hooijdonk struck two first-half goals as Feyenoord beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to win the UEFA Cup for the second time after an entertaining final...
Pakistani footballers hit by lack of exposure
LAHORE, May 9: Pakistan football team desperately looks for an international tournament or a tour abroad as a warm-up for September’s Asian Games in Busan, South Korea....
England name injured Beckham
LONDON, May 9: Injured captain David Beckham and young midfielder Joe Cole were included in England’s squad for the World Cup on Thursday....