Slovakia face Russia in final
GOTHENBURG (Sweden), May 10: Slovakia knocked Sweden out of the World Ice Hockey Championships when they beat the host nation 2-0 in a penalty shootout Thursday....
Owen equals record, takes one-stroke lead
SUTTON COLDFIELD (England), May 10: Britain’s Greg Owen equalled the course record with a six-under-par 66 at The Belfry on Thursday to charge into a one-stroke lead after the first round...
Atif, two others leave camp due to injuries
KARACHI, May 10: Injured striker, Atif Bashir, and two other hockey camp trainees have been ruled out for July’s tour to Spain and Commonwealth Games in Manchester....
Barrichello upstages Schumacher in practice
SPIELBERG (Austria), May 10: Rubens Barrichello celebrated his new Ferrari contract by upstaging team mate and world champion Michael Schumacher in free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix Friday....
Legal proceedings against FIFA president starts
ZURICH, May 10: Eleven members of FIFA’s executive committee began legal proceedings against FIFA president Sepp Blatter with the Zurich First Prosecutor on Friday....
Pakistan to compete in Indonesia next month
JAKARTA, May 10: A total of 17 countries, including Pakistan have confirmed participation in next month’s Indonesia Open Karate tournament, where host Indonesia will field two teams, the organizing committee said....
Thirteen players invited for camp
FAISALABAD, May 10: Haji Muhammad Shafique, Secretary South Asian Handball Federation and Pakistan Handball Federation has announced thirteen players will attend a camp to be held in third week of May...
Fancied Allana unbeaten
KARACHI, May 10: Fancied Allana team took lead on the inaugural day of Karachi Club Open Bridge Championship which commenced at KC Bridge Hall Thursday....
Aisam storms into last eight
LAHORE, May 10: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has entered the quarterfinals of the singles and final of the doubles in the fourth International Futures Championship at Namangan, Uzbekistan, according to a message received...
Azhar spearheads Surrey’s fightback against Lancashire
LONDON, May 10: Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood took all five wickets to fall so far in the Lancashire second innings as Surrey gave their title rivals something to think about on...
Australia may face Pakistan in Morocco
SYDNEY, May 10: Morocco has emerged as a potential venue for Australia’s cricket series against Pakistan later this year, an Australian newspaper reported Friday....
England paceman Caddick penalized
LONDON, May 10: England Test cricketer Andrew Caddick has become the first player to be officially penalised under the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new discipline code....
Agassi masters Costa to reach semifinals
ROME, May 10: Andre Agassi breezed into the semifinals of the Rome Masters Series event with a 6-2 6-2 drubbing of Spain’s Albert Costa on Friday....
Defiant Jaffer stands firm
ST. JOHN’S (Antigua), May 10: Opener Wasim Jaffer led the charge with a fluent 48 as India reached 73 for one by lunch Friday after being asked to bat by West...
Hidayat comeback inspires Indonesia
GUANGZHOU, May 10: A tremendous comeback win by Taufik Hidayat inspired Indonesia to a 5-0 win over Thailand as the champions opened the defence of the Thomas Cup men’s team badminton...
Bangladesh need time to improve: Raqib
DHAKA, May 10: Bangladesh deserved Test recognition despite the nightmarish start of losing all but one of their 11 Tests, the country’s cricket community says....
PCB faces bankruptcy, says Rana
KARACHI, May 10: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to face bankruptcy in next couple of years if foreign teams continue to refuse to visit Pakistan because of security reasons....
Victorious squash team returns
ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Pakistan squash team that won the 11th Asian Championship in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday returned home late Thursday night....