Costa humbles Ferrero to win French Open
PARIS, June 9: Spaniard Albert Costa beat compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the French Open final on Sunday....
Sarfrosh triumphs
LAHORE, June 9: Bay colt Sarfrosh posted an amazing victory in the feature event of the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday....
Lewis batters Tyson to keep heavyweight crown
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), June 9: Lennox Lewis pummelled Mike Tyson to defeat in the eighth round Saturday to retain his world heavyweight title after an emphatic display....
To The Sky pulled hook line and sinker
KARACHI, June 9: An interesting afternoon of horseracing was marred at the Summer Gymkhana Meeting, when the raging favourite Fly To The Sky was pulled hook, line and sinker by jockey...
De Silva rescues Lankans
CHESTERFIELD (England), June 9: Aravinda de Silva’s half-century prevented complete embarrassment for Sri Lanka as they were bowled out for 127 on the final day of their tour match against the...
Aussies warm up with win
BRISBANE, June 9: Australia warmed up for a three-match one-day cricket series against Pakistan with a 72-run win over state team Queensland in a limited-overs match Sunday....
Farrukh in final
ABBOTTABAD, June 9: Farrukh Zaman of Peshawar entered the final of the President PSF Open national squash championship beating Muhammad Illyas 3-1 in the first semifinal of the tournament. The final...
Chanderpaul slams match-winning 108
CASTRIES (St Lucia), June 9: Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 108 off 133 balls to carry the West Indies to victory over New Zealand in the second One-day International Saturday....
Long shot Sarava denies War Emblem triple
ELMONT (New York), June 9: A stumble at the start cost Belmont Stakes favourite War Emblem his chance of becoming the first Triple Crown hero since 1978....
Inamoto inspires Japan to famous victory
YOKOHAMA (Japan), June 9: Japan defeated Russia 1-0 on Sunday, securing their first-ever victory in the World Cup finals and giving the co-hosts a strong chance of going through to the second stage of the tournament....
Koreans take on US today
DAEGU (South Korea), June 9: Hosts South Korea and a US team that tripped up talent-packed Portugal clash Monday in the heat of Daegu after opening their campaigns with their best...
Favourites tipped to reach last 16
ULSAN (South Korea), June 9: Spanish captain Fernando Hierro has been as surprised as anyone to see favourites like France and Argentina struggling in first round matches at the tournament but...
Italian papers cry foul
ROME, June 9: Italy cried foul Sunday over controversial refereeing decisions that condemned the national team to an unexpected defeat by Croatia....
One dies in Russian rampage
MOSCOW, June 9: One man was reported killed and 30 other people hurt Sunday as rampaging soccer fans in Moscow torched cars, smashed shops and battled police after Russia’s 1-0 defeat...