Jones, Greene back in top-form
PARIS, July 6: American stars were back in top-form at the Paris Golden League meeting as Marion Jones broke her own season’s world best in the 100 metres and Maurice Greene...
Irum, Javed establish new records
PESHAWAR, July 6: Irum Khannum established a new triple jump record on the opening day of the two-day National Athletics Championships at the Qayyum Sports Complex Friday....
Crysler can make amends today
LAHORE, July 6: If all goes well, chestnut gelding, Crysler, can make amends by winning the supporting event of the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday....
KHA names squad
KARACHI, July 6: The Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) has announced its squad for the two matches against the national junior camp trainees....
12 disciplines to be competed in Punjab Games
LAHORE, July 6:The Punjab Olympic Association (POA), in its general council meeting held Saturday, has decided to include at least twelve disciplines in the 69th Punjab Games to be held from Nov 2...
Montoya cements status as king of qualifying
SILVERSTONE (England), July 6: Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya cemented his reputation as the new king of qualifying on Saturday with a fourth successive pole position ahead of the British Grand Prix....
Cook opens up two-shot advantage
LEMONT (Illinois), July 6: John Cook birdied three of the last four holes to fire a six-under-par 66 and open up a two-stroke lead after the second round of the $4...
Ghalia faces Sobia in final
KARACHI, July 6: Teenager Ghalia Khursheed played superbly to oust top seed Sadia Yasmeen to enter the women’s singles semifinal of All-Sindh Open table tennis tournament at Islamia Club Indoor Gymnasium...
Irwine admits delight at Schumy’s broken leg
LONDON, July 6: Formula One driver Eddie Irvine said Saturday that when then Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher broke his leg in a crash at the 1999 British Grand Prix was the...
Fletcher urges Nasser to continue
LONDON, July 6: England coach Duncan Fletcher said Saturday he wanted Nasser Hussain to stay on as captain beyond the 2003 World Cup....
Serena spoils Venus’s hat trick dreams
LONDON, July 6: Not content with deposing older sister Venus as world number one Serena Williams spoilt the top seed’s dreams of a Wimbledon hat-trick at the All England Club on...
Fleming to cover Pollock at Warwick
BIRMINGHAM (England), July 6: Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming will play for English county Warwickshire for a spell in September as cover for their South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock....
Debutant Nalbandian reaches final
LONDON, July 6: David Nalbandian could barely control his emotions after becoming the first player in the Open era to reach a Wimbledon final on his debut with a 7-6 6-4...
Waight arrives on July 17
KARACHI, July 6: Australian Dennis Waight has agreed to join the Pakistan cricket team on an eight-month contract, officials confirmed Saturday....
Kashif steals limelight
ABBOTTABAD, July 6: Islamabad’s Kashif Nazeer stole the limelight by winning three athletics events on the second day of the 10th All-Pakistan Sports Festival for special people Saturday....
Low scoring matches
KARACHI, July 6: The News and PTV won their matches in the second NBP inter-media cricket tournament at the NBP Sports Complex Saturday....
Ullrich accepts results of positive drug test
FRANKFURT, July 6: Top German cyclist Jan Ullrich, who tested positive for an amphetamine, said on Saturday he accepted the result and admitted taking pills while out the night before the...
Triangular series set for Kenya
ISLAMABAD, July 6: The triangular series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and Australia next month is certain to be played in Kenya, a top cricket official said Saturday....
Zone-II Whites win U-19 title
KARACHI, July 6:Zone-II Whites annexed the KCCA Inter Zonal Under-19 cricket championship after defeating Zone-I Whites by five runs in a thrilling final at KCCA Stadium Friday....
Battle hotting up to replace Lemerre
PARIS, July 6: French Soccer Federation (FFF) president Claude Simonet says that “three or four names” are in contention to replace sacked France coach Roger Lemerre....