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KARACHI, July 13: An interesting card of seven races has been drawn for the Karachi Gymkhana races to be held Sunday. The day’s card should provide good competition unless the stable connections and the club management think and act otherwise....
Drug use claims inaccurate and defamatory: ITF
LONDON, July 13: Claims by Australia’s top doping official that drug use in professional tennis was widespread were “inaccurate, inappropriate and defamatory”, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said Friday....
Lake District to strike again
LAHORE, July 13: Chestnut gelding Lake District, who posted an amazing victory in his outing last Sunday, looks poised to win during the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday....
Sri Lanka will bounce back: Jayasuriya
LONDON, July 13: Sri Lanka cricket skipper Sanath Jayasuriya was confident his team will bounce back after their ill-fated tour of England which saw them lose Test series 2-0 to England...
McGee clinches eventful Tour stage
AVRANCHES (France), July 13: Australian Bradley McGee surged in the last 300 metres to win the 176-kilometre seventh stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a stage again marred by...
New format announced by LRC
LAHORE, July 13: A new format for re-classification of all competitors taking part in Lahore Winter Meetings starting next September has been announced by the Lahore Race Club (LRC)....
Ronaldo agrees to take pay cut
ROME, July 13: Inter Milan strikers Ronaldo, Christian Vieri and Alvaro Recoba, three of the world’s best paid footballers, have offered to take pay cuts to help their club through the...
Chanceless century by Dilshan
COLOMBO, July 13: Test cap Tillekeratne Dilshan hit a chanceless century as Sri Lanka ‘A’ scored an imposing 382 for 9 wickets in their first innings on opening day of...
PHA body
LAHORE, July 13: Punjab Hockey Association has formed a four-member arbitration committee to sort out disputes relating to Lahore District Hockey Association....
Asif wins dangal
LAHORE, July 13: Asif Pehalwan won the Rustam-e-Sheikhupura dangal defeating Allah Ditta Pehalwan on Saturday....
Greene back on form with year’s best time
ROME, July 13: Olympic and world champion Maurice Greene confirmed his return to form, winning the 100 metres in the Rome Golden League meeting Friday with a year’s best time of...
Woods sets Irish course record
BRITTAS BAY (Ireland), July 13: Tiger Woods fired a course-record 67 after a practice round at the European Club Friday in preparation for next week’s British Open at Muirfield....
McRae snatches Safari Rally lead
NAIROBI (Kenya), July 13 Briton Colin McRae moved into the lead of the Safari Rally Saturday after rival Finn Tommi Makinen ran into trouble on the opening stage of the day....
Ismail and Gulzar pull out
KARACHI, July 13: Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) was forced to make readjustment in Pakistan squad for the bridge contest of Commonwealth Games being held in Manchester (England) from July 15 to...
Adnan tackles Asim in final
KARACHI, July 13: Adnan Khan and Asim Javed entered the final of the under-18 singles in the Karachi Club (KC) Open Junior tennis tournament after one-sided victories at the KC Hard...
Shoaib ditches Pakistan over pay dispute?
LAHORE, July 13: Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was ruled out of next month’s triangular one-day tournament in Tangiers amidst contrasting reports....
Gaudio maintains excellent record
GSTAAD (Switzerland), July 13: Argentine Gaston Gaudio sat down to talk finals-day strategy Saturday with newly arrived coach Martin Jaite after securing a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) place in the final...
Pakistan to provide Aussies highest security
KARACHI, July 13: Pakistan’s cricket chief said Saturday the Australian cricket team would be protected by the highest security possible if they went ahead with their October tour....
4-wicket haul by Saqlain for Surrey
LONDON, July 13: Pakistan’s Saqlain Mushtaq took four wickets for 97 runs for Surrey Friday who were eyeing another victory in the English Country Championship....
Half centuries by Inam and Imran
KARACHI, July 13: The News reached the quarterfinals of the NBP inter-media cricket tournament when they defeated Aman by six wickets at the National Bank complex Saturday....
Mudassar says Moin second best option
LAHORE, July 13: Former Test captain Moin Khan is the second best choice wicketkeeper for the Pakistan cricket team which has a hectic programme upto the World Cup....
Australia best team: Warne
LONDON, July 13: Shane Warne has said Australia, is currently “unarguably the best cricket side” in the world....