Sluman atones for last year’s debacle
MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin), July 15: Jeff Sluman birdied four straight holes on the front nine and then played steady golf the rest of the way for a four-shot victory in the Greater...
No disciplinary action against Aisam
LAHORE, July 15: Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has ruled out any disciplinary action against Aisam ul Haq on his pairing Amir Hadad in the doubles of Wimbledon recently....
PBF hopes to avoid clash with POF
LAHORE, July 15: The newly elected secretary of the Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) expressed the hope that they would not be any confrontation with the Pakistan Olympic Association in getting its...
Abedies clinch title
KARACHI, July 15: Abedies comprising Nuri Pasha, Anwer Kizilbash, Iqbal Abedi and Jawad Abedi made their presence felt annexed the weekend Duplicate Bridge the title with a score of 103 Victory...
Botero upstages Armstrong
LORIENT (France), July 15: For the first time in four Tours de France, Lance Armstrong showed signs of weakness when he was beaten by Colombian Santiago Botero in the first big...
Bushra and Sumaira shatter records
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Army’s Bushra Parveen broke the 800m national record to make the Pakistan team for the Aug 9 to 12 Asian Athletic Championship in Colombo....
PTF constitutes nine committees
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The president of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Syed Dilawar Abbas, has approved a number of committees to ensure efficient running of affairs....
Adnan and Yasir grab crowns
KARACHI, July 15: Adnan Khan and Yasir Khan lifted U-18 and U-14 boys singles crown of the Karachi Club Open junior tennis championship played Monday....
Captains discuss burn-out and illegal actions
LONDON, July 15: The controversial issue of player burn-out was on the agenda of an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting with eight of the 10 Test-playing nations’ captains at Lord’s Monday....
Busy schedule for Pakistani squash players
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Pakistan squash players are bracing for a hectic schedule with a string of big tournaments coming up in the next five months....
Pollock dreams of World Cup glory for South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, July 15: South African skipper Shaun Pollock is confident that he can become the first man to lead the host nation to victory in the Cricket World Cup....
Double centurion French revives Hong Kong hopes
SINGAPORE, July 15: Hong Kong opener Alex French cracked an unbeaten 203 Monday against the Maldives, the highest score of ACC Trophy cricket tournament, to book his side a semifinal berth....
Chappell unhappy with our fielding
LAHORE, July 15: Pakistan’s Australian fielding coach Trevor Chappell said Monday that the fielding standard of Pakistan and India was not satisfactory....
Woods denied entry at Muirfield
GULLANE (Scotland), July 15: Tiger Woods, hot favourite for this week’s British Open at Muirfield, had his preparations upset when a security guard refused him entry to the practice ground Monday...
Irfan, Kamran in great form
KARACHI, July 15: Daily Dawn and Radio Pakistan entered the semifinals of second NBP Inter-media cricket tournament after winning their matches in contrasting fashion at NBP Sports Complex Ground Monday....
Sajid powers Kent Club
RAWALPINDI, July 15: Kent Club defeated Greenland by 12 runs in a thrilling match of the Rawalpindi Cricket Association (RCA) summer League....
Yuvraj injury rules out Test chance
KOLKATA (India), July 15: India batsman Yuvraj Singh fractured his finger in Saturday’s triangular one-day series final against England, an Indian cricket board official said Monday....
Haque’s century saves Bangladesh
COLOMBO, July 15: Ehsanul Haque hit a stylish unbeaten century as the touring Bangladesh team forced a draw to their three-day cricket fixture against Sri Lanka ‘A’ at Moratuwa Stadium....