UAE retain Trophy with classic finish
SINGAPORE, July 21: United Arab Emirates (UAE) retained the ACC Trophy with a classic finish in the final against Nepal Sunday, with captain Khuram Khan cracking a towering six to secure...
Schumacher bags fifth world title
MAGNY-COURS (France), July 21: Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher claimed his fifth Formula One world championship with a record-breaking French Grand Prix victory on Sunday....
Wasim-Afridi pair in semis
HOUSTON, July 21: Pakistani pair of Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi and the powerful hitting duo of Wavell Hinds and Ricardo Powell from the West Indies qualified for the semifinals of...
Muralitharan Mesmerizes Bangladesh with 5-39
COLOMBO, July 21: Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan captured five for 39 on Sunday as Bangladesh succumbed to 161 all out on a rain-affected first day of the first Test....
Jones to play if Gough unfit
LONDON, July 21: England’s chairman of selectors David Graveney said Glamorgan quick Simon Jones would make his Test debut against India at Lord’s on Thursday if first-choice spearhead Darren Gough failed...
Well-backed Arooj defeats Crysler by four lengths
LAHORE, July 21: The chestnut mare Arooj, piloted by jockey Aamar Parvez, strode to an easy success in the supporting event of the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday....
Els annexes British Open
GULLANE (Scotland), July 21: South African Ernie Els won the 131st British Open Championship on Sunday after a sudden-death playoff against Frenchman Thomas Levet....
Armstrong robbed of Ventoux win
MONT-VENTOUX (France), July 21: Frenchman Richard Virenque robbed Lance Armstrong of the chance of achieving one of his career goals when he won the Tour de France’s 14th stage at the...
Youzhny captures maiden title with marathon victory
STUTTGART (Germany), July 21: Unseeded Mikhail Youzhny won his first ATP title with a marathon 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 victory over Argentina’s Guillermo Canas in the final of the Mercedes...
Spain, Austria stride into Federation Cup semis
LONDON, July 21: Five-times champions Spain and unseeded Austria were both given stern tests before marching into the Fed Cup semi-finals on Sunday....
Saqlain scoops nine in a match
LONDON, July 21: Pakistan’s Saqlain Mushtaq claimed nine wickets against Kent but Surrey were in a danger of losing its four-day English County Championship match Sunday....
Disgraced Keane gets king’s welcome
DUBLIN, July 21: Manchester United captain Roy Keane made his first public appearance in his native Ireland on Saturday since being sent home from the World Cup — and was welcomed...
Rossi lays Demons to rest
SACHSENRING (Germany), July 21: Italian Valentino Rossi came from behind to win the German Grand Prix on Sunday and widen his enormous lead in the MotoGP championship with an eighth victory...
Ferdinand sold to Man Utd at record $47.3m
LONDON, July 21: Leeds have agreed to sell England centre-half Rio Ferdinand to English Premiership rivals Manchester United for a record 30 million pounds (47.3m dollars), it was reported here Sunday....
Rivaldo to leave Barcelona
BARCELONA, July 21: Barcelona and Rivaldo have reached an agreement to rescind the Brazilian’s contract, the Catalan club announced on their website on Sunday....
Button likely to join BAR
MAGNY-COURS (France), July 21: The British American Racing (BAR) Formula One team are expected to announce Jenson Button’s move from Renault on Monday....