Els ends week of low expectations
GULLANE (Scotland), July 22: Ernie Els survived a roller-coaster ride before winning the British Open on Sunday, but perhaps the most remarkable aspect of his triumph was that he began the...
PSB clears PFF’s accounts
KARACHI, July 22: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has cleared the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) accounts....
Pele knows nothing about football: Scolari
SANTIAGO, July 22: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has claimed that Pele knows nothing about football and that the Brazil players had not wanted to receive the World Cup trophy from...
Hungary’s Leko faces champion Kramnik
DORTMUND, Germany, July 22: Hungarian Peter Leko won the right to take on chess champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia for the independent world title Sunday when he beat Bulgarian grandmaster Veselin...
Whitlock banned from CW Games
LONDON, July 22: British pole-vaulter Janine Whitlock has been suspended from competition by UK Athletics pending a disciplinary hearing into her failed drugs test....
Preparations on target for Davis Cup
PESHAWAR, July 22: The organising committee of Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group-II held a meeting to give final shape to the matches between China and Pakistan to be played from Sept...
England concede medal chase to Australia
MANCHESTER, July 22: England all but conceded the Commonwealth Games medal chase to Australia on Monday, three days before the Games begin....
Afridi-Wasim retain title
HOUSTON, July 22: Shahid Afridi smashed a belligerent hundred and partnered by Wasim Akram retained the International Double Wicket Championship beating Sri Lankan pair of Kumar Dharmasena and Dulip Lyange by...
Sri Lankan batsmen in record run spree
COLOMBO, July 22: Sri Lanka’s batsmen flayed the Bangladesh attack Monday, smashing a record 509 runs in the day to put the hosts in complete control of the first Test....
Carla given all-clear to represent Pakistan
MANCHESTER, England, July 22: Pakistan squash player Carla Khan has been given the all-clear to represent her adopted country at the Commonwealth Games after an eligbility ruling....
Waugh determined to get back into team
KOLKATA, July 22: Australian test captain Steve Waugh is determined to get back into the one-day team for next year’s World Cup in South Africa....
Youhana wants to emulate Miandad’s feat
HOUSTON, July 22: Pakistan’s premier batsman Yousuf Youhana said Sunday that he wanted to serve the country with honor and dignity and looking forward to emulate the feats of Javed Miandad....
Johar’s 159 goes in vain
ISLAMABAD, July 22: Galaxy and Diamond set up a clash in the final of the Islamabad Cricket Association Under-19 championship Monday after scoring resounding victories over their semifinal opponents....
Kenya agree to replace Kiwis
KARACHI, July 22: Kenya has agreed to replace New Zealand in the tri-nation one-day series scheduled in Nairobi between Aug 29 and Sept 7....
Knee injury rules out Gough
LONDON, July 22: England pace bowler Darren Gough has been ruled out of the first Test against India after a recurrence of a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board...
Man Utd’s title odds cut
LONDON, July 22: British bookmakers shortened the odds on Manchester United regaining their English Premier League title following their purchase of defender Rio Ferdinand Monday....