Agarkar century fails to save India
LONDON, July 29: England wrapped up the first Test against India 50 minutes after lunch at Lord’s Monday, winning the first game of the four-match series by 170 runs....
FIFA to keep close watch on PFF’s spending funds
KARACHI, July 29: FIFA, the world soccer ruling body, Monday threatened it would be keeping a close watch on utilisation of its grants by Pakistan or they would be revoked....
Hurricane 104 by Sohrab
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Sohrab stroked a hurricane 104 off 114 deliveries to help Victory Club achieve a nine-wicket win over Diamond in the ongoing Rawalpindi Cricket Association Summer League Monday....
Big boost for Pakistan football
KARACHI, July 29: Pakistan soccer got yet another shot in the arm Monday when FIFA announced it would continue giving $250,000 annual grants at least until year 2006....
Asif excels
KARACHI, July 29: Off-spinner Asif Hameed captured eight for 49 to help Zone-VI Whites clinched the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 cricket tournament with a five-wicket victory over Zone-V Whites in the final...
U-15 event begins
KARACHI, July 29: The third phase of KCCA annual talent hunt programme of KCCA U-15 Inter-zonal cricket tournament was declared open at the National Stadium Sunday....
Ravi on goal rampage
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Ravi were simply awesome as they routed Quaid-e-Azam Club 6-2 Monday in the Independence Day Soccer Tournament to qualify for the quarterfinals from Group C....
Newcomer Gamage steals limelight
COLOMBO, July 29: Sri Lanka’s Chamila Gamage took a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket Monday as Bangladesh slumped to 164 all out on the second day of the...
England athletes grab glory
MANCHESTER, July 29: England’s athletes grabbed the glory in an emotional evening of finals at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday....
Kiran and Sana come out of ‘purdah’
MANCHESTER, July 29: Twelve-year-old Kiran Khan will swim at the Commonwealth Games this week as Pakistan’s female swimmers emerge from “sporting purdah”....
Sarah and Khayal emerge champions
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Khayal Muhammad of Punjab stood tall Monday winning the 6th Hashim Khan National Junior Squash Championship with a 3-1 defeat of Arshad Iqbal Burki at the POF Complex,...
Ittehad, Ravi in last eight
LAHORE, July 29: Ittehad Club, Manga Mandi entered the quarterfinals of the Lahore district hockey championship, beating Gulberg Club 5-3 on penalty-strokes at the National Hockey Stadium (NHS) ground Monday....
Kamran finds net twice in Pakistan’s win
MANCHESTER, July 29: Pakistan defeated Wales 3-0 in their second league match in the Commonwealth Games men’s hockey event Sunday evening....
PCB agrees central contracts for players
KARACHI, July 29: Pakistan cricket selectors Monday have finalized the 15-man squad for next month’s tri-nation tournament in Tangiers but expected to announce it on Aug 2....
TV channel ignore Pakistan
KARACHI, July 29: Asia’s leading sports channel ESPN/Star Monday announced securing exclusive rights to broadcast cricket matches from the best centres of the world until 2008....
Disappointing performance by Pakistani marksmen
BISLEY (England), July 29: Pakistan shooters continued their dismal run when Kashif Riaz and Zahid Ali finished sixth in the men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol pairs final Monday....
Farooq slams hat trick
KARACHI, July 29: Ghulam Farooq slammed a hat trick in Karachi Port Trust’s (KPT) thumping 6-0 triumph over Victory Sports in the All-Pakistan invitation football tournament at Baloch Mujahid Stadium Monday....
Mansoor, Shahid beaten
MANCHESTER, July 29: Pakistan’s campaign in the squash event of the Commonwealth Games ended Monday when its two remaining candidates crashed out in the third round....
Germany sets world record
BERLIN (Germany), July 29: Franziska van Almsick anchored Germany to victory in a world record time of three minutes 36.00 seconds in the women’s 4x100 metres freestyle relay at the European...
Police open fire
BULAWAYO, July 29: One civilian was still in a critical condition on Monday after being shot in the head by Zimbabwean police in a riot following a football match in Bulawayo....