Brazil bank on World Cup squad for friendly
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6: Brazil recalled their entire World Cup squad on Monday for their friendly against Paraguay later this month but the future of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari remained...
First round loss for Safin
CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 6: Marat Safin became the highest ranked player to be eliminated from the Cincinnati Masters on Monday, losing his first round match 7-6, 6-2 to Britain’s Greg Rusedski....
National canoeing from tomorrow
KARACHI, Aug 6: The four-day VII National Canoeing Championship will be held at Defence Marina Club from Thursday under the auspices of Sindh Canoeing Association (SCA)....
Unattractive card for Lahore races
LAHORE, Aug 6: A small and unattractive card of five events, comprising mediocre runners belonging to bottom divisions of lowest class VII, has been drawn up for the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana...
Top teams for Hazara Cup
LAHORE, Aug 6: Ten teams will take part in the All Pakistan Hazara Gold Cup hockey tournament to be held at Abbotabad from Aug 10 to 18....
Dragon Bruce clinch title
LAHORE, Aug 6: Dragon Bruce Shotokan Centre won the Lahore zone karate championship at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre here Tuesday....
Swimming trials
LAHORE, Aug 6: Trials to select two male swimmers for the Asian Games will be held at Islamabad on Aug 13 at 3pm....
Australians still wary about touring Pakistan: Waugh
SYDNEY, Aug 6: Australian cricketers continue to have reservations about playing in Pakistan, Test skipper Steve Waugh said Tuesday after the latest upsurge in violence there,...
Olympic stadium to stage one-dayers
SYDNEY, Aug 6: Sydney’s Olympic stadium was Tuesday announced as the venue for a one-day cricket match early next year....
Martyn picked for promotional campaign
PERTH, Aug 6: Damien Martyn, the star Australian all-rounder with the Hollywood looks, is the new face of Australian cricket for this summer....
Stewart talk was Key says England debutant
LONDON, Aug 6: Kent batsman Robert Key admitted Tuesday that England veteran Alec Stewart was responsible for his transformation from promising youngster to international cricketer....
Chambers blows away Games misery
MUNICH (Germany), Aug 6: Britain’s number one sprinter Dwain Chambers blew away the misery of his Commonwealth Games failure by easily qualifying for the next round of the 100 metres at...
ITA to hold Independence Day tennis
ISLAMABAD, Aug 6: The Islamabad Tennis Association is to hold an Independence Day tournament between August 15 and 21....
Srinath signs for Leicester
NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath, who retired from Test cricket in June, has signed a one-month contract with English county Leicestershire in a bid to stay in...
Danish shines in U-17 cricket
KARACHI, Aug 6: Danish Ali Khan slammed an enterprising 71 in Zone-III Blues’ 57-run victory over Zone-I Greens in the KCCA-Darul Adviat Trophy Inter-zonal Under-17 Cricket Championship at UBL Sports Complex...
KCCA probables
KARACHI, Aug 6: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) has invited the probable cricketers for selection of two KCCA teams to participate in Sindh Inter-district cricket tournament being organized by KCCA...
Ismail Baba scores twice
KARACHI, Aug 6: Ismail Baba scored two goals to help hosts Baloch Mujahid qualify for the quarterfinals of the All-Pakistan Invitation football tournament at Baloch Mujahid Stadium Tuesday....
Blind cricket trials tomorrow
LAHORE, Aug 6: Trials to select Pakistan blind cricket team for the forthcoming World Cup will be held at the Iqbal Park here on Aug 8 and 9....
Positive tests fail to dampen celebrations
NEW DELHI, Aug 6: The reported positive dope tests of two medal-winning weightlifters failed to spoil India’s celebration of their Commonwealth Games contingent which returned home to a rousing welcome early...
Eaglets in last eight
LAHORE, Aug 6: Wahdat Eaglets entered the quarterfinals of the Faiz Memorial cricket tournament beating Ludhiana Gymkhana by five wickets at the Wahdat Colony ground Tuesday....
Javed excels
LAHORE, Aug 6: Two matches were decided in the Lahore district Independence Day hockey championship at the Punjab University Old Campus ground Tuesday....