US suffer another humiliating defeat
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), Sept 6: The United States suffered their second humiliating defeat in a row Thursday, losing 81-78 to Yugoslavia in the quarterfinals of the World Basketball Championships....
One-shot lead for Karlsson
CRANS-MONTANA (Switzerland), Sept 6: Robert Karlsson’s mastery of the much-criticised Crans sur Sierre greens earned the tall Swede a one-shot lead in the European Masters opening round Thursday....
Serena stalker to be deported
NEW YORK, Sept 6: A German man jailed on charges of stalking tennis star Serena Williams pleaded guilty on Thursday and will be sent home after being given a conditional discharge...
Pistol Pete marches into semifinals
NEW YORK, Sept 6: Pete Sampras returned to the form that earned him a record 13 major titles, hammering Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday to reach his eighth US...
Jr camp shifts from DHA to HCP
KARACHI, Sept 6: Officials Friday were forced to shift the junior hockey training camp to Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) from DHA Stadium....
KESC outplay KYC to reach final
KARACHI, Sept 6: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) secured a place in the final of Independence Day basketball championship with an easy 80-56 win over Karachi Youth Club in the second...
Pakistan down Singapore
KARACHI, Sept 6: Confident Pakistan which beat Singapore 2-1 in their opening group “A” match Thursday will take on Egypt in their second match at Dubai Snooker Club Saturday....
Pakistan earn rematch with India
COLOGNE (Germany), Sept 6: Australian sport suffered a rare reverse here Friday as their men’s hockey team were consigned to playing for fifth and sixth places in the Champions Trophy after going down 2-0 to Pakistan....
Harbhajan leads India’s fightback in last Test
LONDON, Sept 6: Five-wicket Harbhajan Singh inspired India’s spirited fightback on the second day of the fourth Test Friday as England, failing to fully capitalise on Michael Vaughan’s 195, were dismissed...
Batsmen reign supreme
KARACHI, Sept 6: Batsmen dominated the opening day of the three-day National Juniors Cup Grade-II match when four centuries were recorded at various centres of the country Friday....
Opener Khurram’s century puts Karachi Blues in command
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: Khurrum Manzoor struck an unbeaten century Friday as Karachi Blues gained control on the first day of their National Junior Grade-I Championship match against Kohat at the KRL...
BCCI and ICC engaged in war of words
NEW DELHI, Sept 6: The row over India’s participation in next week’s Champions Trophy turned ugly Friday after cricket’s world governing body clashed with Indian officials over compensation demands....
Samaraweera to skipper Sri Lanka ‘A’
LAHORE: Sept 6: The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka has announced a 16-member Sri Lankan “A” team for the forthcoming tour of Pakistan....
Pollock,Harper upbeat
PRETORIA (South Africa), Sept 6: Shaun Pollock leads South Africa into the summer season with his team having reached a crossroads and expectation at home growing apace....
Shakeel and Zahid triumph
LAHORE, Sep 6: Wapda’s Muhammad Shakeel Qasim and Zahid Rahi were declared joint winners of the 15 kilometre Independence Day road race organised by Pakistan Cycling Federation Friday....
Saqib guides DHA into final
KARACHI, Sept 6: Newly-formed Defence Housing Authority (DHA) caused a major surprise when they beat Karachi Port Trust (KPT) by three wickets to move into the final of the 11th HinoPak...
Rawal Town and CDA in last four
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: CDA scored a 36-run win over PTV Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Independence Trophy....
National netball
KARACHI, Sept 6: Mudassar Arain Secretary General, Pakistan Federation of Netball (PFN) has announced The 4th national mens’ netball championship will be played at Hyderabad during Oct 15-18, it was announced...