Pakistan must beat UAE ‘A’ to qualify for semis
KARACHI, Sept 9: Pakistan must beat host United Arab Emirates (UAE) ‘A’ in their last league tie to assure a place in the semifinals of eight-nation Emarat International Snooker Championship, according...
NKSB upset Wapda
LAHORE, Sept 9: New Khan Sports Board (NKSB) upset Wapda 3-1 and breezed into the semifinals of the First All-Pakistan ranking badminton tournament at PHA Sports Complex Samanabad hall....
Senegal edge out lowly Lesotho
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9: Senegal’s Henri Camara, who scored twice to steer the west African country into the World Cup quarterfinals three months ago, continued his run of form by scoring in...
JCP detects cases of malpractice
LAHORE, Sept 9: Racing circles in Lahore have been shocked at the spectre of malpractice and financial irregularities which have surfaced in the house of Jockey Club Of Pakistan (JCP), the...
Record athletes apply for Asiad
SEOUL, Sept 9: A record number of athletes have applied to compete in the Asian Games which open in the southern city of Busan later this month, South Korean organizers said...
Sampras silences critics, makes dream reality
NEW YORK, Sept 9: Pete Sampras wrote a fairy-tale finish to the worst slump of his fabled career, capturing the US Open here on Sunday to end a 26-month win drought...
India and England share series
LONDON, Sept 9: The fourth and deciding Test between England and India ended in a draw at The Oval Monday after heavy rain killed off any chance of a dramatic finale....
Australia 2/9 favourites to win Ashes
LONDON, Sept 9: Australia, who have held the Ashes since 1989, are 2/9 favourites to win their home series against England this year....
PCB names officials for Lankan series
LAHORE, Sept 9: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made the posting of umpires and referees for a home series to be held between Pakistan Junior and Sri Lankan ‘A’ team from...
Aqib quits as national selector
LAHORE, Sept 9: Former Test cricketer Aqib Javed resigned as member of the national selection committee Monday....
West Indian player dies in car crash
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Sept 9: Former Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Laurie Williams has died in a car crash which also claimed the life of his brother, authorities said Monday....
PCB on look out for foreign coach before World Cup
KARACHI, Sept 9: Changes in the Pakistan team management looked inevitable after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s king-maker Ramiz Raja was reportedly assigned the task of finding a new foreign coach for...
Jayasuriya’s injury keeps hosts guessing
COLOMBO, Sept 9: Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya is still unsure whether he will recover from a shoulder injury to lead the hosts against Pakistan in Thursday’s opening game of the...
Kournikova wows Chinese fans
SHANGHAI, Sept 9: Anna Kournikova did not disappoint Chinese fans on her first day of play here, winning her first round doubles match with Taiwan partner Janet Lee against sister team...
Yugoslavia overcome Argentina for fifth world title
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept 9: Dejan Bodiroga scored 27 points, including nine in a row at the end of regulation, to power Yugoslavia to its fifth gold medal in the World Basketball...