Pistol Pete should pick up the spoils
LAHORE, Sept 10: An ordinary card of six events, comprising mostly out-of-form runners, has been laid out for the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
Khurram and Yousuf put Pakistan in semifinals
KARACHI, Sept 10: Pakistan stormed into the semifinal of eight-nation third Emarat International Snooker Championship when they defeated United Arab Emirates (UAE) A 2-1 at Dubai Snooker Club Monday night thanks...
Team performance satisfactory, claims hockey manager
LAHORE, Sept 10: The failure of penalty-corner specialist Sohail Abbas is the main factor which deprived Pakistan from playing the final of the Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany....
Easy sailing for Kournikova
SHANGHAI, Sept 10: Tennis bombshell Anna Kournikova stayed calm amid a storm of attention at the Shanghai WTA tournament Tuesday to cruise to an easy first-round singles victory....
Pakistan’s best gold prospect skips Asiad
KARACHI, Sep 10: Pakistan’s best prospect of earning gold in the forthcoming Asian Games 2002, Haider Ali, has decided to skip event due to domestic reasons....
NKSB, PTCL in final
LAHORE, Sept 10: New Khan Sports Board and PTCL marched into the final of the All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament after registering easy victories in the semifinals Monday....
Swiss star robbed
GENEVA, Sept 10: Former Olympic tennis champion Marc Rosset was held-up at gunpoint and his car was stolen in his hometown of Geneva, police said Tuesday.—Reuters...
Thorpe, Gough named in Ashes squad
LONDON, Sept 10: England gambled on senior batsman Graham Thorpe and strike bowler Darren Gough as the pair were included in the Ashes squad Tuesday....
Australia remain team to beat
COLOMBO, Sept 10: World champions Australia, twice surprised by India in the early stages of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day tournament, remain the side to beat in the 2002 edition starting...
Pakistan aim to overcome dismal form
COLOMBO, Sept 10: Pakistan aim to reverse their recent inconsistent performances and go all the way in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament starting Thursday....
LBW technology gets thumbs-down
COLOMBO, Sept 10: Tests on how far technology can ease the pressure on umpires during this month’s ICC Champions Trophy have received a provisional thumbs-down....
Azhar keen to regain his place
KARACHI, Sept 10: Pakistan allrounder Azhar Mahmood was keen to regain his lost place in the national side when he made himself available for the junior series against Sri Lanka....
Samuels, Lawson given India mission
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), Sept 10: Batsman Marlon Samuels and fast bowler Jermaine Lawson were Monday named in a 16-man West Indies squad for the tour of India next month....
Pakistan to tour England
KARACHI, Sept 10: Pakistan will play three one-day internationals in England next year in June....
Jansher receives wild card
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Former world champion Jansher Khan has been granted a wild card for next month’s $25,000 CAS Open Squash Championship in Peshawar as he prepares to make his international...
Winning start by Rangers CC
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Karachi’s Rangers Cricket Club made a winning start to their tour of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, scoring victories over Diamond and KRL teams....
Qaiser hits 130 in practice tie
LAHORE, Sept 10: Qaiser Abbas strengthened his claims for inclusion in Pakistan ‘A’ squad by stroking an unbeaten 130 off 120 balls in the opening trial match at Gaddafi Stadium Tuesday....
Tahir hits 108
KARACHI, Sept 10: A fine knock of 108 by opener Tahir Hussain was the cornerstone of Govt Islamia Arts/Commerce (Morning) College’s crushing 157-run win over Govt Commerce College in the KU...