Leading amateurs vie for top honours
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Leading amateurs are to vie for top honours in the MCB-sponsored Chief of the Army Staff Open Championship that tees off at the Rawalpindi Golf Course Thursday....
Gritty Vishan bounces back
KARACHI, Sept 17: Gritty left-hander Vishan Gir, after being humiliated by a 4-1 defeat against Imran Shahzad, bounced back into contention, by winning his next three matches with effortless ease, in...
Usman to skip Asian Games
LAHORE, Sept 17: Right-half Mohammad Usman has expressed his non-availability for the national hockey team which will be announced on Wednesday for the 14th Asian Games being held in Busan,...
Pakistan pin hopes on Aisam
PESHAWAR, Sept 17: Hosts Pakistan are banking on Aisamul Haq Qureshi to secure an upset victory over China in their Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group II final starting Friday....
Midweek races offer mediocre card
LAHORE, Sept 17: A mediocre card of five-events awaits race-goers at the midweek Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse Wednesday. All events will be contested over the sprinting...
Serena tunes up with Martina
TOKYO, Sept 17: Serena Williams played her first match since beating sister Venus in the US Open final at the rain-hit Princess Cup on Tuesday, teaming up with Martina Navratilova to...
Sacked Mudassar denies rift in team
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Mudassar Nazar, sacked Tuesday as Pakistan coach following a string of poor performances denied that there was any rift within the team....
Windies win eclipsed by Lara’s illness
COLOMBO, Sept 17: Brian Lara was admitted to hospital with suspected hepatitis shortly after hitting a century in West Indies’ 29-run win over Kenya in their Champions Trophy pool 3 clash...
Pakistan ‘A’ enjoy upper hand
FAISALABAD, Sept 17: Pakistan ‘A’ held the upper hand after dismissing their Sri Lankan rivals for just 183 in their first innings on the opening day of the four-day first ‘Test’...
Tough test for England in group of death
COLOMBO, Sept 17: An inexperienced England side open their Champions Trophy campaign Wednesday and must overcome not only a determined Zimbabwe team fighting to avoid an early exit from the tournament,...
No play in twin cities
ISLAMABAD, Sept 17: Rain in Islamabad and Rawalpindi Tuesday prevented play in two matches of the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-I Cricket Championship....
—doubtful starter for Indian tour
COLOMBO, Sept 17: Brian Lara’s participation in next month’s West Indies tour of India may be in doubt after he was admitted to a Colombo hospital Tuesday with suspected hepatitis....
Youhana also out of Aussie Test series
KARACHI, Sept 17: Pakistan batsman Yousaf Youhana has been ruled out of next month’s Test series against Australia with a shoulder injury, a spokesman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said...
Seven Indians go home
COLOMBO, Sept 17: In an unusual move, India’s captain Saurav Ganguly, star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and five other players skipped practice Monday to return home to visit their families in the...