Real Madrid and Valencia make rivals suffer
PARIS, Sept 18: Spain showed their reputation as the best in Europe is fully deserved as two of their representatives shot out of the Champions League blocks Tuesday....
Yousuf in semis after blistering display
KARACHI: Sept 18: Third seed Mohammad Yousuf booked his berth in the semifinals of the 16th Red & White Latif Masters snooker tournament after sweeping aside young Atiq Latif Bux 4-1...
Thank You Dear lands main event
LAHORE, Sept 18: Fancied bay gelding, Thank You Dear, was lucky to land the feature event by a neck during the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
Son takes over from father as secretary
LAHORE, Sept 18: In a surprise move, Mohammad Latif Butt installed his son Kamran Butt as the secretary of the Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF)....
Khatri Sports and Shaheen Colts win
KARACHI, Sept 18: Khatri Sports and Shaheen Colts registered victories over Karachi Sports and Nayab CC respectively in the KCCA Zone III B Division League cricket tournament....
Serena cruises into last eight
TOKYO, Sept 18: World number one Serena Williams demolished Austrian Patricia Wartusch 6-0, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Princess Cup Wednesday in her first singles match since winning the...
Waqar’s men cleared of any wrongdoing
NEW DELHI, Sept 18: An International Cricket Council (ICC) investigation into Pakistan’s defeat in the Champions Trophy last week has cleared the team of any wrongdoing, official sources said Wednesday....
Rawalpindi eye spot in last four
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: Rawalpindi were well placed to qualify for the semifinals of the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-I Cricket Championship after collecting three points in their game against Lahore Whites that...
Rehan steals spotlight in Junior’s Cup Grade-II
LAHORE, Sept 18: Pacers Faraz-ul-Haq and Samiullah Niazi shared all 10 wickets between them as Sargodha thrashed Okara by 223 runs in the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-II Cricket Championship at Sports Stadium, Sargodha,...
England overpower Zimbabwe easily
COLOMBO, Sept 18: England overwhelmed Zimbabwe by 108 runs in their Champions Trophy pool two opener Wednesday, powered by opener Marcus Trescothick’s second consecutive one-day hundred....
Second day’s play curtailed by rain
FAISALABAD, Sept 18: Rain curtailed play on the second day just as Pakistan ‘A’ were batting themselves into a position of strength against Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first Test at...
Root causes behind team’s defeats
LAHORE, Sept 18: Lack of fitness, a proper game plan and confidence are the root causes behind the defeats of the Pakistan cricket team in the last three tournaments....
Gloucestershire may sign up Akram
LONDON, Sept 18: English cricket county Gloucestershire are attempting to sign Mohammad Akram as an English-qualified player, although he has played Test cricket for Pakistan....
KCCA squads named for district event
KARACHI, Sept 18: The Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Wednesday named its Karachi Whites and Karachi Greens teams for the Pakistan Steel Sindh inter-district tournament which resumes here Thursday....