Top PHF officials re-elected unopposed
LAHORE, Sept 23: Gen Muhammad Aziz Khan and Brig Musarrat Ullah Khan Monday were re-elected unopposed as the president and secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) respectively....
Arsenal, Bayern Munich make early running
LONDON, Sept 23: Arsenal and Bayern Munich stayed top in England and Germany, Celta Vigo continued to make the early running in Spain while Juventus, the two Milan clubs and Piacenza...
PTF officials delighted over Davis Cup success
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Pakistan tennis chief Syed Dilawar Abbas said Monday that he was “very encouraged” by the remarkable success over the weekend of the Davis Cup team against China, a...
South Korean grabs Classic by 7-stroke
PALM HARBOR (Florida), Sept 23: South Korea’s K.J. Choi won the $2.6 million Tampa Bay Classic Sunday with a massive seven-shot victory over runner-up Glen Day....
Nepal to field 50 athletes for Asiad
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Nepal is to field 50 athletes in 11 of the 38 disciplines in the 14th Asian Games starting Sunday, and has vowed to perform better than at the...
Qatar’s Mahmoud hopes for NBA lift-off
DOHA, Sept 23: The towering figure of Yaseen Mahmoud is hoping that a mighty performance for Qatar in the Asian Games will lead to a dream basketball contract in the NBA....
Faculties triumph
KARACHI: Faculties defeated Government S.M. Arts and Commerce College 59-53 to win the Karachi University inter-collegiate basketball boys championship at YMCA court, says a press release Monday....
Pakistan hope to improve performance
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Pakistan contingent will set out in quest of gold Tuesday as they board the plane for Bangkok on their way to the Asian Games city of Busan....
New Zealand humiliate woeful Bangladesh
COLOMBO, Sept 23: Bangladesh produced a woeful batting display as they were bowled out for 77 by New Zealand to lose the final pool match of the ICC Champions Trophy by...
Jansher scores easy victory in comeback trail
KARACHI, Sept 23: Former world squash champion Jansher Khan easily won his comeback game to international squash at the Chief of Naval Staff tournament Monday, then boldly declared he would return...
Narrow win for Multan
LAHORE, Sept 23: Fine batting by Mohammad Umair (85) and Hasnain Abbas (71) helped Multan to earn a narrow three-wicket victory against Rahimyar Khan in the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-II Cricket Championship...
Lanka ‘A’ stage fightback in 2nd Test
MULTAN, Sept 23: Sri Lanka ‘A’ staged a fight back after being bowled for a modest total on the opening day of the second and final Test against Pakistan ‘A’ at...
Windies blast Sri Lanka police
COLOMBO, Sept 23: West Indies manager Rickey Skerritt Monday accused Sri Lankan police bodyguards of “high-handed and authoritative” behaviour after a move to crack down on women entering hotel rooms of...
Streak injured in accident
COLOMBO, Sept 23: Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak was injured in a road accident in Colombo Monday and was admitted to a private hospital with a fractured shoulder, a police source told...