Favourites South Korea crush hapless Maldives
BUSAN (South Korea), Sept 27: Kiatisuk Senamuang scored in the 41st minute and Thailand went on to blank Yemen 3-0 here Friday in an opening-round Asian Games football match....
Unfancied Spaniard routs top seed Safin
HONG KONG, Sept 27: Top seed Marat Safin, exhausted by Davis Cup, slumped out of the second round of the Hong Kong Open on Friday, beaten 7-6 7-5 by unseeded Spaniard...
Asiad gets officially underway tomorrow
BUSAN, (South Korea), Sept 27: The 14th Asian Games officially get underway here Sunday with hosts South Korea hoping to capitalise on their successes at the World Cup, but with attention...
Euro 2004 will cost Portugal 5bn euros
LISBON, Sept 27: Hosting the 2004 European championships will cost Portugal about 5.0 billion euros ($4.87 billion), the head of the organizing body said....
Turkish star pulls out of ITF
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Baris Erdudent of Turkey has withdrawn from the ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Championship I which opens at the Islamabad Club Saturday with the qualifying rounds....
Naveen moves to second spot
KARACHI, Sept 27: Naveen Perwani, who recently won his first major title when he annexed the Latif Masters Snooker crown, jumped to second position in the national ranking released Friday by...
Second batch of Pakistan squad for Busan
ISLAMABAD, Sep 27: The second batch of Pakistani contingent left here Friday to participate in the 14th Asian Games starting at the South Korea city of Busan Saturday....
Sri Lanka humiliate Australia to reach final
COLOMBO, Sept 27: Sri Lanka powered their way into the final of the ICC Champions Trophy with a crushing seven-wicket win over world champions Australia Friday....
Abbas faces Darwaish in all-Egyptian final
KARACHI, Sept 27: It will be an all-Egyptian final as last year’s finalist Mohammad Abbas, made another stunning entry into the final of the Chief Of Naval Staff International Squash Championship...
Rehan’s 7-25 gives Mirpurkhas advantage
KARACHI, Sept 27: Mirpurkhas despite conceding 63 runs first innings lead against Karachi Green were well placed to force victory as they needed 163 with ten wickets intact at the close...
I am going to change things: Nasir
KARACHI, Sept 27: The reappointed manager of Pakistan cricket team, Brig Khawaja Nasir said Friday that his mission will be to boost morale of boys and unite them into a fighting...
ICC to study video of Proteas defeat
COLOMBO, Sept 27: The anti-corruption unit of International Cricket Council would study video material of 10-run defeat South Africa suffered at the hands of India in semifinal of ICC Champions Trophy...
India summon Srinath for Trophy final
COLOMBO, Sept 27: India have called up veteran quick bowler Javagal Srinath into the squad ahead of the Champions Trophy final Sunday after an injury to Ashish Nehra....
Americans fight back despite Tiger’s misery
SUTTON COLDFIELD, Sept 27: A terrific late comeback by David Toms and Phil Mickelson to halve their match with Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer enabled the United States to end the...
Spinners put Karachi Whites in command
KARACHI, Sept 27: Spinners Aftab Ahmed, Mansoor Ali and Faraz Khan shared nine wickets between them as Karachi Whites gained a valuable...
Najaf’s absence helps Lahore
RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: Rawalpindi had to pay dearly for the absence of paceman Najaf Shah, called up for Pakistan A duty to Multan, as Lahore Blues cashed in to take a...