Ferrero overcomes compatriot Moya to clinch title
HONG KONG, Sept 29: Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero Sunday overcame compatriot Carlos Moya with a relentless display of power tennis to win the US$400,000 Hong Kong Open....
Heavily-backed King Fisher obliges punters
LAHORE, Sept 29: Heavily-backed favourite King Fisher crowned an easy success in the feature event of the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse Sunday....
Famous victory for Europe
SUTTON COLDFIELD (England), Sept 29: Europe clinched a famous Ryder Cup triumph at The Belfry Sunday, Colin Montgomerie setting the tone as the hosts won five of the first 11 singles...
Schumacher warms up for US GP
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 29: World champion Michael Schumacher prepared for a straight fight with Ferrari team mate Rubens Barrichello Sunday with the fastest warm-up lap for the US Formula One Grand Prix....
Kipkoech, Takahashi win Berlin Marathon
BERLIN, Sept 29: Raymond Kipkoech of Kenya won the Berlin marathon men’s race Sunday with an official time of two hours six minutes 47 seconds....
No replacement for Aisam
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Aisamul Haq, Pakistan’s star player, has pulled out of the Asian Games on the advice of his doctors....
KPI beaten
KARACHI, Sept 29: Tapal CC moved into the semifinal of the Aqeel Memon Benefit cricket tournament, after routing KPI CC in the quarterfinal played at the KPI ground Saturday....
Becker must pay taxes or face jail
MUNICH (Germany), Sept 29: Former tennis champion Boris Becker must pay 3.2 million euros in back taxes immediately or face jail time, German newsweekly Focus reported in an advance copy of...
Rain forces replay of Trophy final
COLOMBO, Sept 29: Heavy rain forced the Champions Trophy final between India and Sri Lanka to be abandoned Sunday after a good fightback by the visitors....
South, North Koreans march together
BUSAN (South Korea), Sept 29: Dancers twirled and fireworks roared, torches from 44 diverse lands converged and rival South and North Korean teams marched together as Asia kicked off its biggest...
Players outwit police in corruption battle
COLOMBO, Sept 29: Crooked players backed by prostitutes and sign language experts have beaten Sri Lankan police in the battle against match-fixing during the ICC Champions Trophy, officials said Sunday....
Chinese grab first two gold medals
BUSAN, Sept 29: Chinese fencers Wang Haibin and Zhao Gang won the first two gold medals of the Asian Games, giving powerhouse China an early jump in the medals table hours...
Australians concerned about rain and Sharjah
MELBOURNE, Sept 29: Australia one-day captain Ricky Ponting said on Sunday some of his team mates had security concerns about touring Sharjah as part of next month’s three-Test series against Pakistan....
Taufiq stakes Test spot in drawn game
COLOMBO, Sept 29: Opener Taufiq Umar struck an unbeaten 64 as Pakistan drew their three-day practice match against West Indies at Police Park Ground Sunday....
World sprint title for Eadie
COPENHAGEN, Sept 29: Australian veteran Sean Eadie won the world sprint title at the world track cycling championships here Sunday after beating compatriot Jobie Dajka in a third leg decider....
Afghanistan athletes face tough task
KABUL, Sept 29: Afghan athletes returning to top international competition at the Asian Games starting in South Korea Sunday know their medal prospects are bleak after eight years in the sporting...