Red-hot Henry sends Arsenal 3-1 win over Villa
LONDON, Nov 30: Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League to four points Saturday after two more goals by Thierry Henry helped them to a 3-1...
Three-way tie after Dodd’s final hole bogey
HONG KONG, Nov 30: Welsh journeyman Stephen Dodd bogeyed the final hole to succumb to a three-way share of the lead after firing a three-under-par 66 in the third round of...
Sattar’s four-goal proves decisive
LAHORE, Nov 30: Four goals by Raja Sattar, including two crucial ones in final chukker, enabled Thuraya to win by a narrow margin defeating Musa Industries 7 1/2 -6 in the Ramazan Cup polo...
Dozen selected for British Open junior
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Up to a dozen youngsters have been selected to represent Pakistan in the four junior categories of British Open Squash Championship starting Jan 2....
AASCC trounces Youngsters Gymkhana
KARACHI, Nov 30: Asghar Ali Shah CC (AASCC) booked a place in the semifinal of A.O. Super Cup Ramzan tournament by crushing Youngsters Gymkhana by 91 runs played aturday....
KESC capture trophy
KARACHI, Nov 30: Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) cagers lived to their reputation by lifting the Ramzan-ul-Mubarak floodlight basketball trophy overwhelming Karachi Basketball Club (KBBC) 54-40 in the final at Arambagh...
Pakistan tackle India on Jan 10
LAHORE, Nov 30: Pakistan meet arch-rivals India in an explosive opener of the third SAFF football championship which starts from Jan 10 in Dhaka....
Champions France take 2-1 lead
PARIS, Nov 30: Champions France, roared on by a fanatical crowd, were one win away from retaining the Davis Cup after Fabrice Santoro and Nicolas Escude staged a thrilling comeback to...
Umer CC go down fighting
KARACHI, Nov 30: Dewan Mushtaq CC stormed into the final of A.O.Super Cup Ramzan tournament final with an exciting six runs victory over Omer CC in the semifinal played Friday night....
Andre bowls KGA into semifinal
KARACHI, Nov 30: Fine off-spin bowling by Andre Bernard and an equally impressive batting by Rajesh Ramesh, helped KGA Gymkhana reach the semifinals of the Seventh Danish Trophy brushing aside Wackenhut...
Three-goal burst by Naeem
KARACHI, Nov 30: A three-goal burst by Naeem Ahmad enabled Hameed Khan XI overpower Aziz Khan XI 7-4 in the Ramazan Champions Trophy hockey tournament at UBL Sports Complex Saturday....
IOC defers vote on cutting some sports
MEXICO CITY, Nov 30: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) postponed a vote on the Olympic futures of modern pentathlon, softball and baseball Friday after emotional pleas by the leaders of the...
Juniors suffer due to officials differences
KARACHI, Nov 30: Pakistan juniors face an uncertain future as differences among team officials and meddling by manager in training and selection affairs is playing havoc with the hockey squad....
Confident Argentina remain unbeaten
PERTH Nov 30: Argentina remained atop Pool A with its fourth-straight win, beating China 2-0 Saturday in women’s World Cup field hockey....
BISE Cup from Dec 12
KARACHI, Nov 30: Twenty Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) teams from all over the country will take part in the All-Pakistan Inter-board hockey championship starting from Dec 12 at...
Gilgit to take part in national championship
GILGIT, Nov 30: Sharafat Khan, President Gilgit Hockey Association (GHA) said a 16-member team would participate in the forthcoming national hockey championship....
Selectors short-list 27 probables
LAHORE, Nov 30: Twenty-seven probables out of 97 were selected for the Pakistan Whites training camp after two-day trials which ended at the National Hockey Stadium Saturday....
Japan’s Onda captures NHK Trophy
KYOTO (Japan), Nov 30: Rising Japanese star Yoshie Onda clinched the women’s title at the NHK Trophy figure-skating tournament Saturday, edging out Russia’s world champion Irina Slutskaya....
Zimbabwe dissenters could face civil action
HARARE, Nov 30: Countries whose teams refuse to play in Zimbabwe during the 2003 World Cup could face legal action, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said Saturday....
Faisal and Sami steer Pakistan to comprehensive win
HARARE, Nov 30: Faisal Iqbal struck his maiden one-day century to steer Pakistan to a comprehensive win over Zimbabwe in the fourth one-day international Saturday....
Smith, Dippenaar come good at last for Proteas
CENTURION (South Africa), Nov 30: Graeme Smith and Boeta Dippenaar, two batsmen seeking to cement their places in South Africa’s World Cup squad, set up a crushing 177-run win in the...
Cullinan in provisional 30-man squad
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 30: South African batsman Daryll Cullinan, who refused to play for the Test side earlier this year but later apologised, was Saturday named in a provisional 30-man squad for...
Australia eye series victory
PERTH,(Australia), Nov 30: England were facing the humiliating prospect of defeat inside three days after Australia left them facing a hopeless battle after the second day of the third Ashes test...
Ata moves court
LAHORE, Nov 30: Former Test cricketer Ataur Rehman Saturday moved the Lahore High Court against the life ban imposed on him for playing cricket....
Cairns ruled out of first Test
AUCKLAND, Nov 30: New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has ruled himself out of the opening Test against India starting in Wellington Dec 12, it was announced Saturday....
PS Academy in semis
KARACHI, Nov 30: Pakistan Steel (PS) Academy moved into the semifinal of All Karachi Ramzan league beating Nazir Gymkhana by eight wickets at Jinnah College Ground, says a press release Saturday....
Present PCB setup responsible for cricket’s decline
Pakistan’s most popular sport cricket’s fortunes hit rock bottom in the last three years during which time the military government boasted of good governance, accountability and transparency....