Former champion all praise for PTF
ISLAMABAD, Dec 20: Former national No. 1 Hameedul Haq, once a vocal critic of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Friday appreciated the steps taken in recent months by the game’s managers....
Plain sailing for Aqeel and Asim
PESHAWAR, Dec 20: Top seed and Pakistan No.1 Aqeel Khan and second seeded Asim Shafiq gained convincing victories in the men’s singles of the CAS Khyber Open Tennis Championship played on...
Pakistan blames British coach for ban, sanctions
KARACHI, Dec 20: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Friday blamed their former British coach John Layton for recent suspensions and fines imposed by Asia’s governing football body for fielding over-age...
Carla routs local favourite Kronemeyer
MAASTRICHT (Netherlands), Dec 20: Pakistan’s England-based Carla Khan moved into the second round of the Dutch Open squash Championship after overcoming home favourite Karen Kronemeyer in straight games 9-2, 10-8,9-3 here...
Taimur slams match-winner
LAHORE, Dec 20: A last-gasp goal by Taimur Malik enabled Black Berets to beat Sherwood 4-3 1/2 in a well contested match of the Winter Cup polo on Friday....
SAF Games ceremony n Jan 9
ISLAMABAD, Dec 20: President General Pervez Musharraf will be the chief guest at the launching ceremony of 9th South Asian (SAF) Games here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex, on Jan...
PSF’s new president
KARACHI, Dec 20: Vice Admiral Irfan Ahmed has taken over as new president of Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSF), says a press release issued on Friday....
Collingwood leads England to victory
PERTH (Australia), Dec 20: Paul Collingwood hit his maiden century and shared a record partnership with Craig White on Friday as England scored their second successive one-day international victory over Sri...
Indian cricket board refuses ICC’s World Cup offer
KOLKATA, Dec 20: The Indian cricket board faces hefty fines after refusing to accept an ultimatum by the sport’s world governing body over sponsorship deals for next year’s World Cup....
Kiwi pacemen too hostile for Indian batsmen
HAMILTON (New Zealand), Dec 20: New Zealand destroyed the Indian batting line-up in just 37.1 overs of play leaving the tourists on 92 for eight at the end of the second...
Australia happy to play in Zimbabwe
MELBOURNE, Dec 20: The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) is confident safety and security in Zimbabwe are sufficient for Australia to play a World Cup match against the home side in Bulawayo...
Bank donates Rs.1m to PSA
LAHORE, Dec 20: Punjab Squash Association (PSA) received Rs one million from Faysal Bank for renovation of seven courts at its complex located behind the Governor House....
Pakistan qualify for Asia Cup U-15 final
KARACHI, Dec 20: Pakistan stormed into the final of Asia U-15 cricket cup with a 27 runs victory over Nepal on Friday in the semifinal played in Dubai, according to a...
Two-goal Imran helps Whites down Juniors
LAHORE, Dec 20: Three goals late into the second half helped Pakistan Whites overcome Pakistan Juniors 3-1 in the opening match of the NBP hockey league at National Hockey Stadium Friday....
Unhappy Sri Lankans
PERTH, Australia, Dec 20: Sri Lankan cricket officials claim the team were snubbed when they arrived at Perth airport to prepare for two key weekend tri-nations series one-day clashes with England...
New-look Quaid-i-Azam Trophy commences today
KARACHI, Dec 20: Not for the first time, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has opted for another experimental exercise by deciding to put departments and associations together in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National...
Lewis to fight Klitschko
BERLIN, Dec 20: World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will face Vitali Klitschko in a title fight in the United States in April, Klitschko’s promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl said on Friday....
Purdy sets early pace
OKINAWA (Japan), Dec 20: American Ted Purdy pitched in for an eagle-two on his way to a seven-under-par 65 and a one-shot lead in the Okinawa Open after the weather-disrupted first...
KCCA Green
KARACHI, Dec 20: Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) has directed the following cricketers to report for nets with KCCA Greens team on Tuesday, Dec 24, at 2 p.m. at PCB Academy...