Safin and Clijsters cruise into quarterfinal
SYDNEY, Jan 8: Top seed Marat Safin and second seeds Juan Carlos Ferrero and Kim Clijsters all cruised through to the quarterfinals of the Sydney International on Wednesday....
SAF Games Preparations almost complete
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The Director Technical of the 9th SAF Games, Lt. Col Muhammad Yahya said on Wednesday that the postponement of the regional event may have given them more time...
Speedy Familiar Master storms home
LAHORE, Jan 8: Showing blistering speed, the five-year-old roan-blue Familiar Master stormed home to land the feature event run over 1200 metres during the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
Pearl posts another victory
KARACHI, Dec 8: Pearl, splendidly ridden once again by M. Nasir, scored another victory, sprinting in from behind to collar the front runners at the Winter Gymkhana Meeting held on Wednesday...
Delegates arrive for SASF meeting
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The 28th executive committee meeting of the South Asian Sports Federation (SASF) being held in Rawalpindi Thursday will formally welcome Afghanistan into its fold....
Pakistan to face India in opener
DHAKA, Jan 8: Reigning champions India will confront arch-rivals Pakistan in the opener of the South Asia’s biggest football event which is to begin Friday in the Bangladeshi capital, a year...
World Cup sponsorship row heading for court
LONDON, Jan 8: A sponsorship row threatening India’s participation in the cricket World Cup might end up in the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)....
Zaheer guides India to first victory in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Jan 8: Paceman Zaheer Khan made decisive contributions with both bat and ball for India who secured a long-awaited victory in the one-day series against New Zealand on Wednesday....
Usman and Wajahat blast centuries
KARACHI, Jan 8: Unbeaten centuries by Usman Tariq and Wajahatullah Wasti guided Allied Bank Limited (ABL) into an impregnable position on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-II match against...
Dazzling centuries by Tariq, Talib
KARACHI, Jan 8: Dazzling centuries by openers Tariq Ali Khan (119) and Syed Talib Ali (112) who also put on 268 for the first wicket powered APWA GBSS to a massive...
Ghulam Ali canes Karachi Blues
RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: PIA made a cracking start to their match against Karachi Blues with Ghulam Ali flogging the rival attack with a blazing 178 not out in their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy...
Dope-tests for Pakistanis before World Cup
KARACHI, Jan 8: Pakistan cricketers, named in the World Cup squad, will undergo dope tests before leaving for South Africa later this month....
Waugh leads Bradman XI to convincing triumph
BOWRAL (Australia), Jan 8: England World Cup discard Owais Shah and former Australia batsman Mark Waugh made centuries as Waugh’s Bradman XI beat the tourists by six wickets in a one-day...
Saqib strikes for ACOBA
LAHORE, Jan 8: Five goals by Saqib Khakwani helped ACOBA to earn a narrow 6 1/2-5 win against Millat Tractors in the 6-12 Goals Cup polo on Wednesday....
Azhar and Kashif in big stand
LAHORE, Jan 8: An unbroken opening stand of 93 by Pakistan Customs duo of Azhar Shafiq and Kashif Siddique was the only significant activity of the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy...
Matches badly hit by fog
LAHORE, Jan 8: Dense fog badly disrupted play on the opening day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-I matches on Wednesday....
Pakistan to face Germany in opener
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8: Pakistan will take on Germany in their opening match of six-nation 12th Azlan Shah Cup International hockey Tournament at Ipoh on March 22....
Pakistan fail to reach U-19 Invitation hockey final
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8: Pakistan were edged out of the four-nation Invitation International Under-19 hockey tournanment final after being held to a 2-2 draw by hosts Malaysia at the National Hockey...