India clinch U-19 title, Pakistan finish third
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12: India bagged the four-nation international Under-19 hockey tournament title, beating hosts Malaysia 3-0 in the final at National Hockey Stadium on Sunday....
PIA survive scare before close victory
LAHORE, Jan 12: Defending champions PIA survived a big scare before overpowering Railways 3-2 on the opening day of the 50th national hockey championship departmental qualifying round on Sunday....
Defence Academy makes every post a winning one
KARACHI, Jan 12: The chestnut colt Defence Academy, with jockey Arshad in the saddle, made every post a winning one, while picking up the spoils in the fourth event of the...
Arsalan helps Askari annex polo cup
LAHORE, Jan 12: Three goals by Arsalan Najib helped Askari Water annex the Lahore-12-Goal Polo Cup, defeating Acoba 8-5 1/2 in the final on Sunday....
Democracy outclasses rivals to win feature event
LAHORE, Jan 12: Fancied bay filly Democracy, outclassed all its rivals to win the feature event of the Lahore Winter Meeting run over a mile at the Racecourse on Sunday....
4 disallowed to represent new teams
LAHORE, Jan 12: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Sunday disallowed four players from representing their new departments at the ongoing 50th national hockey championship departmental qualifying round....
Kuerten beats Hrbaty to bag Auckland Open
AUCKLAND, Jan 12: Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil overcame Slovakia’s Dominik Hrbaty 6-3 7-5 to win the Auckland Open on Sunday....
Pakistan outplay Sri Lanka to progress ahead
DHAKA, Jan 12: Favourites India defeated debutants Afghanistan 4-0, while a spirited Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in the South Asian Football Federation championship on Sunday....
Muralitharan faces umpire Hair again
SYDNEY, Jan 12: Sri Lankan cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya on Sunday downplayed the appointment of Australian umpire Darrell Hair to officiate the tri-nations series clash between Sri Lanka and England....
Dalmiya challenges ICC over contract row
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: India’s cricket chiefs on Sunday challenged the sport’s world governing body to disqualify the country from next month’s World Cup over a players’ contracts row....
Canadian qualifier shocks top seed Gough
NEW YORK, Jan 12: Canadian qualifier Shahier Razik pulled off the ultimate upset in the first round of Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Open squash when he despatched top-seeded Welshman Alex Gough...
Pal surprises Selby
BLACKPOOL (England), Jan 12: Derby’s Munraj Pal recorded a surprise 5-3 victory over Mark Selby to reach the fourth qualifying round of the European Open at Blackpool’s Norbreck Castle Hotel on Saturday.....
Muslim’s winner put SSGC into last 16
KARACHI, Jan 12: Mohammad Muslim’s match-winning goal propelled Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) into last 16 after a 1-0 victory over Shahzad Mohammadan in the All-Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto football tournament...
PCB amends playing conditions
LAHORE, Jan 12: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to amend playing conditions in order to decide knock-out matches of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy after bad weather virtually played havoc with the...
Els shatters scoring record, Choi stays in contention
KAPALUA (Hawaii), Jan 12: Despite a double bogey-par finish, Ernie Els shattered the 54-hole Mercedes Championships scoring record and tied a PGA Tour scoring record while moving ever closer to his...
Serena favourite as Capriati chases hat trick
MELBOURNE, Jan 12: How to stop the ‘Serena Slam’ is the question the rest of field is asking as the Australian Open women’s singles gets underway here on Monday....