Customs lucky to reach quarterfinal
KARACHI, Feb 1: Customs survived a scare before reaching the quarterfinals
after a 3-3 draw with a gallant Police in a highly-fluctuating game in the 50th
national ....
Yousuf humbles Saleh to clinch title
KARACHI, Feb 1: The former world and Asian amateur snooker champion Mohammad Yousuf, was crowned the National champion for the 17th time, when he humbled former world No.3 Saleh Mohammad 7-4,...
Zulfiqar claims first gold
LAHORE, Feb 1: Wapda’s Zulifqar Ali landed the first gold medal winning the 1000m Time Trial final, the only event held on first day of the 52nd National Cycling Championship which started...
Asian Junior squash from today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: Four Pakistani boys will be in action in the individual event of the 11th Asian Junior Squash Championships that open here Sunday with Bilal Zaman taking on Sea...
Akbar, Gulam grab crowns
KARACHI, Feb 1: Giant-killer Akbar Pataudi grabbed the Under-18 final when overcame the loss of first set to tame Nasir Mushtaq in the final of Westbury Open tennis championship on Saturday....
Faisalabad overcome gallant Vehari on penalty strokes
LAHORE, Feb 1: Faisalabad fought hard for 9-8 win on penalty strokes, against Vehari while Lahore beat Sargodha
3-1 to enter the semifinals of the fourth Under-16 .....
Free Lancer completes hat trick
KARACHI, Feb 1: The chestnut horse Free Lancer presented owner Irfan Mehdi with a third win on the trot, picking up the spoils in the fourth race of the Winter Race...
Khalid strikes
KARACHI, Feb 1: Khalid Ahmed scored in sudden-death to guide District South in the final of Sindh Inter Division Football Championship when they defeated Zone-III Malir 2-1 on Saturday. The match...
Players’ union press for security report
LONDON, Feb 1: England’s cricketers’ association is to press again for sight of the Kroll Report which the International Cricket Council used as the basis of Thursday’s decision to go ahead...
We will play in Nairobi: Jayasuriya
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1: Sri Lanka will honour their World Cup fixture in Nairobi despite security concerns from rivals New Zealand, said captain Sanath Jayasuriya on Saturday....
Muralitharan carries Sri Lankans’ hopes
COLOMBO, Feb 1: Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who has been rated by cricket ‘bible’ Wisden as the best bowler in Test cricket history, will be carrying Sri Lanka’s World Cup hopes on...
First World Cup changed one-dayers
LONDON, Feb 1: Frost, rain and even snow lingered into June during the frigid English spring of 1975. The portents could hardly have been less auspicious for the first cricket World...
Kiwis still hopeful on rescheduling Kenya match
PRETORIA, Feb 1: New Zealand’s cricket team remained hopeful of playing its match against Kenya at a South African venue, Kiwi manager Jeff Crowe said late on Friday, following the team’s...
‘Wasim best I ever played’
CAPE TOWN, Feb 1: There is another incentive to motivate Allan Donald even further in his fourth and last World Cup — and that is to become the man who...
‘ICC wrong to insist’
MELBOURNE, Feb 1: European Tour golfer Tony Johnstone believes the International Cricket Council (ICC) is wrong to insist World Cup matches should go ahead in his native Zimbabwe later this month....
Sri Lanka’s factbox
Group B (with South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Bangladesh, Kenya and Canada)...
Younis strikes form in opening warm-up tie
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1: Younis Khan plundered 30 runs off the last over on way to scoring an unbeaten 94 as Pakistan posted 265-8 from their 50 overs against Gauteng Invitation XI...
Namibia ready for big test
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1: World Cup debutants Namibia are determined to make an impact at the World Cup and not just make up the numbers in the tournament, captain Deon Kotze said...
Proteas humbled by Western Province
CAPE TOWN, Feb 1: South Africa’s World Cup team suffered a seven-wickets thrashing at the hands of the Western Province provincial side in a 40-overs warm-up match at the Bellville club...
It will be tough for champions: Waugh
SYDNEY, Feb 1: Steve Waugh says the Australians face more difficulties in defending their title than his squad did when they won the last tournament in England....
Rashid predicts Pakistan to make final
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1: Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif believes the World Cup match against England is the most crucial for the 1992 world champions and his team’s chances of reaching the final...
Pakistan’s factbox
Group B (with Australia, India, England, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Holland)Strengths:
Batting and bowling match-winners in abundance. It is hard to find a Pakistan
player...