Fancied teams in semifinals
KARACHI, Feb 3: Defending champions PIA and formidable Wapda broke sweat
before edging past their rivals 3-2 after thrillers to reach the semifinals in
the 50th...
Pakistanis reign supreme
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Junior British Open champion Yasir Butt and Shah Nawaz Monday ensured that Tuesday’s semifinals of the 11th Asian Junior Squash Championship feature only Pakistanis, knocking out their respective...
KRL recover after early shocks
KARACHI, Feb 3: A century partnership between Saeed bin Nasir and Misbah-ul-Haq dug Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) of a deep hole on the opening day of the four-day Quaid-i-Azam Trophy semifinal...
Punjab names Under-16 probables
LAHORE, Feb 3: Fortyone probables were selected to attend the Punjab Under-16 hockey camp for the national competition to be held in Karachi from Feb 26 to 28....
Third gold for Zulfiqar
LAHORE, Feb 3: Zulfiqar Ali, of Wapda claimed his third gold medal in the 52nd National Cycling Championship when he won the 1000m sprint on third day at the National Velodrome on...
Punjab University in final
LAHORE, Feb 3: Punjab University and Government College University, Lahore entered the final of the Inter-Varsity basketball championship on Monday....
Triumph for Chandna
KARACHI, Feb. 3: Chandna with 84 Victory Points (VP) clinched the Swiss Movement, week-end Bridge competition held at Aslam Bridge Hall...
National trials
KARACHI, Feb 3: Current national players will also be appearing in the national hockey trials apart from those selected during the final and qualifying rounds of the ongoing 50th national championship....
PTCL accuses PHF of unfair practices
KARACHI, Feb 3: PTCL on Monday alleged Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) with hatching a conspiracy against them by manipulating the draws of the ongoing 50th national hockey championship and protested against...
Usman helps Toba Tek Singh lift trophy
LAHORE, Feb 3: Two goals by Mohammad Usman and Inayatullah in the closing moments of play, enabled Toba Tek Singh to dethrone reigning champions Okara
4-2 in the final of the fourth Punjab....
Lara hits form on return
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Feb 3: Brian Lara made 45 on his return as West Indies cruised to a 41-run victory over Free State in a World Cup warm-up match on Monday....
Kiwis asked to reconsider boycott
NAIROBI, Feb 3: The Kenyan press on Monday appealed to New Zealand to reconsider its refusal to play its World Cup matches in Nairobi this month because of security concerns....
Injury scare for SA duo
CAPE TOWN, Feb 3: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis and opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs were struck in the nets on Sunday but are expected to be fit for the World Cup...
Bangladesh’s factbox
Group B (with South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Canada)....
Waqar seeks Cup of joy
KARACHI, Feb 3: Pakistan skipper and ace fast bowler Waqar Younis craves for a “cup full of joy” in South Africa after having had nightmarish experiences in previous World Cups....