Easy passage for Venus and Serena
MIAMI (Florida), March 24: Serena and Venus Williams continued their march towards the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open on Sunday as eight of the women’s top ten seeds claimed places in...
Lahore, Karachi qualify for main round
LAHORE, March 24: Sargodha and Lahore qualified for the national junior hockey championship main round after winning their last pool matches of the qualifying round at the National Hockey Stadium (NHS) on...
Martin defies age gap to topple Roddick
MIAMI, Florida, March 24: Todd Martin defied an age gap of 12 years and more than a hundred world ranking places to inflict a stunning defeat on Andy Roddick in the...
Vieira puts Arsenal back on top
LONDON, March 24: Skipper Patrick Vieira restored Arsenal’s two-point lead in the Premier League on Sunday after scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory over Everton at Highbury....
Former PTF official for Asim Shafik in squad
ISLAMABAD, March 24: Munir Pirzada, former secretary of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has called for the inclusion of Asim Shafik on the Davis Cup squad for the forthcoming tie against...
Germany closer to final
IPOH (Malaysia), March 24: World champions Germany stepped closer to the final of the 12th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup when they overcame South Korea to win 2-0 here Monday....
EFU wins swiss bridge
KARACHI, March 24: EFU quartet of Hasan Sajjad, Zafar Zaki, Iqbal Abedi and Jawad Abedi clinched the weekly Swiss League Bridge on Sunday....
Landmark success for Tiger Woods
ORLANDO (Florida), March 24: Tiger Woods overcame food poisoning to turn a five-shot lead into an 11-stroke victory here Sunday, making PGA history between dry heaves by winning his fourth Bay...
Sharjah Cup in doubt after SA withdraw
KARACHI, March 24: The Sharjah Cup tri-series tournament in the United Arab Emirates, scheduled to commence from April 1, could be in serious danger of being called off after South Africa...
World Cup fails to pass one-day test
JOHANNESBURG, March 24: The 2003 World Cup feasted on drama.It boasted world
records, giant-killings, politics, match forfeits and even a drugs scandal. It
showcased the best one-day side to ever play the game.....
Indian media heap praise on Ponting’s men
NEW DELHI, March 24: The Indian media, normally scathing in their criticism of the country’s cricket team after a loss, chose instead to hail Australia on Monday for their stunning victory...
I will prove my worth in county: Waqar
LAHORE, March 24: Sacked Captain Pakistan Cricket team Waqar Younis plans to play county cricket to prove his merit to be recalled in the national team....
How big names fail to say good-bye
JOHANNESBURG, March 24: World Cups always herald a changing of the guard but the 2003 edition was different in that so many top-of-the-range players departed against their will....
No joy for Tendulkar
JOHANNESBURG, March 24: Sachin Tendulkar said he could take no joy from his Man-of-the-Tournament award after India’s World Cup final defeat against Australia on Sunday....
We can still get better: Buchanan
JOHANNESBURG, March 24: Australia coach John Buchanan issued an ominous warning to the rest of the cricketing world after his side’s comprehensive World Cup final win over India on Sunday....
Public reception for champions
SYDNEY, March 24: Ricky Ponting’s victorious Australian team will be feted at a public reception in Perth on Tuesday, the Australian Cricket Board said....
PCB gets Cup report from committee
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Naushad committee constituted to review Pakistan’s poor World Cup performance, has submitted its report....
Wright wants to carry on as India coach
JOHANNESBURG, March 24: John Wright, coach of World Cup runners-up India, would like to continue in the job if the national board agrees to renew his contract....