Veteran Yousuf shows his class
KARACHI, April 5: The former world and Asian snooker champion Mohammad Yousuf, won the One Frame Younus Amir Baksh Memorial Tournament, when he beat late Younis’ nephew Atiq Latif Baksh in...
PSB stops grants of 15 federations
ISLAMABAD, May 5: The executive committee of the Pakistan Sports Board that met on Monday decided to freeze the annual grants of as many as 15 national federations for not abiding...
PSB team to represent in Malaysia
KARACHI, May 5: Two local teams (U-18, U-15) representing Pakistan Secondary Boards (PSB) will feature in a six-a-side International Junior hockey tournament to be held in the Malaysian city of Ipoh...
Khaliq, Yousuf strike for ABL
BANNU, May 5: Abdul Khaliq and Mohammad Yousuf struck twice in the 6-0 victory of Allied Bank (ABL) over Sindh Greens in the national football championship here on Monday....
Punjab Rs45m package for PHF
LAHORE, May 5: Punjab government will provide a package of Rs45m to Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for creation of facilities and renovation of National Hockey Stadium for the 2004 Champions Trophy....
Williams grabs lead
SHEFFIELD (England), May 5: Mark Williams established an 11-5 lead over Ken Doherty at the half-way stage of the world championship snooker final on Sunday....
Double crowns for Asia and Sadia
KARACHI, May 5: Asim Aziz and Sadia Yaseen both of Habib Bank clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles in the Islamia Club Open table tennis championship at Majeed Gymnasium, according...
Anti-Tobacco Day meet
KARACHI, May 5: The 8th edition of the Anti-Tobacco Day tennis championship will be held here at the Karachi Club during May 24-31, the chief organizer of the event said on...
Flesch ousts Estes in playoff
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana), May 5: Steve Flesch sank a 30-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Bob Estes and win the New Orleans Classic on Sunday....
Neutral venue second best option: Tauqir
LAHORE, May 5: A neutral venue will be the second best option available for the revival of cricketing ties between Pakistan and India if both are unable to play on a home-and-away series basis,...
Vettori and Atapattu escape serious injuries after collision
KANDY (Sri Lanka), May 5: New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori and Sri Lanka’s Marvan Atapattu escaped serious injuries after a sickening on-field collision during the second Test here on Monday....
Impressive century by Hashim
ISLAMABAD, May 5: A fine unbeaten century by Hashim Khan and an equally impressive knock of 81 by Farrukh Hayat sent Diamond Club free-wheeling to a 10-wicket victory over Margalla in...
Differences arise over team selection
LAHORE, May 5: The national selection committee and team management have taken a different stance on the changes made in the Pakistan squad, which left for Colombo on Sunday night to participate in the...
We will play India anywhere: Aziz
RAWALPINDI, May 5: Gen Muhammad Aziz Khan said on Monday that Pakistan was willing to play India anywhere and it was a “standing offer” to them....
Tahir, Rashid slam centuries
LAHORE, May 5: Propelled by two centuries Tahir Shah 118, and Rashid Riaz 117 National Bank, Lahore defeated PTV, Lahore by a big margin of 224 runs in DSW Gold Cup...
Australia’s historic Test win against West Indies
BRIDGETOWN, May 5: Australia became the first side to win three successive Tests in the West Indies with a nine-wicket victory in the third Test on Monday....
Easy victories for favourites
LAHORE, May 5: Defending champions Army, Wapda and Navy won their respective matches on the first day of the national basketball championship super league round which started on Sunday night....
Maria strides to easy victory
RAWALPINDI, May 5: Irshad Malik’s Maria, ridden by Tahir Saleem won the third event from start to finish in the Rawalpindi Gymkhana Races held on Monday at the local race course....
Huzaifa triumphs
KARACHI, May 4: Huzaifa Farooqi accumulated three points to win the May Cup Optimist sailing championship here at National Sailing Centre, says a press release on Monday....
Defending champion Agassi falls at first hurdle
ROME, May 5: Defending champion Andre Agassi tumbled out of the Rome Masters on Monday after suffering a shock 0-6 7-6 6-4 loss to Spain’s David Ferrer in the opening round....
Pakistan Army retain title
LAHORE, May 5: Defending champions Army defeated Wapda 8-7 to win the 12th national baseball championship at the Iqbal Parks Sports Complex on Monday....
Wahdat in final
LAHORE, May 5: Wahdat Eaglets beat Raja Club by six wickets to enter the final of the Rasheed Anwar Memorial cricket tournament at the Wahdat Eaglets Ground on Monday....