Allana to represent Pakistan in Amman
KARACHI, May 9: Allana earned the right to represent Pakistan in Bridge Federation of Asian and Middle East (BFAME) being held in Amman (Jordan) from Aug 1-10, Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF)...
Seven-a-side series for camp probables
LAHORE, May 9: The national hockey camp probables played seven-a-side series on Friday to improve their skills here at National Hockey Stadium....
Tariq emerges first round leader
RAWALPINDI, May 9: Muhammad Tariq led the field of professionals with a score of five under par 67 on the opening day of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Gold Medal Open...
Sindh sports activities
KARACHI, May 9: Sindh Education Department will be launching sports events at various cities of the province to raise physical and mental fitness of students, says a handout issued here Friday....
Harrington sets sights on missing title
THE BELFRY, England, May 9: Padraig Harrington moved closer to taking the B and H International Open title when he fired a second round five-under 67 here on Friday to put...
Controversy mars Cadet Championship
KARACHI, May 9: Controversy marred the inaugural national cadet boxing championship which began on Friday at Ali Mohammad Qambrani Boxing Stadium amid prot-...
Army retain title
LAHORE, May 9: Defending champions Army beat Wapda 61-58 in a closely contested last match of the Super League in the 43rd national basketball championship at the Railways Stadium on Thursday....
Cash bonanza for Indian cricketers
NEW DELHI, May 9: Nine Indian cricketers including skipper Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid earned over Rs 7.7 million each from logo money, tour fees and prize money during...
Hafeez hat trick puts Tanzeem into final
KARACHI, May 9: Abdul Hafeez struck a brilliant hat trick as Tanzeem Sports thrashed Lal Bakhsh Memorial Club (LBMC) 4-1 to sail into the final of City Zone-IV South Football Championship...
Pakistan and Lankans try to resurrect fortunes
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, May 9: Sri Lanka and Pakistan clash in the opening match of the triangular one-day series in a historical Buddhist temple town here on Saturday, hoping to resurrect...
Musharraf criticizes sports administrators
ISLAMABAD, May 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday slammed the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), the national Olympic association and the federations saying they were not working well....
Lawson strikes for Windies
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 9: Fast bowler Jermaine Lawson captured Australia’s first three wickets as West Indies, facing an unprecedented home series whitewash, took the initiative in the fourth and...
The day President saved a life
ISLAMABAD, May 9: For President Gen Pervez Musharraf, coming to the Islamabad Club on Friday brought back nostalgic memories as he described how he had saved the life of a man...
Solanki rescues Worcestershire
WORCESTER (England) May 9: A fine knock of 74 by England hopeful Vikram Solanki saved Worcestershire from a low total against Zimbabwe on Friday....
Lewis sues King
Las Vegas, May 9: World heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is suing Don King for up to US$385m after claiming the boxing promoter used death threats to prevent him from organising...
Big turnout for academy trials
RAWALPINDI, May 9: Nearly 1000 aspiring youngsters from seven cities turned up at the Rawalpindi Stadium for trials being organised by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for selecting players for its regional...
FIFA bans Brazilian star
ZURICH, May 9: Brazil and Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos has been banned for three international matches for pushing a referee, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Friday....
Australia going up, cricket going down
Sydney, May 9: Australia are scaling new heights in Test and limited-overs cricket at the cost of the game internationally, according to Greg Chappell....
Clijsters, Capriati set up French Open re-match
BERLIN, May 9: Kim Clijsters and Jennifer Capriati cruised through to the German Open semifinals on Friday and will face each other in a repeat of their memorable 2001 French Open...