Another India-Pakistan thriller in offing
PERTH, May 30: The stage is set for another interesting duel between arch-rivals India and Pakistan who clash here Saturday for a place in the final of tri-nation challenge hockey tournament....
Saleh comes from behind to capture trophy
KARACHI, May 30: Third seed and defending champion Saleh Mohammad, stormed in from behind to retain his trophy, when he snatched the spoils from top seed Khurram Hussain Agha, in the...
Pakistan to organize four-nation Cup
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) is planning to stage the four-nation Prime Minister’s Gold Cup this August in Islamabad, a top official said on Friday....
Akbar routs Yasir to lift U-18 title
KARACHI, May 30: Akbar Pataudi attacking from the word go, downed Yasir Khan 6-4, 6-1, in the final of the Under-18 Boys singles Anti Tobacco Day tennis tournament, organised by the...
PSF for broader national junior circuit
KARACHI, May 30: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is making efforts to widen the national junior circuit and intends to hold at least eight major youth tournaments all over the country this...
Late birdies give Howell and Tiger starts well
DUBLIN (Ohio), May 30: Charles Howell III played the final four holes in four-under-par on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Memorial Tournament as Tiger Woods made a solid...
Tariq spins DHA into final
KARACHI, May 30: Left arm spinner Tariq Hussain grabbed four wickets for 25 to spin Defence Housing Authority (DHA) into the final of 12th Hinopak Trophy KCCA Inter-firms cricket tournament with...
Superb century by Sohail
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Sohail Abbas on Friday stroked a sizzling 138 as Punjab flogged PBC by 139 runs in the Super-12 Stage of the ICA-PTV League....
Afzal Sports win
KARACHI, May 30: Afzal Sports beat Wakenhut CC by five wickets in the Top Ten invitation cricket tournament played on Friday at the KGA ground....
Rs22m for sports in NWFP
PESHAWAR, May 30: A total of Rs.22 million has been allocated for construction of different sports projects like construction of stadiums and upgrading grounds in the province during the current fiscal...
Awesome Agassi as Serena thrashes hapless Schett
PARIS, May 30: Serena Williams took just 40 minutes to thrash Barbara Schett at the French Open on Friday in a third round match that bordered on the embarrassing....
Windies put brakes on Australia
ST GEORGES,(Grenada), May 30: Australia squandered a blazing start to finish with 252 off 50 overs after winning the toss in the sixth and penultimate one-day international against the West Indies...
Naseem and Majid best athletes
KARACHI, May 30: Naseem Hameed and Majid Ishaq were declared best girl and boy athletes of the two-day Karachi Junior Athletics Championship which ended at the National Sports and Training Centre...
Lara pays tribute to tormentor Bichel
ST GEORGE’S (Grenada), May 30: Australia boast Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Brett Lee in a fearsome three-pronged pace attack, but it is fourth choice bowler Andy Bichel that is giving...
Croatian soccer players killed
ZAGREB, May 30: Croatian international Silvester Sabolcki and two other players from premier league side FC Varteks Varazdin have been killed in a car crash in northern Croatia, police said on...
Young American brigade total flop at French Open
PARIS, May 30: The young American brigade arrived at Roland Garros amid much fanfare but only four days after the claycourt grand slam began, only two of the original 13 U.S....
Football could be included in 2010
LONDON, May 30: Hamilton, Ontario, will introduce soccer to the Commonwealth Games for the first time if its bid for the 2010 multi-sports event is successful....
Honour for Shevchenko
KIEV, May 30: AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko has been awarded Ukraine’s ‘Merited Master of Sports’ honour by the country’s State Sports Committee, it was announced on Friday....
Arun Lal lambasts BCCI
KOLKATA, May 30: Indian Cricket Players’ Association vice-president and former Test player Arun Lal on Friday lambasted Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its “arbitrary nature” of appointing...
Hoggard out of 2nd Test
LONDON, May 30: Pace bowler Matthew Hoggard was ruled out of next week’s second Test against Zimbabwe at Durham on Friday after suffering a serious knee injury....
Briton dies after crash
LONDON, May 30: British rider David Jeffries was fatally injured on Thursday in a crash during practice for the Isle of Man TT races, his Suzuki team said....