Strike The Gold on course for hat trick
KARACHI, June 7: Strike The Gold after two wins on the trot, should strike again, when the Summer Gymkhana Race Meeting gets under way at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Kris Kin justifies gamble to win English Derby
EPSOM (England), June 7: English challenger Kris Kin won the English Derby here on Saturday landing a major gamble and backing up trainer Michael Stoute’s decision to supplement him for US$150,000...
Athletes new doping threat
LONDON, June 7: Athletes are using the blood of their team-mates as a means of improving their performance....
Asghar-Sharif early leaders
KARACHI, June 7: Asghar Naqvi-Chaudhry Sharif pair is leading the pack with a score of 67.20 percent in the Worldwide Bridge Championship, according to results provided by Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF)...
Rs300 million allocated for sports
ISLAMABAD, June 7: A sum of Rs 300 million has been earmarked in the Federal Budget 2003-04 for creating sports facilities in all the four provinces....
LRC may close for six weeks
LAHORE, June 7: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) is considering a proposal put forth by some race lovers that in view of the scorching summer heat races be stopped for six...
Great battle in offing for feature race
LAHORE, June 7: Two great three-year-old fillies, English-bred, Laser Lass and the other Pakistan-bred Fair Play, are to measure their strides again when they clash for supremacy in the Tarbela Textile Mill Cup to...
Pakistan win opener by one wicket
GLASGOW (Scotland), June 7: All-rounder Shoaib Malik guided nervous Pakistan to a one-wicket victory over Scotland in their England tour opener at Hamilton Crescent on Saturday....
NZ to play two Tests, tri-series in India
MUMBAI, June 7: New Zealand will play two Tests and a one-day triangular series against world champions Australia and the hosts during this year’s tour of India....
England thrash Zimbabwe to wrap up series
CHESTER-LE-STREET (England), June 7: Young England fast bowlers James Anderson and Steve Harmison took four wickets each on Saturday as hapless Zimbabwe were again crushed by an innings to lose the...
Nights out and politics behind BD debacle
DHAKA, June 7: Nights out, complacency and politics landed Bangladesh in a shameful situation in this year’s World Cup, a committee of inquiry said in its findings set to be released...
Wajid excels for Zone-VII Whites
KARACHI, June 7: Off-spinner Wajidullah captured six for 13 to bowl Zone-VII Whites to a 56-run success over Zone-I Blues in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-15 cricket tournament at Asifabad Sports Ground...
Rashid Latif’s new lease of life
MANCHESTER, June 7: Skipper Rashid Latif survived one of the heaviest culls in Pakistan’s cricketing history in wake of a shambolic World Cup performance. And now he has been granted new...
Domestic cricket
LAHORE, June 7: Former Test cricketers expressed their consent for the new domestic structure being adopted by PCB for 2003-2004 season....
Pakistan may invite India for proposed Lahore tournament
ISLAMABAD, June 7: India may be invited to participate in an international tournament in Lahore this December, secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Brig Musarratullah Khan said on Saturday....
Henin gives Belgium 1st Grand Slam crown
PARIS, June 7: Justine Henin-Hardenne created history on Saturday, beating compatriot Kim Clijsters 6-0 6-4 to become the first Belgian grand slam champion....
Verkerk set for final frontier against Ferrero
PARIS, June 7: Martin Verkerk has gone where no Dutchman has gone before by reaching the French Open final and he feels ready to break the final frontier when he meets...
Montgomerie’s hopes in disarray after missed cut
MERIDEN (England), June 7: Britain’s Colin Montgomerie missed the cut for a second successive week after he shot a 75 in his second round at the British Masters on Friday and...
Qamar tipped to break new world record
LAHORE, June 7: Qamar Hussain is expected to set a new world record in the 82.5 kgs event of the forthcoming World Junior Powerlifting Championship to be held in Warsaw, Poland from Sept 4 to 9....
Top seed Mansoor crushes Khayal
ISLAMABAD, June 7: Top seed Mansoor Zaman knocked out Khayal Muhammad on Saturday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the President PSF Squash Championship in Abbottabad....
Riaz nets twice as Railway School lift title
KARACHI, June 7: Left winger Riaz Ahmed struck snap- field goals as Railway School Karachi Cantt shocked Habib Public School (HPS) 3-2 to annex the 4th Tanveer Memorial Inter-school hockey tournament...