Krajicek falls at first hurdle
DEN BOSCH (Netherlands), June 17: Former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek suffered a blow to his grasscourt confidence when he was beaten 6-4 7-6 by Frenchman Olivier Mutis at the Ordina Open...
Big servers to test top seed Hewitt
LONDON, June 17: Lleyton Hewitt will have to navigate his way through a minefield of big servers if he is to retain his Wimbledon crown....
No major worries for upbeat Woods
OLYMPIA FIELDS (Illinois), June 17: Tiger Woods is without a major title to defend for the first time in nearly four years, but he refuses to accept any suggestion that he...
Zafeen gives Channon another victory
ASCOT (England), June 17: Zafeen, an 8-1 chance trained by ex-England soccer player Mick Channon, landed the Group One St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot on...
Top guns to compete in Latif Masters
KARACHI, June 17: The top 16 snooker plyaers of the country will be seen in action in the 17th edition of the
Red and White Latif Masters Snooker Championship to be held here in September.
Wapda in final
LAHORE, June 17: Defending champions Wapda and last year’s runners-up New Khan again entered the finals of the sixth All-Pakistan Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri memorial ranking badminton on Tuesday....
Hasnain in fine form
KARACHI, June 17: Slow left-armer Hasnain Iqbal captured five for 30 to bowl Zone-II Blues to their team second win in the KCCA Inter Zonal under-15 cricket tournament with a 74-run...
ICA-PTV semifinal
ISLAMABAD, June 17: The first semifinal of the ICA-PTV Cricket League between Punjab and NHA is to be played on Friday at the Shalimar Ground....
Pakistan restrict England to modest total
MANCHESTER (England), June 17: Pakistan handed a new-look England side a harsh lesson as they restricted the home side to 204 for nine off 50 overs in their first One-day International...
SA skipper promises improved display
JOHANNESBURG, June 17: Graeme Smith, the South African captain, has pledged to put South African cricket back on track following a disappointing World Cup campaign....
Sri Lanka draw rain-hit match
KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), June 17: Sri Lanka played out a draw with a West Indies President’s XI on Monday after dismissing the home team for a first innings total of 296...
Fine hat trick by Ali
KARACHI, June 17: An opportunist hat trick by Mohammed Ali powered Machine Tool Factory to a 4-2 victory over Pak Crescent in the DHA Malir Zone-IV hockey championship on Tuesday....
Cricket Centre, Greens triumph
LAHORE, June 17: Cricket Centre and Model Town Greens registered victories at their own grounds in the Javed-ur-Rehman cricket tournament the other day....
‘Nothing to be scared about Australia’
DHAKA, June 17: Bangladesh’s new coach Dav Whatmore on Tuesday said he was hoping for an improved performance by his struggling team on a tough upcoming tour of Australia....
Axed players accuse PCB of bias, intimidation
LAHORE, June 17: Seven women who have been sacked from the national cricket training camp have alleged that their expulsion was due to the biased attitude of the camp management....
Thrilling victory for Zimbabwe
TAUNTON (England), June 17: Zimbabwe beat Somerset by three runs in their one-day tour match on Tuesday....
Pakistan to meet India at junior level
KARACHI, June 17: Pakistan and India will attempt to break the ice in their cricket relations by playing in an annual triangular one-day tournament at junior level....
No plans to retire now: Kumble
NEW DELHI, June 17: Anil Kumble has made it clear that he has no immediate plans of retiring from international cricket....
Madhavan’s appointment illegal: Azhar
HYDERABAD, June 17: Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin challenged the appointment of K. Madhavan to probe the match-fixing scandal, saying it was “contrary to rules and regulations”, and claimed that his...
Laiq shines
KARACHI, June 17: Malir Companion defeated Mansoora Sports by 17 runs in All- Karachi Iqtidar Lodhi Benefit Cricket Tournament on Monday....