Cameroon celebrations cut short by Foe death
LYON (France), June 27: Ten-man Cameroon booked their place in the Confederations Cup final on Thursday with a 1-0 victory over Colombia, but celebrations were overshadowed by the death of their...
Shehryar, Riaz win Enterprise Class
KARACHI, June 27: Shehryar Arshad and Riaz Khan, silver medalists at the 14th Asian Games won the Enterprise National Sailing Championship for the fourth consecutive year winning their sixth race on...
Schumacher comes under pressure from Raikkonen
NUERBURGRING (Germany), June 27: Kimi Raikkonen took the fight to Formula One leader Michael Schumacher on Friday with the top time in first qualifying for Sunday’s European Grand Prix....
Hassan meets Aqeel in final
KARACHI, June 27: Top seed Hassan Mahmood powered his way into the final of the men’s singles at Caltex Open Sindh Tennis Championship, beating promising youngster Adnan Khan in straight sets...
National relay championship
LAHORE, June 27: The first national relay championship for men and women will be held under floodlights at the Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad on Aug 12....
Wapda trio clinch gold on opening day
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Wapda took a runaway lead on the opening day of the 12th National Junior Weightlifting Championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex....
Fitness trainer
KOLKATA (India), June 27: South African Gregory Allen King has been appointed the new fitness trainer of the Indian team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan...
Shahid triumphs
LAHORE, June 27: Shahid Khoeywala won the ‘Rustam-i-Punjab dangal’ beating Sultan Dad Potra at the Atiq Stadium on Friday. Shahid took only one and a half minute to fall Sultan and earned the cash...
Haas and Stiles lead rain-hit St Jude Classic
MEMPHIS (Tennessee), June 27: PGA Tour veteran Jay Haas and rookie Darron Stiles shot seven-under-par 64s on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the rain-affected St Jude Classic....
Roddick and Venus sail into fourth round with ease
LONDON, June 27: Andy Roddick and Venus Williams had the Stars and Stripes flying proudly over centre court as the two Americans powered into the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday....
India invited for one-day series in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, June 27: The Sri Lankan cricket board said on Friday it had invited India to join a cricket series in November to turn the tournament into a three-nation event....
Bangladesh make promising start Down Under
BRISBANE, June 27: Bangladesh made an encouraging start to their tour of Australia on Friday by grabbing the upper hand in their opening match against the Queensland Academy of Sport....
Gets new cricket home
DHAKA, June 27: Cricket in Bangladesh will soon have its own home, after sports authorities handed it a stadium near the national capital, officials said Friday....
Windies pacers rattle Lankans
KINGSTON (Jamaica), June 27: West Indies fast bowlers struck it rich to have Sri Lanka struggling at 77-3 at lunch on the opening day of the second and final Test at...
Jalal for longer duration of academies
KARACHI, June 27: Chief coach of Karachi Regional Academy (KRA), Jalaluddin, called for increasing the duration of Pakistan Cricket Board academies to achieve better results....
South Africa can dominate England, claims Smith
LONDON, June 27: South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes his side should be far too strong for England when the sides meet in the second match of a triangular series at...