Moheyuddin and Shahzad share racing honours
KARACHI, July 13: Jockey Shahzad and trainer Moheyuddin, shared the racing honours at the Summer Gymkhana Race Meeting with a brace of winners apiece, at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Novak beats Federer to win Swiss Open
GSTAAD (Switzerland), July 13: Jiri Novak beat home hero and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in five sets to win the Swiss Open on Sunday and then declared: “I love playing at...
PVF likely to amend constitution
LAHORE, July 13: An important general council meeting of the Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) will make constitutional amendments on Monday to pave ways for adopting new national sports policy....
King Of Bhakkar sweeps to victory
LAHORE, July 13: Five-year-old gelding, King Of Bhakkar, ridden admirably by jockey Shahid Rehman made amends to his defeat on July 6, winning to his liking the fifth and supporting event run over 1200m during the...
Akhtar leads in chess
KARACHI, July 13: In the second phase of Bin Qasim Town chess championship being played at E.Complex College Gulshan-e-Hadeed, fourth seed player, Akhter Hussain topped the points table by beating Raees...
Russians brush aside Chinese
BARCELONA (Spain), July 13: Russian pair Dmitry Sautin and Alexander Dobroskok beat their Chinese opponents to win the men’s 3m synchronised springboard diving gold here at the world swimming championships on...
Rossi takes British GP
DONINGTON (England), July 13: Italy’s Valentino Rossi, on a Honda, won the British Motorcycling Grand Prix, the eighth leg of the 16-race world championship, here on Sunday....
Els breaks duck with five-shot triumph at Scottish Open
LOCH LOMOND (Scotland), July 13: Ernie Els clinched his fifth title of the year with a five-shot victory in the Scottish Open on Sunday, closing with a two-under-par 69....
Gough ready for Test recall
LONDON, July 13: Darren Gough has almost certainly played his way into England’s Test side and said on Sunday he was ready for the rigours of five-day matches against South Africa....
Pakistan overwhelm spirited Chinese by tennis score
KARACHI, July 13: Pakistan bounced back in the second half to whip China by a tennis score of 6-2, courtesy three-goal Kashif Jawwad in the friendship hockey series on Sunday....
Flintoff up to 3rd in ODI ratings
LONDON, July 13: Andrew Flintoff climbed to third in the world one-day all rounder ratings after helping England win the triangular series against South Africa and Zimbabwe....
Youth Asia Cup marks return of international cricket
KARACHI, July 13: International cricket returns to Pakistan in a big way when 10 cricketing minnows battle in the Youth Asia Cup, a qualifying tournament for next year’s Junior World Cup...
Bangladesh grab second tour win
DARWIN (Australia), July 13: Bangladesh recorded their second win from three matches on tour in Australia when they scraped past a Northern Territory XI by two wickets on Sunday....
Officials cause confusion
KARACHI, July 13: Technical officials created confusion for the media on Sunday when they provided incorrect scoresheet after the third game of the Pakistan-China friendship hockey series....
Armstrong seizes power in 8th stage
L’ALPE D’HUEZ (France), July 13: Four-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong withstood a strong challenge from his rivals to seize race leadership after a third-placed finish in the eighth stage...
Aussies offered shortest odds
DARWIN, July 13: Bookmakers are offering odds of 17-1 on Australia’s chances of winning the first Test against Bangladesh inside a single day....
Ghulam and Jameel strike
KARACHI, July 13: Ghulam Nabi Sr and Jameel Ahmad Sr struck in the dying moments of the game to help Pakistan Petroleum force a 2-2 draw with LLWC in the KASB...
U-19 team to be named on 20th
LAHORE, July 13: Pakistan Under-19 team for next month tour of Sri Lanka is expected to be named on July 20....
Best arrested and released
LONDON, July 13: Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland winger George Best was arrested on Saturday after what media reports said was an incident at a Surrey hotel....
Budget slashed
ATHENS, July 13: Greek Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos confirmed on Sunday that the government had cut the budget for the preparation of venues for the Athens Olympics. A Greek news agency...