Garcia-Mickelson upstage Woods-Els
SAN DIEGO (California), July 29: Sergio Garcia sank a 20-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole on Monday as he and Phil Mickelson posted a 3 and 1 match play victory...
Junior trials commence for Davis Cup camp
ISLAMABAD, July 29: National Under-18 trials for Davis Cup tennis tie against South Korea commenced here at PTF Complex clay courts on Tuesday....
Shock exit for great Dane Gade
BIRMINGHAM (England), July 29: Former world number one Peter Gade, who is trying to make a comeback after a knee operation, was beaten in the first round for the first time...
‘Hussain leaves strong legacy’
LONDON, July 29: Nasser Hussain’s shock decision to quit as England captain was greeted with a mixture of surprise and regret but brought many tributes from the English media on Tuesday....
‘PTF should do more for better results’
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Former Davis Cup player Hameedul Haq on Tuesday while greeting the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on being awarded ‘ATF Award 2002’ for good performance said that more needed...
Zidane to retire in 2005
KUNMING (China), July 29: France midfielder Zinedine Zidane will retire when his Real Madrid contract expires in 2005, he said on Tuesday....
Kallis ruled out of 2nd Test as well
LONDON, July 29: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis will miss the second Test against England which starts at Lord’s on Thursday, team spokesman Gerald de Kock said on Tuesday....
CA aiming to close dope-ban loophole
SYDNEY, July 29: Australian cricket officials want to close the loophole which has allowed Shane Warne to play in charity and testimonial matches while serving a ban for doping offences....
Departmental table tennis from Aug 9
KARACHI, July 29: The 17th Tele Card Inter-departmental All Pakistan Table Tennis Tournament will be held from Aug 9 to 13 at Islamia Club Majeed Khan Gymnasium....
Pierce powers through, Serena pulls out
CARLSBAD (California), July 29: Former French and Australian Open champion Mary Pierce crushed fellow Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano 6-1 6-3 on Monday to reach the second round of the $1 million Acura...
PIA capture team championship title
LAHORE, July 29: Pakistan International Air Lines (PIA) overcame the loss of Shahid Zaman won the first first national squash team championship defeating Mari Gas in the final 2-1 at the Punjab...
Court asks Shoaib to respond to petition
LAHORE, July 29: A Pakistani court on Tuesday warned express bowler Shoaib Akhtar of stern action if he failed to appear over a petition demanding an apology for his criticisms about...
PCB backs use of modern technology for umpires
KARACHI, July 29: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday favoured use of modern technology because of rising number of errors by panel of elite umpires....
Hussain lost it, says SA captain
BIRMINGHAM, July 29: Nasser Hussain was accused of “losing it” and trying to embarrass South Africa captain Graeme Smith during his last match as England Test captain....
Vaas may replace Wasim
LONDON, July 29: English county second division championship side Hampshire look set to announce Sri Lanka paceman Chaminda Vaas as their foreign player replacement for veteran Pakistani Wasim Akram it was...
Second PCB Regional Academy
PESHAWAR, July 29: The second branch of the NWFP PCB Regional Cricket Academy will be opened on Aug 14 at Qayyum Sports Complex here....
PCA officials named
LAHORE, July 29: Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has announced its office-bearers here on Tuesday....
Two U-19 players continue protest
HYDERABAD, July 29: Two Hyderabad Under-19 players continued their hunger strike before the Press Club on Tuesday to protest the injustices allegedly committed against them by District Cricket Association (DCA) officials...
Rashid Latif retained captain till NZ tour
KARACHI, July 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday that Rashid Latif would remain captain until the tour of New Zealand early next year....
BD spinner can play under scrutiny
CAIRNS (Australia), July 29: Bangladesh spinner Sanwar Hossain was on Tuesday cleared to play against Australia in the three-match one-day cricket series despite being on report for a suspect bowling action....