Kiefer surprises Schalken
LOS ANGELES, July 31: Germany’s Nicolas Kiefer upset number three seed Sjeng Schalken 6-4 6-4 to move into the third round of the $380,000 Mercedes-Benz Cup on Wednesday....
Powerlifting tournament
LAHORE, July 31: Competitions in five weight categories were held on the opening day of the Lahore District powerlifting tournament at the Punjab University Old Campus Ground on Thursday....
Farhan topples holder Saleh
KARACHI, July 31: Bespectacled seventh seed Farhan Mirza brought back fond memories of his glorious past as a teenager, when he routed the defending champion and second seed Saleh Mohammad 5-1,...
Pakistan will face Aussies in opener
ISLAMABAD, July 31: Pakistan have been drawn to play Australia in their opening match of the 12th Asian Senior volleyball championship starting at Tianjin, China from Sept 5....
Canoeing meet
LAHORE, July 31: Lahore District Amateur Canoeing Association will hold Independence Day canoeing championship on Aug 10 at river Ravi. He said four events including K-1,C-1,C-2 and C-4 will be held...
UAE to play in Karachi
KARACHI, July 31: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Junior team which is due arrive here on Aug 5 on an 11-day tour of Pakistan will play three matches against local schools....
Imran helps Juniors end tour on high note
KARACHI, July 31: Pakistan’s fast-rising short corner specialist Mohammad Imran once again proved his mettle during the national juniors ongoing tour of Europe when he flicked in four goals in his...
Fine start by Ronaldinho
WASHINGTON, July 31: New signing Ronaldinho scored one goal and laid on the other to guide Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over European champions AC Milan in a pre-season friendly on...
KCCA decides to boycott SCA
KARACHI, July 31: Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) unanimously decided on Thursday to distance itself from the newly inducted Sindh Cricket Association and boycott all SCA activities as a mark of...
NZ finalize schedules of Pakistan,SA series
WELLINGTON, July 31: New Zealand will host a total of five Tests and 11 one-day matches against Pakistan and South Africa next season....
I believe in quick solutions: Ijaz
LAHORE, July 31: Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president Ijaz Ahmed Butt claimed on Thursday that he would solve all problems pertaining to cricket at regional level in the next eight months....
Tariq accuses Tahir of biased attitude
KARACHI, July 31: Discarded full-back Tariq Imran has been issued a show cause notice by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) after he vanished from the camp without prior permission of the...
Lloyd, Procter to supervise home Tests and ODIs
LAHORE, July 31: International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Mike Procter of South Africa and former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd as match referees for Pakistan’s forthcoming home international matches against Bangladesh...
U-19 trials put off
KARACHI, July 31: Trials to select Karachi and Hyderabad regional teams for Inter-region under-19 tournament has been postponed and will now be held on Aug 9 and 10 at National Stadium....
Rokri backs provincial bodies
LAHORE, July 31: President of Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Aamir Hayat Rokri took a U-turn to his earlier stance when on Thursday he backed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to...
Dispute solved
HYDERABAD, July 31: The Vice president Sindh Cricket Association (SCA) Dr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman has said that the controversy of U-19 player Abid Qureshi has been solved as he heard viewpoints...
Combined Asian Youth team
KARACHI, July 31: Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday named a 15-member Under-19 Youth Asian squad to tour a Test-playing nation from Nov 1 to 15....
Younis to miss two BD Tests
LAHORE, July 31: Pakistan suffered another blow when middle-order batsman Younis Khan expressed his unavailability for the opening two Tests against Bangladesh....
McGrath ruled out of BD one-dayers
CAIRNS (Australia), July 31: Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has pulled out of the one-day series against Bangladesh starting this week because of an ankle injury which may require surgery....
Fiery Ntini sends England reeling in second Test
LONDON, July 31: Makhaya Ntini took five wickets and Graeme Smith hit 80 not out as South Africa seized control of the second Test against England at Lord’s on Thursday....