Referee strike and scoring blunder tarnish Games
SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic), Aug 10: The Pan American Games were close to becoming a farce on Saturday as Brazil protested that a scoreboard error had cost them a place in...
Fancied colt Puma King storms to victory
LAHORE, Aug 10: Fancied dark-bay colt, Puma King, stormed home to win the feature event run over 1000m during the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Phelps breaks own world record
COLLEGE PARK,(Maryland), Aug 10: Michael Phelps of the United States broke his own world record in the 200 metre individual medley here on Saturday, winning in 1 minute, 55.94 seconds at...
Wrestling contest
LAHORE, Aug 10: Twenty bouts were decided in the Independence day wrestling competition organised by the district sports committee Lahore at Attiq Stadium on Sunday....
Love retains 10-point advantage
CASTLE ROCK (Colorado), Aug 10: Davis Love III remains on course for his fourth title of the season after maintaining a 10-point lead in the third round of The International on...
Top seed Talal lifts U-10 title
KARACHI: Aug 10: Top seed Talal Dar outplayed Zarukkh 2-1 in the Under-10 boys event final of Pakistan Independence Day Tennis Championship held here at NORE-1 Tennis Courts, Queens Road on...
Jinnah Club triumph
SANGHAR, Aug 10: M.A. Jinnah Club Shahdadpur clinched the Jashn-i-Azadi Inter-Clubs District Sanghar table tennis championship defeating Aligarh Club Tando Adam by 3-1 at New Aligarh College, Tando Adam the other...
KRC results
KARACHI, 10 Aug: Following are results of Summer Gymkhana races held at KRC, on Sunday:...
Howard’s shootout saves give shield to United
CARDIFF (Wales), Aug 10: United States goalkeeper Tim Howard was the hero as Manchester United won the Community Shield by beating Arsenal 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the Millennium Stadium...
ACC wants cricket to be included in SAF Games
KARACHI, Aug 10: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Sunday suggested the inclusion of cricket in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games as part of a move to end a deadlock...
South Africa won’t have it easy, says Miandad
LAHORE, Aug 10: Pakistan coach Javed Miandad said on Sunday that South Africa were performing well in England but they would face different conditions during the forthcoming tour of Pakistan....
Hilary and Amjad shine
KARACHI, Aug 10: KGA Gymkhana qualified for the final of the Azadi Cup cricket tournament after a convincing 76-run victory over Al-Fatha...
Real end tour on high note
BANGKOK, Aug 10: Goals from second-string strikers Fernando Morientes and Javier Portillo earned Real Madrid a 2-1 victory over the Thai national team on Sunday in the Spanish champions’ last match...
Lehmann backs Bangladesh
MELBOURNE, Aug 10: Australia batsman Darren Lehmann says he supports Bangladesh’s entry into Test cricket but admits only two of their players are good enough to play at interstate level in...
Nine-wicket Adams spins SA to victory
CANTERBURY (England), Aug 10: South Africa spinner Paul Adams achieved the rare feat of taking nine wickets in an innings as the Proteas warmed up for next week’s third Test against...
Roddick edges Federer, meets Nalbandian in final
MONTREAL, Aug 10: Andy Roddick advanced to the final of the Montreal Masters after a nail-biting win over Roger Federer 6-4 3-6 7-6 on Saturday, depriving the Wimbledon champion of the...
Hall bowls Worcester to narrow win
WORCESTER (England), Aug 10: South Africa all-rounder Andrew Hall bowled Worcestershire into the final of the C and G Trophy in a dramatic six-run win over Lancashire on Saturday....
Warne seeks legal help
MELBOURNE, Aug 10: Shane Warne is seeking legal advice after allegations by a South African woman that she had received raunchy telephone messages from the Australia leg-spinner, his promoter said in...