El Guerrouj claims 4th title
PARIS, Aug 28: Hicham El Guerrouj on Wednesday snapped up his fourth world title at the distance he has completely mastered and then promised a “great show” when he attempts to...
Dortmund and Newcastle suffer, but Ajax survive
LONDON, Aug 28: Ajax Amsterdam, Lazio and Olympique Marseille booked their places in the money-spinning Champions League group stage on Wednesday, but there was heartbreak for Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United....
Brilliant start by Imdad, Shabbir
KARACHI, Aug 28: Imdad Hussain and Shabbir Iqbal made a fine start on the opening day of professional category of the 5th Sindh Open Golf Champiponship by firing five-under-par 67 in...
Old HCP turf removed
KARACHI, Aug 28: The work of laying a new astroturf at Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium finally got under way after more than a decade old turf was removed from...
Arsenal go top on goal difference
LONDON, Aug 28: Arsenal sneaked ahead of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa while the champions scored just once...
Real Madrid capture Super Cup
MADRID, Aug 28: David Beckham marked his first appearance for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu stadium with a headed goal that helped his side to a 3-0 victory over Real Mallorca...
Klochkova completes fine double
DAEGU (South Korea), Aug 28: Olympic champion Yana Klochkova proved untouchable again, completing a 200 and 400 metres individual medley swimming double at the world university games on Thursday....
Easy wins for Davenport, Federer and Clijsters
NEW YORK, Aug 28: Third seed Lindsay Davenport expanded on the theme of the day at the U.S. Open by following title contenders Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters into the next...
PTCL official accuses Tahir of bias
KARACHI, Aug 28: Pakistan hockey coach Tahir Zaman has come into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons when a department accused him of bias and coercing players to change their...
Ian Botham lashes out at England selectors
LONDON, Aug 28: Former England great Ian Botham has lashed out at the country’s selectors about team selection for fourth Test at Headingley, which South Africa won by a huge margin...
Azhar to appeal match-fixing life ban in higher court
HYDERABAD, (India), Aug 28: India’s former cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin will appeal again to a higher court after his suit to overturn a life ban from the game over match-fixing allegations...
PCB chief unhappy with pitches
KARACHI, Aug 28: Lt.Gen. Tauqir Zia, Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday expressed his dissatisfaction over the preparations of pitches in the first two Test match against Bangladesh....
Karachi and Rawalpindi lead pools
Karachi, Aug 28: Karachi heads pool Pool A points table of the Inter-regional U-19 one day tournament with eight points and +0.87 net run rate, after two rounds completed, according to...
Wapda rout Police
LAHORE, Aug 28: Wapda defeated Police 13-3 in the national Inter-departmental baseball championship at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Thursday....
Absent Faisal Saleh Hayat officially declared PFF chief
LAHORE, Aug 28: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) elections ended on a dismal note on Thursday when general council formally elected Faisal Saleh Hayat president in his absence as he failed to...