PBSA hopes for better results in China
KARACHI, Oct 11: Pakistan will be hoping for better results from its duo of Khurram Hussain Agha and Saleh in the 29th World Snooker Championship which breaks-off at Ching Ming City...
Barrichello puts Ferrari on pole
SUZUKA (Japan), Oct 11: Title favourite Michael Schumacher will start Sunday’s decisive Japanese Grand Prix from the lowest grid position of his Ferrari career and behind championship rival Kimi Raikkonen....
Belgians to clash for number one spot
FILDERSTADT (Germany), Oct 11: Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne will battle not only for the Filderstadt Grand Prix title on Sunday, but also for the number one ranking after both earned...
Ditthim captures girls crown
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Second seed Punjaporn Ditthim of Thailand captured the girls singles crown toppling India’s Shweta Kakhandki in the second leg of the ITF International Juniors Tennis Championship at the...
Shahid in sight of victory
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Shahid Javed of Lahore Gymkhana led the field at the end of third day with a round of 74 in the 42nd Caltex National Amateur golf championship at...
Verplank, Flesch tied for lead
LAS VEGAS (Nevada), Oct 11: Steve Flesch and Scott Verplank both struck six-under-par 66s to remain tied for the lead after the third round of the $4 million Las Vegas Invitational...
Noor takes first stage
HYDERABAD, Oct 11: Noor Alam of Pakistan Railways clinched first position in the first leg of Tour-de-Pakistan Cycle Race here Saturday....
Three matches decided
LAHORE, Oct 11: Three matches were decided in the 37th Jafar Memorial Inter-school hockey championship at the Packages Ground on Saturday....
Punjab triumph
LAHORE, Oct 11: Punjab beat Azad Kashmir in straight matches to win the inter-provincial Under-16 tennis championship at Muzaffarabad, according to a message received on Saturday....
Meher, Asghar, Saifullah book places in final
KARACHI, Oct 11: A protest by Azerbaijan on a controversial decision marred the fourth day of the Green Hill Cup international boxing tournament which saw only three out of nine Pakistanis...
Karachi Club’s Khulood grabs three golds
KARACHI, Oct 11: Karachi Club’s Khulood Bawa was the outstanding performer winning three golds as eight new records were established on the opening day of the 12th Sindh women’s swimming championship...
AFC divides countries into six zones for Vision Asia
LAHORE, Oct 11: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has divided all its 45-member countries into six zones, for the effective implementation of Vision Asia plan, starting from the year 2004....
Australia top seed, Pakistan seeded ninth
KARACHI, Oct 11: Reigning champions Australia has been top seeded for the World Men’s Team squash championship being held in the Austrian capital Vienna from Oct 19-25, according to information available...
King Rossi sets new record
SEPANG (Malaysia), Oct 11: World champion Valentino Rossi of Italy blazed a record lap time on Saturday to secure pole position for the weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix....
No mercy for minnows
SYDNEY, Oct 11: The rugby World Cup’s heavy-hitters showed no mercy for the lesser lights Saturday as the tournament moved into top gear with a quartet of matches straddling the country....
Athletes locked out of hotels
ABUJA, Oct 11: At least three dozen athletes were locked out of their hotels in the Nigerian capital Abuja overnight after organisers of the cash-strapped African Games failed to pay the...
Congo boxing team fined, official banned
ABUJA, Oct 11: Congo have been fined and their president banned for a year by the African Boxing Confederation (ABC) following a row over results amid allegations of biased officiating at...
Iran’s protest rejected
KARACHI, Oct 11: The mystery of Iran’s protest over a decision in the Green Hill Cup international boxing tournament was solved on Saturday when a jury member admitted he had received...
Inzamam fit for today’s decider
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan have their captain Inzamaul Haq “fit and ready” to return in Sunday’s series-deciding fifth game in Rawalpindi but the South Africans will be without theirs....
Double blow for South Africa
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: South Africa were dealt a big blow on the eve of their crucial One-day International against Pakistan when their captain Graeme Smith and all-rounder Andrew Hall were handed...
Do not take BD lightly, warns Whatmore
DHAKA, Oct 11: Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore on Saturday warned that his team should not be taken lightly for the upcoming Test series against England starting here on Oct 21....
Zimbabwe facing huge defeat after follow-on
PERTH, Oct 11: Zimbabwe, still trailing by 409 runs, will look to Mark Vermeulen to stick to his task and make Australia bat again after Steve Waugh enforced the follow-on in...
Glowing tributes paid to Hayden
RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: Australia opener Matthew Hayden’s world record Test score of 380 received glowing tributes from the South African and Pakistan captains on Saturday....
New Zealand set stiff target by India
AHMEDABAD (India), Oct 11: India set New Zealand a fourth innings target of 370 after making a second declaration on the fourth day of the first Test on Saturday....
Karachi races postponed
KARACHI Oct 11: The Karachi winter races scheduled for Sunday have been postponed till Monday according to reliable sources....
Al Ain clinch Asian title
BANGKOK, Oct 11: United Arab Emirates title holders Al Ain won the Asian Champions League 2-1 on aggregate despite being beaten 1-0 by BEC Tero in the second leg of the...
Mahmood nets hat trick
KARACHI, Oct 11: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) and Pakistan Railways qualified for the semifinal of NBP Junior Cup hockey championship after contrasting victories at Faisalabad Hockey Stadium, according to information...
Tillekeratne set for captaincy reprieve
COLOMBO, Oct 11: Hashan Tillekeratne is expected to earn a reprieve as Sri Lanka Test captain with Marvan Atapattu retaining the one-day leadership for England’s six-week tour starting next month....
Pakistan players donate Rs50,000 to orphanage
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Pakistan cricket team on Saturday took time out to visit the Faizul Islam Orphanage and announced a donation of Rs 50,000....
Saeed nudges selectors
KARACHI, Oct 11: Fringe batsman Saeed bin Nasir sent an emphatic reminder to the national selectors with a flawless captain’s innings of 211 in the PCB Inter-district Senior Cricket Tournament here...