Real Madrid first team to qualify for last 16
LONDON, Nov 5: Real Madrid maintained their quest for a 10th European Cup on Tuesday, drawing 0-0 away to Partizan Belgrade to become the first team to qualify for the last...
Bulgarian to coach SAF Games weightlifters
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: Alexander Marinov of Bulgaria will coach Pakistani weightlifters for the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games to be held in the Pakistan capital early next year....
Brilliant hat trick by Usman
LAHORE, Nov 5: A hat trick by Usman Hayee helped Peek Freans beat Nurpur 4— 1/2 as three more matches were decided in the Seasons Canola polo tournament at LPC Ground on Wednesday....
Mandela supports S. Africa bid for World Cup
CAPE TOWN, Nov 5: Nelson Mandela threw his weight behind South Africa’s bid for the 2010 World Cup finals on Wednesday, saying the tournament would be a tribute to the country’s...
Roberto Carlos out of Brazil World Cup qualifiers
MADRID, Nov 5: Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos is set to miss his country’s next two World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay after tearing a leg muscle in Real Madrid’s Champions...
Dolphins win
KARACHI, Nov 5: Baqai Dolphins beat Total Energy Sports by 49 runs in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan cricket league on Wednesday....
Squash players want to replace referees
LONDON, Nov 5: Squash is not a sport which attracts much controversy yet the game is making headlines because of a major dispute between players and referees....
THG retest
LONDON, Nov 5: All samples taken from this year’s world swimming championships will be retested for the new designer steroid THG....
Administrator for KRC
KARACHI, Nov 5: Faqir Aitzazuddin has been appointed Administrator of the Karachi Race Club (KRC), with immediate effect, according to a Sindh Government notification issued on Wednesday....
Cairns ruled out of India match
CUTTACK, India, Nov 5: New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been ruled out of Thursday’s one-day tri-series game against India with a hamstring injury....
Unbeaten Sri Lanka face India in final
LAHORE, Nov 5: Unbeaten Sri Lanka will take on India in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup at Qadhafi Stadium on Thursday. Sri Lanka defeated India by four wickets, hosts Pakistan by...
Streak century puts Zimbabwe on top
HARARE, Nov 5: Skipper Heath Streak scored his maiden Test century to put Zimbabwe on top on the second day of the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday....
Solanki leads England to victory
DHAKA, Nov 5: Opener Vikram Solanki led the way with a fiery 79 as England romped to a 167-run victory in their one-day tour match against a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...
KRL overwhelm Army by massive margin
RAWALPINDI, Nov 5: KRL humiliated Army on Wednesday, scoring an innings and 106-run victory, their bowlers finishing them off inside two days in this Patron’s Trophy qualifier at the Army Cricket...
ECB to guide England on Sri Lanka tour
DHAKA, Nov 5: The England team say they will be guided by their national cricket board on the future of this month’s tour of Sri Lanka, where a state of emergency...
PIA trounce Navy inside two days
KARACHI, Nov 5: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) maintained their winning run in the qualifying rounds of Patron’s Trophy beating Navy by an innings and 92 runs inside two days at PCB...
Ajay Jadeja allowed to play
NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Indian batsman Ajay Jadeja is ready to embrace competitive cricket all over again....
Devastating spell by paceman Imran Sabir
LAHORE, Nov 5: Devastating bowling by paceman Imran Sabir, who captured seven wickets for 72 and scintillating century by opener Imran Abbas (176) powered Zarai Tarqatiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) to overwhelm Pakistan Air Force (PAF) by an...