Shoaib and Sohail named for Russian trip
KARACHI, Nov 10: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Monday named two underachievers among the group of six for the training tour to Russia for SAF Games and Olympic qualifying rounds....
Humiliating defeat for Real Madrid
LONDON, Nov 10: Real Madrid’s expensive superstars crumbled to a humiliating 4-1 Primera Liga defeat against Sevilla on Sunday as they blew the chance to go top....
Campbell nabs first PGA title
HOUSTON (Texas), Nov 10: PGA Championship runner-up Chad Campbell took his first tour title here on Sunday at the Tour Championship while Vijay Singh won the US PGA money title and...
Mauresmo spoils all-Belgian final
LOS ANGELES, Nov 10: France’s Amelie Mauresmo defeated world No. 1-elect Justine Henin-Hardenne here on Sunday to earn a shot at defending champion Kim Clijsters in the final of the elite...
Atwal snatches Masters title
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: India’s Arjun Atwal claimed the Masters title at Delhi Golf Club to become the first player to win US$1m in career earnings on the Asian PGA Tour....
Explosive Flintoff leads England to series win
DHAKA, Nov 10: Andrew Flintoff cracked a 47-ball 70 not out as England thrashed Bangladesh by seven wickets to clinch their three-match one-day series 2-0 on Monday....
PCB blamed for foreign teams’ refusal to play in Karachi
KARACHI, Nov 10: Sindh Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Naeem Ishtiaq on Monday said that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should convince the foreign cricket teams to play in Karachi, adding...
Impressive triumphs for NBP and KPT
LAHORE, Nov 10: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Karachi Port Trust (KPT) registered impressive victories in the Patron’s Trophy Inter-departmental cricket tournament qualifying round on Monday....
India’s tour of Pakistan could be worth $20m
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: India’s cricket tour of Pakistan in February-March next is expected to rake in huge financial gains for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), with one expert putting the figure...
Trials date likely to be extended
KARACHI, Nov 10: Following poor response from probables for the preparations of the World Cup pre-qualifying matches against Kyrgyzstan here, chief selector on Monday suggested top football officials to extend the...
Ganguly delighted with prospect of touring Pakistan
BANGALORE (India), Nov 10: India’s cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said on Monday he was delighted at the prospect of touring Pakistan early next year for a long-awaited Test series....
Fazle, Najaf fire PIA to victory
KARACHI, Nov 10: Fazle Akber and Najaf Shah fired PIA to their fourth win when they inflicted an innings and 51 runs defeat on Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) in their...
PTCL crush PTV
RAWALPINDI, Nov 10: PTCL finished off PTV before lunch on Monday completing an innings and 50-run victory in their Patron’s Trophy Qualifying Round match at the KRL Stadium....
DFML earn points against Customs
KARACHI, Nov 10: Dewan Farooqi Motors Ltd (DFML) took three points for the first innings lead after their three-day game against Pakistan Customs which ended in a draw at UBL Sports...
New Zealand regain top spot
SYDNEY, Nov 10: New Zealand have regained the top spot in the International Rugby Board’s rankings from England....
Dravid pips Tendulkar for India’s top award
BANGALORE (India), Nov 10: Stylish right-hand batsman Rahul Dravid, nicknamed ‘The Wall’ for his copybook batting style, was Monday voted as India’s top cricketer of the year....
Kashif slams four goals
KARACHI, Nov 10: Munawwar-uz-Zaman XI crushed Aziz Khan XI 8-0 in the 14th Ramazan festival hockey tournament, thanks to four-goal Kashif Jawwad at UBL Sports Complex on Monday....