Speedy Lover’s Lady should hack the field again
KARACHI, Nov 15: Nihal Pervaiz’s game six-year-old chestnut mare Lover’s Lady, after her fluent victory over six furlongs two weeks ago, should hack the field again when the Winter Gymkhana Meeting...
Australia outgun favourites New Zealand
SYDNEY,
Nov 15: As exultant choruses of “Waltzing Matilda” swept around the Olympic
stadium, Australia demonstrated yet again on Saturday how dangerous it is to...
Snow Drop day’s best bet
LAHORE, Nov 15: Three-year-old English filly, Snow Drop, alongwith two Pakistani thoroughbred colts Saqi and Tora Bora, are the strong contenders for the Hasan Abdal Plate, a class IV event to be contested over 1400m during the 10th Lahore Winter...
Moment of truth for England, France
SYDNEY, Nov 15: England are banking on big-match temperament to help them overcome in-form France when the two northern hemisphere giants collide ina titanic World Cup semifinal showdown on Sunday....
Germany suffer setback
KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina), Nov 15: Friday was not a nice day at the beach for Germany’s Alex Cejka and Marcel Siem as they dropped from first place into a tie...
Iran face ban: official
TEHRAN, Nov 15: Iran face being banned from staging international football matches after a homemade explosive was thrown onto the pitch during a 2004 Asian Cup qualifier this week, an official...
Provincial Games from Dec 5
KARACHI, Nov 15: The inaugural Inter-provincial Games will be held at Lahore from Dec 5-7 under the auspices of Punjab Olympic Association (POA), a spokesman of Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) said...
NBA, NHL results
NEW YORK, Nov 15: Results of Friday’s National Basketball Association games:...
PHF announces probables for training camp
LAHORE, Nov 15: Claims by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) that Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans will be enjoying greater say in the selection proved wrong on Saturday when senior and junior probables...
Promoter apologizes for US favouritism
HOUSTON (Texas), Nov 15: ATP Masters Cup promoter Jim McIngvale has apologized for his open favouritism of Americans Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick at the season-ending showdown of the year’s top...
McFadden fires Scotland to brink of glory
GLASGOW, Nov 15: Holland were left on the brink of another humiliating international failure after James McFadden fired Scotland to a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Euro-2004 play-off...
Aisam qualifies for Futures final
LAHORE, Nov 15: Pakistan tennis star, Aisam ul Haq breezed past Oh Hee Kwon of Korea to enter the final of the ITF Futures International Tennis Championship in Thailand....
Italian star reveals passion for cricket
LONDON, Nov 15: Christian Vieri is one of the world’s most feared football strikers but the Italy international would swap it all for his real passion — cricket....
USA1 snatch women title
KARACHI, Nov 15: United States of American (USA) 1 clinched the Venice Cup women World Bridge title by beating China after a gruelling and close contest in Monte Carlo (Monaco) according...
SCA to hold school tourney after Ramazan
KARACHI, Nov 15: The President of the Sindh Cricket Association (SCA) Haseeb Ahsan on Saturday claimed that the mushroom growth of cricket academies in the province was bringing destruction to the...
One run defeat for AASC
KARACHI, Nov 15: Bed & Bath CC kept their chances alive of reaching the quarterfinal of the Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan cricket festival league after beating Asghar Ali Shah CC by one...
Imran fires KGA Gym into last eight stage
KARACHI, Nov 15 : A fine spell of leg-spin bowling by 15-year-old Imran Bashir, helped KGA Gymkhana reach the quarterfinals of the Ramazan Super Cup, after beating Synergy CC by four...
Eighteen teams for Ramazan basketball
LAHORE, Nov 15: Eighteen teams have confirmed their participation in the Habib Oil All-Pakistan Ramazan-ul-Mubarik basketball tournament to be held at Railways Stadium from Nov 17 to 22....
Walk-over
KARACHI, Nov 15: Pak Gymkhana were awarded a walk-over in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Festival league, when their opponents Godhra Sports failed to turn up for thier match which was...
IBF official resigns
LONDON, Nov 15: Neil Cameron, chief executive of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1998, has agreed to quit with immediate effect....
West Indies on verge of series triumph
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 15: Zimbabwe, requiring 233 for victory, crashed to 90 for nine wickets in their second innings when bad light ended play 12 overs from the scheduled close on...
Tendulkar, Sehwag power India into final
HYDERABAD, India, Nov 15: Openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar hit centuries to power India into the final with a 145-run victory over New Zealand in their one-day tri-series game on...
Inexperienced England team relishes Sri Lanka challenge
COLOMBO, Nov 15: The upcoming Test and one-day cricket series against Sri Lanka will be an enjoyable challenge for young England team, captain Michael Vaughan said on Saturday....
Rain spoils England’s match
MORATUWA (Sri Lanka), Nov 15: England’s practice game against a Sri Lankan Cricket President’s XI could not be completed because of rain here on Saturday....
Fleming willing to lead Kiwis in Pakistan
AUCKLAND, Nov 15: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming says he is prepared to lead the side in the one-day series in Pakistan despite a threat to the team received by New...
India must match Aussies aggression
NEW DELHI, Nov 15: Sachin Tendulkar says India will need to match Australia’s aggressive approach if they are not to be swept away again during their away Test series starting later...
PCB proposes three Tests, seven ODIs to India
NEW DELHI, Nov 15: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent an itinerary comprising three Tests and seven one-day internationals to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for February-March...
Marsh pledges to make England superpower
LONDON, Nov 15: Former Australian Test star Rodney Marsh has predicted that the England could become the world’s leading cricket nation within five years....
Di Venuto guides Tasmania home
SYDNEY, Nov 15: Accomplished left-hander Michael Di Venuto hit an unconquered 174 to power Tasmania to a thrilling six-wicket victory over title-holders New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield clash in...