Serbia and Montenegro, France overcome African threats
TOKYO, Nov 18: Olympic champions Serbia and Montenegro and European silver medallists France faced unexpectedly tough challenges before overcoming African threats in the World Cup men’s volleyball tournament in Japan on...
SAF Games dates clash with Indian team’s visit
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Pakistan is venturing into the unknown again by agreeing to host the 9th SAF Games in Islamabad, and jinxed as the event is, it is now certain to...
Pak Gym beat SSGC to reach semifinal
KARACHI, Nov 18: Pak Gymkhana continuing on their winning spree, reached the semifinal of the 18th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan cricket festival, ending the pretensions of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) by...
PBF unhappy with team’s performance
KARACHI, Nov 18: Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) on Tuesday expressed their disappointment over the performance of Pakistan team in Bermuda Bowl World Bridge Championship....
Best player award for Wilkinson
SYDNEY, Nov 18: England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson was named the International Rugby Players Association (IRPA) player-of-the-year for the second season running on Tuesday....
Australia win World Cup final toss
SYDNEY, Nov 18: Australia struck the first blow ahead of their World Cup final against England on Saturday by winning the toss for the home dressing room at the Olympic Stadium....
Kashif slams five goals
KARACHI, Nov 18: Kashif Jawwad slammed five goals including a hat trick as Munawwar-uz-Zaman XI thrashed Rauf XI 7-1 in a one-sided semifinal of the 14th Ramazan festival hockey tournament at...
Two-wicket win for United Sports
KARACHI, Nov 18: United Sports advanced to the semifinal of the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan festival, registering a narrow two-wicket triumph over Asghar Ali Shah CC at the Aga Khan Gymkhana...
Dashing knocks by Waqar and Babar
KARACHI, Nov 18: Dashing knocks by Waqar Kundi (62) and Babar Hussain (52), enabled Late Ismail Jafar CC reach the semifinals of the First Ramazan Super Cup, getting the better of...
Wapda to defend title
LAHORE, Nov 18: Wapda will defend its title in the 11th national Wushu Kung-Fu championship to be started at Wapda Sports Complex from Dec 7....
Gold Cup
PESHAWAR, Nov 18: The 17th edition of the Frontier Gold Cup cricket will commence from Dec 12 at Gymkhana ground....
Kiwis tour to Pakistan given go ahead
WELLINGTON (New Zealand) Nov 18: New Zealand’s cricket tour to Pakistan will go ahead despite a threat to the team’s safety, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday....
Imran powers Customs to crucial victory against DHA
KARACHI, Nov 18: Paceman Imran Ali snapped up six wickets to bowl Pakistan Customs to a crucial 201 runs victory over Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in their pool “A” Patron’s Trophy...
Aussie juggernaut crushes India
KOLKATA, Nov 18: All-rounders Michael Clarke and Ian Harvey were unlikely stars in Australia’s 37-run win over India in the triangular one-day cricket series final on Tuesday....
England face true character test, says Vaughan
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka), Nov 18: England captain Michael Vaughan says his players face a true test of character after their 10-wicket hammering by Sri Lanka in the first one-dayer on Tuesday....
Sri Lanka overwhelm pathetic England
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka), Nov 18: Sri Lanka dismissed England for their second-lowest total of 88 to win the first one-day international by 10 wickets here on Tuesday....
ZTBL book place in main round
LAHORE, Nov 18: The match between Service Industries and Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Patron’s Trophy Inter-departmental qualifying round ended in draw at LCCA Ground on Tuesday....
Gillespie warning for India
ADELAIDE (Australia), Nov 18: Test paceman Jason Gillespie made an encouraging comeback after injury here Tuesday, capturing two wickets as a strong New South Wales side collapsed for 267 in a...
Lloyd warns Sri Lankan, England players
COLOMBO, Nov 18: ICC Match referee Clive Lloyd has warned that he will take a tough line over any misbehaviour by players during England’s cricket tour to Sri Lanka....
Ali helps KRL rout PTV by an innings
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: KRL cruised to an innings and 14-run victory over PTV on Tuesday, medium pacer Ali Naqvi continuing to play havoc with the ball in this Patron’s Trophy Qualifying...