Australia, England make one team change each for final
SYDNEY, Nov 19: Defending champions Australia and challengers England made just one change each to their starting lineups on Wednesday when they announced their teams for Saturday’s World Cup final....
Brazil remain on top
LONDON, Nov 19: World champions Brazil stayed ahead of France at the top of the world soccer rankings published on Wednesday as defeats for the Netherlands, England, Germany and Italy allowed...
Eastern Europeans smash records
VANCOUVER (British Columbia), Nov 19: Eastern Europeans broke the records of Chinese women on Tuesday at the World Weightlifting Championships....
Anselm extends Pinto
KARACHI, Nov 19: Julius Pinto, runner-up of the KGA snooker championship held over here a few months ago, reached the next round of the All-Christian Snooker Championship, after being fully extended...
Sindh Police advance to semifinal
KARACHI, Nov 19: Although Sohail Taqi hammered a classic 87 and Nadeem Rao matched him with an elegant knock of 50, Bed & Bath CC crashed out of the Karachi Gymkhana...
Jalal for England
KARACHI, Nov 19: Former Test paceman and ECB level-III qualified cricket coach Jalauddin is due to leave for London on Thursday to attend cricket coaches conference being held at Warwick University...
Moroccan doping ban upheld
LAUSANNE, Nov 19: Brahim Boulami of Morocco, the world 3,000 metres steeplechase record holder, has lost his appeal against a two-year ban for doping....
Fine spells by Imran, Victor
KARACHI, Nov 19: Fine spin bowling by Imran Bashir and Victor Sebestain, enabled the KGA Gymkhana qualify for the semifinal of the First Ramazan Super Cup beating M.Z. Khan CC by...
All big guns to compete
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Only four players will be missing from the top 60 in the main round of World Open Squash Championship next month, according to the entry list....
Cycling trials
KARACHI, Nov 19: Trials to select six-member Sindh cycling squad for Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Inter-provincial U-16 cycling championship will be held at Clifton on Dec 14, Sindh Amateur Cycling Association...
Shaughnessy, Raymond give U.S. 2-0 lead
MOSCOW, Nov 19: Meghann Shaughnessy overcame teenager Kirsten Flipkens 6-7 7-6 9-7 to give the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over Belgium after day one of their Fed Cup semifinal...
BCCI boss denies hiring Wasim
NEW DELHI: Nov 19: India’s cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya on Wednesday rubbished media speculation that Pakistani legend Wasim Akram was being hired as the bowling coach of the national team....
Flintoff smiles his way to the top
LONDON, Nov 19: There are many ways to skin cats. Jonny Wilkinson would probably accomplish it armed with sterilised surgical instruments and under laboratory conditions, his every move watched by a...
Rogers slams century
MELBOURNE, Nov 19: Left-hander Chris Rogers smacked 103 as Western Australia reached a first innings 273 on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the Junction Oval...
Fleming out of Pakistan ODIs series
AUCKLAND, Nov 19: Injured captain Stephen Fleming will not be considered for his team’s one-day series in Pakistan, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Wednesday....
Balaji replaces injured Salvi in India Test squad
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Lakshmipathy Balaji has replaced injured paceman Aavishkar Salvi in a 16-man Test squad for India’s tour of Australia starting later this month....
Rival SFA faction wants to host World Cup match
KARACHI, Nov 19: The rival faction of the Sindh Football Association (SFA) on Wednesday appealed to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to allow it to host the World Cup pre-qualifying home...
Australia top seeds for Champions Trophy
LONDON, Nov 19: World champions Australia have been confirmed as top seeds for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England next September....
Ad hoc PCB chief has no intention to step down
LAHORE, Nov 19: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee chairman Lt-Gen (retd.) Tauqir Zia declared on Wednesday that he had no intention to quit....
India plan tri-series in Europe
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: India has proposed a widely awaited cricket tour of Pakistan for February and the two teams are considering a triangular series in Europe later with Australia,...
Wessels faces racism probe
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 19: The United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) has instructed Eastern Province to suspend Kepler Wessels as coach after he was alleged to have made racist remarks earlier...
Lee, McGrath still under injury cloud
MELBOURNE, Nov 19: Australia pace bowlers Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath are struggling with their fitness ahead of the first Test against India next month....
Harmison to miss Sri Lanka Tests
LONDON, Nov 19: England strike bowler Steve Harmison has been ruled out of the test series against Sri Lanka, according to reports on Wednesday....