Aegean Daisy favourite for Eid Cup
LAHORE, Nov 29: Chestnut English filly, Aegean Daisy, looks poised to make amends for her defeat last time out, when she contests in the Eid Cup to be run over 1600m metres at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Australia seize control of Davis Cup final
MELBOURNE, Nov 29: Australia seized control of the Davis Cup final against Spain on Saturday with a crushing victory in the doubles rubber....
Shahid and Farrukh advance
DOHA, Nov 29: England’s Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour veteran Tim Garner twice led Pakistan’s Shahid Zaman in Saturday’s first qualifying round of the Qatar Squash Classic at Khalifa Squash Complex...
Ali boosts Leipzig bid
LEIPZIG (Germany), Nov 29: Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali boosted Leipzig’s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games while on a tour of the country promoting his book GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)....
Unstoppable Paerson romps to victory
PARK CITY (Utah), Nov 29: World champion Anja Paerson stormed to an emphatic victory in a World Cup giant slalom race on Friday....
Ex-champions Italy clinch Olympic berth
TOKYO, Nov 29: Olympic champions Serbia and Montenegro and former world champions Italy booked their places in the Athens Olympics next year in quite a different style at the World Cup...
India-Pakistan pair lifts doubles title
NEW DELHI, Nov 29: It was an India-Pakistan winner all the way as Harsh Mankad and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi lifted the doubles title and also set up a summit clash in the...
US horse Captures Japan Cup
TOKYO, Nov 29: American horse Fleetstreet Dancer edged past home favourite Admire Don on the home straight to win the US$2.23m Japan Cup dirt race on Saturday....
Jones sets second record
MELBOURNE (Australia), Nov 29: Australian Leisel Jones set her second shortcourse world record in as many days with a time of two minutes 17.75 seconds to win the 200 metres breaststroke...
Seccombe powers Queensland
SYDNEY, Nov 29: A defiant century by Queensland wicketkeeper Wade Seccombe Saturday left his side in a strong position to wrap up an ouright victory over South Australia in the Sheffield...
Leeds off the bottom as Bahrain Sheikh promises salvation
LONDON, Nov 29: Leeds celebrated the prospect of financial salvation on Saturday by ending a run of five straight defeats and dragging themselves off the bottom of the Premiership table....
Kyrgyzstan coach criticizes pitch
KARACHI, Nov 29: Kyrgyzstan joined the chorus of criticism over sub-standard football pitch when coach Zakirov Nematjan complained on Saturday that the field was bumpy and unfit to stage World Cup...
Kyrgyzstan too strong for feeble Pakistan
KARACHI, Nov 29: Two defensive blunders by Pakistan allowed lowly-rated Kyrgyzstan to score once in each half before clinching a 2-0 victory in the World Cup pre-qualifying home game on a...
Thorpe hoping to relive old glories
COLOMBO, Nov 29: England batsman Graham Thorpe aims to relive one of his greatest achievements when the first test against Sri Lanka starts on Tuesday....
Garcia edges ahead as Perry falters
SUN CITY (South Africa) Nov 29: A birdie on the final hole of the third round gave Sergio Garcia the lead at the Sun City Golf Challenge on Saturday....
Countries must submit bids by May
ST. JOHN’s (Antigua), Nov 29: Countries wishing to host matches in International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 have until May next year to submit bids....
Outstanding Euro 2004: UEFA chief
LISBON, Nov 29: The presence of all eight former champions coupled with smooth progress on the organisational front should make for an outstanding Euro 2004, UEFA chief executive Gerhard Aigner said...
FIFA chief slams clubs for blocking U-20 players
DUBAI, Nov 29: Sepp Blatter, the president of world football’s ruling body FIFA, on Saturday denounced clubs who have refused to release players for the World Under-20 championship, saying they were...
Ban on Indian cricketer reinstated
NEW DELHI, Nov 29: The cash-to-play scandal in Indian cricket took another twist on Saturday when a higher court reimposed the ban on Abhijit Kale, the player charged with offering bribes...
Creditable Performance by youngsters
KARACHI, Nov 29: Young Pakistani sailors excelled in Optimist and Laser 4.7 classes in the 2nd Gulf Sailing Trophy held during Nov-28 in Doha, Qatar....
Razzaq propels Pakistan to exciting victory
LAHORE, Nov 29: A hurricane 22-ball 47 by all-rounder and Man-of-the-Match Abdul Razzaq and his unbroken eighth-wicket stand with Mohammad Sami (17) of 65 runs off 24 balls helped Pakistan to snatch a...
PTV blames private channel, PCB for blackout of 1st ODI
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Pakistan Television (PTV) on Saturday accused Dubai-based satellite channel Geo of not honouring a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and pulling out without intimating them, resulting in a blackout...
Hinds, Edwards help Windies level series
HARARE, Nov 29: Blistering batting from Wavell Hinds and explosive bowling by Fidel Edwards led West Indies to a series-levelling victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday....
Viewers blame PCB for telecast fiasco
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Millions of viewers turning on their television sets on Saturday to watch the first one-day International between Pakistan and New Zealand were stunned because of a complete blackout...
Indians humiliated by QAS
BRISBANE (Australia), Nov 29: India were humiliated here on the opening day of a three-day match against a young Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) on Saturday....
Sri Lanka boss denies fraud claim
COLOMBO, Nov 29: Sri Lanka Cricket president Thilanga Sumathipala has hit back strongly at accusations of criminal involvement....