Australia clinch trophy
SYDNEY,(Australia) Dec 7: Australia scored in the first 20 seconds and twice more in the opening 15 minutes, then hung on for a 3-2 win over China in the gold medal...
Ganguly runs riot as India take lead
BRISBANE, Dec 7: Saurav Ganguly scored his first Test hundred against Australia on Sunday to give India a narrow first-innings lead on the fourth day of the opening Test....
Contrasting wins for Australia and Pakistan
LAHORE, Dec 7 : Australia and Pakistan won their opening matches of the World Cup Polo Zone ‘D’ qualifying round in contrasting styles at Lahore Polo Club on Sunday....
Love ‘U’ Lady lifts Quaid Trial Cup
KARACHI, Dec 7: As predicted in these columns, Shah Mardan Shah II Pir Pagaro VII’s four-year-old bay filly Love ‘U’ Lady lifted the Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup sprinting home to victory over...
Laying of synthetic turf not yet finished
KARACHI, Dec 7: With the home series against Malaysia just a day away, laying of new synthetic turf is yet to be completed at Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP)....
Fancied Lucky Winner bags Kamalia Cup
LAHORE, Dec 7: Chestnut colt, Lucky Winner, proved worth his name when he won as expected the Kamalia Cup, the feature event of the Lahore Winter Meeting run over 1200m at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Carla beats Sara
Hong Kong, Dec 7: Top seed Carla Khan, from Pakistan, defeated Egypt’s Sara Badr 9-0 9-5 9-2 in 18 minutes, but the fastest win of the day went to the third...
Aisam, Mustafa annex doubles title
LAHORE, Dec 7: Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi pairing with Indian Mustafa Ghous won the ITF Futures Tennis Championship doubles in Mumbai, according to a message received on Sunday. Aisam and...
Tennis tourney
KARACHI, Dec 7: Top stars will compete in the National Hard Court tennis championship scheduled to start from Dec 12 to 18 at the the Karachi Gymkhana, says a press release....
Pakistan outclass New Zealand for clean sweep
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: Even if New Zealand had been at full strength, openers Yasir Hameed and Imran Farhat would still have done what they did on Sunday — scoring blazing centuries...
Yasir and Imran set world record
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: Pakistan’s new set of openers Yasir Hameed and Imran Farhat on Sunday set a world record in limited-overs cricket when they registered their fourth consecutive hundred-run opening partnership...
PIA prevail despite Wasim Naeem’s gallant century
KARACHI, Dec 7: National champions PIA overpowered a spirited Defence Housing Authority (DHA) side to register an easy six-wicket victory in the opening round of the Patron’s Cup one-day tournament at...
KRL too good for hapless Wapda
KARACHI, Dec 7: Wapda were taught a harsh lesson on Sunday when they plummeted to an embarrassing 114-run defeat against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) in the Patron’s Cup one-day encounter on...
Allenby wins in a four-way playoff
MELBOURNE, Dec 7: Overnight leader Robert Allenby defied illness to win his first Australian Masters in a four-way playoff on Sunday before setting his sights on clinching a major championship....
Azhar to go as 17th player
RAWALPINDI, Dec 7: Pakistan selectors have named all-rounder Azhar Mahmood as the 17th player of the team that is due to fly out to New Zealand next week for a tour...
Kirsten doubtful starter for first Test
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 7: Gary Kirsten will decide by Monday whether to remain by his pregnant wife’s side or play for South Africa in the first Test against West Indies, the United...
Aamir and Kamran shine for Customs
KARACHI, Dec 7: Fine batting by Aamir Bashir and Kamran Hussain guided Pakistan Customs to a comfortable six-wicket victory over debutants Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) in the Patron’s Cup one-day...