English trio put down marker for draw
LONDON, Dec 11: English clubs put on a show of strength in the Champions League group phase that bodes ill for the opponents of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal in the...
Foreign pair take lead on first day
LAHORE, Dec 11: The guest pair from Dubai Olavo-Finton edged past others by their magnificent 64 percent score on the opening day of the Balijee International Pairs Bridge Championship Pairs on...
Pakistan St Leger feature event of the day
LAHORE, Dec 11: A card of six events featuring the Pakistan St Leger and five cup races highlights the splendour of a special day racing to be held at the Racecourse...
World Open qualifiers start today
LAHORE, Dec 11: Pakistan is all set to host the Bank Alfalah World Open Squash Championship when the two-day qualifying round begins on Friday....
Indian snooker team due on 16th
KARACHI, Dec 11: A five-member Indian snooker squad including world amateur champion Pankaj Advani is due on Dec 16 for three-match Indo-Pak Peace Snooker Series to be played at Karachi Club...
Senior and Collins share lead in Australian PGA
ADELAIDE, Dec 11: Peter Senior and Steve Collins shot matching rounds of eight-under-par 64 to share the lead after the opening round of the Australian PGA championship on Thursday....
National golf tees off today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: A National Golf Tournament, sponsored by Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) is set to tee off at the Islamabad Club on Friday, organisers said....
Pakistan invited
KARACHI, Dec 11: China Yachting Association, has invited Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) to participate in Mistral Asian Sailing Championship to be held at Daya Bay, Shenzhen China from Dec 26 to...
England lose way after Murali controversy
KANDY (Sri Lanka), Dec 11: England’s top-order collapsed during a controversial and ill-tempered second day to the second Test on Thursday, with the mercurial Muttiah Muralitharan yet again at the centre...
South Africa seek better showing
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 11: Graeme Smith said on Thursday South Africa wanted to atone for their poor performance in the 2003 World Cup during the home Test series against the West Indies....
Pakistan to bid for 2007 World Cup
LAHORE, Dec 11: Pakistan would bid for the 2007 World Cup polo, Pakistan Polo Association (PPA) president Lt-Gen Arif Hasan announced on Thursday....
Australia differ decision on Zimbabwe
MELBOURNE, Dec 11: Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday it would wait until at least the new year before deciding whether to cancel its second cricket tour of Zimbabwe in two...
Durham retain Shoaib Akhtar
KARACHI, Dec 11: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will once again turn out for Durham after the English county re-signed him on Thursday for the 2004 season....
Williams in line for Test recall against India
ADELAIDE, Dec 11: Australia are considering promoting express bowler Brad Williams to their starting team for the second Test with India starting at Adelaide Oval on Friday....
India mulling dates, venues proposed
KOLKATA, Dec 11: India’s cricket board said on Thursday it is “actively considering” the dates and venues proposed by Pakistan for the first visit of an Indian national team in 13...
Kartik flies out to Australia
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Indian left-arm spinner Murali Kartik has been rushed to Australia ahead of the second Test starting in Adelaide on Friday....
Greeks worried about cost of Olympics
ATHENS, Dec 11: Concerns over the cost of next year’s Athens Olympics and security at the Games topped a list of problems Greeks associated with the event, according to a nationwide...
Zaheer in trouble
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan was on Thursday restrained by a court from signing up with tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi’s sports company after objections were raised by...
Shahzad sparkles in drawn match
KARACHI, Dec 11: Shahzad Malik struck an unbeaten century as newcomers PTCL drew their Patron’s Trophy Pool ‘A’ match against Pakistan Customs at Quaid-i-Azam Cricket Park on Thursday....
Razzaq, Azhar leave today
LAHORE, Dec 11: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq and Azhar Mahmood, with assistant manager, Mohammad Ahmd, will leave for New Zealand on Friday to join Pakistan squad....
Fleming to check fitness
AUCKLAND, Dec 11: Stephen Fleming could yet lead New Zealand in the first Test against Pakistan after the captain saw a specialist about his troublesome stomach injury on Thursday....