Belligerent Shoaib inspires Pakistan to crucial victory
COLOMBO, July 25: Inspired by a career-best 143 from all-rounder Shoaib Malik, Pakistan brushed aside India by 59 runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday to remain in contention for a place in the Asia Cup final.
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Vaughan in elite club as England take control
LONDON, July 25: Michael Vaughan became only the second England batsman to score a century in each innings at Lord's on Sunday before his bowlers reduced West Indies to 114 for three chasing a huge target of 478 to win the first Test.
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Jr hockey player drowned in canal
KARACHI, July 25: Pakistan hockey lost a junior team player, goalkeeper Adeel Anwar, who drowned in a canal while taking a bath after training in Gojra on Sunday.
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Shock wins for Farrukh, Shahid and Asif in Snooker Cup
KARACHI, July 25: Three shocks were in store for the snooker fans on the opening day of the 13th Snooker Cup held on Sunday at the Snooker Area Club in Gizri.
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Mixed fortunes for Serena and Venus
LOS ANGELES, July 25: Top seed Serena Williams downed fourth seed Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) in a semifinal showdown of the past two Grand Slam runner-ups on Saturday at the J.P. Morgan Chase Open hardcourt tournament.
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Uruguay clinch 3rd spot
CUSCO, July 25: Goals from Fabian Estoyanoff and Vicente Sanchez gave Uruguay a 2-1 win over Colombia in their Copa America third place play-off here on Saturday night.
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China and Bahrain through to last 8
BEIJING, July 25: Hosts China moved into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup as an Iran player and a referee from Bahrain were kicked out of the tournament on Sunday.
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Lonard battles winds to stay in front
DROGHEDA, July 25: Peter Lonard led the Irish Open on Saturday for a third successive round, as Australians continued to dominate the tournament on the County Louth links.
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Schumacher equals own record
HOCKENHEIM, July 25: Ferrari's Michael Schumacher equalled his own record of 11 wins in a single season with a majestic victory from pole position in his home German Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Armstrong makes history with sixth triumph
PARIS, July 25: Lance Armstrong became the most successful rider in the history of the Tour de France when he won the race for the sixth time on the Champs Elysees on Sunday.
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