| 27 April 2005 | Wednesday | 17 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1426 |
Salman powers Eagles to victory in Twenty 20 tie
 LAHORE, April 26: Fine batting by Pakistan opener Salman Butt and devastating bowling by leg-spinner Sohail
Ahmed helped Lahore Eagles to a narrow...
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Top Indian players boycott UAE event
NEW DELHI, April 26: Ageing Indian veterans will take on leading players from Pakistan and Sri Lanka in an unofficial one-day series early next month in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,...
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Baseball-crazy Cuba takes to cricket in big way
 HAVANA, April 26: Many started playing with sawn-off broom sticks for stumps and home-made bats carved out of wood with machetes. Now, furnished with....
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PSB chief hits back at Dilawar’s remarks
ISLAMABAD, April 26: The head of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has hit back at the country’s tennis chief over accusations that his medal-winning players had been ignored. “There is no...
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Indian board drags its feet on Wright successor
MUMBAI, April 26: There are more than three months to go before India play their next international cricket match. So in theory Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has...
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PHF names Sohail in revised list of probables: Hockey
LAHORE, April 26: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Tuesday announced a revised list of 29 players, which also included the name of Sohail Abbas, for the training camp for the next...
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West Indies opt for Best selection
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), April 26: The West Indies made two changes to their squad for the fourth and final Test to be played here with South Africa on Monday following their...
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Warne accused of sledging Sussex players
SOUTHAMPTON (England), April 26: Shane Warne has become embroiled in a sledging row following a match playing for Hampshire in the English County Championship. The legendary Australian...
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Inam surprised at change of venue for Davis Cup
ISLAMABAD, April 26: Former Pakistan No.1 Inamul Haq says he is surprised at change in the venue for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Chinese Taipei...
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PFF extends date for registration
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has extended to May 30 the date for the registration of football players, clubs and departments, a special meeting chaired by PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat...
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Pakistan to compete in Women’s Games
ISLAMABAD, April 26: Pakistan are to compete in the Islamic Women’s Games in Tehran this fall, a top official said on Tuesday. Brig Arif Mahmud Siddiqui, the director general of Pakistan...
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Lions maul Hawks
LAHORE, April 26: Devastating bowling by medium-pacer Sajid Shah and later an unfinished opening stand between Imran Farhat and Shahnawaz Malik propelled Lahore Lions to a crushing 10-wicket win...
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Dolphins chalk up 2nd win
LAHORE, April 26: Karachi Dolphins have almost qualified for the triangular stage of the ABN-Amro Twenty20 Cup after defeating Peshawar Panthers by 44 runs in Pool ‘A’ fixture at the Qadhafi...
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Nadeem fails to save AOCC from defeat
KARACHI, April 26: Despite a fine century by Nadeem Shaikh, AOCC suffered a four-wicket defeat against United CC in the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament on Monday. Nadeem blasted seven fours...
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Army thrash PTV
LAHORE, April 26: Three more matches were decided in the Governor’s Gold Cup hockey tournament at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Three goals by Muhammad Arshad and two by Muhammad...
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Former champion Ebdon storms into last eight: Snooker
SHEFFIELD (England), April 26: Former champion Peter Ebdon completed a storming comeback to beat Stephen Lee 13-9 and reach the quarterfinals of the...
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Thailand ace Paradorn eases into last 16
MUNICH (Germany), April 26: Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan eased into the last 16 of the 323,250 euro (419,754 dollar) BMW Open with a straight sets victory over Dutchman Peter Wessels on Tuesday....
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Arsenal keep Chelsea waiting: Soccer
 LONDON, April 26: Chelsea’s celebrations were put on hold after Arsenal beat Tottenham
Hotspur 1-0 in a robust north London derby on Monday to keep alive...
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Wimbledon prize money increased
LONDON, April 26: Prize money at the Wimbledon tennis championships will exceed 10 million pounds ($19.15 million) for the first time in 2005, organisers said on Tuesday....
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Pool ‘A’ match rained off
LAHORE, April 26: Peshawar Panthers and Hyderabad Hawks were awarded one point each after their Pool ‘A’ Twenty20 Cup was abandoned because of rain on Monday night. Batting first, the Hawks...
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