Inzamam hopes bowlers to deliver
LAHORE, May 7: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has said that his spin and fast bowlers are quite capable of performing well on the upcoming tour of the West Indies....
Kaneria eagerly waits for battle against Lara
KARACHI, May 7: Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan leg-spinner, said on Saturday that he was keenly waiting to confront the veteran batting genius Brian Lara on the forthcoming tour of the West...
Smith seeks apology from Bravo
JOHANNESBURG, May 7: South Africa captain Graeme Smith has demanded an apology from Dwayne Bravo after he was cleared of racially abusing the West Indies all-rounder in the fourth Test in...
People’s Sports Complex needs urgent facelift
KARACHI, May 7: A large number of sports organizers and sportsmen of the city must have only heard the name of Lyari’s famous People’s Sports Complex and were not aware of...
PHF still undecided over Sohail Abbas
KARACHI, May 7: While Pakistan announce 18-man hockey squad for Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, the officials are still undecided whether to include “retired” penalty corner striker Sohail...
Jahangir receives lifetime award
KARACHI, May 7: Former Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan, fresh from winning a lifetime achievement award, expressed hope on Saturday that his country can regain its lost glory in the sport....
Pakistan, India in final
LAHORE, May 7: Pakistan and India entered the final of the 7th Saarc golf championships at Kandy, Sri Lanka, an official of the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) said on Saturday. The...
Athletics camp from June 6
KARACHI, May 7: The month long 29th Athletics Fitness School (AFS) summer coaching clinic for boys and girls would commence at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium from June 6, founder...
Sadan and Nauman claim titles
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Defending champion Aqeel Khan swept into the final of the National clay court tennis championship on Saturday and not even his younger brother Jaleel Khan could put the...
Nadal books final spot
ROME, May 7: Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday reach the final of the 2.1-million-euro Rome Masters. Nadal, who won Monte Carlo and Barcelona -...
Shahid stuns Karim
KARACHI, May 7: Shahid Aziz playing superb tennis, upset top seed Karim Gul Agha 6-2, 6-3, lifting the men’s singles plus 35 crown, in the National Senior Tennis Championship played at...
Associations should be taken into confidence
LAHORE, May 7: The Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) has appealed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to take all the cricket associations into confidence over the new draft of the...
Mansoor sends Zimbabwe ‘A’ reeling
KARACHI, May 7: A sensational collapse triggered by leg-spinner Mansoor saw Zimbabwe crashed to 191 all out in their first innings on the opening day of the four-day match against Pakistan...
Late-goal gives Chelsea more to celebrate
LONDON, May 7: Premier League champions Chelsea needed a last-minute strike by Claude Makelele to celebrate their first championship in 50 years with a 1-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday....
Asad, Bilal share honours
KARACHI, May 7: Asadullah Hussaini emerged as the winner while Salahuddin was the runner-up in the big bore pistol shooting category in a Shooting Gala arranged by Pakistan Navy at the...
Gatlin, Liu victorious
OSAKA, Japan, May 7: Olympic champion Justin Gatlin stormed to victory in the men’s 100 metres at the Japan Grand Prix on Saturday. The American clocked 10.15 seconds to edge out...
Empire Maker poised to win feature event
LAHORE, May 7: Four-year-old bay thoroughbred colt, Empire Maker, with three impressive victories on the trot, will be going all out to add one more, when the Lahore Summer Meeting gets...
Excalibur should triumph again
KARACHI, May 7: Ghazanfar Hussain Hidayatullah’s highly bred dark bay filly Excalibur, had a splendid victory last week under jockey Arshad and with a little more improvement should triumph once again...
Shock defeats for Saqib, Inam
KARACHI, May 7: Shock defeats were in store for sixth seeded Saqib Butt and seventh seed Inamur Rehman, when the Ninth Ranking Snooker Championship got under way at the Karachi Gymkhana...
Six strokes lead for Munir
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Muhammad Munir maintained his lead in professional category of the President of Pakistan Open Gold Medal Golf Championship on Saturday with another fine round at Islamabad Club....
17 matches decided
ISLAMABAD, May 7: As many as 17 matches were played on the second day of the Islamabad Open badminton championship on Saturday. Results:...
Ashraf, Zafar shine
KARACHI, May 7: Ashraf Ali and Mohammad Zafar slammed unbeaten half centuries to set-up an easy 10-wicket victory for SSGC over Hinopak Motors in the 14th KCCA Inter-departmental tournament on Friday....