Paceman Shoaib indisciplined, Hasib unsuitable: Shaharyar says
LAHORE, May 13: Controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar was an indisciplined individual and former national team’s chief selector Hasib Ahsan was not considered for the recent Indian tour being “wholly unsuitable” for...
Pakistan confident of victory in West Indies
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 13: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq is confident his team will defeat the West Indies in the Test and one-day series even without frontline paceman Shoaib Akhtar. “This...
Rivals Saleh, Yousuf to clash in final
KARACHI, May 13: Seasoned rivals Saleh Mohammad and Mohammad Yousuf will clash in the final of the 9th ranking snooker championship 2005 on Saturday at the Karachi Gymkhana after they beat...
Pakistan win series with third triumph
PESHAWAR, May 13: Fine performances by Shahid and Bakht Risal and prefect setting by skipper Irfan guided Pakistan to straight set victory over Kazakhstan in the third match of the five-Test...
Raheela makes a clean sweep
LAHORE, May 13: Raheela Bano of Wapda made a clean sweep winning all the four gold medals on the first day of the National women cycling championship at the National Velodrome...
Mushtaq spins champions to big defeat
LONDON, May 13: Mushtaq Ahmed spun county champions Warwickshire to defeat, their first in the championship in over a year, as Sussex won their First Division match inside three days at...
Federer downs Coria to move into semifinals
HAMBURG (Germany), May 13: World number one Roger Federer swept through to the Hamburg Masters semifinals with a resilient 6-4 7-6 victory over Argentina’s Guillermo Coria on Friday. The 23-year-old top...
Shahzad sends second seed Nomi packing
KARACHI, May 13: Sixth Shahzad Khan from Faisalabad caused the biggest upset to date, sending second seed Nomi Qamar packing, in the KC National Summer tennis championship played on Friday evening...
Hossain stakes Test claim
CAMBRIDGE (England), May 13: Teenage pace bowler Shahadat Hossain made a bid for a place in Bangladesh’s Test team against England by taking four for 33 on the last day of...
Appleby sets pace, Els starts well
IRVING (California), May 13: Australian Stuart Appleby fired a seven-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Byron Nelson championship on Thursday, one-shot clear of South Africa’s Ernie Els and...
England beat Hong Kong to secure 5th place
BEIJING, May 13: As China, South Korea, Indonesia and Denmark prepared for this weekend’s semifinals and finals action, England beat Hong Kong 3-1 on Friday to secure fifth place at the...
Zubair scores upset victory
KARACHI, May 13: Zubair pulled off an upset victory over light-flyweight Mohammad Nisar of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to help KESC finish the opening day of national junior boxing championship as...
Ex-stadium chief jailed
MUNICH, May 13: The former head of the company building a new World Cup soccer stadium in Munich was sentenced on Friday to 4-1/2 years in jail for taking a bribe....
National hard court tennis from May 17
KARACHI, May 13: The Greener Pakistan National hard court tennis championship, promoted by the Subh-e-Nau, begins from May 17 to 23, at the Karachi Gymkhana. Over 40 players from Karachi have...
Training course
KARACHI, May 13: A training course for softball umpires organized by Sindh Softball Association is being held. After the training course ends, the umpires will not only be selected for Sindh...