Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar are not spent force yet
TORONTO, June 13: The famous two Ws of Pakistan — Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram — dispelled the notion that Sachin Tendulkar and Shoaib Akhtar were spent force. “Sachin is still...
Ganguly aims to restore his dented reputation
LONDON, June 13: India captain Saurav Ganguly will be aiming to restore his dented reputation after he was drafted in as a late replacement for Ramnaresh Sarwan in Tuesday’s tsunami appeal...
Gough and Lewis stun Australia in Twenty20
LONDON, June 13: Seamers Darren Gough and Jon Lewis teamed up to take seven wickets for eight runs in just 20 balls as England stunned Australia to win their first Twenty20 by 100 runs on Monday....
I don’t watch cricket: Venkatesh
QUETTA, June 13: The captain of India’s football team, which is playing its first-ever series with Pakistan, lamented on Monday the dominance of cricket in the subcontinent and said he avoids...
Both teams keen to perform better
PESHAWAR, June 13: Pakistan and India football captains vowed on Monday their sides would perform better in the second game at Qayyum Stadium on Thursday night to take lead in the...
PCB to get three more stadiums
LAHORE, June 13: The Punjab government has decided to hand over the administrative affairs of three stadiums to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The decision was taken in a meeting...
Shakaib grabs five-wkt haul
KARACHI, June 13: Medium-pacer Shakaib Ahmed captured five for 29 to help Zone-III Whites qualify for the semifinals of the KCCA Under-19 Inter-zonal cricket tournament on Sunday. Zone-III Whites needed a...
Jabbar grabs winner
KARACHI, June 13: Jabbar Hussain’s late first half strike gave Pakistan Navy a close 1-0 victory over CDGK in the National Challenge Cup soccer at latter’s ground on Monday. Jabbar struck...
Pakistan’s Shahid top seeded
LAHORE, June 13: World No 17, Shahid Zaman is the top seed of the PTCL international squash championship starting with the pre-qualification round at the Punjab Squash Complex here from Wednesday....
Finn Raikkonen cashes in on Alonso’s misery
MONTREAL, June 13: McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen won the Canadian Grand Prix and slashed Fernando Alonso’s championship lead on a bleak Sunday for Renault. On a humid afternoon full of drama, with...
Tyson seeks a peaceful life
WASHINGTON, June 13: Mike Tyson plans to leave the United States and seek happiness with missionary work after ending a controversial 20-year boxing career that saw him win and lose a...
Sindh govt allocates Rs80m for sports
KARACHI, June 13: A major breakthrough was achieved in the history of Sindh sports the other day when its annual grant for the fiscal year 2005-2006 was increased manifold. A sum...
Garcia triumphs by two strokes
POTOMAC (Maryland), June 13: Sergio Garcia fired a final round six-under-par 65 to win the Booz Allen Classic on Sunday and establish himself as one of the hot favourites for next...
Army, SSGC, Wapda and PIA in semis
QUETTA June 13: Wapda, Army, SSGC and PIA qualified for the semifinals of All-Pakistan Gen Musa Khan Gold Cup hockey here Monday. Ali Raza’s fourth-minute extra time goal helped PIA beat...
Comfortable start by Coria
DEN BOSCH (Netherlands), June 13: Second seed Guillermo Coria made a confident start to his bid for a first grasscourt title by beating German lucky loser Lars Uebel 6-3 6-1 on...
Nauman, Ibrahim in punishing mood
ISLAMABAD, June 13: Nauman Ali and Muhammad Ibrahim scored blazing centuries as Rawalpindi had Chakwal against the wall on the first day of their PCB National Under-19 Championship match at the...
Naeem and Shahid hit centuries
KARACHI, June 13: Unbeaten centuries by Naeem Ahmed Khan and Shahid Latif guided Pakistan CC to a comprehensive 157-run victory over Young Cooperators CC in the KCCA Centenary Inter-club cricket tournament...
Panel formed to monitor umpiring
LAHORE, June 13: Pakistan Cricket Board has formed a panel of ex-Test and One-day International umpires to monitor the umpiring in domestic matches. “The panel includes Khizer Hayat, Javed Akhtar, Azhar...
Sri Lanka to play seven ODIs in India
COLOMBO, June 13: Sri Lanka will play as many as seven One-day Internationals during their tour of India later this year, a cricket official said here on Monday. “We will play...
Sports activities
KARACHI, June 13: The YMCA is once again becoming a hub of sports activities, which have remained suspended for three years following the building’s takeover by Sindh Social Welfare Department. Sports...
Punjab Red claim title
FAISALABAD, June 13: Punjab Red won the first National Youth handball championship beating Railways 25-13 in a thrilling final at the University of Faisalabad (UAF) on Sunday. Earlier, Punjab Blue and...
Summer camp
ISLAMABAD, June 13: A youth summer tennis training camp for boys and girls is due to be held at the Pakistan Sports Complex under the auspices of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)....
Women karate
LAHORE, June 13: Punjab women karate championship will be held at Shaheen Karate Centre on June 19. Miss Binish Khan, secretary Punjab Karate Association said that the competition would be held...