Senators walk out after Shaharyar’s refusal to honour promise
ISLAMABAD, June 15: A trio of senators staged a walkout from a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports on Wednesday after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mr. Shaharyar M.Khan...
NSK to be refurbished at a cost of Rs500m
KARACHI, June 15: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced refurbishment of National Stadium Karachi (NSK) at a cost of Rs. 500 million. The work on the proposed project will commence...
PCB bans on RCA official, player
ISLAMABAD, June 15: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday slapped one year bans on the president of Rawalpindi Cricket Association (RCA) Masood Anwar and the city’s “under-19” captain Ali Sarfraz....
PIA outclass SSGC to lift trophy
QUETTA, June 15: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) lifted the 26th All Pakistan General Mohammad Musa Cup hockey when they drubbed hapless Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in the final 6-0 on...
PSB women training camps in full swing
ISLAMABAD, June 15: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has started training camps in eight different disciplines for the 4th Women Islamic Games scheduled to be held in Tehran from Sept 22 to...
Pakistan-India second Test today
PESHAWAR, June 15: The second Test of the three-match soccer series to be played under lights between Pakistan and India will kick off at 8pm on Thursday. The match will be...
Askari-Zubair claim monthly pairs title
KARACHI, June 15: Hasan Askari and Muhammed Zubair emerged on top with 64.06 per cent from the North-South direction to clinch the Karachi Club pairs bridge tournament on Tuesday. Iqbal Dada-Javed...
Army, Wapda triumph
LAHORE, June 15: Army and Wapda won their respective matches in the All Pakistan Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi floodlit memorial kabbadi tournament at the Atiq Stadium on Tuesday night. Army outclassed Police...
Stunning comeback by Jehangir
LAHORE, June 15: Sindh’s Jehangir Khan staged a stunning recovery to outclass Punjab’s Sheikh Saqib in the two pre-qualification rounds on the opening day of the International Squash championship at the...
Powell’s record run dominates Athens meet
ATHENS, June 15: Jamaica’s Asafa Powell set a new 100 metres world record on Tuesday after clocking a time of 9.77 seconds at the Olympic Stadium (partly reported in Wednesday’s edition)....
Tunisians rue missed penalty as Argentina cruise home
COLOGNE (Germany), June 15: Argentina beat Tunisia 2-1 in the opening match of the Confederations Cup on Wednesday, winning more easily than the narrow scoreline suggests. Juan Riquelme’s 33rd minute penalty...
Australia beaten again
TAUNTON (England), June 15: Australia’s cricketers were beaten again on Wednesday, losing by four wickets to county side Somerset in a one-day match. It was the Australians’ second defeat in three...
Top seeds Robredo, Coria crash out
DEN BOSCH,(Netherlands), June 15: Top seeds Tommy Robredo and Guillermo Coria’s lack of expertise on grass was ruthlessly exposed on Wednesday when they were beaten in the second round of the...
KCCA U-19 teams named
KARACHI, June 15: The zonal selection committees of the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) on Wednesday announced squads of zones I, II, III and VII which will participate in the PCB...
Narrow wins for Pak PWD, Navy
KARACHI, June 15: Pak PWD and Navy scored narrow victories to earn maximum points in the National Challenge Cup football on Wednesday....
Misbah guides Zone-VI Whites in final
KARACHI, June 15: Off-spinner Misbah Khan claimed five for 52 to help Zone-VI Whites beat Zone-III Whites by three wickets in the second semifinal of the KCCA Under-19 Inter-zonal cricket tournament...