Pakistan drop Kashif from European tour
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Centre forward Kashif Jawaad was dropped from the Pakistan hockey team named on Wednesday for two back-to-back tournaments in Europe next month....
Senator demands Musarratullah’s resignation
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Brig (Retd) Musarratullah Khan had a hard time in a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports on Wednesday and faced a volley of tricky questions from the senators....
Gaultier surprises Egypt’s Shabana
KARACHI, July 27: Eighth seed Gregory Gaultier of France created first major upset of Pakistan Open squash championship when he knocked out third seed Amr Shabana of Egypt to cruise...
NWFPSA threatens to seek justice
PESHAWAR, July 27: The NWFP Swimming Association (NWFPSA) on Wednesday has termed the provincial assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports and Culture’s remarks and recommendation as illegal and one-sided....
Phelps leads American gold rush at world swimming
MONTREAL, July 27: Michael Phelps led an American gold rush at the world swimming championships on Tuesday with victory in the men’s 200 metres freestyle. Phelps collected his second title of...
Consolation wins for SGP, Police
RAWALPINDI, July 27: Sindh Government Press (SGP) and PPolice scored consolation wins in the National football Challenge Cup on Weddnesday....
Gatlin, Isinbayeva triumph
STOCKHOLM, July 27: Olympic champion Justin Gatlin overcame a slow start to win the men’s 100 metres in 10.15 seconds at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday....
Tariq maintains lead: Hole-in-one by Jampanoi
KARACHI, July 27: Despite a poor second round of 77, Pakistan’s Tariq Mahmood maintained one-stroke lead on the second day of CISM World Military golf championship at Karachi Golf Club on Wednesday....
SHA names probables
KARACHI, July 27: Sindh Hockey Association (SHA) on Wednesday named 32 probables for Sindh Governor’s Cup hockey championship to be held at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium from Aug 6 to 14....
PTF awaits confirmation from Aisam
LAHORE, July 27: Pakistan tennis coach Mohammad Khalid has said that the final programme of touring Iran from Aug 8, as part of the preparations for the next Davis Cup tie...
Daily Salam, Swat Red triumph
PESHAWAR, July 27: Swat Red and Daily Salam Club advanced to the next round of the 14th District Swat Inter-club hockey championship on Wednesday. Swat Red defeated Mingora XI 3-1 while Daily Salam beat Swat XI by a solitary goal....
PSF plans new facilities
KARACHI, July 27: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has chalked out programme to create new facilities of the game besides upgrading the existing one in urban and rural Sindh....
Yousuf in last-16
KARACHI, July 27: Pakistan’s former Asian champion Muhammad Yousuf also qualified for the last-16 stage of Asian snooker championship when he out-potted Yutaka Fukuda of Japan in straight frames....
Sana helps Lahore lift regional title
QUETTA, July 27: Lahore became champions of the inaugural regional triangular women’s cricket series with a 33-run defeat of Karachi in the final on Wednesday. Lahore made 167 for four in...
PIA Youth thrash United Gym
KARACHI, July 27: PIA Youth moved into the semifinal of Inter-club hockey tournament when they thrashed United Gymkhana 7-1 in the quarterfinal played at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Wednesday....
Asfand and Yasir clash for crown
KARACHI, July 27: Asfand Rauf and Yasir Khan will battle it out in the final of the men’s singles after outclassing their rivals in the semifinals of the 15th STA Sindh ranking tennis tournament on Wednesday....
Vaas warns of burn-out
COLOMBO, July 27: Sri Lanka’s paceman Chaminda Vaas, who is struggling to be fit for opening match of ODI tri-series against India on Saturday, says fast bowlers risk injuries by playing too much county cricket in England....
Reconditioning camp next month
LAHORE, July 27: A reconditioning camp for Pakistan senior probables will get under way from Aug 15 at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday....