Hanif accuses PHF secretary of unprofessional conduct
KARACHI, Aug 9: Former national hockey captain Hanif Khan on Tuesday lashed out at Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary, saying he has been named as team official for Super League without his consent....
Six teams to compete in Super League
LAHORE, Aug 9: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Tuesday announced the format and participating teams in the first Super League to be held under floodlights at Hockey Club of Pakistan from Sept 8 to 18....
Zeeshan claims honour with a fine double
LAHORE, Aug 9: Jockey M. Zeeshan won the riding honours of the day by bringing home a brace of winners when the postponed Lahore Summer Meeting was held at the Racecourse on Tuesday....
Lanka cap Jayasuriya’s feat with trophy
COLOMBO, Aug 9: Sri Lanka celebrated Sanath Jayasuriya’s feat of completing 10,000 runs in one-day cricket with an 18-run victory over India in the triangular series final on Tuesday....
With Pakistani help, Greek cricketers batting it out for recognition
CORFU (Greece), Aug 9: Sipping their cold drinks in the shade of an esplanade on a sweltering afternoon, coffee-shop patrons barely notice a group of blue-clad youngsters stepping out onto this Greek island town’s main square....
Saqlain confident of doing well
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Pakistan hockey team left Islamabad for Hamburg on Tuesday where they are to compete in a four-nation tournament starting on Friday. Skipper Mohammad Saqlain told newsmen that...
Kallis, McGrath top ICC rankings
DUBAI, Aug 9: Andrew Flintoff climbed up both the batting and bowling standings in the latest edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings issued on Tuesday following his Man-of-the-Match...
Hockey: Shafqat’s hat trick sinks KESC
KARACHI, Aug 9: Shafqat Rasool’s hat trick helped Customs cruise into All-Pakistan Governor’s Gold Cup hockey quarterfinals after a 4-1 victory over KESC at Hockey Club of Pakistan on Tuesday....
Hockey and football stadiums for New Karachi
KARACHI, Aug 9: Provincial Minister for Sports Qamar Mansoor on Tuesday said hockey and football stadiums of international standards would be constructed in New Karachi for the promotion of sports activities in the area....
Rains disrupt world athletics
HELSINKI, Aug 9: Torrential rain followed by a thunderstorm forced the world athletics championships to be suspended for over an hour here on Tuesday. The championships were due to restart, but...
Shuttlers unlikely to compete in US
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Pakistani shuttlers are likely to miss the forthcoming World badminton championship in California after the United States Embassy sought 45 days for security clearance before issuing visas to them....
Farhan, Altaf help SU to easy victory
HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Fine bowling by Farhan Ayoub helped University of Sindh Jamshoro to register an easy victory against Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro by 64 runs in PCB Inter-Universities cricket tournament Hyderabad Region at Niaz Stadium on Monday....
Australia call up Clarke
BIRMINGHAM, Aug 9: Australia have called uncapped fast bowler Stuart Clark into their squad for the third Ashes Test as cover for the injured Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee, spokesman for the Australian Cricket Board said on Tuesday....
Basketball: Wapda capture Jashan-i-Azadi tournament
LAHORE, Aug 9: A fine contribution of 28 points from Aamir Iqbal helped Wapda won the All Pakistan Don Bosco Jashan-e-Azadi basketball tournament beating Army in the final 80-63 here on Tuesday....
RDCA ad hoc committee gets new member
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday named former Test cricketer and umpire Javed Akhtar in place of Abdul Mohi Shah on the ad hoc committee of the Rawalpindi District Cricket Association (RDCA)....
Deadly spell by Azhar
KARACHI, July 9: A match-winning spell by right arm leg spinner, Azhar Shah, guided Zone-VI Whites to a nine-wicket victory over Zone-V Blues in the under-17 KCCA Inter-zonal tournament at Student ground on Monday....
Independence Day cycle race on 12th
PESHAWAR, Aug 9: The NWFP Cycling Association would hold the Independence Day cycle race on Aug 12, said secretary of the association Syed Ali Azhar Ali Shah on Tuesday....
Jashn-i-Azadi sports
KARACHI, Aug 9: The City District Government, Karachi (CDGK) has planned Jashn-i-Azadi festival as part of its Independence Day celebrationsy. The festival will be organised from Aug 11 to 14 at...
BISE college tournaments
HYDERABAD, Aug 9: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Hyderabad asked on Tuesday all the institutional heads to send by Sept 10 entries for the BISE Inter-college tournaments....
Sri Lankans confirm participation
KARACHIi, Aug 9: Sri Lanka has confirmed participation In South Asian Yachting Regatta (SAYR) to commence on Sep 9 at Marina Club Karachi, a top official of Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSF) said on Tuesday....
Sindh squash squad
KARACHI, Aug 9: A total of 21 players including two officials will representing Sindh in the Hashim Khan National Junior Squash Championship to be held in Islamabad....
Seniors cricket
LAHORE, Aug 9: Eighty-two teams of 11 regions will compete in the national Inter-district seniors cricket tournament starting from Sept 5. Ten teams, divided into two groups will feature in the Quetta Region....
Asif triumphs
KARACHI, Aug 9: Mohammad Asif of Pakistan Railways won the cycle race organised by City District Government, Karachi and was awarded Rs15,000 cash prize. SSGC’s Mohammad Alam came second to grab...
Sindh U-17 trials
KARACHI, Aug 9: Trials to select zonal teams of Sindh for Under-17 national championship will be held on Aug 20 at Hockey Club of Pakistan at 10.00am,...