Squash: Grant subdues Mansoor to annex title
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Englishman Adrian Grant overcame the challenge of Pakistan’s Mansoor Zaman in an epic final to lay his hands on the Chief of the Air Staff International Squash Championship trophy at the Mushaf Complex on Saturday....
Substitue helps Liverpool claim Super Cup
MONACO, Aug 27: Djibril Cisse came off the subs bench to lead Liverpool to a 3-1 Super Cup win over CSKA Moscow on Friday. The France international, who has been upset by speculation that he might be shipped out of Anfield to make way for the possible return of Real Madrid’s Michael Owen,...
Selection Committee’s restructuring soon: PHF president
KARACHI, Aug 27: The restructuring of national hockey team selection committee will be done in the next few weeks, president of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Tariq Kirmani said on Saturday....
Officials to submit misconduct report to PFF
KARACHI, Aug 27: A report against the Pakistan Army soccer team officials would be submitted to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) for misconduct and threatening the referee with dire consequences during a Premier League match against KPT, officials said on Saturday....
Khaliq’s late strike stuns soldiers
KARACHI, Aug 27: Abdul Khaliq’s late magical strike gave full points to Karachi Port Trust (KPT) with a narrow 1-0 triumph over Pakistan Army in the Premier League soccer at CDGK Stadium on Saturday....
Mido sending off hands Chelsea easy victory
LONDON, Aug 27: Champions Chelsea maintained their grip on the Premiership with a commanding 2-0 victory over 10-man Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Manchester City moved into second after...
Langer leads Australian resistance after follow-on
NOTTINGHAM, Aug 27: Justin Langer kept England at bay with a defiant 50 as Australia followed-on for the first time in 17 years, at Trent Bridge on Saturday. At tea, on the third day of the fourth Ashes Test, Australia were 115 for one,
University final evenly poised
KARACHI, Aug 27: The two-day PCB Inter-university cricket final between Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro (MEUTJ) and NED University was evenly poised on the opening day at the National Stadium on Saturday....
Itinerary goof up leaves Indians stranded
BULAWAYO, Aug 27: Indian cricket team players have stayed put in Bulawayo to nurse their wounds but it is a different matter they would treat this unwanted sojourn as adding insult to injury....
Probables attend training camp
LAHORE, Aug 27: Around 35 probables appeared in trials held at the Punjab Stadium to select players for the Punjab women football training camp....
Thanks Naeem should triumph again
KARACHI, Aug 27: The eight-year-old chestnut Thanks Naeem will have to overcome fighting three-year old filly Patricia to make it two in a row in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi racecourse on Sunday....
Lucky Murad poised to capture feature event
LAHORE, Aug 27: The half-bred seven-year-old chestnut gelding, Lucky Murad, with three impressive victories and a second on the trot, will be going all out to win the feature event when...
Ethiopian Bekele delights crowd with world mark
BRUSSELS, Aug 27: World and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele smashed his world 10,000 metres record with a time of 26 minutes 17.53 seconds to the delight of the capacity crowd at the Brussels Golden League meeting on Friday....
Nisar declared best swimmer
PESHAWAR, Aug 27: Multan Zone lifted the army swimming championship trophy with eight gold, six silver and one bronze medals at the five-day contest held at the Engineers Centre Swimming Pool in Risalpur on Saturday....
Rose hunts for first PGA Tour title
CROMWELL (Connecticut), Aug 27: Britain’s Justin Rose, hunting his first PGA Tour title, hit a seven-under-par 63 to charge four strokes clear of the field after the second round of the Buick Championship on Friday....
Champion Munir back in buisness
KARACHI, Aug 27: Reigning champion Muhammad Munir produced a spectacular second round of five-under 67 to share lead with Shabbir Iqbal on the penultimate day of Sindh Open golf championship at the Arabian Sea Country Club on Saturday....
Moody wants consistency from Lankans
BULAWAYO, Aug 27: Indian cricket team players have stayed put in Bulawayo to nurse their wounds but it is a different matter they would treat this unwanted sojourn as adding insult to injury....
Yasir and Burki to compete in India
KARACHI, Aug 27: Pakistan’s Yasir Butt and Arshad Iqbal Burki will feature in the main rounds of the International Squash Championship to be held in Kolkata next month....
Mauresmo and Davenport meet in final
NEW HAVEN (Connecticut), Aug 27: Lindsay Davenport reclaimed possession of the womens number one ranking on Friday after her straight-set win to reach the final of the WTA event against Amelie Mauresmo....
Zulfiqar named skipper
HYDERABAD, Aug 27: Pir Zulfiqar has been appointed to lead Dadu/Jamshoro in the PCB Senior Inter-district cricket tournament, which starts next month....
Jones taken to hospital
NOTTINGHAM, Aug 27: England fast bowler Simon Jones was taken to hospital on Saturday suffering from an ankle injury, a spokesman said. A statement said the 26-year-old quick was to undergo “tests on his injured right ankle”....
Rangers CC in final
KARACHI, Aug 27: Ranger Cricket Club moved into the final of the M.M. Baig Memorial cricket tournament with a close four-wicket victory over Asifabad Sports at the KDA Stadium the other day....
Women squash from Sept 12
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The National women’s squash championship is to take place at the Mushaf Complex from Sept 12 to 15. Organised by Islamabad Zone Squash Association in collaboration with the...
Leadership course
LAHORE, Aug 27: Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) women sports administration leadership course will conclude at a local hotel on Sunday. Around 30 women recommended by different national sports federations are attending the course which started on Aug 22....
Women cricket camp
LAHORE, Aug 27: Twenty-nine cricketers will attend the second phase of the national women training camp scheduled to be held from Sept 9 to 25. The players were selected by a...