Sindh Qalandars in contention for place in final
KARACHI, Sept 14: A late charge by Sindh Qalandars put them in contention for a place in the final of Super Hockey League after a 3-0 thrashing to lacklustre Shan-e-Punjab on Wednesday....
England to beat India, Pakistan: Botham
LONDON, Sept 14: Following historic Ashes victory after 16 years, Ian Botham former England cricketer predicts England will prevail in upcoming series in Pakistan and India....
Winning Asian debut for Nadal
BEIJING, Sept 14: Rafael Nadal stormed to a winning debut in Asia on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Yeu-Tzuoo Wang at the US$500,000 China Open....
Laxman, Dravid put India in driving seat
BULAWAYO (Zimbabwe), Sept 14: Vangipurappu Laxman cashed in with a century as India seized a first-innings lead on a flat pitch on the second day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Wednesday....
Tendulkar given deadline for Super Series
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been given a week to declare himself fit for next month’s Super Series matches in Australia, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Wednesday....
BD hit new low as Murali snares six
COLOMBO, Sept 14: Muttiah Muralitharan took six for 18 as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 96 runs on the third day of the first Test on Wednesday after the visitors crashed to their lowest Test score....
Khalid blasts century in district event
KARACHI, Sept 14: A blistering century by former Pakistan under-19 captain Khalid Latif inspired Malir-Shah Faisal Zone to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Nazimabad-Asifabad Zone on the first day of the...
Saleh, Saim crack century breaks
KARACHI, Sept 14: Reigning national champion, Saleh Muhammad and winner of the just concluded Snooker Cup, Abu Saim, stole the limelight when they conjured up century breaks on the opening day...
Ponting wants to keep job
SYDNEY, Sept 14: Ricky Ponting arrived home on Wednesday, declaring that he still wants to be Australia’s cricket captain and that his team have a burning desire to retrieve the Ashes off England late next year....
Cash awards for winners urged
PESHAWAR, Sept 14: NWFP Boxing Association has asked the government to announce incentive and cash awards for the medal winners of boxers who won gold and silver medals in the recently-concluded...
KTT tourney revived
KARACHI, Sept 14: The Karachi table tennis championship which was revived after a decade and has attracted approximately 200 players including women got underway at the Islamia Club on Tuesday night....
Mullally quits
LONDON, Sept 14: Former England bowler Alan Mullally, 36, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after managing to play in only three one-day matches for Hampshire this season because of injuries.—AFP...
Lyon rout Real Madrid, narrow wins for Liverpool and Chelsea
LONDON, Sept 14: Olympique Lyon missed a penalty but still trounced Real Madrid 3-0 in a stunning start to the Champions League group stage, as holders Liverpool ground out a 2-1 win at Real Betis on Tuesday....
Miraj earns Army’s second gold
LAHORE, Sept 14: Army’s Miraj Din halted Wapda’s winning streak by capturing gold medal in 81 kg class in the national ranking judo championships at the National Sports Training and Coaching Centre on Wednesday....
Aisam leaves for Chile
LAHORE, Sept 14: Pakistan’s Aisamul haq left on Wednesday for Chile to join national tennis team to play in the Davis Cup World Group play off tie against Chile from Sept 23-25....
Army grab rowing trophy
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Army survived a strong challenge from Navy to win the 26th national rowing championship which concluded at Rawal Lake on Wednesday. The two-day championship was participated by Army, Navy, Wapda, Karachi Boat Club and Islamabad Rowing Club....
Babar and Jaffar on target
LAHORE, Sept 14: A goal each by Babar Mehmood and Jaffar Hussain enabled Army beat Panthers Club, Faisalabad in the Pakistan Premier football league 2-0 at the Government Muslim College Ground, Faisalabad....
Sara, Kumail named skippers
KARACHI, Sept 14: The CAS School Sports Department on Wednesday announced girls and boys basketball teams for Karachi Inter-school basketball league (KISBL) tournament starting from Thursday at CAS School DHA....
PBSA 2006 schedule
KARACHI, Sept 14: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association released tentative calendar of domestic activities for 2006 which kicks off with the national snooker championship in January....
Latifabad to face Makli in final
HYDERABAD, Sept 14: Latifabad Basketball Club, Hyderabad, and Makli Club, Thatta, will meet in the final of Defence Day of Pakistan All-Sindh Inter-clubs basketball Cup defeating Mehran University Club, Jamshoro and...
KPT team for PPL
KARACHI, Sept 14: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) team for participation in the second Pakistan Premier Soccer League 2005 (PPL) scheduled to be held in Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi will leave for Lahore on Thursday....