Inzamam misses out on ODI nomination: ICC shortlists nominees
KARACHI, Sept 28: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq, who had nearly refused to travel to Australia two days ago, found his name omitted from one of the ICC awards’ individual nominations on Wednesday....
Diana guides India U-21 to victory
LAHORE, Sept 28: An unbeaten half-century by Diana David helped an India under-21 women team score a 33-run win over Pakistan women team in the first game of a four-match series at the Aitchison College ground on Wednesday....
Madiha and Saeed voted best athletes
LAHORE, Sept 28: The three-day Chief Minister Punjab Inter-school sports ended on Wednesday at Punjab Stadium without a winner of the general trophy....
Karachi Colours, Wapda complete semifinal line-up
KARACHI, Sept 28: National Games gold medallist, Wapda, and the hosts, Karachi Colours completed the semifinal line-up of the 21st National women’s hockey championship when they rounded off their league matches...
‘Ganguly and Chappell patch-up an eyewash’
MUMBAI, Sept 28: The truce brokered by India’s cricket chiefs between captain Saurav Ganguly and coach Greg Chappell was on Wednesday rubbished by the media amid fears another flare-up was around the corner....
Federer extended by unknown Brazilian
BANGKOK, Sept 28: Roger Federer was made to battle for the upper hand against Brazilian Marcos Daniel as he began the defence of his Thailand Open title, hurling his racket to the ground in frustration before winning 7-6 6-4....
Quaid Trophy, under-19 squads named
LAHORE, Sept 28: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the squads of Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot and Islamabad for the forthcoming Quaid-i-Azam Trophy and the Inter-region under-19 tournament....
Umpires seminar
KARACHI, Sept 28: A five-day Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) women umpires seminar commenced at the Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) Stadium on Wednesday....
16 teams for Ramazan Cup
KARACHI, Sept 28: The popular Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Festival cricket tournament will be staged for the 20th time at the KG ground from the 1st of Ramazan with 16 teams in fray for top honours....
Sailors to take part in Thailand
KARACHI, Sept 28: Pakistani sailors will take part in International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) Asian championship which will be held in Thailand next month, an official of Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) said on Wednesday....
GOLF: Munir to defend Punjab Open
LAHORE, Sept 28: Fresh from a stunning victory in Rachna Open last week, Muhammad Munir of Islamabad will defend his title in the 26th Punjab Open golf championship which tees off at the Lahore Gymkhana course from Friday....
Afghan Club back on top
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Afghan Club regained leadership in Pakistan Premier Soccer League when they defeated Navy 1-0 on Wednesday. Afghan Club won ten of their 19 matches in securing 34 points, while Wapda have collected 31 points from 14 games....
Gold for Pakistani women golfers
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Pakistan captured a gold medal in the team event in the ongoing 4th Women Islamic Games at Tehran (Iran), according to reports available on Wednesday....
Barcelona, Juve, Bayern and Arsenal win again
LONDON, Sept 28: Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Arsenal all maintained perfect starts to their Champions League campaigns on Tuesday while Manchester United kick-started theirs with a late winner over Benfica....
National cycle race
PESHAWAR, Sept 28: Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) is holding National Cycle Race on Sunday, it was announced here on Wednesday....
Erum’s goal earns Sindh third place
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Sindh edged out Balochistan 1-0 in the play-off match to finish third in the first-ever women’s national football championship at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, on Wednesday....
Fresh trials for Lahore teams
LAHORE, Sept 28: Trials to select Lahore teams for the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy will be held for the second time at the LCCA ground on Saturday at 11.00am....
3 goals each for Taha, Haris
KARACHI, Sept 28: City School, North Nazimabad and City Government School, Azeempura won their matches in the 5th Nawab Ali and M Ismail memorial Inter-school hockey tournament at Police ground on Wednesday....
Ashraf shines
KARACHI, Sept 28: Opener Ashraf Ali missed the coveted three-figure mark by three runs as SSGC outclassed Aria Academy from Afghanistan by seven wickets on Wednesday....
Zohaib sparkles
KARACHI, Sept 28: A sparkling 88 by Zohaib Ali guided hosts State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) into the final of the fourth Governor’s Cup inter-bank cricket tournament on Tuesday....
PTTF meeting
KARACHI, Sept 28: The executive committee of the newly elected Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) meets here on Thursday to chalk out programme for the uplift of the game in the country....
Distt badminton
RAWALPINDI, Sept 28: Rawalpindi district open badminton tournament got under way at Liaquat Bagh Sports Complex on Wednesday. About 150 players are taking part in the event which features men’s singles and doubles, juniors and ladies singles and doubles.—APP...