India whitewash Pakistan in women’s series
LAHORE, Oct 2: India under-21 women’s cricket side completed a 4-0 whitewash of Pakistan by inflicting a crushing 99-run defeat on the hosts in the final match of the tour at Qadhafi Stadium on Sunday....
HORSE-RACING: Mir Sab captures Stakes Cup in style
KARACHI, Oct 2: Living up to his current form and fitness, two-year-old half-bred, Mir Sab, lifted the Sire Produce Stakes Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Unfancied Who Dares grabs Inaugural Cup
LAHORE, Oct 2: The Floodlit Racecourse at the Lahore Race Club (LRC) was formally inaugurated by the Punjab Chief Minister, Ch. Pervaiz Elahi at a simple ceremony held during the day...
Mushtaq hopeful of facing England
LAHORE, Oct 2: Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said on Sunday he was confident he could play a key role against England next month if selected....
Hodge stakes Test claims
MELBOURNE, Oct 2: Brad Hodge pushed his claims for a place in Australia’s team for this month’s cricket Test match against the World XI with a top-scoring knock against the world team in a warm-up one-dayer on Sunday....
Trio help Diamond lift trophy
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Atif Ashraf and Bilal Asad stroked fine half centuries and Sajid Ali picked up four wickets to help Diamond Club land the NBP-ICA Inter-club super cricket championship with an 82-run defeat of XI Star....
Munir regains Punjab Open crown
LAHORE, Oct 2: Muhammad Munir of Islamabad retained his title in the 26th Punjab Open golf championship when he ended the third and final round with an aggregate of 203, just...
Choi, Trahan enjoy flawless day
GREENSBORO (North Carolina), Oct 2: South Korea’s K.J. Choi and American D.J. Trahan enjoyed flawless afternoons to grab a share of the third round lead at the Greensboro Classic on Saturday....
Federer beats Murray to retain title
BANGKOK, Oct 2: World number one Roger Federer retained his Thailand Open title on Sunday with a 6-3 7-5 victory over British teenager Andy Murray....
Asif pedals off to win 160km cycle race
RAWALPINDI, Oct 2: Muhammad Asif of Railways pedalled off to win the 160-kilometre Peshawar to Rawalpindi road cycle race by covering the distance in 4.27:54 seconds on Sunday....
SOFTBALL: Punjab and NWFP win on opening day
LAHORE, Oct 2: Punjab and NWFP won their matches on the opening day of the fourth National women’s softball championship at the Lahore College, University for Women ground on Sunday....
Six finals decided in U-17 athletics
LAHORE, Oct 2: Six finals were decided on the second day of the Punjab Sports Board Under-17 girls athletics championship at the Punjab Stadium on Sunday....
McGrath for specialist coaches
MELBOURNE, Oct 2: Paceman Glenn McGrath on Sunday supported calls for specialist coaches for the Australian team in the wake of their Ashes loss last month to England....