Aftershock not strong enough to jolt Jones
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The English cricketers are slowly getting used to life in Pakistan and had a taste of an aftershock of the earthquake in the wee hours of Saturday but...
Bowlers hold sway over batsmen
LAHORE, Oct 29: Bowlers held upper-hand over the batsmen as 17 wickets fell on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match between Lahore Shalimar and Peshawar at the...
Inzamam satisfied with team selection
LAHORE, Oct 29: Pakistan cricket team captain Inzamamul Haq has said that the team announced for two Test matches against England was a balanced one and would deliver....
Inzamam runs into form with belligerent knock
LAHORE, Oct 29: Inzamamul Haq finally hit form with a 70-ball 76 as the four-day trial match between Pakistan XI and Rest of Pakistan fizzled out into a draw at the Qadhafi Stadium on Saturday....
Shahid Qambrani falls for 99
KARACHI, Oct 29: Hyderabad strengthened their grip over Islamabad in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League fixture by striking twice in the visitors’ second innings on the second day of the four-day match at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday....
First innings lead for KH
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Karachi Harbour gained a first-innings lead of 53 runs against Abbottabad on Saturday, the second day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match at the Diamond Cricket Ground....
Vincent fails to stop South African
CAPE TOWN, Oct 29: New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent made a sparkling 90 but could not stop South Africa gaining their 11th successive win in the second one-day international at Newlands Friday, (briefly reported in Saturday’s edition)....
Shahzad brings back LR into match
KARACHI, Oct 29: Shahzad Butt led a spirited fightback by Lahore Ravi to leave the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match against Quetta evenly poised at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta on Saturday....
Rawalpindi on top against Multan
RAWALPINDI, Oct 29: A century by Usman Saeed and good bowling by the Rawalpindi bowlers put them on top against Multan on the second day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold League match at the KRL Stadium on Saturday....
Vaughan turns 31
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: England captain Michael Vaughan celebrated his 31st birthday poolside in the Pakistani capital on Saturday with hugs and cheers from his team-mates. “All the players gathered at the...
Injured Schnyder could miss final against Petrova
LINZ (Austria), Oct 29: Patty Schnyder defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-2 in the semifinals of the Linz Open but could miss Sunday’s title match against Nadia Petrova after injuring her left wrist in a fit of temper....
Samuels hits ground record 257 for West Indies
BRISBANE, Oct 29: The West Indies were in a winning position in their four-day tour cricket match against Queensland after Marlon Samuels hit a record-breaking 257 here on Saturday....
Chelsea beat Rovers, Spurs hold Arsenal
LONDON, Oct 29: Chelsea finished a stuttering week on a high note when they beat Blackburn Rovers 4-2 at Stamford Bridge to maintain a commanding lead at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday....
Jamshed sparkles for Lahore Ravi
LAHORE, Oct 29: Five wickets by Jamshed Ahmed enabled Lahore Ravi to beat Quetta by an innings and 109 runs in the National inter-region U-19 cricket championship at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke on Saturday....
PABBF to host 4-nation event
KARACHI, Oct 29: The Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation (PABBF) ad hoc committee has extended invitations to three foreign teams to visit Pakistan in the first quarter of next year to feature in a quadrangular tournament planned at Islamabad....
US Open Squash: Chance for Shahid to salvage pride
KARACHI, Oct 29: Pakistan number one Shahid Zaman will be looking to salvage his pride when he will feature in the US Open Squash Championship in Boston, USA, early next month....
Saddar Town enter final
KARACHI, Oct 29: Saddar Town qualified for the final of the ninth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament when defeated KGA Gymkhana by 23 runs in the second semifinal at the KGA Ground on Saturday....
Customs CC in Trophy final
KARACHI, Oct 29: Customs CC (CCC) entered the final of third Dr.M.A. Shah Floodlight Trophy Cricket after a four-wicket victory over M.Tex XI at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium on Friday night....
AKG Blues in Cup final
KARACHI, Oct 29: Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) Blues registered an exciting four-wicket win against Faraz Industries to book a berth in the final of AKG Twenty Cup Ramzan Cricket Tournament at AKG Ground Saturday....
Height Of Happiness to win Gujrat Cup
LAHORE, Oct 29: The highly strung bay filly, Height Of Happiness, is fancied to win the Gujrat Cup, a class III handicap race to be run over 1600m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Vijay Singh misses cut; Lowery snatches lead
PALM HARBOR (Florida), Oct 29: Defending champion Vijay Singh missed the cut Friday at the Chrysler Championship, where Steve Lowery seized the second-round lead with a five-under-par 66....
Sameer grabs winner
KARACHI, Oct 29: Munawwaruz Zaman XI reached final when they handed a 4-2 defeat to Zubair XI in the Ramazan Hockey Khursheed Benefit tournament at UBL Sports Complex on Saturday....
Practice matches
KARACHI, Oct 29: Pakistan football team may play two practice matches against Asian countries before forthcoming SAFF championship, said Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Saturday....
India finalize schedule for England tour
NEW DELHI, Oct 29: England will play Tests in Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Mumbai during their tour of India next year, the Indian cricket board announced on Saturday....
Langer in doubt for first Test
BRISBANE, Oct 29: Australian opening batsman Justin Langer will have a fitness examination ahead of next week’s opening cricket Test against the West Indies after suffering a fractured rib in a one-day match....
Faisalabad hit back
LAHORE, Oct 29: Faisalabad struck back with a vengeance after conceding a first-innings lead of 77 runs to have Karachi Urban reeling at 47 for six in the second innings of...