Lara surpasses Border’s record of Test runs
ADELAIDE, Nov 26: West Indian batsman Brian Lara broke Allan Border’s world record for the most Test runs on Saturday on a dramatic second day’s play that ended with Australian opener Justin Langer dismissed for 99 four balls from stumps....
Third Test: Inzamam warns team-mates of England backlash
LAHORE, Nov 26: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has warned his team-mates on Saturday to avoid being complacent in the third and final Test against England as the visitors had the ability to stage a comeback....
ECB chief to discuss Karachi ODI
LAHORE, Nov 26: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief David Morgan arrives on Sunday to discuss the issue of whether or not hold the third one-dayer at Karachi between Pakistan and England and also to witness the third Test....
Blackwell replaces Giles for ODI series
LAHORE, Nov 26: All-rounder Ian Blackwell will replace left-arm spinner Ashley Giles in the England squad for next month’s five One-day Internationals against Pakistan, an official said on Saturday....
Tendulkar will smash all records, claims Wasim
LAHORE, Nov 26: Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar will smash all batting records before he quits international cricket, according to former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram....
Biomechanic Tests: Shoaib Malik heads for Australia
LAHORE, Nov 26: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will travel to Australia before next month’s one-day series against England to undergo biomechanic tests on his bowling action....
Razzaq restarts bowling
LAHORE, Nov 26: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has said he would restart bowling with full run-up from Monday. Talking to reporters at the Qadhafi Stadium, Razzaq said that his doctor had allowed...
Imrans share limelight
LAHORE, Nov 26: Imran Malik and Mohammad Imran shared eight wickets to help Sialkot beat Multan by 92 runs in the National Inter-region under-19 cricket tournament at the Gymkhana Ground in Okara on Saturday....
South Africa recall Kemp for Aussie trip
DURBAN, Nov 26: Justin Kemp’s explosive batting in One-day Internationals has earned him a place in South Africa’s Test squad for next month’s tour of Australia....
Pakistan U-19 beaten
VISAKHAPATNAM (India), Nov 26: India warmed up for Sunday’s final with a fluent 147-run win over Pakistan in last round-robin match of inaugural Afro-Asian under-19 cricket tournament. Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by 55 runs at Ukku Stadium to qualify for final against India....
National Grass Court Tennis: Aqeel to meet Nomi in final
LAHORE, Nov 26: Top seed Aqeel Khan will clash with his Wapda colleague Nomi Qamar in the men’s singles final of the National grass court tennis championship at Bagh-i-Jinnah on Monday....
Rubab smashes two marks
KARACHI, Nov 26: Mercurial international Rubab Raza (Army) set two new marks and Kiran Khan one, on the opening day of the 8th National junior age group swimming championship at Karachi Gymkhana pool on Saturday....
Maryam flays PTF
LAHORE, Nov 26: Pakistan’s top ranked player Maryam Raheem slammed the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Saturday for not exempting her from appearing in the national trials held last September....
Squash: Lincou sets semifinal date with Palmer
KARACHI, Nov 26: Top seed Thierry Lincou and third seed David Palmer will meet in the top half semifinals after surviving bruising five-game marathons on Friday in Qatar Squash Classic in Doha....
Bang On Target fancied for day’s big prize
KARACHI, Nov 26: Shah Mardan Shah II Pir Pagaro VII Double Birthday Cup is the main attraction of the Winter Gymkhana race meeting which takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
India pin hopes on new coach and newcomers
NEW DELHI, Nov 26: There’s a new coach, plenty of new faces and renewed optimism as Indian football team heads for South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship from Dec 7 in Karachi....
Bilal Zaman retains CAS Jr U-19 title
PESHAWAR, Nov 26: Bilal Zaman retained the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Open junior squash championship under-19 title defeating Adil Atlas in a marathon five-set final at PAF Squash Complex on Saturday....
Asad, Maliha crowned champions
KARACHI, Nov 26: Karachi’s upcoming Asad Omer and Maliha Khurshid clinched boys and girls singles titles in the 12th National table tennis championship at the Barkat Bhai hall, Hyderabad, on Saturday, according to information available here....
Fisher holds one-stroke advantage
SHENZHEN (China) Nov 26: Two-day leader Chawalit Plaphol pressed the self-destruct button in spectacular fashion on Saturday to leave the Volvo China Open up for grabs going into the final round....
Qasim sails into last-8
KARACHI, Nov 26: Teenager Qasim Kamani, with a break of 90, handed out a 3-0 defeat to Hafeez Ghaziani to advance to the quarterfinals of Karachi Club Open snooker championship at Amir Bakhsh Billiards Hall on Friday....
Nigeria bids for 2014 Games
VALLETTA, Nov 26: Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasango on Saturday launched a bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Abuja, and asked that the two other contenders withdraw their bids so...
Kenyan footballers go on strike
NAIROBI, Nov 26: Kenya’s national team have gone on strike and refused to depart for the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup in neighbouring Rwanda, Kenyan newspapers reported on Saturday....
Basketball: Murtaza and Paras shine
KARACHI, Nov 26: Murtaza Kamil scored 20 points as hosts Le’cole School outclassed AV Sina School 40-6 in an opening match of Inter-school basketball tournament on Saturday....
Harris triumphs
LAHORE, Nov 26: Harris Khan of Beaconhouse New Garden Town Branch outclassed schoolmate Shazaib Maqbool to win the under-20 finals of the Golden Jubilee Inter-schools table tennis tournament at the Chromo Complex here on Friday....
Match abandoned
BANGALORE, Nov 26: The visiting Sri Lankan cricket team were Saturday denied a good practice match ahead of their upcoming three-Test series against India....
Late equalizer
LAHORE, Nov 26: A dying-minute equaliser by Sabir helped Sargodha draw 2-2 with Lahore in the Punjab Inter-district football championship at Punjab Stadium on Saturday....
Saqlain hearing
LAHORE, Nov 26: The judicial commission of FIH will hear the case of Pakistan hockey team captain Muhammad Saqlain in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Sunday....