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| December 11, 2005 | Sunday | Ziqa’ad 8, 1426 |
England draw first blood in ODI series
LAHORE, Dec 10: Luck finally smiled on England on their current tour of Pakistan as the tourists won the opening clash in the five-match One-day International series by an emphatic margin of 42 runs at Qadhafi Stadium on Saturday....
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Bangladesh and India storm into semifinals
KARACHI, Dec 10: Three times champions India reached the SAFF soccer championship semifinals after an unimpressive 3-0 victory over Bhutan at People’s...
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Champions Trophy Hockey: The Netherlands trounce Pakistan
CHENNAI, Dec 10: Olympic gold-medallists Australia and the Netherlands opened their campaigns in field hockey’s Champions Trophy with identical 4-1 victories here on Saturday....
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World Team Squash: Mansoor topples Beng as Pakistan crush Malaysia
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10: Mansoor Zaman was at his brilliant best on Saturday upsetting world No. 16 Ong Beng Hee as Pakistan blanked Malaysia 3-0 to advance to the next round of the World Team squash championship....
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Styris guides New Zealand to record run chase
CHRISTCHURCH, Dec 10: All-rounder Scott Styris scored 101 in New Zealand’s world record run chase of 332 for eight to beat Australia by two wickets in the third and final One-day International on Saturday....
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Pakistan players praise Rehman
KARACHI, Dec 10: Maldives may be flying high but Pakistan soccer captain Jaffar Khan and his team-mates are confident of winning against Indian Ocean islanders on Sunday, saying Zesh Rehman has been a real inspiration for the squad....
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Indian coach confident of success
KARACHI, Dec 10: Indian soccer coach Syed Nayeemuddin said on Saturday his side was the favourite and not Pakistan at SAFF championship but failed to justify his claim by saying “it is a secret.”...
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World record for Tendulkar
NEW DELHI, Dec 10: Sachin Tendulkar shattered the world record for Test centuries as India made a strong start in the second Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday....
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Netherlands and Argentina in ‘Group of Death’
LEIPZIG (Germany), Dec 10: An exciting clash between Argentina and the Netherlands looks set to be the high spot of the first round of the 2006 World Cup while holders Brazil will do battle with Australia and Japan....
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Morientes puts Liverpool in seventh heaven
LIVERPOOL, Dec 10: Fernando Morientes ensured Liverpool will head off to the World Club Championship in Japan in buoyant mood after the Spain striker’s double secured a convincing victory against Middlesbrough on Saturday....
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Fantastic Face poised to land Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup
KARACHI, Dec 10: Four-year-old filly, Fantastic Face, is fancied to grab the Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup when the Winter Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Horse-racing: Trace Hit should capture Khyber Cup
LAHORE, Dec 10: Three-year-old filly, Trace Hit, looks set to win the Khyber Cup to be competed over 1400m during the 15th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Campbell still leads
THOUSAND OAKS (California), Dec 10: Kiwi Michael Campbell showed some chinks in his armour, but still led the Target World Challenge after Friday’s second round....
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Imran Farhat cracks century
KARACHI, Dec 10: Test reject Imran Farhat blasted an unbeaten hundred as Habib Bank posted a healthy 285 for two on the opening day of their four-day Patron’s Trophy Grade-I Championship match against PIA at UBL Sports Complex on Saturday....
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Seven-wicket haul by fiery Nadeem
KARACHI, Dec 10: Speedster Nadeem Javed grabbed seven for 65 to help KPT rout KESC for 184 in their first innings on the opening day of the three-day Patrons Trophy Grade-II match at PCB Academy Ground on Saturday....
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KRL struggle despite steady Wasim
KARACHI, Dec 10: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) made a painstaking start to their Patron’s Trophy Grade-I fixture as they crawled to 200 for seven against Pakistan Customs at NBP Sports Complex on Saturday....
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KC ‘A’ and KPI triumph
KARACHI, Dec 10: Pre favourite, Karachi Club (KC) ‘A’, took a flying start in the Haji Karim Dhedhi memorial Inter-club snooker tournament when they notched up a magnificent 9-1 victory over...
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PAF retain title 5th time in a row
PESHAWAR, Dec 10: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) retained the title of the Inter-services tennis championship for fifth successive year defeating Army in the final on Saturday....
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PCB constitution with Patron
LAHORE, Dec 10: Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar M Khan said on Saturday the PCB’s new constitution was with its Patron for final approval....
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PECHS, DHA win
KARACHI, Dec 10: PECHS Girls College and DHA College for Women cruised into the final of the Karachi Board Inter-collegiate tennis championship by winning their pre-finals on Saturday....
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