India, Australia record remarkable victories
CHENNAI, Dec 11: Olympic gold-medallists Australia and hosts India fought back from the brink to record remarkable victories in the Champions Trophy field hockey tournament on Sunday. Australia, trailing 1-2 at half-time,...
Maldives become Group ‘A’ champions
KARACHI, Dec 11: A string of gilt-edged chances missed by goal-shy Pakistan resulted in a 0-0 draw that helped the Maldives become Group ‘A’ champions on better goal average at SAFF championship on Sunday....
Pakistan set up French clash with Dutch rout
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Pakistan swept into the quarterfinals of the World Team squash championship on Sunday with a 3-0 knockout of Netherlands that put them in a difficult clash with No 3 seeds France....
Mushtaq appointed bowling consultant
LAHORE, Dec 11: Pakistan have retained leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as a bowling consultant for the one-day series against England. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Sunday that Mushtaq...
Bowlers brace for more onslaught in second ODI
LAHORE, Dec 11: Bowlers will be under pressure once again on Monday to stop the run-flow on a flat surface when Pakistan and England clash in the second One-day International at Qadhafi Stadium....
Murali, Kumble put Delhi Test in spin
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan and India’s Anil Kumble produced masterly displays of spin bowling to leave the second Test balanced on a knife’s edge on Sunday....
Super sub rule benefits toss winner, says Inzamam
LAHORE, Dec 11: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq says the super sub rule benefits teams winning the toss and his side will like to cash in on it in the second day-night one-day match against England on Monday....
Imran, Hasan dazzle in big stand
KARACHI, Dec 11: Opener Imran Farhat smashed a career-best 242 and skipper Hasan Raza blasted 178 as Habib Bank piled up a mammoth 663 for eight in their first innings against...
South Africa hit form
PERTH, Dec 11: South Africa’s batsmen showed a marked improvement Sunday on the opening day of a three-day tour match but there were growing concerns that all-rounder Jacques Kallis may not...
Committee’s views ignored in appointments
LAHORE, Dec 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has twice by-passed its ad hoc committee and its own policy, in recent days by appointing Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed and Mrs Bending...
Ghazan Prince clinches Quaid Trial Cup
KARACHI, Dec 11: Four-year-old chestnut Ghazan Prince created quite a stir when he returned with flying colours to land the 10 furlongs Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Trace Hit outclasses rival to capture Khyber Cup
LAHORE, Dec 11: Fancied three-year-old filly Trace Hit, owned by Khawaja M. Arif, showed her class by winning the Khyber Cup run over 1400 metres at the floodlit Racecourse on Sunday....
KPI, KG upset KC outfits
KARACHI, Dec 11: Karachi Club (KC) had a disappointing day on Sunday when two of its outfits tasted defeats in the Haji Karim Dhedhi memorial Inter-club snooker tournament at Amir Bux billiards hall, Karachi Club, on Sunday....
Kapur wins Asian season finale
BANGKOK, Dec 11: A star was born when India’s Shiv Kapur lifted the Masters of Asia title on Sunday, beating last year’s winner and countryman Jyoti Randhawa by two strokes....
Tickets for Karachi ODI from today
KARACHI, Dec 11: Karachi cricket enthusiasts will get only three days as tickets for the third ODI between Pakistan and England on Thursday would be put on sale from Monday....
Races rescheduled
LAHORE, Dec 11: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards decided on Sunday to hold Lahore Winter Meeting scheduled for Dec 25, a day earlier on Dec 24....