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| February 19, 2006 | Sunday | Muharram 20, 1427 |
Reputation at stake for Pakistan in final ODI
KARACHI, Feb 18: With the series already lost, Pakistan’s injured pride is very much at stake when they face a confident India in the fifth and final One-day International at the National Stadium on Sunday....
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Hockey: Rehan Butt fashions Pakistan victory
CHANDIGARH, Feb 18: Rehan Butt scored two goals to fashion Pakistan’s 3-1 victory over arch sub-continental rivals India in the second hockey Test match on Saturday....
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Inzamam and Younis retained until Dec 2006
KARACHI, Feb 18: Despite Pakistan’s defeat in the One-day International series against India, Inzamamul Haq would remain Pakistan captain for the rest of the year, the PCB ad hoc committee announced on Saturday....
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India outplayed us: Inzamam
KARACHI, Feb 18: Inzamamul Haq conceded on Saturday that India outplayed Pakistan and deserved to win the One-day International series. “I must admit that we were outplayed by a better team,”...
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Pakistan sailors win silver, bronze
KARACHI, Feb 18: The two Pakistani pairs of sailors maintained their ascendancy by finishing among top three in the Enterprise world championship which concluded at Negombo, near Colombo on Friday....
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PAF grab polo cup
LAHORE, Feb 18: Three-goal Tauhid helped Pakistan Air Force (PAF) win the Lake City Low goal Polo Cup, thrashing Punjab Rangers 5-3 1/2 in the final on Saturday....
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New Zealand outclass Windies in first ODI
WELLINGTON, Feb 18: A 136-run opening partnership by veteran Nathan Astle and newcomer Jamie How laid the foundations for an 81-run victory by New Zealand over the West Indies in their five-match, one-day series opener on Saturday....
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Razzaq to play for Ireland
LONDON, Feb 18: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has become second Pakistan star to confirm he will play as a professional for Ireland in this year’s one-day C&G Trophy....
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Bell, Vaughan excel in tour opener
MUMBAI, Feb 18: England captain Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell warmed up for the upcoming Test series in India with half-centuries in a practice match here on Saturday....
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Hasan’s century inspires bankers
KARACHI, Feb 18: A superb century by skipper Hasan Raza inspired Habib Bank to a comfortable 37-run victory over Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) in the second semifinal of the Patron’s Cup one-day cricket tournament on Saturday....
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Liverpool end 85-year United jinx
LONDON, Feb 18: Liverpool ended their 85-year Manchester United jinx when a first-half Peter Crouch header gave them a deserved 1-0 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Anfield on Saturday....
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Patron’s Cup: Customs stun Wapda to reach final
KARACHI, Feb 18: Aided by great teamwork, Pakistan Customs sprang a major surprise on Saturday when they dethroned Wapda to reach the final of the Patron’s Cup at the UBL Sports Complex....
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Soccer: Sharoz strikes winner
KARACHI, Feb 18: Mohammad Sharoz’s first half strike gave Hyderi Baloch a 1-0 win over Baloch Mohammadan Lyari in the KASB Premier League soccer match that saw two red cards at Sixteen Star Football ground on Thursday....
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PCB women’s cricket tournament
LAHORE, Feb 18: Four matches will be played on Tuesday in the first round of the PCB Lahore women’s cricket tournament at different grounds. In all, 14 schools, clubs and colleges are competing in the tournament....
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Judo: Wapda give Railways tough fight
LAHORE, Feb 18: Defending champions Railways faced a good fight from Wapda, who are appearing for the first time, as both were joint leaders with 14 points each on the first day of 2nd national Women judo championship on Saturday....
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Golf: Sabbatini leads by four over Levet and Barlow
LOS ANGELES, Feb 18: South Africa’s Rory Sabbatini surged into the lead at the Nissan Open on Friday, firing a second-round 65 for a four-shot edge over France’s Thomas Levet and Craig Barlow....
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Aie Bahar fancied to stretch her run of wins
KARACHI, Feb 18: Five-year-old mare Aie Bahar is fancied to stretch her run of victories to three when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Top contenders in reckoning for Derby Trial
LAHORE, Feb 18: The Derby Trial, undoubtedly one of the Lahore Winter Meeting’s highlights to be run over 2000m promises to be a lively contest between four colts at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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Roddick and Hewitt qualifies for San Jose semifinals
SAN JOSE (California), Feb 18: Top-seeded Andy Roddick remained on course for a “three-peat” at this ATP hardcourt tournament on Friday as he rolled into the semifinals with a straight-set win over Bjorn Phau....
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Trio in joint lead
LAHORE, Feb 18: Aadil Jehangir, the first day’s leader, Shumyal Aziz, the first day runners-up, with Imran Ahmed are jointly occupying top position with two days’ aggregate 152, each, despite posting...
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Nasir survives scare in U-17 final
KARACHI, Feb 18: Top seed Nasir Mushtaq survived a scare when he overcame fighting second seed Ghulam Abbas Panju in gruelling three sets to capture the juniors U-17 title in the Open tennis championship at Karachi Gymkhana on Saturday....
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Kinnaird, KU in last eight
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Kinnaird College and Karachi University advanced to the quarterfinals of the Inter-university women’s hockey championship at Jinnah College on Friday....
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NWFP Technical Boards Games
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: The NWFP Board of Technical Education Annual Games would commence at different venues across the province from Feb 23, said Director Sports Muhammad Iqbal on Friday....
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Ranking lawn tennis today
SADIQABAD, Feb 18: An All-Pakistan ranking lawn tennis tournament will kick off at Sadiqabad Club Rahimyar Khan on Sunday. Organizer Rana Jawad said on Saturday a total of 80 players from...
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CSD, KU win
KARACHI, Feb 18: City School Darakhshan stormed into Karachi United school soccer semifinals after a 3-1 victory over Bayview High School at DHA Football ground on Saturday....
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Tanveer, Arif shine
LAHORE, Feb 18: Wapda moved into All-Punjab Mian Badruddin memorial soccer quarterfinals with a convincing 3-0 win over Mujahid Club at Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Saturday....
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