Mixed fortune for Wapda
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Wapda claimed the second National Squash Team Championship on Thursday with a 2-1 defeat of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the Mushaf Squash Complex....
Shoaib fails to show up at camp
LAHORE, May 25: The joint conditioning camp of Pakistan cricket team and ‘A’ team started on Thursday with injury-prone paceman Shoaib Akhtar a prominent absentee....
Imran criticises PCB’s ad hoc set-up
HYDERABAD, May 25: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its continued ad hocism and warned that without a proper institution talent could not be utilised in the country....
Aqeel marches into quarterfinals
KARACHI, May 25: Pakistan top ranked star Aqeel Khan continued his impressive run in the Indian F-I Futures tennis tournament when he eased into the last eight of the world ranking...
SGA talent hunt trials from June 9
KARACHI, May 25: Two-day trials to select promising under-21 golfers from Sindh will be held at Karachi Golf Club from June 9, secretary of Sindh Golf Association Asad I....
PCB names scrutiny committee
LAHORE, May 25: A four-member committee has been formed to commence scrutiny of the clubs affiliated with the country biggest association Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA)....
England seize early advantage as Lankans collapse
BIRMINGHAM (England), May 25: Liam Plunkett''s treble-strike was the cornerstone of England''s positive start to the second Test against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on Thursday....
Lara wants winning farewell on home soil
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), May 25: West Indies captain Brian Lara has a special motivation for the final two One-day Internationals against India in his native Trinidad....
Mushtaq and Naved rout Durham
LONDON, May 25: Pakistani bowling duo Mushtaq Ahmed and Rana Navedul Hasan put on a stunning tandem act to rush Sussex to victory within two days of their English County Championship match with clueless Durham....
Kallis could skip Sri Lanka tour
JOHANNESBURG, May 25: South African vice-captain Jacques Kallis is likely to miss tour to Sri Lanka in August as he would be recovering from surgery, but is expected to be fit in time for ICC Champions Trophy in India in September....
Usmani named PSAF secretary
KARACHI, May 25: Commander (retd) Navaid Usmani has been appointed secretary, Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF). His appointment was made by Commander Karachi, vice admiral S. V....
Moosa strikes twice
KARACHI, May 25: NBP and KESC gained full points in All Pakistan Anwar Bhaijan football championship on Wednesday. Mohammad Moosa struck twice while Aftab Ahmed and Abdul Ghafoor scored the other goals for KESC who routed Hazara Mohammadan 4-1....
Rao to lead India ‘A’
MUMBAI, May 25: Venugopal Rao will lead a 15-member India ‘A’ cricket team to Australia to play in July. The series will also feature ‘A’ teams from New Zealand and Pakistan...
Umpires invited for course
KARACHI, May 25: Three umpires of Karachi Cricket Umpires Association (KCUA) have been invited to attend the Pakistan Cricket Board Umpires Panel Induction Course being held at Lahore from May 30 to June 2....
Army triumph
LAHORE, May 25: Defending champions Army beat Wohaib Club 2-0 in an exhibition match of the 2nd National Under-21 football championship at the Punjab Stadium on Thursday....
Skoko’s goal stuns European champions
MELBOURNE, May 25: Australia gave 95,000 home fans a rousing World Cup send-off with a 1-0 win over European champions Greece in a football friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Thursday....
Irfan, Hafiz share honours: Inter-school cricket round-up
LAHORE, May 25: A fine century by Irfan Zaman and all-round performance by Hafiz Saad Nasim helped Government Muslim Model High School beat Government High School, Chauburji by 267 runs in...
Tennis: Pavel too strong for wild-card Marach
POERTSCHACH (Austria), May 25: Andrei Pavel defeated Austrian wild-card Oliver Marach 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday to move into the semifinals at the Hypo Group tennis tournament....
Summer camp from June 1
ISLAMABAD, May 25: A summer youth camp is being organised at the Islamabad Tennis Complex from June 1. Hameedul Haq will conduct the camp along with Fazle Subhan....
Pele backs German coach
BERLIN, May 25: Brazilian legend Pele has told the critics to lay off Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann, claiming he has done a fine job with the hosts ahead of next month''s World Cup....
Zaka snubs PHF
LAHORE, May 25: Former Olympian, Khawaja Zakauddin on Thursday resigned from the Advisory Board of Pakistan Hockey Federation....
Young Shaheen triumph
PESHAWAR, May 25: Young Shaheen Peshawar defeated Shah Fahad club Mardan 3-0 in the 3rd All-NWFP Shama Football Cup on Thursday....
Dera XI squad
LAHORE, May 25: Dera Eleven, Dera Ismail Khan, has announced its 25-member team for the 2nd National junior football championship to be played here from Friday....
STA elections
KARACHI, May 25: Dr Basit Ansari and Khalil Jibran were elected president and secretary of the Sindh Taekwondo Association for four years on Wednesday....