Hingis shocked; Agassi wins thriller to extend career
NEW YORK, Sept 1: Andre Agassi, 36 years old and burdened by a bad back, extended his career for at least one more match by winning a thriller over eighth-seeded Marcos...
‘Asif, Naved were superb at Cardiff’
LONDON, Sept 1: Former England fast bowler Jonathan Agnew, praising Pakistan seamers Mohammad Asif and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, said the two pacers were the most exciting young prospects on the world cricketing scene today....
Inzamam certain for Trophy: PCB
KARACHI, Sept 1: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday said it had no worries about the availability of captain Inzamam-ul Haq for next month''s Champions Trophy as it was confident...
Fans get access to more 2007 World Cup tickets
St John’s (Antigua), Sept 1: Cricket fans worldwide can purchase match tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 from Sept 1 with increased purchasing limits for all types of tickets....
Gibbs, Boje agree to play in India
NEW DELHI, Sept 1: South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs and bowler Nicky Boje have made themselves available to play in the Champions Trophy tournament in India starting next month....
Aussies twice the team since Ashes loss: McGrath
SYDNEY, Sept 1: Australia are twice the team they were since losing the Ashes last year and are ready to wrest back the urn from England, fast bowler Glenn McGrath said on Friday....
I am good enough for India recall: Ganguly
NEW DELHI (India), Sept 1: Former India captain Saurav Ganguly said on Friday he was hurt at his continued exclusion from the team and insisted he was good enough to play international cricket....
PCB names 16 for India U-19 matches
LAHORE, Sept 1: Pakistan Cricket Board’s junior selection committee on Friday named a 16-member squad for the two four-day matches against the touring India under-19 team....
NCA-BD cricket match rescheduled
LAHORE, Sept 1: The third One-day match between Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket academies will now be held at Qadhafi Stadium on Sunday instead of Saturday....
Football squad departs for Muscat today
KARACHI, Sept 1: National football team which will face Oman on Wednesday in the 14th Asian Cup Football Qualifiers (Group-C) will leave for Muscat here on Saturday.The...
Thai girl clinches ITF singles title
KARACHI, Sept 1: Fourth seed Parichart Charoensukployphol stamped her authority when she walked away with second ITF girls’ singles crown in a week, beating top seed Prariyawat Ratanakrong in straight sets in the All-Thailand final at the Islamabad Club on Friday....
Wapda thrash NWFP
LAHORE, Sept 1: Six goals by Azra Nasir and four by Neelma Hassan enabled Wapda to crush NWFP 18-0 in the opening match of the Quaid-i-Azam women’s gold Cup at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday....
KHA plans to resume activity
KARACHI, Sept 1: Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) will meet on Sunday to discuss and finalize its activity calendar, KHA announced on Friday....
World Open Squash: Nicol survives scare in first round
CAIRO, Sept 1: Peter Nicol, arguably the most successful player on the world squash tour over the past ten years, nearly saw his hopes of a climactic finish to his career go up in smoke at the World Open on Friday....
Chotani to head KTTA
KARACHI, Sept 1: Former international Javed Chotani was installed president of Karachi Table Tennis Association (KTTA) in the mid-term elections held during the special council meeting at Islamia Club on Thursday....
UEFA crackdown
GENEVA, Sept 1: UEFA wants match officials to crackdown on players who dispute or try to influence a referee''s decisions....
Davis Cup training camp from 23rd
LAHORE, Sept 1: Seven probables will attend a training camp which is being held in Islamabad from Monday to finalise Pakistan Davis Cup team for the away home Asia Oceania tie against China scheduled for Sept 21 to 23....