Last-gasp goal lifts Germany past India
MONCHENGLADBACH (Germany), Sept 6: Christopher Zeller''s last-minute goal led Germany to a 3-2 win against India in the opening match of the men''s field hockey World Cup on Wednesday....
Champions Trophy: No surprises in Pakistan squad
KARACHI, Sept 6: Pakistan cricket selectors sprang no surprises on Wednesday while announcing a 14-member squad for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in India....
Brilliant Younis century gives Pakistan unbeatable lead
SOUTHAMPTON (England), Sept 6: Younis Khan''s 101 was the centrepiece of Pakistan''s two-wicket win over England in the day/night third One-day International at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday (partly reported in Wednesday’s edition)....
No action against Pakistan
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 6: Shoaib Akhtar and the rest of the Pakistan team were exonerated of any wrongdoing after a controversial incident during the third match of their one-day series against England at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday....
Trio in running for ICC awards
NEW DELHI, Sept 6: Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene have been nominated for four ICC awards, it was announced on Wednesday....
Gaultier ends Shabana’s World Open hopes
CAIRO, Sept 6: Amr Shabana''s hopes of retaining his World Open title were crushed on Tuesday when Gregory Gaultier pulled off a stunning 11-5, 11-7, 2-11, 11-9 upset victory in the semi-finals....
Jankovic stuns Dementieva to reach semis
NEW YORK, Sept 6: Jelena Jankovic roared into her first Grand Slam semi-final with a stunning upset of Elena Dementieva at a water-logged US Open on Tuesday....
Thumbs up for Shoaib but Sky is the limit
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 6: This summer''s ball-tampering saga was given fresh impetus at the Rose Bowl when Sky Television showed footage of Shoaib Akhtar running his thumb along the seam three balls...
Younis plays down ball incident
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 6: Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan insisted too much had been made of an incident showing team-mate Shoaib Akhtar working on the ball during the tourists'' two-wicket win in the third One-day International win....
Fletcher breaks silence over Oval row
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 6: England coach Duncan Fletcher has spoken publicly for the first time regarding newspaper reports he saw match referee Mike Procter before play on the fourth day of the controversial fourth Test against Pakistan at The Oval last month....
WICB, WIPA end long impasse
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Sept 6: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) have formally brought an end to the impasse that has plagued regional cricket for almost...
Trescothick pulls out
LONDON, Sept 6: England batsman Marcus Trescothick has pulled out of next month''s Champions Trophy because of a medical condition, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday....
Byron takes home September Cup
LAHORE, Sept 6: Fancied bay colt Byron displayed all the qualities of a good fighter to win the September Cup during the first day/night Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Tuesday....
Yes Neighbour Yes lands Defence Day Cup
KARACHI, Sept 6: Five-year-old chestnut Yes Neighbour Yes lived up to his top billing when he posted a facile five-length victory over King Of Sanghar to capture the Defence Day Cup...
Zehra leads CJM to victory
KARACHI, Sept 6: Zehra Dada led Convent of Jesus & Mary outclassed Shah Wilayat Public School 15-1, 15-1 in All Karachi Inter-school Girls’ throwball tournament at the AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium on Tuesday....
Khurram hits fine century
KARACHI, Sept 6: A superb century by Khurram Shahzad led Sialkot to a crushing 117-run victory over Abbottabad in the opening matches of the PCB National Inter-regional Under-19 One-day Cricket Championship on Tuesday....
NBP triumph
LAHORE, Sept 6: A second-half goal by Haseem Khan helped National Bank of Pakistan defeat Wapda 2-1 in the final of the Governor’s Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Faisalabad Hockey Stadium on Wednesday....