New Zealand hold Pakistan to 4-4 draw
MONCHENGLADBACH (Germany), Sept 8: New Zealand challenged for a semi- finals berth by drawing 4-4 with Pakistan in Pool `A’ of World Cup on Friday. With four points each from two...
Inzamam focus of another controversy
NOTTINGHAM, Sept 8: Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam, who already faces disciplinary charges resulting from a ball-tampering ruling, was at the center of another storm on Friday when he claimed a catch....
‘Forensic evidence not enough’
LONDON, Sept 8: Forensic evidence about the ball used in the Oval Test is unlikely to help prove a ball-tampering charge, said prominent science lecturer Allan Scott here on Friday....
A hurricane called Abdul Razzaq
NOTTINGHAM, Sept 8: The white ball swings more than its red equivalent, by all accounts, and Abdul Razzaq swings better than both of them. Those testimonies were proved correct on a perfect cloudless day at Trent Bridge....
WI focused on Trophy defence: Brian Lara
MUMBAI, Sept 8: Captain Brian Lara says the West Indies will use next week''s triangular series in Malaysia as preparation for their Champions Trophy defence. The West Indies face world...
The Oval row should not be politicised: PCB
LONDON, Sept 8: PCB made it clear on Friday that they would not hesitate to seek support from other countries if the ball tampering issue was given a political twist....
PCB turns down Indian proposal
KARACHI, Sept 8: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday refused to play a four-day first-class match in the holy month of Ramazan in India. The match was scheduled to be played...
Piyush, Sunil help India take lead
RAWALPINDI, Sept 8: Indian spinners Piyush Chawla and Sunil Raju shared six wickets for 75 runs as India under-19 team managed to take a 142-run lead on the second day of...
Buchanan’s successor
MELBOURNE, Sept 8: Former Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border are part of a five-man panel chosen to select Australia''s next cricket coach. Incumbent John Buchanan has announced he will...
Federer eclipses Blake, Davydenko beats Haas
NEW YORK, Sept 8: Top seed Roger Federer lost his first set of the 2006 US Open but remained on course for his third consecutive title with a four-set quarter-final triumph over resolute American James Blake on Thursday....
Huzaifa, Mustafa triumph in Karachi Table Tennis
KARACHI, Sept 8: Huzaifa Mustafa struggled to beat Hammad Aslam in five sets to advance into the next round of cadet boys’ singles in the 35th Karachi Table Tennis Championship which...
IAAF wants govt support in anti-doping battle
STUTTGART, Sept 8: The head of track and field''s world governing body wants governments to make better use of their police and judicial powers to combat doping....
Training camps for Asiad from 12th
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Training camps for the 200-strong Pakistani contingent that will participate in the 15th Asian Games will commence on September 12 across the country....
Zone-I Whites reach semis
KARACHI, Sept 8: Zone-I Whites have joined Zone-II Whites and Zone-II Blues in semi-finals of the KCCA Inter-zonal under-17 cricket championship by defeating Zone-IV Whites by four wickets here at the KCCA Stadium on Thursday....
Saad leads in COAS golf championship
RAWALPINDI, Sept 8: Saad Javed of the Rawalpindi Golf Club maintained top position with a score of net 136 in amateurs category on the third day of the COAS Open golf championship at the Rawalpindi Golf Club on Friday....
Volleyball junior team named
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Pakistan on Friday named team to compete in the 13th Asian Junior Men''s volleyball championship starting in Tehran, Iran from Wednesday. Teams from Pakistan, Iran, India, Japan, Indonesia,...
Pakistani boxers to compete in Asian Jr event
KARACHI, Sept 8: Young Pakistan boxers will be seen exchanging punches in the Asian Junior Boxing Championship which will be held at Indian city of Goa next month, a Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) official said here on Friday....
Police lead on opening day
LAHORE, Sept 8: Police emerged as the top team on the first day of the national Inter-departmental rugby championship by winning both its league matches at Wapda Sports Complex on Friday....
Habib Girls win
KARACHI, Sept 8: Habib Girls School thrashed Shah Wilayat Public School 15-0, 15-0 in a match in All Karachi Inter-school throwball tournament at AKU Sports Centre Gymnasium on Thursday....
Women volleyball
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The National Women''s volleyball championship will commence at the Hamidi Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex, from Monday. Wapda, Punjab, NWFP, Sindh, Islamabad, and HEC are to compete in the four-day event.—APP...