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| September 16, 2006 | Saturday | Sha'aban 22, 1427 |
Pakistan, England score wins; meet in fifth place play-off
MONCHENGLADBACH (Germany) Sept 15: England and Pakistan won through to the playoff for fifth and sixth positions at the World Cup hockey on Friday....
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Pakistan search for answers after World Cup flop
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan''s hockey community is searching for a way to halt the alarming decline in standards in the game after the national team''s flop at the World Cup in Germany....
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Champions Trophy assignment not a big challenge: Talat Ali
LAHORE, Sept 15: Pakistan’s newly-appointed manager Talat Ali Malik who will accompany the cricket team to Champions Trophy in India next month, does not see his new assignment as a big challenge....
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Mushtaq joins coaching staff for Champions Trophy
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been handed an assistant coaching role for next month''s Champions Trophy in India. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official Saleem Altaf said on Friday...
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Pakistan to brief ICC members on Oval Test fiasco
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan will put across its views on the Oval Test fiasco as well as the umpiring panel for the Champions Trophy in a briefing to the ICC members...
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Ancic survives, Ljubicic crashes out
BEIJING, Sept 15: Croatian players suffered a split decision on Friday as Mario Ancic survived while top seed Ivan Ljubicic crashed out in the quarter-finals of the China Open....
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Full dress rehearsal held for Provincial Games
LAHORE, Sept 15: As many as 1500 athletes and officials from all four provinces gathered at the Punjab Stadium to take part in the full dress-rehearsal of 2nd Inter-provincial Games to...
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Sibanda half-century boosts Zimbabwe against SA
BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept 15: Vusi Sibanda hit a half-century as underdogs Zimbabwe made a respectable 201 for seven in the first One-day International against South Africa at Springbok Park on Friday....
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Comeback kings Tendulkar, McGrath primed for battle
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15: The battle between comeback kings Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath will take centre stage on Saturday when Australia take on India in a DLF Cup one-day day/night match here....
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Top cueists to lock horns in Latif Masters
KARACHI, Sept 15: Country’s top eight cueists will be vying for honours when the 20th Latif Masters snooker tournament, billed as grand rehearsal for the upcoming Doha Asian Games, gets into action at Karachi Club on Saturday....
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England worried as Harmison comeback delayed
LONDON, Sept 15: Steve Harmison''s planned return from injury has been put back, increasing England''s concerns over the fitness of their leading pace bowler ahead of the Ashes series in Australia later this year....
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Jahangir Khan re-elected as WSF chief
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan''s former world squash champion Jahangir Khan was on Friday re-elected president of the World Squash Federation (WSF) for a third consecutive term....
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Windies must reach Malaysia final: Lara
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15: Getting to the final of the tri-series in Malaysia will be crucial for confidence as the West Indies prepares to defend its Champions Trophy title next month, captain Brian Lara said....
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Tendulkar is a genius, say Lara and Ponting
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15: Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting have paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar''s “genius” after the Indian batsman''s unbeaten 141 in his first match in six months since a shoulder injury....
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Warne’s criticism of Australian coach upsets Ponting
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15: Australian captain Ricky Ponting is trying to contact Test team mate Shane Warne after the spinner criticised coach John Buchanan in the British media....
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Tennis: Zakaria outclasses Mohan in Srs contest
KARACHI, Sept 15: Zakaria Ali Mohammad advanced into next round of the Pakistan International Seniors Tennis Championship after beating Indian M. Mohan in 55-plus singles at Karachi Club on Friday....
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India Colts crush Pakistan in U-19 Test
KARACHI, Sept 15: India Colts crushed their Pakistani counterparts by an innings and 240 runs in second and final ''Test'' to sweep the under-19 cricket series 2-0 in Peshawar on Friday....
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Pakistan outplay Yemen
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Pakistan defeated Yemen 25-16, 25-16, 25-20 in a Pool `D’ match of the 13th Asian junior volleyball championship in Tehran on Friday....
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Navy lead
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan Navy, with 16 medals, led on the second day of the 6th Inter-Services shooting championship at PN Shooting Range on Friday....
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Punjab trounce NWFP
LAHORE, Sept 15: Five goals by Imran Malik including a hat-trick helped Punjab make a fine start in the 2nd Inter-provincial games, crushing NWFP 10-0 in the opening match at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday....
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