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| December 15, 2006 | Friday | Ziqa'ad 23, 1427 |
South Korea teach China hockey lesson: Pakistan qualify for Olympics with bronze
DOHA, Dec 14: South Korea retained the Asian Games men''s field hockey gold medal by ending China''s giant-killing feats with a 3-1 win in the final here on Thursday....
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Younis unavailable for final ODI
KARACHI, Dec 14: Pakistan suffered a setback on Thursday when vice-captain Younis Khan declared his unavailability for the fifth and final One-day International against the West Indies....
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Panesar spins England into contention
PERTH, Dec 14: Ashes debutant Monty Panesar spun England back into the series on the opening day of the third cricket Test against Australia at the WACA Ground here on Thursday,...
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Training cancelled due to delayed flight
KARACHI, Dec 14: Pakistan and the West Indies cricket teams will train under the National Stadium floodlights here on Friday evening in a build-up for the fifth and final One-day International, to be played on Saturday....
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Morgan re-elected as ECB chief
LONDON, Dec 14: David Morgan was re-elected as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday....
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India set to face South African pace barrage
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14: South Africa are set to pick an all-pace bowling attack as they seek to exploit India''s frailty against the lifting ball in the first Test starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday....
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‘No place for cricket in Asian Games’
DOHA, Dec 14: India will not include cricket in the Asian Games if New Delhi wins the right to host the 2014 edition, the country''s sports chief said on Thursday....
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Murali controversy flares up again on eve of final Test
WELLINGTON, Dec 14: The controversy surrounding Muttiah Muralitharan’s bizarre run out which hastened Sri Lanka''s downfall in the first cricket Test against New Zealand, flared again here on Thursday on the eve of the second Test....
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Diplomatic Monty defends English selectors
PERTH, Dec 14: A diplomatic Monty Panesar said on Thursday he did not harbour any ill-feeling towards the England selectors after he celebrated his belated Ashes debut with a five-wicket haul....
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15 report to camp
LAHORE, Dec 14: Only 15 out of 22 bowlers, who were reported for suspect bowling action during the current domestic cricket season, will report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Monday to attend the second phase of remedial workout....
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Udomchoke upsets Lee to clinch tennis gold
DOHA, Dec 14: Thailand''s Danai Udomchoke upset Asian number one Lee Hyung Taik to clinch gold in the Asian Games men''s singles tennis final on Thursday and score the biggest win of his career....
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Drogba’s winner takes Chelsea closer to Manchester United
LONDON, Dec 14: Chelsea cut Manchester United''s Premier League lead to five points after Didier Drogba scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday....
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AFC team inspects stadium
LAHORE, Dec 14: An Asian Football Confederation''s (AFC) delegation inspected the facilities at the Punjab Stadium, venue of the third AFC President Cup from April 5 to 15 next year....
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Badminton: Wajid Ali, Umar cruise into last eight
LAHORE, Dec 14: Top seed Wajid Ali and Umar Zeeshan cruised into the quarter-finals of the 9th Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri ranking badminton tournament on Thursday....
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Tourney starts with three walkovers
KARACHI, Dec 14: The Karachi Board Inter-collegiate Girls Basketball tournament got underway on a disappointing note with three out of five matches ending in walkovers in addition to scratching of two...
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Pakistan women beaten again
LAHORE, Dec 14: Pakistani women cricketers suffered another big defeat when Sri Lanka outclassed them by seven wickets in the third Asia Cup in the Indian city of Jaipur on Thursday....
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