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| April 15, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428 |
Army retain winners’ title at National Games
KARACHI, April 14: The Army athletes are trained to win and that is what they proved yet again by winning the prestigious Quaid-i-Azam Trophy for the twenty third time – sixteenth...
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Shaharyar denies probe body’s claims: Yousuf set to appear today
LAHORE, April 14: Prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf will appear before the World Cup''s Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC) on Wednesday while former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M Khan will again be asked to record his statement....
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Bari refutes making remarks against Inzamam
KARACHI, April 14: Former chairman of selectors Wasim Bari on Saturday denied ever saying that Inzamam-ul-Haq took arbitrary decisions during his tenure as Pakistan captain....
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Wapda steal show in tennis, badminton
KARACHI, April 14: Pakistan No 1 Wajid Ali showed his class when he beat country’s No 2 Umer Zeeshan straight in all-Wapda clash to claim men’s singles crown in the games badminton event at PSB Coaching centre Friday night....
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Railways regain women’s hockey gold after 12 years
KARACHI, April 14: Pakistan Railways regained the women''s hockey gold in the National Games when they beat defending champion Wapda 3-0 on penalty stroke at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Saturday....
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Army beat Navy in shooting
KARACHI, April 14: Army sharp shooters made a clean-sweep of all the four gold medals at stake on the final day to dethrone Pakistan in National Games Shooting Championship which concluded at Naval Shooting Range on Saturday....
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Formidable claim bridge crown
LAHORE, April 14: Defending champions Formidable from India fought hard to retain the team event title in the 11th Balijee International bridge championship at the Lahore Gymkhana on Saturday....
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Shoaib Malik in line for Pakistan captaincy
LAHORE, April 14: Dashing all-rounder Shoaib Malik is being tipped as the new Pakistan captain amid reports that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is determined to get rid of ageing seniors in a bid to root out player-power....
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A bitter experience for Indian and Pakistani cricket diehards
BRIDGETOWN, April 14: Vikrant Rao travelled 14,135km (8,780 miles) from Nagpur to the Caribbean expecting to watch a mouth-watering World Cup blockbuster between bitter rivals India and Pakistan....
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World champions gear up for testing times ahead
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 14: Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his team are looking forward to the next two weeks in the World Cup after qualifying for the semi-finals....
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It’s pressure time in the World Cup, says Smith ST GEORGE’S, April 14: Pressure time has arrived in the World Cup, according to South African captain Graeme Smith. Speaking on Friday before his team''s Super Eights match against New Zealand...
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South Africa struggle for runs
ST GEORGE’S (Grenada), April 14: South Africa were struggling 89-3 after 30 overs of their World Cup Super Eights match against New Zealand at the Grenada National Stadium Saturday after being put into bat under heavy skies....
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Bangladesh, Ireland play for pride today
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 14: Bangladesh and Ireland play for pride in their Super Eights match here on Sunday, hoping they can repeat the performances which saw them dump two former champions out of the World Cup....
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Kaneria rues missed opportunities
KARACHI, April 14: Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is still ruing Pakistan''s early exit from the World Cup as he would have fancied his chances of frustrating rival teams on the slow Caribbean pitches....
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Ponting proud of record run
BRIDGETOWN, April 14: Australia captain Ricky Ponting basked in his team''s 25-match unbeaten World Cup run on Friday and promised more scintillating cricket to come....
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McGrath gives bouncy pitch thumbs up
BRIDGETOWN, April 14: Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath gave the World Cup final wicket at the Kingston Oval the thumbs up after taking three wickets in the mauling of Ireland on Friday....
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Hectic schedule doesn’t bother NZ coach
ST GEORGE’S (Grenada), April 14: New Zealand coach John Bracewell insisted his side had no problems playing two of the leading teams at the World Cup in the space of three days....
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Ireland’s confidence bruised and battered
BRIDGETOWN, April 14: Ireland coach Adrian Birrell said on Friday his team''s confidence had taken ‘a bruising’ after the thrashing suffered at the hands of defending champions Australia in the World Cup Super Eights match....
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New role for Franklin?
ST GEORGE’S, April 14: New Zealand may use left-arm pace bowler James Franklin as a middle-order pinch hitter after useful lower-order performances in the World Cup Super Eights against Ireland and Sri Lanka....
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Hair stylist tells story of Malinga cut
COLOMBO, April 14: A Sri Lankan stylist has told how he took two days to create the bleached-blond hairdo helping Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga attract attention at the cricket World Cup....
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‘Grounds need lights and action’
ST GEORGE''S, April 14: Caribbean governments have been urged to install floodlights at World Cup grounds to boost their profitability after the tournament ends. “The thing that all the venues need...
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Khyber eyes hat-trick at KRC today
KARACHI, April 14: Having won two races on the trot so far, the four-year-old bay colt Khyber is in line to complete a hat trick when the Gymkhana race meeting begins at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Grecianette geared up to prove pedigree supremacy
LAHORE, April 14: On form and past performances, Grecianette has advantage over others in the feature event of the 33rd Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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