PBF conceals vital details for audit approval
KARACHI, June 3: The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Sunday swept under the carpet the financial mismanagement by hiding vital contents of the audit report from executive committee members to seek approval for audited accounts of the federation....
Foreign coaches suit Pakistan and India, says Wasim Akram
LAHORE, June 3: Pakistan bowling legend Wasim Akram on Sunday recommended foreign coaches for both the Pakistani and Indian cricket teams, saying their players felt at ease with overseas experts....
Sharapova in last eight after close Schnyder call
PARIS, June 3: Maria Sharapova saved two match points on Sunday and advanced to the quarter-finals at the French Open by beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 3-6, 6-4, 9-7....
England remain unchanged for third Test
LONDON, June 3: England have named an unchanged team for the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting on Thursday.Nottinghamshire left-armer Ryan Sidebottom retains his place following...
Atapattu set for Test comeback
COLOMBO, June 3: Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu is likely to play his first Test in nearly 18 months later this month when Bangladesh arrive for a series of three Tests and three ODIs....
Argentina, Uganda progress to next phase
DARWIN (Australia), June 3: Uganda and Argentina go forward into the next phase of qualifying for the 2011 World Cup after reaching the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 played here....
Whatmore favourite for India job
NEW DELHI, June 3: Australian Dav Whatmore has emerged as the favourite to edge out domestic candidates when an Indian cricket board committee meets to choose a new national coach on Monday....
Pandemonium in Copenhagen mars night of Euro action
LONDON, June 3: A thrilling Scandinavian derby between Denmark and Sweden was abandoned a minute before full-time on Saturday after a fan attacked referee Herbert Fandel who immediately blew his whistle and walked off....
Age is no bar for successful captain: Ashraful
DHAKA, June 3: New Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said on Sunday his age will not get in the way of his dream of leading the national cricket team to new heights....
Mahmood to undergo surgery
LONDON, June 3: England fast bowler Sajid Mahmood has been ruled out of the remainder of his country''s matches against the West Indies after his county, Lancashire, announced on Saturday he would undergo surgery....
Dream Rose makes dream return on day of upsets
KARACHI, June 3: Three-year-old bay colt Dream Rose marked his comeback after a lengthy layoff with a facile three-length victory to claim feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Ibragimov dethrones Briggs
ATLANTIC CITY (New Jersey), June 3: Russian challenger Sultan Ibragimov outpointed America''s Shannon Briggs to claim the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title on Saturday....
Athletics: Impressive Gay surges to 100m win at GP meet
NEW YORK, June 3: American Tyson Gay eased to an impressive 100 metres victory and Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang overcame jet-lag to win the 110 metres hurdles at the Reebok Grand Prix on Saturday....
Pampling moves ahead by three strokes
DUBLIN (Ohio), June 3: Australia''s Rod Pampling made a fine birdie at the final hole to jump to a three-shot lead after the third round of the Memorial tournament on Saturday....
Ahmed excels as Zone-II Whites lift U-19 title
KARACHI, June 3: A fine all-round performance by talented Ahmed Iqbal helped Zone-II Whites lift the KCCA Under-19 Inter-zonal Cricket Championship with a 38-run victory over Zone-IV Whites at the PCB Regional Academy Ground here on Saturday....
Faisal shines with century
HYDERABAD, June 3: Faisal Athar played a vital part with his superb century in Ghauri Cricket Club’s 173-run victory over Petromen Cricket Club in the PCB National Inter-club championship, a press release issued on Sunday said....
Zanjeer strides home to gallant victory
LAHORE, June 3: Fancied gelding Zanjeer proved himself a good sprinter when he landed the feature event, Hyderabad Plate, a class four division I and II combined handicap race, ran over...
KWBA squad for Mango Festival boxing
KARACHI, June 3: Karachi West Boxing Association (KWBA) on Sunday announced their team for two-day Mango Festival boxing tournament which starts from Tuesday in Mirpurkhas....