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| June 08, 2007 | Friday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 22, 1428 |
Qatar crush Pakistan 7-0 in Olympic qualifier
LAHORE, June 7: Qatar outplayed Pakistan 7-0 in the last match of the 29th Olympics football qualifying round in Doha, Qatar Wednesday night. The massive win helped Qatar advance to the...
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Battling Bell revives England
MANCHESTER (England), June 7: Ian Bell closed in on a battling seventh Test hundred as England reached 296 for seven on the first day of the third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford on Thursday....
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Henin spoils Serbian party after Ivanovic ousts Sharapova
PARIS, June 7: Bristling with determination, Justine Henin gatecrashed the Serbian party at the French Open on Thursday to set up a final date with Ana Ivanovic....
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Federer, Nadal on verge of dream final
PARIS, June 7: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are one win away from another French Open showdown with neither Nikolay Davydenko nor Novak Djokovic looking strong enough to ruin their plans to battle it out for the Musketeers'' Cup....
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Groups revised as Iran also withdraw: Asian Snooker Championship
KARACHI, June 7: The organisers of the 23rd Asian Snooker Championship were dealt another blow when Iran also pulled out of the event, forcing the hosts to revise the groups on Thursday....
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Enver calls for audit of PCB’s accounts
LAHORE, June 7: Senator Enver Baig has urged the chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly Malik Allah Yar to hold a complete financial audit of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from the period of 1999....
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Police assess new material in Woolmer probe
KINGSTON (Jamaica), June 7: A press conference is to be called once officers have assessed ‘new material’ that has emerged in the investigation surrounding the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, Jamaican police said on Wednesday....
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Champions lead parade of group leaders in end-of-season wins
LONDON, June 7: European champions Greece together with other group leaders France, Germany and Romania all moved closer to a place in next year''s European Championship finals with end-of-season wins on Wednesday....
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Saqlain seeks MP’s help for British citizenship
LONDON, June 7: Pakistan’s off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq sought the help of his Member of Parliament to end frustrating wait to make his English County Sussex bow....
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Mali appointed acting ICC chief
DUBAI, June 7: South African Ray Mali was named as acting president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday following the death of Percy Sonn last month....
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Kallis to lead SA on Ireland tour
DURBAN (South Africa), June 7: All-rounder Jacques Kallis will lead a new-look South African squad on a short tour to Ireland this month. Kallis will stand in as captain for Graeme...
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Afridi to set up coaching camp
KARACHI, June 7: A summer coaching camp for the cricketers of the under-19 and under-14 age groups is being organised by Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi here later this month....
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Indian squads to be named on 12th
NEW DELHI, June 7: The Indian cricket squads for the tours of Ireland and England will be named on June 12. The selected players will attend a camp in Bangalore from June 13-16....
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Arshad asked for explanation by PFF: Ex-secretary to approach FIFA, AFC
LAHORE, June 7: While the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has asked an explanation from its ex-secretary Arshad Lodhi for breaching code of conduct by levelling false allegations on top officials, the...
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Wajid to head POA Athletes Commission
LAHORE, June 7: Wajid Ali, Pakistan’s top badminton player has been selected as chairman of Athletes Commission of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA). Wajid will head the commission comprising six...
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STA event from 16th
KARACHI, June 7: The second STA Development Series Tennis championships will get into action at Naval Physical Training and Sports Centre, PN Karsaz, from June 16, the organisers announced on Thursday....
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Athletic camp starts
KARACHI, June 7: Around 70 boys and girls of different age groups were enrolled as 31st free coaching camp of Athletic Fitness School (AFS) commenced inside the premises of Hockey Club of Pakistan on Thursday....
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Junior bodybuilding championship
LAHORE, June 7: The first national junior bodybuilding championship will be held on June 24. Railways, Wapda, HEC, Army, Islamabad and all the four provinces will take part in the event....
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