Proteas’ debutant gets perfect birthday present
BELFAST, June 25: Vernon Philander celebrated his 22nd birthday and One-day International debut with four wickets for 12 runs as South Africa beat Ireland by 42 runs in the one-off One-day...
Pakistan, India volleyball series from today
ISLAMABAD, June 25: Pakistan will begin their first ever volleyball Test series against traditional rivals India at the Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Tuesday. The Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) chief...
BD totter against menacing Murali
COLOMBO, June 25: Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan claimed his 58th five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka overpowered Bangladesh on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Monday....
Pakistan axed from junior hockey event
KARACHI, June 25: Pakistan have been omitted from the list of participants of a major international junior hockey tournament in Germany due to what a team official called a ''misunderstanding''....
Federer rolls on as Hingis survives scare
LONDON, June 25: Martina Hingis was nearly caught napping on a gloomy day at Wimbledon before she woke up in the nick of time to reach the second round of the grasscourt Grand Slam....
India grab volleyball crown, Pakistan claim fourth spot
ISLAMABAD, June 25: India beat the Maldives 3-0 to grab the second Asian Central Zone Volleyball Championship on better points average as hosts Pakistan got the fourth place with Iran gaining...
Mass illness bothers India before South Africa test
BELFAST, June 25: India have been struck down by illness, with more than half of their 14-man squad suffering, on the eve of their opening One-day International against South Africa at...
Borg roots for Federer
LONDON, June 25: Bjorn Borg will be rooting for Roger Federer to level his record of five successive Wimbledon titles. The Swede won five-in-a-row at the All England Club from 1976-1980...
Galle Test against England rescheduled
COLOMBO, June 25: The itinerary for England''s tour of Sri Lanka at the end of the year has been changed because of delays to construction work in Galle....
BCCI issues warning over unofficial league
MUMBAI, June 25: India''s cricket board has warned its players against joining unapproved competitions in a bid to counter a new league being planned in September....
Hinds declines to tour Zimbabwe
KINGSTON, June 25: The Jamaica Gleaner has claimed that Ryan Hinds has joined the growing list of players who have refused to tour Zimbabwe with West Indies ‘A’....
France, Russia take honours in European Cup
MUNICH, June 25: France snatched the tightest of victories over Germany to retain the men''s European Cup crown on Sunday, while Russia''s women extended their dominance with an 11th straight win....
Rain ruins Karachi ties in U-19 cricket
KARACHI, June 25: Heavy rain played havoc with the Karachi region matches of the PCB Inter-district Under-19 Cricket Championships on Monday with both ties drawn....
Ex-SBA official moves to counter Mirpurkhas polls: District boxing row
KARACHI, June, 25: While the district officials of the province have already completed Sindh Boxing Association (SBA) elections, previous secretary has circulated nomination forms to district associations announcing that polls will be held on Wednesday in Hyderabad....
Eid wins feature event on evening of upsets at LRC
LAHORE, June 25: Eid won the feature event of the day/night Lahore Gymkhana Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday. Owned by Malik Hamid Ali Noon and rode by M....
Tyson Gay runs second quickest 200m ever
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), June 25: Tyson Gay ran the second fastest 200 metres of all-time, 19.62 seconds, on a wet track at the US championships on Sunday....
UEFA trims qualifying groups
LONDON, June 25: European teams will play fewer matches to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa than they did to reach the 2006 tournament, UEFA has decided....
Matloob grabs league title
LAHORE, June 25: Matloob Ahmed with a two-day aggregate of 137 won the Gymkhana Golf League at the Lahore Gymkhana Course on Monday. Matloob, who carded 64 on first day...
Henry completes move to Barca
MADRID, June 25: France striker Thierry Henry completed his 24-million move from Arsenal to Barcelona on Monday. Henry, who turns 30 in August, was unveiled at the Nou Camp after passing...
Junior boxing in September
LAHORE, June 25: The fifth national Junior and Cadet boxing championship will be held at Atiq Stadium from Sept 5. The decision has been taken by the Punjab Boxing Association executive committee in a meeting which was held here on Monday....