Several youngsters among Twenty20 World Cup probables
LAHORE, July 10: The national selection committee on Tuesday named several youngsters including Khurram Manzoor, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irshad and little-known Sohail Tanvir in a list of 30 probables for the...
Cricket camp in full swing
LAHORE, July 10: With the exception of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Shahid Afridi, all the other 19 probables on Tuesday attended the fitness training camp set-up here at the Gaddafi Stadium....
Arshad terms PFF’s ban verdict illegal
LAHORE, July 10: While the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has declared a ten-year ban on federation’s former secretary general Mohammad Arshad Khan Lodhi to hold office of any association/the federation or...
Tharanga returns as Sri Lanka target clean sweep
KANDY (Sri Lanka), July 10: Sri Lanka’s left-handed opening batsman Upul Tharanga has recovered from a fractured left heel and will play in the third and final cricket Test against Bangladesh...
West Indies thrash Netherlands
DUBLIN, July 10: West Indies cruised to a 10-wicket win against the Netherlands at Clontarf here on Tuesday in the opening match of the quadrangular one-day series....
Future Players’ camp frustrates participants
LAHORE, July 10: Almost all the players of the ongoing ‘Future Players Training Camp’ currently in progress at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) have expressed disappointment over the callous approach of...
Ranatunga’s advice to PCB disappoints Whatmore
COLOMBO, July 10: Dav Whatmore has expressed his surprise and disappointment at reports that Arjuna Ranatunga has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against appointing him as their next coach....
Saqlain baffled by Harbhajan’s exclusion
LONDON, July 10: Saqlain Mushtaq says Rahul Dravid''s men would prove tough customers in the coming Test series against England but the former Pakistan off-spinner is baffled that India does not have Harbhajan Singh in ranks....
Brazil’s 1970 winners voted all time best
LONDON, July 10: Brazil''s 1970 World Cup winning team have been voted the best of all time in a global poll of experts conducted by World Soccer magazine....
Australia name strong Academy squad
BRISBANE, July 10: Eleven first-class players have been named in the Australian Academy squad that is aiming to win the Emerging Players Tournament for the first time....
Security tightened at Asian Cup after terrorist threats
BANGKOK, July 10: Security arrangements at the Asian Cup are being tightened after intelligence reports warned of possible terrorist threats in two of the four host nations....
Vieira eyeing 2010 World Cup finals
DAKAR, July 10: French football captain Patrick Vieira wants to pursue his international career until at least the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and he believes the future remains bright for France’s young national side....
London 2012 organisers criticised
LONDON, July 10: An influential group of British lawmakers has warned organisers of the 2012 London Olympics they risk major problems because too many different bodies are being trusted to deliver the games....
The Ghazan Prince has firepower to lift KRC Cup
KARACHI, July 10: Three-year-old chestnut colt The Ghazan Prince, who has overcome a bad patch, should be in line for another bold showing to lift the KRC Cup 2007 when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday....
Defending champion Robredo ousted in first round
BASTAD (Sweden), July 10: Defending champion and top seed Tommy Robredo lost his opening match at the Swedish Open on Monday to Peruvian Luis Horna 6-1, 1-6, 6-1....
PTF to launch junior tennis programme
KARACHI, July 10: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) will soon launch a Junior Tennis Initiative (JTI) programme across the country aimed at encouraging boys and girls in the age group of 6 – 14 to adopt the game....
Powell cleared for Rome meet
ROME, July 10: World 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell has been given the all clear to compete in the Rome leg of the Golden League series on Friday after missing the Paris meet last week through injury, organisers confirmed....
Aisam qualifies for Hall of Fame championship
LAHORE, July 10: After his impressive performance at ATP Tour World Championship in Halle, Germany and Wimbledon, Pakistan tennis prodigy, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has entered the main draws of the International Hall of Fame Grasscourts championship in Newport, USA....
37 charged over Italian match-fixing
MILAN, July 10: Naples magistrates charged 37 people on Tuesday over Italy’s match-fixing scandal including former Juventus General Manager Luciano Moggi....
NBP to set up Under-17 hockey camps from Tuesday
KARACHI, July 10: A series of training camps for junior players will be conducted all over the country during July and August this year, organizers of National Bank Under-17 hockey coaching camps announced on Tuesday....
China thrash Malaysia, Indonesia down Bahrain
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10: China stormed to an emphatic 5-1 victory over Asian Cup soccer co-hosts Malaysia on Tuesday, putting on the most impressive display of the tournament so far as they cruised to victory in their Group C opener....
Shabo Star CC win opener
KARACHI, July 10: Shabo Star CC of Quetta scored a convincing seven-wicket win over Okara Gymkhana of Multan in the opening match of the PCB National Inter-club cricket tournament at the PCB Academy Ground here on Tuesday....
Lifters named for camp
LAHORE, July 10: The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation has announced 16 probables to attend the national training camp at Islamabad from...
Hockey team returns
LAHORE, July 10: The Pakistan hockey team landed at the provincial capital on the night between Monday and Tuesday after winning a four-nation tournament in Moscow....