PFF coach fails to get UK visa for lack of documents
KARACHI, July 26: Pakistan’s bid to scout soccer talent from United Kingdom received a blow when coach Akhtar Mohiuddin couldn’t leave for UK to select the British-born Pakistanis for the national...
‘FIFA still considering allegations against PFF’
LAHORE, July 26: While Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has said FIFA had accepted the re-election of its president Faisal Saleh Hayat, ex-secretary Arshad Lodhi claimed on Thursday international body of the...
Pakistan decide to compete in Asia Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26: Pakistan has had a change of plans and will now be competing in the forthcoming Asia Cup hockey tournament which will be held in Chennai from September 1-9....
Third phase of training camp starts from today
KARACHI, July 26 The third phase of the national cricket training-cum-conditioning camp will get underway here at the National Stadium from Friday with 26 cricketers participating in it....
India gear up for patient game
NOTTINGHAM (England), July 26: As rain continued to pour down onto the Trent Bridge outfield, just a day before the start of the second Test between England and India, the tourists were gearing themselves up for another stop-start contest....
Twenty20 to net new generation: ICC chief
JOHANNESBURG, July 26: New International Cricket Council supremo Ray Mali hailed Twenty20 as the game of the future on Thursday at the official launch for September''s inaugural world championships in South Africa....
Umpires, referees named for World Twenty20
KARACHI, July 26: The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced the umpires and match referees for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships, excluding five involved in April’s shambolic World Cup final....
Aisam enters quarter-finals in Challenger championship
LAHORE, July 26: Pakistan tennis prodigy Aisam-ul-Haq stormed into the quarter- final of both singles as well as doubles event of the ATP Nottingham Challenger Gross Court Championship in UK....
Top regional players to get central contracts
LAHORE, July 26: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a first step to support the regional cricket associations by offering different financial packages while the cricketers playing at the regional level...
Bekele wins 3,000 metres but fails in world record bid
MONACO, July 26: Ethiopia''s Kenenisa Bekele had an easy win in the 3,000 metres at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Monaco''s Stade Louis II but fell short in his attempt to break the world record on Wednesday....
ICC unfazed by rebel series
JOHANNESBURG, July 26: The International Cricket Council (ICC) denied on Thursday that a rebel Twenty20 series in India was in danger of stealing some of the thunder from September''s inaugural world championship in South Africa....
Roddick rolls into quarter-finals
INDIANAPOLIS, July 26: Top seed and two-times champion Andy Roddick moved into the last eight of the Indianapolis Championships with a 6-3 6-2 win over Russia''s Evgeny Korolev on Wednesday....
Tour leader Rasmussen sacked
COL D''AUBISQUE (France), July 26: Tour de France overall leader Michael Rasmussen was dramatically sacked by his team Rabobank on Wednesday....
Contador overall leader after 17th stage
CASTELSARRASIN (France), July 26: Spaniard Alberto Contador officially took the overall lead of the Tour de France after Thursday''s 17th stage, which started without previous yellow jersey holder Michael Rasmussen and the Cofidis team....
Charismatic delights connections by winning feature event
LAHORE, July 26: Fancied bay colt, Charismatic, delighted connections winning the feature event run over 1000 metres during the 12th day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
Korean coaches conduct baseball course
LAHORE, July 26: Two South Korean baseball coaches Mr Lee and Mr Shin have started a six-day coaching course for Pakistani coaches and players at a local hotel on Thursday....
Farooq, Farhan excel
KARACHI, July 26: Zone-I Whites and Zone-VII Whites scored contrasting victories in the KCCA Inter-zonal Under-17 Cricket Championship on Wednesday....
Karach ‘B’ score narrow win
KARACHI, July 26: Aurangzaib’s match-winner helped Karachi ‘B’ edge past Karachi ‘D’ 3-2 in the PFF Youth Cup soccer at CDGK Stadium on Thursday....
Eagles Club in close victory
LAHORE, July 26: Three more matches were decided in the Lahore district Inter-club basketball championship on Thursday....
PCB Club semi-finals next week
LAHORE, July 26: Both semi-finals of the PCB national club cricket championship will be held from August 4 to 7 at different cities....