Inzamam approached to play in Indian league
KARACHI, July 29: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been approached to play in the unofficial Indian cricket league to be launched this year....
Shoaib to play selected matches
KARACHI, July 29: The Pakistan team management has decided to play Shoaib Akhtar only in selected matches of the ongoing Twenty20 series of practice games after the country’s premier fast bowler was a notable absentee during the third fixture on Sunday....
England battling to save Test after India take commanding lead
NOTTINGHAM (England), July 29: Sachin Tendulkar missed out on a hundred but he helped bat India into a commanding position against England on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Sunday....
Mahmoud’s header seals maiden Asian Cup crown for Iraq
JAKARTA, July 29: Skipper Younis Mahmoud''s thumping headed goal crowned Iraq as the Asian Cup champions for the first time with a stirring 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the final here on Sunday....
PCB seeks assistant coach for Lawson
KARACHI, July 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has advertised its need for an assistant coach to Geoff Lawson, who was recently appointed coach of the national team....
Khurram steals thunder as Panthers outclass Tigers
KARACHI, July 29: It was Khurram Manzoor’s turn to steal the limelight with a brilliant display of batting as Pakistan Panthers upstaged the star-studded Pakistan Tigers by eight wickets in the...
Contador wins dope-tainted Tour de France
PARIS, July 29: Spaniard Alberto Contador of the Discovery Channel team won the Tour de France after finishing safe in the main pack in Sunday''s last stage won by Italian Daniele Bennati....
PHF protests over Aussie security warnings
KARACHI, July 29: Pakistan''s hockey chiefs have asked the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to look into claims that Australia has sent security warnings to teams due to compete in the Champions Trophy in Lahore....
BCB dissolved; interim body appointed
DHAKA, July 29: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was dissolved on Sunday and a 12-member interim committee headed by Major-General...
Donald lauds Tendulkar
NOTTINGHAM, July 29: England''s bowling coach Allan Donald paid tribute to his old rival Sachin Tendulkar after the Indian batsman became the third man to pass 11,000 Test runs....
Love Pakistan springs surprise at KRC meet
KARACHI, July 29: Three-year-old chestnut filly Love Pakistan sprang a surprise when she outpaced favourite filly Rebecca by two lengths to make it two on the trot in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Bodybuilding title for Punjab
LAHORE, July 29: Punjab with 95 points won the first National Junior bodybuilding championship on Sunday....
Tursunov to face Dancevic in Indy final
INDIANAPOLIS, July 29: Russian third seed Dmitry Tursunov came through two matches on Saturday to book a place in the final of the Indianapolis Championships against Canada’s world No 109 Frank Dancevic....
Aisam, Bopanna win doubles’ tennis crown
LAHORE, July 29: Pakistan''s Aisam-ul-Haq pairing with Rohan Bopanna of India won doubles’ event of the ATP tennis championship in Nottingham, UK, outplaying Anglo-Indian pair of Mustafa Ghous (India) and Joshua Goodall (Great Britain)....
Badminton event starts today
LAHORE, July 29: Around 200 players of various affiliated units of the Pakistan Badminton Federation have reached Lahore to take part in the 10th Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri badminton tournament, commencing from Monday....
Younis slams second double ton
LONDON, July 29: Pakistan Test batsman Younis Khan hit his second unbeaten double century of the English county season on Saturday as title-chasing Yorkshire drew against Kent in a rain-hit match at Scarborough....