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| September 02, 2007 | Sunday | Sha'aban 19, 1428 |
Tomonori strikes as minnows Japan shock Pakistan: Asia Cup Hockey
CHENNAI (India), Sept 1: Two flash strikes by Ono Tomonori gave Japan a stunning 3-1 victory on Saturday over three-time champions Pakistan in Asia Cup hockey tournament....
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Hurricane Afridi sinks Uganda to heavy defeat
NAIROBI, Sept 1: Pakistan began their preparations for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in spectacular fashion by beating Uganda by 148 runs in the first match of the Twenty20 Quadrangular here on Saturday....
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Imran sets up final date with experienced Saleh: Latif Master’s Snooker
KARACHI, Sept 1: Internationals Imran Shahzad and Saleh Mohammad topped their respective groups to set a date for title clash on the penultimate day of the 21st Latif Masters Snooker Championship at the Karachi Club on Saturday....
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Djokovic survives epic five-setter, Hewitt, Safin exit
NEW YORK, Sept 1: Third seed Novak Djokovic survived an epic five-set encounter against Czech Radek Stepanek, fighting off exhaustion and crippling cramps to reach the third round of the US Open Friday....
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Cricket board’s reconciliation efforts snubbed
LAHORE, Sept 1: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) first official attempt to convince Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq and Imran Farhat to dissociate themselves from the Indian Cricket League (ICL) went in vain on Saturday with none of the players responding positively....
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Karachi trio still in contention: ‘A’ series against Aussies
KARACHI, Sept 1: The Chairman of National Selection Committee, Salahuddin Ahmed, on Saturday dispelled the impression that Hasan Raza, Asim Kamal and Mohammad Sami were excluded from the Pakistan ‘A’ squad...
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Gay completes rare treble in US gold rush
OSAKA (Japan), Sept 1: Tyson Gay tore up the track to complete a rare sprint treble at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday and help the United States to the 4x100m relay crown....
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England sweat on Flintoff fitness, Zaheer doubtful
LEEDS (England), Sept 1: England were left waiting on the fitness of Andrew Flintoff once again after the star all-rounder suffered a fresh injury to his troublesome left ankle ahead of Sunday’s fifth One-day International against India at Headingley....
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Nazimuddin stars for Bangladesh
NAIROBI, Sept 1: A composed 43 from Nazimuddin and a quick 36 from skipper Mohammad Ashraful followed up a good bowling display as Bangladesh coasted to a five-wicket win over Kenya...
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Murali may still play in World Twenty20
MANCHESTER, Sept 1: Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan could still play in the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship despite earlier being ruled out of the tournament through injury....
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Villegas upstages big names to take charge
NORTON (Massachusetts), Sept 1: Colombian Camilo Villegas upstaged the game’s biggest names by signing off with successive birdies to forge two strokes clear in the Deutsche Bank Championship first round on Friday....
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Tendulkar leads Warne’s top 10 list
LONDON, Sept 1: India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has topped leg-spin great Shane Warne’s list of the best 10 cricketers he has played with or against....
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Fulham, Portsmouth busy on transfer deadline day
LONDON, Sept 1: Fulham and Portsmouth were the busiest Premier League clubs on a relatively quiet day of transfer deadline business in England on Friday....
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Collingwood ready for Aussie challenge
LEEDS, Sept 1: England captain Paul Collingwood is confident of his team’s chances against Australia in the Twenty20 World Championship....
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Liverpool hit Derby for six to go top
LONDON, Sept 1: Liverpool thrashed Derby County 6-0 at Anfield on Saturday to go top of the Premier League for the first time since November 2002....
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Martyn all set to join ICL
SYDNEY, Sept 1: Former Australian middle-order batsman Damien Martyn has become the first Australian to sign up with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL)....
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Hall quits
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 1: South African all-rounder Andrew Hall has quit international cricket. He could become the latest prominent player to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in the wake of his sudden decision....
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Royal King looks to stretch winning run
KARACHI, Sept 1: Three-year-old bay colt Royal King, who completed a splendid hat-trick last weekend, looks all set to stretch his winning run when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Kiss Of Life likely to hog limelight at LRC
LAHORE, Sept 1: A seven event card, featuring six cup races, highlights the Lahore race meeting being held in connection with the Defence Day at the Racecourse on Sunday evening....
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Khurram’s equaliser rescues Model Town
LAHORE, Sept 1: A late Khurram Shehzad strike guided Model Town Club into national under-18 soccer championship quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw against Pak Punjab at the Model Town ground on Friday....
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Makeshift emerge leaders
KARACHI, Sept 1: Makeshift emerged as the surprise leaders on the opening day of the Karachi Gymkhana Gold Cup bridge tournament on Friday....
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Hackett leads team to world mark
MELBOURNE, Sept 1: World champion Grant Hackett and a team of relative newcomers combined to strip nearly four seconds from the world 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay record at the Australian short course swimming championships....
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