Poor arrangements, clash of officials mar ties
KARACHI, Sept 10: The ongoing All-Pakistan Shaheed-i-Millat hockey tournament became nothing but a joke on Monday when the two scheduled matches were delayed by about two hours owing to poor arrangement on part of the organisers....
Powell triumphs after breaking own world record
RIETI (Italy), Sept 10: Asafa Powell cruised to victory in the 100 metres final of the Rieti IAAF Grand Prix in Italy on Sunday after breaking his own world record in his heat....
Hasan returns as selectors name ‘A’ squad: Four-day tie
LAHORE, Sept 10: Batsmen Hasan Raza, Adnan Raza and Rizwan Ahmed were named in the 15-member Pakistan ‘A’ squad on Monday for the first four-day game against Australia A, to be played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from Wednesday....
Proteas face West Indies in World Twenty20 opener
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: South Africa were reminded of a painful home ambush four years ago as they prepared to open the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship against the West Indies here on Tuesday....
Format and schedule
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: Format, groups and schedule of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship:...
Star-studded field promises high-octane thrills
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: If Twenty20 cricket is all about big hitting and electrifying action, a star-studded field at the inaugural World Championship promises high-octane thrills....
Injury scare for Aussies
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: Title contenders Australia will open their campaign at the Twenty20 World Championship against Zimbabwe on Wednesday sweating over injuries to three key players....
England call up Swann for Sri Lanka ODIs
LONDON, Sept 10: England have named a 15-man squad for next month’s one-day series in Sri Lanka, staying loyal to the players who sealed a 4-3 series win over India....
Nominations for ICC awards
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: List of nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards for 2007 to be presented at the Sandton Convention Centre here on Monday night:...
Federer tames Djokovic to claim fourth straight US Open crown
NEW YORK, Sept 10: Swiss virtuoso Roger Federer captured his fourth successive US Open title with cold-blooded efficiency on Sunday, proving to young Serb Novak Djokovic that he is not yet ready for a changing of the guard....
Busy schedule to help England: Collingwood
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: England captain Paul Collingwood believes that going straight into the Twenty20 World Championship after a busy cricketing summer will benefit his team....
US win two more golds but Chinese falter: World Gymnastics
STUTTGART (Germany), Sept 10: Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin picked up two more golds for the United States on Sunday, while Chinese gymnasts faltered on the final day of the world championships....
Khurram stands tall as Mumbai apply pressure
KARACHI, Sept 10: Despite a wonderful unbeaten century from young opener Khurram Manzoor, Karachi Urban found themselves struggling for survival on the penultimate day of the four-day Nissar Trophy match against Mumbai at the National Stadium here on Monday....
Good teams produce good captains: Dhoni
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: The Twenty20 World Championship is just what India need to refresh themselves after their recent tour of England, according to new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni....
Cricket stars in AIDS campaign
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 10: South African and West Indian cricket teams spoke to children on Monday as part of a United Nations programme to educate the youth on HIV/AIDS....
Multan spinners send KU reeling
KARACHI, Sept 10: Spin duo of Farhan Ahmed and Adeel Hanif triggered a Karachi Urban collapse to help Multan take first day’s honours in the three-day PCB Inter-regional Under-19 Cricket Championship match at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground here on Monday....
Woods chalks up 60th win
LEMONT (Illinois), Sept 10: Tiger Woods produced a flawless final round eight-under 63 to win his 60th career title with a clinical two shot victory at the BMW Championship on Sunday....
Candyland win weekend bridge event
KARACHI, Sept 10: Candyland won the day’s honour by accumulating 94 victory points (VPs) at the weekend Duplicate bridge programme on Sunday....
Adnan, Naeem shine in AKU tourney
KARACHI, Sept 10: Standard Chartered Bank recorded a 41-run win over ABN-Amro bank in the 6th AKU Sports Centre cricket tournament on Sunday at the AKU Sports Centre ground....
PFF names 30 for national camp
LAHORE, Sept 10: Thirty probables, including two Europe-based Pakistanis Zeeshan Rehman and Mohammad Azeem, were named for the national football training camp to be set up in Islamabad from Sunday....