Miandad, Wasim, Intikhab hail legendary Inzamam
LAHORE, Oct 13: Former Pakistan cricket greats paid tribute on Saturday to retired batting master Inzamam-ul-Haq, saying the former skipper would be difficult to replace....
Pakistan drop to seventh
DUBAI, Oct 13: Pakistan have dropped to seventh place in the ICC Test Championship table after their 1-0 series defeat to South Africa. Pakistan, who were earlier in sixth place with...
South African cricketers enjoy a round of golf
LAHORE, Oct 13: Fresh from their 1-0 win in the two-Test cricket series against Pakistan, around 10 members of the South African team squad spent the day playing golf at the Royal Palm course on Saturday....
Pakistan contingent returns home
KARACHI, Oct 13: Pakistan’s 90 plus contingent of athletes and officials returned from Beijing on Saturday after competing at the 12th Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai....
Junior hockey team leaves tomorrow
LAHORE, Oct 13: Pakistan junior hockey team will leave for Singapore from Karachi on Monday to take part in the Singapore International Challenge Tournament, starting from Wednesday....
Indian board revises Pakistan schedule
MUMBAI, Oct 13: The third One-day International of Pakistan’s tour of India which was scheduled for Nov 12 in Kanpur will now be played on Nov 11....
Hayden doubtful for sixth ODI
NAGPUR, Oct 13: Australian opener Matthew Hayden is doubtful for the sixth One-day International against India on Sunday after injuring his hip in the last match in Baroda on Thursday....
England restrict Sri Lanka to modest total
COLOMBO, Oct 13: Fast bowlers Stuart Broad and Ryan Sidebottom shared five wickets to help England restrict Sri Lanka to a modest 211 in the fifth and final One-day International at the R....
Ponting calls for ICC action on Symonds race abuse
NAGPUR, Oct 13: Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Saturday the International Cricket Council (ICC) should take action over the alleged racial abuse of Andrew Symonds by Indian fans....
France, Italy battle for Euro 2008 places
LONDON, Oct 13: France and Italy head into this weekend’s Euro 2008 qualifiers knowing they risk the humiliation of failing to book a place at the tournament just a year after playing in the World Cup final....
Nadal eyes reigniting season in Madrid
MADRID, Oct 13: World number two Rafael Nadal is aiming to use next week’s Madrid Masters tournament to reignite his season ready for an end-of-year flourish at the Masters Cup in Shanghai....
Doping case against Totti dropped
MILAN, Oct 13: A possible doping case against AS Roma striker Francesco Totti has been dropped, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Friday....
Ziegler breaks two world records
BERLIN, Oct 13: American Kate Ziegler broke two freestyle short-course world records in a single race on Friday at a meet in Essen setting new marks over 800 and 1,500-metres....
Aussies draw comparison with 1983 West Indians
NAGPUR (India), Oct 13: The intensity shown by Australia in the current one-day series in India is drawing comparisons with the great West Indies side following their shock defeat in the 1983 World Cup final....
Disgraced boxer in trouble for violent behaviour
TOKYO, Oct 13: Disgraced Japanese boxer Daiki Kameda could face a ban for violent behaviour during his defeat by Daisuke Naito in a world title fight earlier this week....
NBA hopes to take great leaps forward in China
BEIJING, Oct 13: The NBA is America’s leading sports export to China, and it’s about to begin an unprecedented expansion in the world’s fastest growing major economy....
Willis shoots 62 to share Vegas lead
LAS VEGAS, Oct 13: American journeyman Garrett Willis shrugged off a late night and a sluggish start to charge into a three-way tie for the lead in the Las Vegas Open second round on Friday....
Flintoff faces lengthy layoff
LONDON, Oct 13: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is expected to be out of action until next year after undergoing a fourth operation on his troublesome left ankle on Friday....
Fahad Khan shines in final
KARACHI, Oct 13: A hostile spell of pace bowling by Fahad Khan enabled Mohammad Hussain CC retain their Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket title with a resounding 10-wicket win over Pak Surti...
PTTF to arrange umpires’ course
KARACHI, Oct 13: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) plans to conduct a short Umpires Course in collaboration with the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) either in November or December....