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| October 27, 2007 | Saturday | Shawwal 14, 1428 |
Rampaging Proteas prove too hot for Pakistan at Multan : Series stands level at 2-2
MULTAN, Oct 26: A marvellous comeback show by the South Africans on Friday bamboozled Pakistan in the fourth One-day International at the Multan Stadium, leaving the series tantalizingly poised at 2-2 with the last ODI at Lahore deciding the winner....
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Lara, Warne set to light up HK Sixes
HONG KONG, Oct 26: Cricketing superstars and former rivals Shane Warne, Brian Lara and Glenn McGrath will team up this weekend, hoping to fire an all-star team to victory at the Hong Kong Sixes....
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Lahore Ravi restrict Karachi Whites to modest total : Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
KARACHI, Oct 26: Lahore Ravi restricted Karachi Whites to a modest first-innings total of 218 on the opening day of the second round Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship fixture at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium here on Friday....
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Shoaib Akhtar, Fawad Alam recalled for Indian tour : Selectors name strong 16-member squad
MULTAN, Oct 26: Pakistan’s controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar and young all-rounder Fawad Alam were the two notable inclusions in the strong...
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No special security for Murali: CA
SYDNEY, Oct 26: Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday denied introducing special security measures to protect Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan from crowds Down Under, saying existing measures would catch any offenders....
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Sheshiah sticks to opinion Woolmer was strangled
KINGSTON, Oct 26: Pathologist Ere Sheshiah, who performed the autopsy on Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, told the inquest into Woolmer’s death on Thursday that he believed another person was involved....
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Ticket holders in tangle at Multan
MULTAN, Oct 26: Thousands of spectators thronged the Multan Cricket Stadium to watch Pakistan and South Africa in action in the fourth One-day International, expecting to see the hosts taking an unbeatable 3-1 lead on Friday....
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Bayern down Red Star in UEFA Cup
LONDON, Oct 26: Substitute Toni Kroos hit a last-gasp winner as four-time European champions Bayern Munich came from behind to win 3-2 at Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Cup on Thursday....
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Vettori leads by example in NZ tour opener
BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), Oct 26: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori led by example when he scored 99 for the touring team on the first day of a four-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Goodyear Park here on Thursday....
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Decision on Indian Test captain delayed
AHMEDABAD (India), Oct 26: India’s national selectors have deferred the appointment of a Test captain, which was scheduled to happen during the selection committee meeting in Ahmedabad on Saturday....
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Matloob, Ansar share lead on opening day : President Gold Medal Golf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Matloob Ahmed of Lahore Gymkhana sank an eagle to go with six birdies to tie with Ansar Mehmood of Pakistan Navy for the top spot amongst professionals on...
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Qatar launches bid to host 2016 Olympics
DOHA, Oct 26: Gas-rich Qatar staged a spectacular show on Thursday to mark its intention to bid for the 2016 Olympics, hoping to defeat six rivals to host the Games....
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Downs’ win overshadowed by missing boxers
CHICAGO, Oct 26: US light heavyweight Christopher Downs’s victory at the World Boxing Championships on Thursday night was overshadowed by news that two Ugandan boxers and an Armenian fighter left their teams....
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PCB to build stadiums in NWFP
MANSEHRA, Oct 26: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the collaboration of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) will establish four modern stadiums in the remotest and most backward areas of the NWFP to promote cricket....
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Grinham sisters move closer to World Open final
MADRID, Oct 26: Rachael Grinham, the former world No 1 from Australia who caused a sensation in last month’s British Open final, moved closer to her second major title of the...
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Federer sails into Basel quarter-finals
BASEL (Switzerland), Oct 26: Roger Federer eased into the quarter-finals of his hometown tournament on Thursday, brushing aside Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors second round....
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Allen takes charge of struggling Spurs
LONDON, Oct 26: Tottenham Hotspur could do with some of the fearsome striking power Clive Allen showed as a player as he prepares his shell-shocked team for their Premier League match with Blackburn Rovers on Sunday....
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STA tennis event from Nov 3
KARACHI, Oct 26: The local tennis scene comes alive after a month’s layoff due to Ramazan when the 17th STA Talent Hunt Sindh ranking tennis championship begins at the CDGK Sports...
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Davydenko warned
ST PETERSBURG, Oct 26: Top seed Nikolay Davydenko received a warning from the umpire for not trying hard enough as he lost to Croatian qualifier Marin Cilic in the second round of the St Petersburg Open on Thursday....
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Loew contract extended
BERLIN, Oct 26: Joachim Loew has extended his contract as coach of the German national team until 2010....
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Asim, Shahzad lose doubles final
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Medically-weakened Pakistani pair of Asim Shafiq and Shahzad Khan lost in straight sets to their rivals in the men’s doubles final of the Futures International Ranking Tennis Tournament at the PTF Complex on Friday....
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