Samuels, Gayle give West Indies solid start
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Dec 26: Marlon Samuels and captain Chris Gayle played contrasting innings as the West Indies belied their underdog status on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at St George’s Park on Wednesday....
CA hires Warne to coach young spinners
MELBOURNE, Dec 26: Champion cricketer Shane Warne will coach and develop young spin bowlers in a new initiative announced Wednesday by Cricket Australia (CA)....
Iraq reach final
BANGKOK, Dec 26: Asian Cup holders Iraq cruised to a stylish 3-1 win over Uzbekistan on Wednesday to book their place in the final of the King’s Cup....
Chelsea drop points as United march on : Premier League
LONDON, Dec 26: Manchester United turned up the heat in the Premier League title chase with a 4-0 victory at Sunderland on Wednesday after Chelsea dropped points in an astonishing 4-4 home draw with Aston Villa....
Rangers move top in Scotland
GLASGOW, Dec 26: Rangers moved top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-1 win over Motherwell on Wednesday....
Tallal The Great claims supporting event at LRC
LAHORE, Dec 26: Bay gelding Tallal The Great, beaten in four consecutive outings to second place, at last succeeded to land the supporting event gone over the sprinting distance of 1,000...
Sindh ‘A’ win convincingly in National table tennis
PESHAWAR, Dec 26: Sindh ‘A’ defeated PTV 3-0 in the men’s team event in the 45th edition of the National table tennis championship which got under way at the PSB Coaching Centre here on Wednesday....
Soomro, Rehmani set to win second term : STA polls today
KARACHI, Dec 26: The caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro and Khalid Rehmani are set to get a second four-year term in office as president and secretary of the Sindh Tennis Association...
Four named for India golf event
LAHORE, Dec 26: The Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) on Wednesday announced a four-member golf team for the 107th All India International team match and amateur championship to be held in Chandigarh, India, from Jan 14 to 20....
German coach in Pakistan to train skeet shooters
KARACHI, Dec 26: German coach John Henrik launched his advance and basic training programme for Pakistan’s skeet shooters on Wednesday, at the Naval Shooting Range, Karachi....
Clement replaces Monfils for Hopman Cup
PERTH, Dec 26: Veteran Frenchman Arnaud Clement will replace Gael Monfils as Tatiana Golovin’s playing partner at the mixed teams Hopman Cup, starting here on Saturday....
National basketball from today
LAHORE, Dec 26: The 47th national men’s basketball championship commences on Thursday at the Railways Stadium, Lahore....
HEC team named
KARACHI, Dec 26: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has named a 12-member squad for the 47th National Basketball Championship, which gets underway at Lahore Railway Stadium from Thursday....
Czech Fed Cup skipper quits
PRAGUE, Dec 26: Ales Kodat, the step-father and coach of world number 12 Nicole Vaidisova, resigned as captain of the Czech Fed Cup team on Tuesday, according to a report by Czech TV station CT....
PSB to build boxing gymnasiums
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) is constructing boxing gymnasiums in Islamabad and four provincial capitals, an official said on Tuesday....