|
| May 25, 2008 | Sunday | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1429 |
|
37-member Pakistan contingent for Olympics
LAHORE, May 24: A contingent of 37 athletes and officials will represent Pakistan in the Olympics which are starting in Beijing, China, from Aug 8 to 24.... 
|
|
Edwards relishes extra responsibility
KINGSTON, May 24: West Indies pace bowler Fidel Edwards is enjoying the extra responsibility caused by the absence of the injured Jerome Taylor during the first Test against Australia....
|
|
|
||
Clark triple strike leaves West Indies struggling
KINGSTON, May 24: West Indies trailed Australia by 316 runs with seven first-innings wickets remaining after seamer Stuart Clark claimed the hosts’ top three batsmen on the second day of the first Test on Friday....
|
|
Just another face at PSB unlikely to revive fortunes
LAHORE, May 24: As the federal government prepares to replace Director General Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Col Salahuddin on May 31, it is being felt the rapidly declining standard of sports in the country is unlikely to improve unless an able person ...
|
|
|
||
Will Geoff Lawson return to Pakistan cricket?
KARACHI, May 24: Geoff Lawson may not return to Pakistan to resume his coaching assignment with the national cricket team, sources close to the cricket board said on Saturday....
|
|
‘I should be under review for KKR failure’
NEW DELHI, May 24: John Buchanan, who coached Australia to two World Cup wins, has owned up responsibility for the Kolkata Knight Riders’ failure to make the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League....
|
|
||
|
Taylor century puts NZ in driving seat
MANCHESTER (England), May 24: Ross Taylor’s unbeaten 154 helped put New Zealand in command of the second...
|
|
Sohail bowls Rajasthan Royals to narrow victory
CHENNAI, May 24: Sohail Tanvir bowled a sensational final over as Jaipur Rajasthan Royals waved off a strong Chennai Super Kings challenge to notch up a 10-run victory in the Indian Premier League tie at the M.A....
|
|
|
||
|
Neurosurgeon clears Flynn of concussion
MANCHESTER, May 24: New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn was cleared of concussion by a neurosurgeon on Saturday after being hit on the head 24 hours earlier in the second Test against England here at Old Trafford....
|
|
Sangakkara, Marsh seal win for Kings XI
MOHALI, May 24: Shaun Marsh and Kumar Sangakkara were involved in a classy opening stand that ensured a six-wicket victory for Mohali’s Kings XI Punjab against Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in their...
|
|
|
||
|
Nadal’s perfect French Open record is under threat
PARIS, May 24: A blistered foot and aching muscles will do nothing to quell Rafael Nadal’s yearning to preserve his 100 percent record at the French Open....
|
|
Sharapova vows to be in shape for Olympics
PARIS, May 24: Maria Sharapova hopes to battle through a wearying summer and still be in peak condition when she makes her Olympics debut in Beijing....
|
|
|
||
|
Massa puts Ferrari on pole for Monaco GP
MONACO, May 24: Brazilian Felipe Massa seized pole position from Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday....
|
|
Mumbai lodge protest over TV umpire decisions
DELHI, May 24: The Mumbai Indians have launched an official complaint against Suresh Shastri, the third umpire, over two ‘contentious’ run-out decisions that went against them in their match against Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday....
|
|
|
||
|
AKU inter-varsity soccer enters quarter-final stage
KARACHI, May 24: Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine (AIDM), Jinnah Medical and Dental College (JMDC), Bahria (BU), Greenwich (GU), Aga Khan...
|
|
Rain halts Strasbourg final
STRASBOURG (France), May 24: Heavy rain on Saturday brought a halt to the final of the women’s Strasbourg International here with Slovenian fifth seed Katarina Srebotnik leading Spanish holder and sixth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 1-1, 40-30....
|
|
|
||
|
Pettigrew puts Johnson gold medal at risk: Doping scandal
LONDON, May 24: American sprinter Michael Johnson, one of the United States’ most successful athletes, could lose his Sydney 2000 Olympics 4x400m gold medal after a former relay team-mate admitted to doping....
|
|
Players named for Karachi region U-19 academy
KARACHI, May 24: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday named 30 Under-19 players to attend the Karachi Regional Under-19 academy which will start functioning from Monday at the National Stadium....
|
|
|
||
|
Iqra clinches under-12 title at Karachi TT
KARACHI, May 24: Iqra Saeed of Jamia Millia School captured first title of the 36th Karachi Table Tennis championships when she beat her schoolmate Ayesha Liaquat 3-1 in the girls’ under-12 final at Islamia Club on Saturday....
|
|
Yorkshire get ECB grant
LEEDS (England), May 24: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have granted Yorkshire £600,000 to install a state-of-the-art drainage system at Headingley....
|
|
|
||
|
Champ Liu gives China a taste of gold
BEIJING, May 24: World champion Liu Xiang gave 45,000 Chinese a taste of gold here Saturday and threw down the gauntlet to his rivals when he won a pre- Olympic test event at the main Olympic stadium....
|
|
Diamond in Dust, Tyre Jee vie for top honours today
KARACHI, May 24: Two fancied horses — four-year-old bay filly Diamond In Dust and three-year-old chestnut colt Tyre Jee — looks set to vie for supremacy in The Roses In May...
|
|
|
||
|
Three-time Olympic champion quits
HOUSTON, May 24: Three-time Olympian Blaine Wilson’s comeback ended after two events when he withdrew from the US Gymnastics Championships on Thursday....
|
|
Charismatic favourite to win LRC feature event
LAHORE, May 24: Five-year-old bay horse Charismatic looks set to produce a win for Lahore Race Club (LRC) steward Masood Pervez in the feature event when the fourth day/night Lahore Summer Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday....
|
|
|
||
|
Jockey Shahid set to create record
LAHORE, May 24: Leading local jockey Shahid Rehman is attempting to break his record for riding more winners during a season surpassing his previous tally of 100 to reach super stardom by the end of the ongoing season by June 29....
|
|
Hamm’s repeat gold bid faces setback
HOUSTON (Texas), May 24: Reigning Olympic all-around men’s gymnastics champion Paul Hamm will miss next month’s US Olympic Gymnastics trials after suffering a broken right hand at the US Championships....
|
|
|
||
|
Ferguson hints Queiroz might succeed him
LONDON, May 24: Sir Alex Ferguson has given a tongue-in-cheek hint that assistant coach Carlos Queiroz could one day succeed him as manager of Manchester United, two days after winning the Champions League title....
|
|
|
|
|
||
