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Ton-up Jayasuriya mauls India as SL post 273: Asia Cup final
KARACHI, July 6: Sanath Jayasuriya blasted a hurricane century to lift the struggling Sri Lankans against India in a fluctuating first period of play at the ninth Asia Cup final here at the National Stadium on Sunday....
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‘Next Asia Cup to be staged in non-Test playing country’: Dr Nasim Ashraf elected as new ACC president
KARACHI, July 6: The new Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Dr Nasim Ashraf has said that his priority is to bridge the gap among the cricket playing countries of Asia in...
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WADA approves ADOP rules
ISLAMABAD, July 6: The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has approved the rules of the recently formed Anti-Doping Organisation of Pakistan (ADOP), the organisation’s chairman Dr Waqar told Dawn on Sunday....
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NZ will tour Zimbabwe next year unless govt intervenes
WELLINGTON, July 6: New Zealand’s cricket team will tour Zimbabwe next year unless they are expressly instructed not to do so, New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) chief executive has said....
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Strict security in final pose problems for mediamen
KARACHI, July 6: Extraordinary security arrangements were made for the ninth Asia Cup cricket final here on Sunday in view of the arrival of President Pakistan Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf....
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Strauss looks forward to Morkel rivalry
LONDON, July 6: Andrew Strauss is looking forward to the chance to facing Morne Morkel in what will be his 50th Test at Lord’s next week despite coming up short against the South Africa quick at Uxbridge on Saturday....
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Cook warms up for SA Test with 95
LONDON, July 6: England opener Alastair Cook warmed-up for next week’s first Test against South Africa by making 95 for Essex as they beat Yorkshire by 87 runs to reach the Friends Provident Trophy final....
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Vaughan hopes knee will not trouble him in South Africa series
LONDON, July 6: England captain Michael Vaughan has insisted his longstanding knee problem won’t prevent him from getting through all four Tests of the upcoming series with South Africa after undergoing a fresh course of injections on Saturday....
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China opens media centre for Olympics
BEIJING, July 6: Beijing Olympic organisers opened to journalists on Sunday the Games media centre, the biggest in the history of the sporting movement, officials said....
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Tendulkar favours Pietersen’s ‘innovation’
SILVERSTONE (England), July 6: Sachin Tendulkar believes Kevin Pietersen’s controversial switch-hitting technique should not be banned but said cricket’s laws needed clarifying....
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Muscle injury sidelines Gay for two weeks
EUGENE (Oregon), July 6: World 200 metres champion Tyson Gay has a mild muscle strain in his left leg and will be unable to train at full strength for up to two weeks, his management company said on Sunday....
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Chinese VP visits Olympic sites
HONG KONG, July 6: China’s Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Sunday on a three-day trip to monitor the city’s preparations for hosting the Olympic equestrian events for the Beijing 2008 Games....
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Hamilton masterfully drives to victory in wet conditions: British Grand Prix
SILVERSTONE (England), July 6: Lewis Hamilton streaked to British Grand Prix victory on Sunday, delivering a masterful drive in wet conditions to delight a vociferous home crowd and reignite his world title challenge....
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Super Four kicks off from July 16: National Inter-club women’s soccer
KARACHI, July 6: After completion of the zonal matches in the initial phase of the first National Inter-club women’s football championship, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Sunday announced July 16...
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Hushovt wins Tour de France second stage
SAINT BRIEUC (France), July 6: Norwegian Thor Hushovt of Credit Agricole won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, a 164.5km stage from Auray to here....
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16th National Paralympics begin
PESHAWAR, July 6: The 16th edition of the National Paralympics Games got under way at City Sports Centre Abbottabad, with 450 special players from 18 cities taking part....
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Shandoor polo from today
GILGIT, July 6: The Shandoor Polo Festival commences on Monday here at the Polo ground situated between the Karakorum and Hindukush mountains at 4,000 metres above sea level....
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All-Pakistan swimming commences
PESHAWAR, July 6: The 3rd All-Pakistan NWFP Governor (Age Group) Swimming Championship began here at the Adil Khan Swimming Pool with Punjab and Balochistan’s absence....
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U-15 hockey from 23rd
LAHORE, July 6: The Inter-zone Under-15 hockey championship to be held at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, under the auspices of the Punjab Sports Board starts from July 23 with the selection trails for it beginning as soon as July 10....
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Kenya athletics squad for Olympics named
NAIROBI, July 6: Kenya’s 37-member athletics squad named on Saturday for next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing after the two-day national trials at the Nyayo national stadium....
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China confident of organising Olympics successfully
BEIJING, July 6: One month before it hosts its first Olympics, China has expressed the utmost confidence that the Beijing Games will go off without a hitch, but a security clampdown suggests nagging unease....
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Boxer accuses TV channel of racial discrimination
GRAND RAPIDS (Michigan), July 6: Recently retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. accused the American pay-TV channel Home Box Office of bias against him and other black fighters....
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Stadium named after Cantona inaugurated
TIGNES (FRANCE), July 6: Former French international footballer Eric Cantona on Saturday inaugurated a football stadium named after him in the French town of Tignes, local authorities said....
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