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Field hockey: Pakistan beat China 5-3
Dec 24th
Haseem, Sharif score brace as hosts take 2-0 lead in Friendship Hockey Series. Pakistan’s show against China has kept the nation optimistic after a dismal Champions Trophy. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:
Pakistan came back from two goals down to beat China 5-3 in the second of the four-match Friendship Series at the Hockey Club of Pakistan in Karachi.
The win follows Pakistan’s 3-0 thrashing of the tourists in the opening match and also marks the end of the Karachi leg — the final two matches take place in Faisalabad and Lahore.
Haseem Khan and Waqas Sharif scored a brace each while Ali Shan scored More >
Football: Santos quash Neymar deal reports
Dec 24th
A report in AS stated a €10 million deal was in place, which would give Barca the right to buy Neymar before 2014. Brazil’s Santos FC forward Neymar chases during the final match of the FIFA Club World Cup between FC Barcelona and Brazil’s Santos FC in Yokohama on Dedcember 18, 2011. FC Barcelona defeated Santos FC 4-0. PHOTO: AFP
Santos have scotched reports that European champions Barcelona have negotiated the first option on star striker Neymar, according to espn.co.uk.
A report in AS stated a €10 million deal was in place, which would give Barca the right to conclude a transfer More >
Confident Misbah ready for series against England
Dec 24th
Misbah, who has guided Pakistan to six wins, six draws and a single loss, says team needs to improve to beat England. Misbah, who has guided Pakistan to six wins, six draws and a single loss, says team needs to improve to beat England. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
LAHORE: Pakistani skipper Misbahul Haq said Friday his high-flying team can beat England — world’s leading Test side — when they meet next year, believing his side are unstoppable on current form.
Pakistan returned home Friday after routing Bangladesh in two Twenty20s, three one-day internationals and two Tests, ending the year with five Test wins and More >
Cricket: Clock ticking for Ponting, says Aussie coach
Dec 24th
Arthur reminds former captain to ‘start producing the goods’. Arthur has reminded Ponting that he cannot afford to rest on his laurels or his value as a mentor to Australia’s next generation. PHOTO: AFP
MELBOURNE: Ricky Ponting’s international future could be in doubt if he fails to score regardless of the former captain’s standing in the game, according to Australia coach Mickey Arthur.
Australia play the first Test of their series against India on December 26 with the debate over the out-of-form batsman’s place polarising the nation. Arthur said Ponting, the game’s most successful captain More >
Pakistan win Bangladesh Test series
Dec 24th
Pakistan were set 103 to win after bowling Bangladesh out for 234 in their second innings. Pakistan’s cricket team pose with the winning trophy after they won the cricket series against Bangladesh in Dhaka December 21, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS
DHAKA: Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the second and final cricket Test in Dhaka on Wednesday to sweep the series 2-0.
Pakistan were set 103 to win after bowling Bangladesh out for 234 in their second innings and achieved the target in the final session on the fifth day at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq secured victory by lofting spinner More >
Aqeel through, Yasir shocked in semis
Dec 24th
Top-seed to take on Abid in tennis final. Top-seed to take on Abid in tennis final.
KARACHI: Promising Mushtaq Abid caused the biggest upset of the UBL International Hardcourt Tennis Championship when he stunned second-seed Yasir Khan in the men’s singles semi-finals at the Karachi Gymkhana yesterday.
The Lahore youngster displayed commendable show against his experienced counterpart – winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 – to seal his place in the final of the event where he will take on top-seed and Pakistan’s top-ranked player Aqeel Khan.
Aqeel sailed into the final with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Sri Lanka’s Thangarjah Dinsehkant.
Meanwhile, Maheen Dada will More >
ZTBL reduced to bits by spirited PIA
Dec 24th
Left reeling at 70 for nine, only 107 ahead with two days left of Quaid Trophy final. Left reeling at 70 for nine, only 107 ahead with two days left of Quaid Trophy final. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: PIA fast-bowlers shattered ZTBL’s short-lived joy by reducing them to 70 for nine in the second-innings, only 107 ahead with two days’ play left.
Despite conceding a first-innings lead of 37, PIA came roaring back into the match, picking up early wickets and chipping at the ZTBL batting line-up with ease.
Anwar Ali and Ali Imran did the early damage before the tall Najaf Shah used More >
Cricket: Asia felt the heat in the year gone by
Dec 24th
2011 remained a mixed year for cricket in Asia. 2011 remained a mixed year for cricket in Asia.
NEW DELHI: Three Pakistani stars being jailed for spot-fixing in England underlined a mixed year for cricket in Asia despite India’s memorable World Cup triumph at home in April.
Pakistan’s resurgence on the field under Misbah-ul-Haq held out hope that all was not lost for the troubled nation, but the region endured more lows than highs over the past 12 months.
The cricketing world witnessed that a British judge jailed three Pakistani stars, including former captain Salman Butt, and their agent in November for their More >
Tennis: Nadal gives Spain Davis Cup lead
Dec 4th
Nadal has never lost a Davis Cup singles rubber on clay and took his record on the red dust to 15-0. Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning a point against Argentina’s Juan Monaco during their Davis Cup final singles rubber at the Olympic Stadium in Seville December 2, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS
SEVILLE:Rafael Nadal opened Spain’s bid for a third Davis Cup triumph in four years with a ruthless 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 destruction of Argentina’s Juan Monaco to put the favourites 1-0 ahead in the best-of-five final.
Playing on his favoured clay surface in front of a boisterous home crowd, the world number More >
Cricket: Women, blind team lauded by PCB
Dec 4th
PCB chief hoped for World Cup win after announcing cash prizes. ‘I am really excited by their achievements and have great hope that the women’s team can win the World Cup as well’. PHOTO: COURTESY ZTBL
LAHORE: Pakistan’s women’s and blind cricket teams were lauded for their recent efforts by the country’s cricket board yesterday.
The women’s team reached the final of the World Cup qualifiers and sealed its place in next year’s World Twenty20 as well as the 2013 World Cup. The blind team, meanwhile, whitewashed India in a one-day series 3-0 after winning the Twenty20 series 2-1.
The Pakistan Cricket Board More >
