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Football: Greenshirts draw blank against Bangladesh
Dec 4th
Coach admits pressure after Pakistan held in SAFF Cup opener. Pakistan were looking to avenge their earlier loss but failed to score in Delhi. PHOTO: FILE AFP
KARACHI: Pakistan launched its South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup 2011 campaign in New Delhi with a goal-less draw against Bangladesh at the Jawaharlal Nehru Football Stadium yesterday.
Placed in group B along with Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal, the match was an opportunity for Pakistan to avenge its 3-0 defeat by the same opponents in the World Cup Asian qualifiers that took place in July.
This is Pakistan’s first assignment under new coach Zavisa Milosavljevic who More >
Cricket: Karachi battered and left Blue all over
Dec 4th
Ikramullah takes 12 wickets, Abbottabad seal 188-run Quaid Trophy win. Khalid Usman four wickets in four balls to finish with five for 36 left Shahzaib Hasan’s aggressive 39 in vain. PHOTO: AFP
Ikramullah sent Karachi Blues packing to an 188-run loss at National Stadium as he added four wickets to his eight-wicket haul in the first-innings to dismiss the hosts for just 96.
Khalid Usman, however, remained the wrecker-in-chief in Karachi’s second-innings as he picked up four wickets in four balls to finish with five for 36 and leave Shahzaib Hasan’s aggressive 39 in vain.
Pindi overcome Faisalabad
Rawalpindi beat Faisalabad by 92 More >
I never lost the passion for Formula One: Raikkonen
Dec 4th
Former world champion excited at comeback, insists he is fully motivated. Raikkonen, who will be racing for Lotus Renault GP in 2012, said he was thrilled to be back. PHOTO: AFP
VIRY-CHATILLON: Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who is making a comeback to Formula One after two years, has said his passion for the sport remained undimmed during his time away from it.
Raikkonen, who will be racing for Lotus Renault GP in 2012, said he was thrilled to be back.
“I wouldn’t have come back if I wasn’t motivated,” declared the Finn, whose motivation was increasingly questioned during his time at Ferrari More >
Pakistan bat against Bangladesh
Dec 4th
Pakistan lead 1-0 in three-match series, having won opening encounter at the same venue on Thursday by five wickets. Pakistan lead 1-0 in three-match series, having won opening encounter at the same venue on Thursday by five wickets.
DHAKA: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.
Pakistan lead 1-0 in the three-match series, having won the opening encounter at the same venue on Thursday by five wickets.
Bangladesh brought in Imrul Kayes and Elias Sunny in place of Naeem Islam and Ferhad Reza, while Pakistan More >
Snooker federation content with duo’s show
Dec 4th
Asif Toba lauded, cueist termed a future hope for Pakistan. Shahzad bounced back from his opening match loss to finish second in his group, eventually falling at the last-16 stage of the competition. PHOTO: FILE EXPRESS
KARACHI: Imran Shahzad and Asif Toba’s performance in the IBSF World Championships – where the duo made it past the group stages – has been termed satisfactory by the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Federation (PBSF).
The federation’s president Alamgir Sheikh lauded the effort after Pakistan exited the event following Shahzad’s last-16 defeat at the hands of Lee Walker. Pakistan’s top-ranked cueist had earlier defeated compatriot Toba More >
Boxing: Mohammad Ali declines invitation
Dec 4th
Legendary boxer not to attend Benazir boxing championship. After Amir confirmed his presence and extending an invitation to Tyson, the PBF, hoping to make the event a roaring success, were left saddened by Ali’s regret. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: The Pakistan Boxing Federation suffered a huge setback in their preparation for the 2nd Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Championship when boxing legend Mohammad Ali turned down an invitation to attend the event due to health issues.
While British boxer Amir Khan has confirmed his presence – and an invitation extended to Mike Tyson – the PBF, hoping to make the event a roaring success, More >
Hockey Champions Trophy: ‘Time to execute what has been taught’
Dec 4th
Pakistan to take on Great Britain today. The team has gone through a series of tours and training camps throughout the year to prepare for the Champions Trophy. PHOTO: FILE AFP
KARACHI: The Pakistan hockey team is upbeat about its chances in the Champions Trophy as it opens its campaign in the eight-nation event with a match in Auckland against higher-ranked opponents Great Britain today.
The Greenshirts underwent a series of training tours throughout the year targeting the tournament which is the team’s last international assignment before the London Olympics. The build-up for this tournament also saw the ouster of veteran players More >
Afridi spins his magic again
Dec 4th
Stars with five wickets, drags Pakistan past the finish line against Bangladesh. Shahid Afridi, who has so far taken 45 ODI wickets in the 25 matches he has played this year, said that he is trying to bring in more variation in his bowling, which is paying off well for him. PHOTO: AFP
DHAKA: Shahid Afridi grabbed five for 23 and kept his cool in a batting crisis as Pakistan overcame Bangladesh by five wickets in the first One-Day International (ODI) in Dhaka.
The leg-spinner ripped through the Bangladesh line-up as the hosts were bundled out for 91 after electing to bat More >
Cricket: New Zealand seek salvation Down Under
Dec 4th
Australia’s depleted bowling line-up gives hope to tourists in first Test. New Zealand captain Ross Taylor hopes that the visitors can add to their tally of seven wins in 50 prior Trans-Tasman Trophy Tests going back to 1946. PHOTO: AFP
BRISBANE:New Zealand have won only three of their last 22 Tests but remained confident of winning their first in Australia for 26 years as they take on the hosts’ weakened bowling attack at the Gabba today.
Captain Ross Taylor said that New Zealand, ranked eighth, were confident as they take on Michael Clarke’s Australians in the throes of an injury crisis More >
