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Tennis: Federer hails London success
Nov 29th
Swiss star confident of 2012 Grand Slams after World Tour Finals win. Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament singles trophy after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the final on day eight of the competition in London on November 27, 2011. PHOTO: AFP
LONDON: Roger Federer believes his record sixth title at the ATP World Tour Finals will be the ideal springboard to end his Grand Slam drought in 2012 after holding off a spirited challenge from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
Federer has finished the season without a Grand Slam for the More >
Blind cricket: Pakistan a safe country for cricket, says Indian captain
Nov 29th
Calls for revival of cricketing ties between the countries. India failed to make an impact on the field but their captain’s approval of the security situation will give Pakistan a lot of confidence for the days ahead. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE: India Blind cricket team captain Shekher Naik has termed Pakistan a safe country for staging international matches and has urged boards from across the world to send their teams to the country.
Naik, who captained India in a one-day and T20 series against Pakistan recently, insisted that there was no such thing as security problems.
“If the Indian blind cricket team can visit More >
Bangladesh series: Easier foes, bigger challenges
Nov 29th
Pakistan take on Bangladesh in only T20, look to continue winning run. Having stood together as a team in the wake of the damaging spot-fixing saga, Pakistan will look to retain unity and harmony within their ranks so that they make headlines for the right reasons. PHOTO: AFP
A year that has brought Pakistan unprecedented success and prison sentences now begins to end in Bangladesh with the one-off Twenty20 taking place of the team’s final tour of the year today.
A One-Day International (ODI) series-win in New Zealand, a semi-final loss against India, a drawn Test series and an ODI series-win More >
Snooker: Dismal start for Pakistani cueists
Nov 29th
Toba, Shahzad lose opening matches at World Championship. Pakistan number one Shahzad lost narrowly against Poland’s Krzysztof Wrobel 4-3. PHOTO: AFP
Pakistan began their IBSF World Championships campaign in disappointing fashion as Imran Shahzad and Asif Toba lost their opening matches on day one.
Asif Toba went down 4-2 to Afghanistan’s Rais Khan Zahi, who started off well by winning the first frame 58-38. Toba, however, was quick to hit back taking the second frame 70-45 but Zahi won the third frame 79-09. The see-saw battle continued with Toba winning the fourth 58-49. However, that was the last bit of success More >
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 50 runs in Twenty20
Nov 29th
Bangladesh narrowly avoided their lowest ever total of 78 runs in this format before finishing their chase on 85 for 9 Pakistan’s players come off the field after they won a Twenty20 cricket match against Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS
DHAKA: Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik grabbed two wickets each to lead Pakistan to a comfortable 50-run win over Bangladesh in a low-scoring one-off Twenty20 international on Tuesday.
Bangladesh, replying to Pakistan’s modest 135 for seven, narrowly avoided their lowest ever total of 78 runs in this format of the game before finishing their chase on 85 for nine.
Nasir Hossain scored 35 not out More >
Football: Ten-man City hold onto Premier League lead
Nov 29th
Balotelli sent off but leaders draw 1-1 at Anfield. Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany (2nd R) celebrates scoring against Liverpool during their English Premier League soccer match in Liverpool, northern England November 27, 2011. PHOTO: REUTERS
LONDON: Manchester City stayed five points clear at the top of the English Premier League table after a 1-1 draw away to Liverpool on Sunday.
City grabbed the lead after the half hour mark when captain Vincent Kompany glanced in a header from a David Silva corner. But just two minutes later Liverpool were level when Kompany’s clearance from the edge of the area found Dirk Kuyt More >
Cricket: India counting on young guns to shine
Nov 29th
West Indies captain demands more consistency in ODI series. With Dhoni rested for the series, Sehwag has been entrusted with the role of stand-in captain. PHOTO: AFP
CUTTACK: World champions India will rely on their young stars to deliver when they take on West Indies in the One-Day International (ODI) series starting in Cuttack today.
The hosts have rested superstar Sachin Tendulkar and captain MS Dhoni for the five-match series, and have put their faith in young guns Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. However, the man in the spotlight will be newcome Ravichandran Ashwin, who grabbed 22 wickets with his More >
Aisam no more: Bopanna to team up with Bhupathi in 2012
Nov 29th
Bopanna tells Indian Express newspaper on Monday that he will team up with veteran compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2012. Bopanna tells Indian Express newspaper on Monday that he will team up with veteran compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2012. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
NEW DELHI: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have ended their successful tennis doubles partnership, which was hailed as a symbol of friendship between the rival nations.
Bopanna told the Indian Express newspaper on Monday that he will team up with veteran compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2012, while Qureshi will next partner Dutchman Jean-Julien Roger at the Australian Open in January.
“As the More >
Pakistan Women thrashed in final
Nov 28th
West Indies win Women’s World Cup qualifying event. Pakistan team team chasing 251 for victory were dismissed for 120. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:Pakistan Women faced a 130-run thrashing at the hands of West Indies in the final of the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers courtesy a career-best seven for 14 by off-spinner Anisa Mohammed.
Chasing 251 to list the trophy after qualifying for the 2012 World Twenty20 and 2013 World Cup, Pakistan were never really in with a hunt, losing half the side by the 21st over. Qanita Jalil top-scored with 53 but none of the other batters offered any resistance to Anisa More >
Karachi Blues decimate Faisalabad in Quaid Trophy
Nov 28th
Haider’s seven-for fires SBP to win over HBL, PIA defeat NBP by three wickets. Imran Nazir’s knock failed to help secure a sixth win for ZTBL. PHOTO: FILE AFP
Karachi Blues registered an emphatic 235-run victory against Faisalabad on the final day of their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy clash in Faisalabad, according to information provided by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Chasing an imposing target of 356 to win, Faisalabad were bundled out for just 120 in their second-innings, with all the Karachi bowlers chipping in with crucial wickets. Captain Mohammad Sami again led from the front, picking up three for 32 to go More >
