Lee claims hat-trick as Aussies thrash Bangladesh
CAPE TOWN, Sept 16: Fast bowler Brett Lee took the first hat-trick in 20-overs internationals as Australia crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Newlands on Sunday....
Vettori plots India’s downfall in first Super Eights tie
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 16: Captain Daniel Vettori led from the front as New Zealand brushed aside India by 10 runs in the opening Super Eights match of the Twenty20 World Championship on Sunday....
South Africa stop BD onslaught
CAPE TOWN, Sept 16: Bangladesh’s batsmen launched a ferocious attack on South Africa’s bowlers but were unable to bat out their 20 overs in the last preliminary round fixture of the Twenty20 World Championship at the Newlands on Saturday....
Selectors ring changes for Lahore four-dayer
KARACHI, Sept 16: The national selectors on Sunday named opener Khurram Manzoor in the Pakistan ‘A’ squad to play Australia ‘A’ in the second and final four-day match, which starts at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from Wednesday....
PCB to put spectators’ comfort first
LAHORE, Sept 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hope to provide maximum facilities to spectators during the home series against South Africa, starting from Sept 26....
Albie Morkel earns Proteas fighting total
CAPE TOWN, Sept 16: A late blast by Albie Morkel helped South Africa reach a total of 154 for eight in their Twenty20 World Championship Super Eights match against England on Sunday....
Kuznetsova powers Russia to third title
MOSCOW, Sept 16: Russia won their third Fed Cup title in four years on Sunday when Svetlana Kuznetsova saved two match points in a second-set tiebreaker before beating Italy’s Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 in the first reverse singles....
Gonzalez to face Robredo in final
BEIJING, Sept 16: Chilean second seed Fernando Gonzalez continued his Beijing revival when he came from a set down to beat Ivan Ljubicic 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the China Open....
Manchester City go second as Eriksson revival continues
LONDON, Sept 16: Manchester City’s revival under Sven Goran Eriksson continued when they moved up to second spot in the Premier League thanks to Michael Johnson’s second half goal that was...
Talat urges team to take it easy
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 16: Pakistan team manager Talat Ali has urged all team members to try and overcome their anxiety when playing against Sri Lanka in the first Super Eights match of the Twenty20 World Championship at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday....
Warne, McGrath to play in IPL
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Cricketing legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath will play in an inaugural Twenty20 league in India next year, a top cricket board official said on Sunday....
Tokyo hopes bid will win IOC vote
TOKYO, Sept 16: Tokyo is hoping its plan to hold a compact games will make a big impression when the International Olympic Committee decides who gets to host the 2016 event....
Voo Doo Doll gallops home in style to claim feature event
KARACHI, Sept 16: Favourite five-year-old bay mare Voo Doo Doll lived up to her top billing when she galloped to a facile four-length victory over colt Moon Raker in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Raikkonen leads Ferrari one-two in Belgium
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) Sept 16: Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix for the third time in a row on Sunday, leading a Ferrari one-two to revive his title challenge....
Desert Prince obliges punters
LAHORE, Sept 16: Fancied bay colt Desert Prince came home with a strong run in the closing stages to capture the class five handicap race, ran over 1,100 metres featuring a...
PFF to conduct MRI test of four U-16 players
LAHORE, Sept 16: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will conduct MRI tests of four Under-16 players despite being asked by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to check 13 players to determine their ages....
Mohsin shines
KARACHI, Sept 16: Skipper Mohsin Sultan shone with the ball to help Tapal Academy defeat Old Town CC by 47 runs in a low-scoring match of the 11th Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at the KGA Ground on Saturday....
Daniyal excels
KARACHI, Sept 16: A swashbuckling 88 by Daniyal Ahsan led KESC XI to an emphatic 59-run victory over debutants Eaton CC in the 22nd Karachi Gymkhana Tapal Trophy Ramazan Cricket Festival at the KG Ground on Sunday....