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The Swiss National Bank shocked markets on Tuesday by setting an exchange rate cap on the soaring franc to stave off a recession, discouraging...

Manchester United began the defence of their English Premier League title with victory while Barcelona and Real Madrid drew 2-2 in the first leg...

India settled for a draw in the third and final Test against the West Indies after rock-solid century-maker Shivnarine Chanderpaul and the home bowlers...

Argentina on Wednesday failed to make up for their disappointing opening draw against Bolivia when they could only manage another stalemate against Colombia, compromising...

A thrilling last ten minutes in which three goals were scored as Pakistan and England played 2-2 draw in the opening match of the...

A freak long-range goal from Mexico forward Monica Ocampo saw the central Americans hold England to a 1-1 draw on Monday in their opening...

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara’s maiden Test hundred in England helped the tourists save the series finale at the Rose Bowl here on Monday....

Alastair Cook scored his third century in four Test innings but England had to settle for a draw in the second match of their...

Asian Cup holders Japan were held to a goalless draw by South American side Peru in the opening match of the three-nation Kirin Cup...

LAHORE - The final of the Patron's Trophy Grade-II Tournament between UBL and Medicam ended in a draw at the Pindi Stadium Tuesday. UBL were declared the winners of the title on the basis of their first innings lead after the match was badly marred by rain. Only the opening day, no play was possible and the following two days were washed out while on the final day, only two overs were bowled. Medicam resumed their innings at 148 for 9 and were bowled out for 153 in 44.5 overs. With

MADRID - Barcelona took a giant stride towards a third straight La Liga title when they drew 1-1 at 10-man Real Madrid on Saturday to preserve their eight-point lead over their arch rivals at the top with six games left.
In a tense encounter at a packed Bernabeu, the first of four clashes between the teams in three competitions in 18 days, Lionel Messi put Barca ahead from the spot in the 53rd minute after Raul Albiol was sent off for a foul on David Villa.
The champions

ISLAMABAD - The government plans to draw investment of up to $500 million from overseas Pakistanis through different national saving schemes (NSS) offered by the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS), an official source has revealed.
The proposal under consideration, would allow the Pakistani Diaspora to conduct direct investment online in any of the national saving schemes. The investment could be made in any currency but the principal amount and profit is to be

BELGRADE - Russia is playing on Serbia's mistaken belief that it is still a key player in the power dynamic with the West to draw the country's focus away from joining the EU and NATO, US diplomats have concluded. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will emphasise the bonds linking the two Orthodox Christian nations during a visit to Serbia on Wednesday, the eve of the 12th anniversary of the NATO bombing over Belgrade's policy towards Kosovo.
US cables two years ago highlight

LAHORE - Malaysia survived nearly half-a-dozen goal attempts by the Pakistan forwards to pull out a draw which ensured their entry into the next round of the 2012 Olympics Football Qualifiers at the Punjab Stadium here on Wednesday.
By the time the final whistle was blown at the 8000-capacity Punjab Stadium, it was the Pakistanis who were ruing the missed chances and the visiting Malaysians were happy to carve out the goalless draw to bank on the first-leg win they earned in

KARACHI - Pakistan put up an excellent display to hold Palestine to a goal-less draw in the second tie of the four match friendly series at Karachi's Peoples Sports Complex on Friday. Palestine lead the series 1-0 after the two matches. The next two matches will be played at Palestine's Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram near Ramallah on May 24 and 27. Palestine started the game with Sulaiman Obaid leading the side, as coach Mouza Bezaz rested their skipper and keeper

LAHORE - SSGC won their match, while Punjab were stopped by Customs and WAPDA held PHF Academy to a draw in the 30th U19 Junior National Hockey Championship, being played
at Bahawalpur Hockey Stadium. Three matches were played on Tuesday; Punjab drew with Customs 1-1 in a pressing encounter while SSGC beat Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa 7-1 and PHF Academy were held by WAPDA 1-1. Another three matches will be played today when NBP take on Islamabad at 1100 hrs, SSGC face Punjab at 1300 hrs

PARIS - Jose Mourinho's dreams of landing the Champions League for the third time as a coach remained firmly alive on Tuesday after Real Madrid secured a 1-1 draw away at French bogey team Lyon in their Last 16 first leg clash.
One of Mourinho's former teams Chelsea - a rarity in that he couldn't guide them to Champions League title success unlike at Porto and last year Inter Milan - got a crucial 2-0 away win against FC Copenhagen with former Real Madrid striker Nicolas Anelka