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KUALA LUMPUR - Rory McIlroy smashed the longest drive of his career as he put his U.S. Masters meltdown behind him to fire an opening round three-under-par 69 at the Malaysian Open on Thursday. All eyes were on McIlroy after he blew a four-shot lead at Augusta on Sunday with huge crowds putting up with stifling temperatures in Kuala Lumpur to follow the Northern Irishman. Looking fresh in his white outfit despite his long flight, McIlroy carded a promising opening round to finish five

KARACHI - Central Prison Karachi has been included in the scope of investigations into the murders of Akhtar Hussain, vice-chairperson of the Afaq Ahmed-led Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), and another senior leader of the party, Abdul Kareem, with police officials suspecting that information is being leaked from inside the jail premises to aid target killers carry out their mission.
"This was the second incident in the past six months that the MQM-H leadership has been

AUGUSTA - Golf's young guns came out blazing at the Masters with 21-year-old Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland holding a two-shot lead over 23-year-old Australian Jason Day at the halfway mark on Friday. Overnight leader McIlroy posted 69 for a 10-under-par of 134, while Day, playing alongside the Briton, streaked into contention with a spectacular 64 that was one off the championship record.
Four-times Masters winner Tiger Woods made big noise as well with seven birdies from the

AUGUSTA - European young guns Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros shared the first-round lead in the 75th Masters on Thursday with matching rounds of seven-under par 65. At 21, McIlroy is the youngest first-round leader in the tournament's history, bettering the 23-year-old Severiano Ballesteros, who went on to win his first green jacket in 1980.
The Ulsterman had purposely favoured a low-key approach to his third campaign at Augusta National after missing the cut last year, and it

LAHORE - The Islamabad 'A' team led significantly at the conclusion of the first of the three rounds of the 5th Aquafina Royal Palm National Golf Tournament at the par 72 Royal Palm Golf Course.
Islamabad A, comprising Taimur Hassan, Tariq Mehmood and Umair Salim, showed their aggressive intent by managing to get a hold on the frontrunner position with an impressive team score of 229, made possible after some authoritative play by Taimur Hassan(gross 73) and Tariq Mehmood (gross

AUGUSTA - England's Ross Fisher grabbed the early clubhouse lead on the opening day of the 75th Masters on Thursday rebounding from a rocky start to card a three-under par 69.
The 30-year-old Ryder Cup star, making his third appearance at Augusta National, recorded the very first bogey of the tournament on the opening hole after setting out in the lead grouping shortly after sunrise.
He dropped another at the tough par-three fourth, but banged in birdies at the second,

RANCHO MIRAGE - Defending champion Yani Tseng surged into the lead at the Kraft Nabisco Championship Saturday, firing a third-round 66 to move two shots ahead of Stacy Lewis in the first women's major of the year. American Morgan Pressel carded a 69 for 208 and Michelle Wie stayed in contention with a 69 for 210.
Taiwan's Tseng, ranked number one in the world, had the lowest round of the day at Mission Hills Country Club for a 54-hole total of 12-under 204. "I just want to keep

HOUSTON - US PGA Tour rookie Chris Kirk fired a three-under par 69 on Friday to seize a one-shot lead over defending champion Anthony Kim and 2008 champ Johnson Wagner at the Houston Open halfway point.
Kirk had a nine-under par total of 135, getting most of his second round in before the afternoon wind kicked up and made scoring tougher. Kim and Wagner both benefitted from the calm early conditions, and made the most of their knowledge of the Redstone course.

NEW DELHI - A tiny north Indian city has overnight become a hottest tourist destination, drawing Prime Ministers, corporate czars, showbiz celebrities and passionate fans for what is touted as the "mother of all cricket contests".
Nothing gets bigger in this part of the globe than a cricket match featuring India and Pakistan, who fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947. The rivalry would be renewed in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final in Mohali in the state

MOHALI - Mohammad Hafeez is confident Pakistan can overcome India when the arch-rivals meet in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday thanks to the "strongest bowling attack in the world". Pakistan, the 1992 champions, possess a bowling line-up for pretty much all conditions despite missing the new ball duo of Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif, both banned following last year's spot-fixing scandal in England. "We believe that we have the strongest bowling attack in the world at the

KARACHI - Sindh Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Minister Rafique Engineer has urged upon the girls of Lyari that they should discharge their skills professionally to bring honour and recognition to the area, as higher educational institutions for providing modern education have been provided by the present government.
He said this while addressing as the chief guest at a 'Qirat and Naat Competition' organised during the students' week celebrations at Ronaqul Islam Degree

TOKYO - The rapid rise of e-books could lead to a "reading divide" as those unable to afford the new technology are left behind, even as U.S. reading and writing skills decline still further. At particular threat are African-American communities where many students are already falling behind their majority peers in terms of literacy, said award-winning writer Marita Golden -- and this despite the growing ranks of noted African-American writers, such as Nobel Prize winner Toni

ISLAMABAD - Women parliamentarians, actively participating in the parliamentary business, remained more assertive in comparison with their male counterparts in the National Assembly. According to FAFEN's direct observation of proceedings from March 11, 2010 to March 4, 2011, women members accounted for almost half of the parliamentary agenda conducted during the third parliamentary year of the thirteenth National Assembly.
In the National Assembly, 60 women were elected on

DORAL - American Hunter Mahan fired seven birdies and charged into a two-stroke lead after 11 holes of the storm-delayed opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Thursday. After a storm that caused havoc around the course, ripping up trees and causing a delay of nearly three hours, only nine players were able to finish their round before darkness fell. Mahan, playing the back nine first, shot out of the gate with birdies on each of his opening four holes and added

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari told United Kingdom (UK) National Security Adviser Sir Peter Ricketts at President House on Tuesday that any initiative on Afghanistan should ensure territorial integrity of the country and the Afghan ownership of the process with a commitment that their country's soil would not be used against another. "Pakistan stands for a peaceful, stable, friendly and united Afghanistan, as Pakistan is directly impacted by any development relating to

LAHORE - Pakistan's ace tennis player Aisamul Haq Qureshi, with the support of Aqeel Khan, brought Pakistan back into contention by taking a 2-1 lead over Hong Kong in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group II tie at Victoria Park in Hong Kong. Aisam, who lost the opening singles match earlier, paired up with Aqeel to win the doubles match on Saturday, while Aqeel won his singles to bring Pakistan on level terms with Hong Kong. The duo gave Pakistan a 2-1 lead over Hong Kong in the

The status of famous international band JoSH lead singer Qurram Hussain, known as 'Q', has changed from single to married. The singer married a Canadian national, Saima Chaudhry in Toronto, Canada, JoSH manger Taha Sadaqat told.
"Since the band is busy in recordings for their upcoming album titled 'Beyond Kismat,' Q has planned two grand receptions after the album release," Taha Sadaqat said. There will be a reception in Toronto and there will be another reception in Karachi for