Tag: League

LAHORE - SPM Colts won the 4th SPM League Cricket Tournament, beating Global Technologies on Tuesday.
In the Professional Group of the league, SPM Colts beat Global Technology by seven wickets here at Model Town Greens ground. Global Technology scored 163 runs for the loss of nine wickets after batting first.
Mohammad Raja (28), Tahir Riaz (23) and Awais Masood (22) were top-scored for Global. SPM Colts achieved the target for the loss of three wickets, with Yasir Ali (55),

Lahore - Bucks and Versatile won their matches in the 4th SPM League Cricket Tournament here on Thursday.
SPM Bucks beat Descon by 42 runs in the first match of the non-professional league here at Model Town Greens ground.
SPM Bucks scored 222 for four wickets. Nadeem Aslam 83 not out, Zubair Butt 67 and Sajjad Akbar 35 runs were the main scorers. Descon were all out for 180 runs with Wasif Ikram made 70 and Hafiz Usman 36 runs. Zahid Khan took five wicket and was declared

LONDON
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Manchester United remained top of the Premier League but on goal difference alone after Lee Bowyer's late equaliser gave Birmingham a 1-1 draw at St Andrews on Tuesday. It seemed as if Dimitar Berbatov's sublime goal in the 58th minute had wrapped up all three points for United but Bowyer salvaged a share of the spoils in controversial fashion a minute from time.
There was a suspicion of handball when Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic got to Roger Johnson's

LONDON - Freezing temperatures have put paid to two games in the Premier League's traditional Boxing Day programme - Blackpool against Liverpool and Everton against Birmingham.
Overnight temperatures of minus nine degrees brought a morning pitch inspection at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road pitch, which does not have undersoil heating.
And despite covers and hot-air blowers being employed over the last few days an assessment of the playing surface showed there was no possibility

LAHORE - The Punjab Football Association Secretary Agha Muhammad Latif declared DFA Lahore League illegal as it goes against the PFA Calendar. As per yearly Activity Calendar issued by PFA, the DFA league was to be held from March 15, 2011. But DFA officials announced that the league would start from December 25, 2010.
Moreover, the DFA Lahore Secretary has included several unregistered football clubs in the league. Complaints were received from various clubs of DFA Lahore

LAHORE - SPM Stags won their match in the 4th SPM League Cricket Tournament in the Professional Group here on Saturday. SPM Stags beat Muslim Gymkhana by 118 runs.
SPM Stags scored 248 for five wickets in 35 overs. Nadeem Javed (53 not out), Usman Liaqat (50), Mujahid Ali (44), Ayaz Tasawar (42) and Salman Ali (39) all pitched in to reach the total. Tehseen Mirza took two wickets for Muslim Gymkhana.
Muslim Gymkhana could score only 130 runs and lost all their wickets.

LONDON - Heavy snow and freezing temperatures wreaked havoc with the Premier League on Saturday, all but wiping out the fixture list and putting the title race on ice. Arsenal were denied the chance to regain top spot after their match against Stoke at the Emirates was one of four matches to be called off just hours before kick-off as blizzards blanketed Britain.
In the only two games to take place, Sunderland moved up to sixth place as Danny Welbeck's first-half header clinched

LAHORE: The first phase of the Lahore Premier League concluded here on Monday, with Pak Asia, Bank Alfalah, Hajvari Juices, Lahore Tigers, Fazal Sweets, Sufi Lahore, Mega Events and Chohan Estate reaching the quarterfinals.
In the pre-quarterfinals, Lahore Shapes beat Lahore Shaheen Gourmet by seven wickets. Fazal Sweets defeated Coca-Cola Lahore Thunders by six wickets. Pak Asia beat Hajvari Juices by 34 runs, Fazal Sweets beat Sufi Lahore by 65 runs, Pak Asia beat Lahore

LAHORE: Pakistani skipper Muhammad Essa put up sparkling striking power as KESC edged out KPT 2-0 in the 194th match of Pakistan Premier Football League at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi. KESC, who remained in third place, were lucky to win the match as KPT controlled most of the game, but missed opportunities to score.
Both the teams missed opportunities in the first eleven minutes. The 24th minute saw KPT skipper Akhtar Mamil clear the ball from the goal line after Riaz's

EONGNAM: South Korea's Seongnam Ilhwa qualified for final of the AFC Champions League with a 1-0 win over the Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Forward Cho Dong-Geon struck home the only goal in the 30th minute, allowing his side to tighten up their defence for the remainder of the game. The result made the tie 4-4 on aggregate, but the Koreans went through thanks to their superior number of away goals.
It was sweet revenge for the seven-time K-League champions, who