Tag: Penalty

England women’s coach Hope Powell accused her players of “cowardice” after she struggled to find volunteers for the World Cup quarter-final penalty shoot-out against...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday decided against punishing national selector Mohammad Ilyas for his role in the Board’s dispute with all-rounder Shahid...

court awarded the capital punishment to three men in a case of murder and robbery on Friday. Additional District and Sessions Judge convicted...

LONDON - Arsene Wenger's hopes of guiding Arsenal to the Premier League title are in tatters after Dirk Kuyt's last-gasp penalty earned a dramatic 1-1 draw for Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. With new majority shareholder Stan Kroenke watching from the directors' box, Wenger's side appeared to have snatched a stoppage-time victory when Cesc Fabregas was tripped by Jay Spearing in the penalty area.
Robin van Persie scored from the spot but Arsenal couldn't keep their

LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson laughed off Chelsea's penalty claims after his side grabbed a precious first leg lead in their Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea looked to have won a clear spot-kick in injury time after Patrice Evra clattered into Blues midfielder Ramires in the penalty area. But Spanish referee Alberto Undiano infuriated Chelsea's players after waving away their claims before United went on to seal their first victory at

LONDON - Dirk Kuyt scored a controversial penalty as Liverpool bounced back from their Europa League exit with a 2-0 win at 10-man Sunderland on Sunday. Liverpool were beaten at Sunderland in dubious circumstances last season when Darren Bent scored with a goal that deflected in off a beachball which had been thrown onto the pitch.
But Kenny Dalglish's side enjoyed their own moment of good fortune at the Stadium of Light this time as Kuyt netted a first half penalty awarded for a

LAHORE - The Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation has taken a number of key decisions in its recent meeting. A decision has been taken to replace penalty strokes with penalty shoot-outs. The Pakistan Hockey Federation has already implemented and is working since the last two years on the change since that was finalised by the FIH.
According to the rules, one member of the playing eleven and/or on the bench will be allowed to take one penalty, while the goalpost

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), taking notice of the issuance of death warrants for a man in Sukkur Jail, has demanded order's withdrawal, calling upon the government to continue the informal moratorium on the death penalty in place since 2008.
An HRCP statement issued on Tuesday expressed concern at the issuance of death warrants for a man detained in Sukkur Jail, whose hanging is scheduled for 6:30 am on January 12. This is contrary to the policy

ISLAMABAD: Former information minister and PPP leader Sherry Rehman has submitted a private members' bill with the National Assembly Secretariat, seeking an end to the death penalty for blasphemers. Important additions to the legislation include section 203A, which will ensure that "anyone making false or frivolous accusation under any of the sections 295A-C of the PPC shall be punished in accordance with similar punishments prescribed in the section under which the false accusation