Svitolina ends Kostyuk run into 4th round
MELBOURNE: Elina Svitolina ended 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk’s run at the Australian Open met her at the net for a warm embrace and offered some words of encouragement. With the temperature hitting 40…
MELBOURNE: Elina Svitolina ended 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk’s run at the Australian Open met her at the net for a warm embrace and offered some words of encouragement. With the temperature hitting 40…
MELBOURNE: Former world number one Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova on Tuesday sailed serenely into the second round of her first Australian Open since returning from a 15-month doping ban, sealing the…
A 40-years-old sportsman on Saturday brought fame for the country and set a world record by making 178 round house kicks in one minute. Renowed martial artist, Ahmad Hussain, resident of Yousaf…
Pakistan and United States are about to engage in crucial diplomatic consultations on the finalization of “new agreement on counter terrorism cooperation” for which the special envoy of the Obama administration, Marc…
Third-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia overcame tough resistance from Laura Robson of Britain on Wednesday before winning 6-4, 7-6 (8) to reach the second round of the e-Boks Open. The 27-year-old Jankovic…
Egypt’s main Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of a historic election for a new parliament after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, the electoral committee said…
At the end of the first round of the three rounds 54 holes 1st Sayid Paper Open Golf Tournament, Shafiq Masih of Lahore Gymkhana was the best amongst the upcoming professional golfers,…
Maria Sharapova’s US Open dream was shattered by Flavia Pennetta on Friday, while men’s number four Andy Murray avoided an early exit with a wild five-set victory over Robin Haase. Pennetta, a…
World number one Caroline Wozniacki stayed on course toward a first Grand Slam title on Thursday as she reached the third round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over 82nd-ranked…
Five-time champion Roger Federer relishes the US Open stage — he’s just not so sure about the court surface at the 2011 edition of the year’s final Grand Slam. “It’s definitely slower,”…
Round II of Pakistan-India Parliamentary Dialogue began here in Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi on Thursday. A 19-member Pakistan Parliamentary delegation interacted with their Indian counterparts in a comprehensive review of relations…
Tiger Woods played an 18-hole practice round on Monday at the site of next week’s PGA Championship and pronounced the 7,467-yard Atlanta Athletic Club layout ready for the year’s last major event.…
The first phase of the eighth Pakistan Premier Football League ended with win for PIA on Friday. The second phase of the 240-match league will resume after Eid-ul-Fitr. In the only match…
India’s seventh-seeded Sania Mirza suffered her sixth loss in seven matches, falling 7-5, 6-4 to Canada’s Stephanie Dubois in her opening match at a $220,000 WTA hardcourt tournament. Mirza, battling a left…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the programme of second round talent hunt nation wide trials for young and upcoming players, commencing from July 18 in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the…
Syrian forces rounded up dozens of people in Hama on Wednesday after shooting dead up to 22 people, activists said, and Amnesty International said Syria may have committed crimes against humanity in…
The National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) N-5 Central on Monday claimed to have arrested 21 criminals. Police said they also recovered illegal weapons, snatched mobile phones, a motorcycle, stolen goods including…