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MELBOURNE: Zimbabwe’s Cara Black and Leander Paes of India won the Australian Open mixed doubles title Sunday, defeating Russian Ekaterina Makarova and Czech Republic’s Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5 6-3. Laes led the top-seeded pair Sunday with a dominant presence at the net and quick footwork. Paes, from India, and Black, from Zimbabwe, won their second Grand [...]
MELBOURNE: Defending champion and top seed Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open title when she beat a brave Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Saturday. Williams won a tight first set then had to hold off a charging Henin to deny the Belgian a fairytale ending to her tennis comeback in a thrilling two [...]
MELBOURNE: Venus and Serena Williams coasted to their 11th Grand Slam doubles title on Friday when they beat top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and American Liezel Huber to be crowned Australian Open champions. The American pair won 6-4, 6-3 for their second successive Australian title and their fourth overall in an 86-minute victory over [...]
KARACHI: Former Pakistan sports captains Thursday demanded a boycott of the hockey World Cup in India next month to protest at Pakistani cricketers being snubbed by the Indian Premier League. None of Pakistan’s 11 players included in the IPL auction in Mumbai on Tuesday were sold despite their national team being the reigning World Twenty20 [...]
MELBOURNE: Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the Australian Open here on Monday, losing her first round match to fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 7-6 3-6 6-4. Sharapova, seeded 14th, was broken by the 58th-ranked Kirilenko when serving to stay in the match at 5-4 down in the third set to lose her first [...]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has filed a compensation claim with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after losing the right to host three David Cup ties due to the security situation in the country. “We have filed a claim for a total compensation of around $100,000 for the three David Cup ties against Oman, [...]
CANBERRA: Fast food giant KFC has pulled an Australian television advertisement after it was branded racist in the United States. The ad depicts a white Australian cricket fan subduing boisterous black West Indian fans by sharing his fried chicken. “Need a tip when you’re stuck in an awkward situation?” the Australian asks. “Too easy,” he [...]
KARACHI: British boxing prodigy of Pakistani descent Amir Khan says as he considers himself a world champion from Pakistan, his visit should also serve as an assurance that the country is safe for holding sporting activities. The 23-year-old from Bolton believes the world community should stop portraying Pakistan negatively because of some incidents of violence. [...]
NEW DELHI: India’s field hockey association said that it is scrapping a four-nation event planned to test the field ahead of the Feb. 28-March 13 World Cup. Ashok Mattoo, president of Hockey India, said the four-nation event, scheduled to begin Jan. 13, was canceled as it was not approved by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). [...]
KARACHI: While medal hope Mohammed Waseem crashed out, four local pugilists kept Pakistan’s hopes alive by storming into finals on Benazir international boxing tournament at KPT Sports Complex on Wednesday. Anan Pongkhet of Thailand outboxed Pakistan Greens’ Waseem 5-1. The bout started with the Thai leading 1-0 in the opening round. Waseem was rattled in [...]
NEW YORK: Tiger Woods in new sponsorship loss as AT&T drops deal. AT&T says it will no longer sponsor top golfer Tiger Woods, who announced earlier this month that he would take an indefinite break from the sport. The company joins Accenture and Gillette in dropping support for the golfer after he admitted to “infidelity” [...]
Misbah-ul-Haq appointed Pak Test team captain
Swiss ‘Return of Illicit Assets Act’: Pakistan can get billions back!
Cricketer Muhammad Asif finally brings his bride Sana Hilal home, Veena Malik Shocked
Veena Malik seeks court’s help for registration of an FIR against Muhammad Asif
In mom’s wedding sari, Sania Mirza says “Nikah Kabul Hai”; it’s Sania Shoaib from now
What’s going on between Pak cricket legend Wasim Akram & Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen?
Potential to generate 50,000mw electricity from Thar coal field for 800 years
