KUANTAN (AFP) - Three-time former champions Pakistan pulled off a face-saving 1-1 draw with China with just 40 seconds remaining in their opening Asia Cup tie at the Kuantan Hockey Stadium here Saturday. The Chinese, who had beaten Pakistan 3-2 in the last Asia Cup in 2007 in Chennai, took the lead ...

ROME (AFP) - World number one Dinara Safina booked a date with Svetlana Kuznetsova in the WTA Rome claycourt International final after an epic three-set victory over Venus Williams on Friday. Safina came back from a set down to beat the five-time Wimbledon champion 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4 in a match ...

MADRID (AFP) - Rafael Nadal resumes his rush to the record books this weekend as Madrid Masters opens on a new date at a new venue on a new surface. The event also combines the capital's WTA tournament into a spring clay tennis spectacular at the spanking new Caja Magica (Magic Box) venue to the ...

RANIA Al Abdullah already has a channel on YouTube, and has now signed up to the microblogging service. The royal, who uses the Twitter handle QueenRania, is following 23 people, including chef Jamie Oliver, Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of ...

KARACHI - The issue between Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and Pakistan Airline Pilot Association (PALPA) was partially resolved as PIA had issued the admin order. But the dispute again started as PALPA showed reservations on this order, according to officials of PALPA. We have the ...