ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Army retained the title of the 9th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship which concluded here at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Friday. Army retained the title by winning 21 gold, three silver and two bronze medals while Wapda secured second position with one gold, six ...

ISLAMABAD - Inter-divisional Judo Championship for men and women will be held from June 1 at Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar under the aegis of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Judo Association. “Top judokas of the country will take part in the event which aims at further promoting judo among youth,” said ...

ISLAMABAD (PR): Samsung Electronics Pakistan(SEPAK) has sponsored the 9th Korean Ambassador Taekwondo Championship that is being held at Liaquat Gymnasium.Managing Director of SEPAK, Mr. Jung Hun Park was present at the inaugural ceremony along with Mr. Jyongil Chang, Head of IM and Mr. ...

LAHORE - Rashid clinched the U-20 title of the Youth Chess Championship which was held at Burt Hall with cooperation of Pakistan Railways. Umer Waqas got second position in U-20 category and Ali Sipra third. Zoraiz won the first in U-16, Humza earned second and Areez third while Muhammad secured ...

  SHEFFIELD   Ronnie O'Sullivan outclassed Barry Hawkins 18-12 on Monday to win his fifth world snooker championship and become only the third man to claim back-to-back titles at the Crucible Theatre. The 37-year-old Englishman, returning to the sport after a year-long absence, showed no ...

  ISLAMABAD   Pakistan's number 1 squash player Aamir Atlas Khan thrashed Abdullah Al-Mezayne ofKuwait3-0 in the final to lift the coveted 17th FMC Asian Senior Individual Squash Championship 2013 played here at Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex on Sunday. Aamir, despite not being fully fit ...

LAHOREAll arrangements have been finalised to hold the second edition of the U-16 Boys Hockey Championship here at the National Hockey Stadium from tomorrow (Sunday). Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) spokesman on Friday said that in continuation of its policy to ensure the participation of players ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has introduced National U-16 Inter-club Girls’ Football Championship which will be played here from June 17 to start a comprehensive football activity for girls at early level. “The PFF wants to engage girls at grass root level and this ...

LAHORE- The second edition of the U-16 Boys Hockey Championship will commence from April 28 here at the National Hockey Stadium. The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has also appointed ‘age credentials check committee’ which will verify and check the ages of the players. The committee, ...

LAHORE- Pakistan Cycling Federation (Munawar Baseer group) Tuesday announced to organise the 10th edition of the National Women Cycling Championship here from May 16. It is the second national women championship being organised in Lahore as few days ago, a similar event under the title of ...

LAHORE - The 2nd edition of U-16 Boys National Hockey Championship will be played here at the National Hockey Stadium from April 28 in which qualified regional teams will take part. In this connection, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed a panel of technical officials in order to ...

LAHORE - The 47th edition of the National Gymnastic Championship will be held here from May 25 and country's men and women gymnasts showing their talent in various events. The two-day premier activity is being organised under the aegis of Punjab Gymnastic Association (PGA) in collaboration with ...

KARACHI - As many as twenty one firms and companies have entered the first PSO Carient Inter-firms Table Tennis Championships which gets underway here today (Monday) at Islamia Club Soldier Bazar gymnasium.The events to be played in this tournament are men’s team, men’s singles, ...

ISLAMABAD - Ghazanfar Mehmood became the leader after the second round of the Federal Amateur Golf Championship on the second day here at the Islamabad Golf Club on Saturday.Despite difficult playing conditions, as rain was disturbing the players; Ghazanfar shot a 78 with a combined two round total ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Punjab Green outplayed Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa in the fifth Sona National Taekwando Championship in the final on late Saturday night here at the Sheikh Zayed Public School auditorium. Punjab Greens got 214 points while KP managed 144 points and Sindh stood third with 101 points. 200 ...

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Logart has ruled out the possibility of organising an ICC World Test championship until 2017. He said this while talking to media during the second ODI played here between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. At the last [ICC] board meeting we decided ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Cricket's world Test championship will not begin until 2017, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat announced on Monday. "I am afraid that is no longer going to happen in 2013," he told reporters at the Pakistan v Sri Lanka one-day international in ...

YANG MEI (Agencies) - Yani Tseng won the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her 10th worldwide victory of the year and third in front of her adoring home fans. The 22-year-old Taiwanese star closed with a 6-under 66 at Sunrise for a five-stroke victory over Spain's Azahara Munoz and South ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - Pakistani pair of Syed Nofil Kaleem and Abdal Haider have reached the semi-finals of the doubles event of the ATF Asian Tennis Championship currently being held at Dhaka, Bangladesh by beating their much superior opponents Kawsar and Rakiq Tahmid of Bangladesh 6-2, ...

LAHORE McDonalds 6th Inter-School Swimming Championship took place at Aitchison College Swimming Pool, Mall Road, Lahore recently, says a press release. Mr. Raza Ali, McDonalds Country Manager Marketing and Mr. Zoraiz Lashari, President Punjab Swimming Association were also present on the ...

ISLAMABAD - Some shocking things were witnessed during the recently-concluded National Junior Basketball Championship which was held at Hamidi Hall of Pakistan Sports Board. An inside source on condition of anonymity has told TheNation that there was no proper accommodation or food was provided to ...

BEIJING (AFP) - China rejoiced Sunday after Li Na's French Open triumph brought Asia its first Grand Slam singles win, sparking confident predictions of a new dawn for tennis in the world's most populous nation. The Chinese blogosphere lit up in adulation and newspapers splashed Li's beaming face ...

LAHORE Director General Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Dr Rizwan Naseer said the Service shall participate in International Firefit Championship next year and shall also send its officers for training to Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service of United Kingdom. The Rescue 1122 had also ...

KARACHI Solox maintained their winning spree in Swiss Team Event of Karachi Bridge Championship. Solox comprising Saleem Zaki, Imad Sayeed, Ghulam Muhammad and Anwer Kizilbash first sidelined Candyland 20-10, then defeated Essa 19-11 here the other day at Aslam Memorial Hall at National Stadium. ...

CLEARWATER (Florida) (AFP) Jim Furyk, who is seeking his first win since the 2007 Canadian Open, made consecutive birdies on the back nine to build a three-shot lead Saturday at the PGA Transitions Championship. Furyk shot a bogey-free four-under 67 to pull away from the pack and take his first ...

ISLAMABAD Around 150 golfers will be featuring in the 28th Federal Amateurs Golf Championship which tee off from today here at Islamabad Golf Club. Secretary Islamabad Golf Association (IGA) Zahid Arbab told reporters in a press conference at Golf Club that the competitions would be held in four ...

LAHORE Bank Alfalah will sponsor the National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2010 which saddles off at the Lahore Polo Club from February 23, today. The announcement was made at a press conference at the Lahore Polo Club on Monday. COO Bank Alfalah Shakil Sadiq, Head of Marketing ...

TUCSON (Arizona) (AFP) Ian Poulter beat Paul Casey 4 and 2 in an all-English final to win the Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday, earning a long-awaited first victory in the United States. Poulters 10th victory globally was also his first in an elite World Golf Championships event and ...

LAHORE In the Royal Palm Annual Golf Championship, endorsed by Oracle, and contested over two rounds at the par-72 Royal Palm Golf Course, the youngster Omer Salamat emerged as the finest one out of 82 competitors and thereby acquiring the Royal Palm Champions title. In his pursuit for victory, ...

KARACHI Islamia Clubs Quratul Ain will face Abeera Ali for top honour of womens singles in the 37th Karachi Table Tennis Championships after they won their pre-finals late on Wednesday evening here at Islamia Club Karachi. Favourite Qurat-ul-Ain put up a brilliant display to subdue team mate Anum ...