STUTTGART   Defending champion Maria Sharapova had another tough battle on Friday as she booked her place in the semi-finals ofStuttgart’s WTA tournament with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 quarter-final win against former world number one Ana Ivanovic. The 26-year-old Sharapova, who is using ...

KARACHI : One ship arrived at Port Qasim to load/ offload containers at QICT on January 18, port sources said Saturday. Berth occupancy was maintained at 21pc at the Port on Saturday where a total of three ships namely M.V KPS-I Alican Bey-Powership, M.V MSC England, M.V Star Eracle are currently ...

CHARLESTON (AFP) - World number one Caroline Wozniacki reached the final of the WTA clay court tournament here with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jelena Jankovic. Top-seeded Wozniacki outlasted Jankovic in a match marked by grinding rallies and, in the first set, numerous breaks of serve. Finally, ...

BREMEN (Germany) (AFP) Werder Bremen proved there is life after Mesut Ozil with a convincing 3-1 win over Sampdoria at home in the first leg of the Champions League qualification match here on Wednesday. Bremen have never lost to an Italian side at home and Thomas Schaafs men maintained their ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana) (AFP) Brazilian Tony Kanaan shrugged off a second crash to qualify Sunday for the Indianapolis 500 and said his unlikely last-row spot was as satisfying as pole position. I remember being here on the pole in 2005 - I think Im more excited today that Im starting 32nd, Kanaan ...

MIAMI (AFP) Rafael Nadal joined Roger Federer as a seeded survivor at the upset-plagued Miami Masters as the Spaniard defeated David Nalbandian 6-7 (8/10), 6-2, 6-2 Sunday for a fourth-round berth. Top seed Federer and number four Nadal are all that are left of the top four seeds after exits by ...

LAHORE Karachi Kickers kept their slender lead alive over Osama Sports to win quarter-final berth in All Karachi Taj Muhammad Abbasi Memorial Football Tournament at Korangi Green Stadium, Korangi 1-1/2. The eighth 8th final match of the competition turned out to be tense, absorbing match with ...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Jelena Jankovic booked her semi-final berth at the 600,000-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament here Friday, continuing her progress toward the world No.1 ranking. The top-seeded Serb, who can overtake countrywoman Ana Ivanovic atop the WTA world rankings by lifting the trophy ...

EUGENE (Oregon) (AFP) - LaShawn Merritt held off Olympic and world 400-meter champion Jeremy Wariner in the final straightaway Thursday to upset his long-time nemesis and seize bragging rights for the Beijing Olympics. Merritt had lost 11 of 13 prior races to Wariner but edged him June 1 at ...

LAHORE - With back-to-back wins and a draw against Argentine, Pakistan floundered against Belgium just ahead of their big game against India today in the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia. India have back-to-back wins over Canada and Belgium and the much-anticipated match is crucial for India as ...