RAWALPINDI - Pakistan produced so many international stars in almost every sporting field and Taekwondo is also one of the sports in which Pakistan male and female athletes, despite limited resources, earned laurels for the country. In an exclusive interview with The Nation, country's brightest ...

ISLAMABAD - Rawalpindi Sharks beat Rawalpindi Falcons by three wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-19 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. Falcons decided to bat first on a lush green wicket but their decision failed to paid off as the team failed to put a ...

LAS VEGASPop stars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift won the big prizes Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, which also honoured legendary performers Madonna and Prince.Bieber, who was named top male artist, also performed at the show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. He also took home ...

LONDON - Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side needed three points to ...

LE MANS - Spain's Dani Pedrosa claimed top spot in the world championship MotoGP standings when he won his maiden French Grand Prix on a wet Le Mans course on Sunday. The Honda rider took the lead midway through the race to beat Britain's Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) and Spanish rookie Marc Marquez ...

LONDON -Stuart Broad bowled England to victory in the first Test as New Zealand suffered a dramatic fourth-day collapse at Lord's on Sunday. New Zealand, chasing 239 for victory, were dismissed for just 68 with Broad taking seven wickets for 44 runs in a mere 11 overs.South Africa born duo BJ ...

ROMERafael Nadal set up a potential Rome Masters final with Swiss rival Roger Federer after dominating Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday. Berdych had caused the first major upset of the tournament when he ousted world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday.However, despite an ...

COPENHAGEN: Favourites Denmark could prove a disaster for bookies if they land their predicted win at the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday night. The Danish entry Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forest is now 4/6 odds on to win the show - way ahead of other entrants. Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler is ...

ISLAMABAD - Al-Muslim Football Club beat Young Muhammadan 2-0 in the DFA Rawalpindi A League match played at Municipal Stadium. Jibran Khattak opened the scoring in the seventh minute of the first half. Despite lime share of possession, poor finishing in front of the goal let down Al-Muslim FC from ...

ISLAMABAD - Rawalpindi Dolphins U-19 beat Rawalpindi Hawks U-19 by three wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-19 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Batting first, Hawks were bowled out for 132 with Ahmed scoring 32 runs and Hammad 24. Other batsmen failed to ...

EDINBURGH - Pakistan began their tour of England on a good note, registering a 96-run win over Scotland in the first ODI between the two sides. In Edinburgh on Friday, Pakistan successfully defended a total of 231 for 7, as Scotland went down to the bowling of Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan.Chasing ...

ISLAMABAD – Rawalpindi Panthers beat Rawalpindi Tigers by five wickets in the Rawalpindi Region U-16 Talent Hunt Tournament match played here at Pindi Stadium on Thursday. Rawalpindi Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first as they were bowled out for 147 in 34 overs. M Sulman scored 43 ...

AMSTERDAM- A 93rd-minute header from BranislavIvanovic gaveChelseaa stunning 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final on Wednesday as theLondonclub claimed the trophy for the first time in heart-stopping fashion. The game inAmsterdamseemed destined for extra time after Fernando Torres' ...

ISLAMABAD  - Economist Dr Ashfaq Hassan Khan has said that the new government needs to formulate firm agenda to win foreign investors’ confidence. Talking to Radio Pakistan, he said, to get the confidence of foreign investors, the new government should have a firm agenda. We have to ...

MUMBAIDale Steyn, the world's most feared pacer, on Tuesday backed his country South Africa to come out trumps in the three-match Test series against India to be held at the end of this year, but was also wary of the quality of the opposing batting line-up."We have got a pretty good Test side at ...

LAHORE - Shaheen Football Club has defeated Friend to Donbasco on penalty kicks to win the final of the Peace Football Tournament 2013 at Anach Ghar, Bael Hatta Football Railway ground. The tournament was organised by the Peace Ambassadors Society (PAS) and Caritas Pakistan Lahore in connection ...

  LAHORE   Pakistancricket team’s Test and one-day captain Misbahul Haq Monday said the team was well-balanced and also had a strong bowling attack and they were ready to deliver in the ICC Champions Trophy. “We have world-class spinners and some quality pace bowlers in Junaid ...

MADRID - Barcelona's fourth La Liga title in five seasons -- and the 22nd of their history -- was confirmed on Saturday after Real Madrid could only manage a 1-1 draw with Espanyol.Espanyol took advantage of Jose Mourinho resting a host of first team players in the first half ahead of Real's Copa ...

BARCELONA - Two-time champion Fernando Alonso paid a warm tribute to his Ferrari team and the massive Spanish crowd on Sunday after he drove to a dominant victory for Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix.His win thrilled his compatriots in a 95,000-strong flag-waving home crowd that roared in delight ...

Karachi stocks hit an all-time high Monday following Nawaz Sharif's strong victory in landmark elections, which raised hopes the steel tycoon's pro-business agenda could spark an economic revival.The benchmark index of top 100 shares rose 1.68 percent to 20,250.42 points in afternoon trade, ...

BULAWAYO - The first-ever Twenty20 at the Queens Sports Club ground in Bulawayo was a thriller with the home team squeezing home by six runs. Zimbabwe fought back mightily when it mattered and Bangladesh imploded just when they could smell the win. The visitors collapsed from 120 for 1 in the 15th ...

LAHORE -  The chiefs of mainstream political parties including PML-N, PTI and JUI-F besides independent candidates have climbed to victory in 2013 general elections, according to unofficial results. According to unofficial results the PML-N chief and his other party members who grabbed victory ...

SEOUL - When romantic actress Lee Si-young swapped her glamorous roles in South Korean dramas for boxing gloves in a bid to win an Olympic medal, her victories triggered a storm of protest that has marred her unexpected success in the ring.The 31-year-old, better known for her roles in TV shows ...

LAHORE -Kinnaird Cricket Club defeated Shah Faisal Cricket Club by 73 runs in the final to win the All Pakistan Inter-Club T-20 Women Cricket Tournament. After winning the toss, the Kinnaird College decided to bat first and scored 175-5in the allotted 20 overs. Kanta Jalil and Sidra Amin were top ...

BULAWAYO - Vusi Sibanda brought up his second ODI hundred by hitting the winning runs that secured Zimbabwe a rare series victory, against Bangladesh in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe's seven-wicket success broke the deadlock between the sides and gave the hosts the series 2-1.Zimbabwe's bowlers laid the ...

President Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that his party would achieve land sliding victory in the general elections.Addressing a news conference, he said that media has launched a negative propaganda against his party.He blamed PPP leadership for hatching ...

BULAWAYOZimbabwe and Bangladesh go into Wednesday's third and final one-day international in Bulawayo locked at one match apiece, yet it is the hosts who know they will need to improve their game if they are to claim a rare series victory.After being humiliated by 121 runs in the first match last ...

KHANEWAL/SAHIWAL/FAISALABAD - PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has said that May 11 is not merely an election day, but the day to change destiny of the country and fate of the people. “We will make the country powerful, peaceful and a developed nation. A bullet train will be launched from Khyber to ...

      BULAWAYO     Sean Williams hit a career-best 78 not out as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the second one-day international in Bulawayo on Sunday to set up a series decider. Playing in only his second one-day match since the 2011 World Cup, Williams was ...

    BERLIN     World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on Saturday as he out-classed challenger Francesco Pianeta with a sixth-round knock-out to register the 60th win of his career. Although German-Italian Pianeta, who survived ...