Islamabad Sports News

Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten century to delay India's victory bid in the third and final Test here on Saturday. The tourists, trailing by 333 on the first innings, survived a middle-order collapse in the post-lunch session...

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijjaz Butt said foreign ministry has allowed Pakistani players to take part in third edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) however; PCB is waiting for interior ministry's clearance. According to the App report, PCB chairman...

The fifth East Asian Games will officially open here on Saturday. Here are some key facts about the event: - Nine teams are competing: China, North Korea, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Taiwan, Guam and Hong Kong - 262 gold...

India made a blistering reply to Sri Lanka's 393 in the third and final cricket Test, racing to 92-0 in 18 overs by lunch on the second day here on Thursday. Openers Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay made light of...

After a riveting end to the ODI series, which New Zealand won 2-1, the focus turns to the Twenty20s, which Pakistan will feel they are better placed to trump. Pakistan conceded the ODI series in typically erratic fashion, making a...

President Hamid Karzai, sworn in as the president of Afghanistan, faces what already promises to be a difficult second five-year term. His oath taking, attended among other world leaders by President Asif Ali Zardari, comes amid allegations of a rigged...

Nobody does solos better than Sachin Tendulkar , nor, perhaps, has anyone endured as much heartbreak during those solos. It was India of the 90s all over again: Tendulkar almost chased 351 on his own but, with the target in...

Pakistan's tennis ace Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi and his Swiss doubles partner James Cerritani brushed aside tennis great and world number one, Roger Federer and his Swiss compatriot Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets at the Basel Open in the Swiss...

The Indian new-ball bowlers Praveen Kumar and Ashish Nehra kept Australia on a tight leash before Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting broke free against the errant Ishant Sharma to reach 113 for 2 in Mohali. However, India hit back strongly...