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Training camp for preparing of Junior Asia hockey cup starts today

Onepakistannews — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:30:55 +0000

Islamabad : The training camp of national junior women s probable preparing for participation in the 6th Women s Junior Asia Hockey Cup will start at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium Karachi today Saturday. 6th Women s Junior Asia Cup will be held in Bangkok/ Thailand from 29th June to 8th July 2012, says a [...]

Aqeel, Ahmed clinch doubles title

Onepakistannews — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:09:58 +0000

Islamabad : Aqeel Khan and Ahmad won men’s doubles title in ITC Open Tennis Championship here at Islamabad Tennis Complex. They defeated Babar Ali and Abid Ali by 6-2, 7-5 score. Aqeel Khan will face Abid Ali in men’s singles final on Friday.

FA don’t hold back on Barton ban

AFP — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:22:51 +0000

LONDON – QPR’s volatile captain Joey Barton received a 12 match ban from the Football Association on Wednesday after being found guilty by an Independent Commission of two counts of violent conduct. The 29-year-old – who has been in trouble on several occasions throughout his career both on and off the pitch – had eight [...]

150 players expected to participate in Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship

Onepakistannews — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:10 +0000

Islamabad : Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship will start on May 27th at Islamabad Club Tennis Courts. As many as 150 players are expected to feature in this event. Top seeded players will be seen into action in Vigo Champ Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship. According to the issued press release players can take part in six [...]

Neill misses in penalty-kick drama as Al-Ahli advance

AFP — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:57:04 +0000

DUBAI – Former Australia skipper Lucas Neill missed a penalty in a dramatic Asian Champions League quarter-final shoot-out that saw his Emirati Al-Jazira club crash out to Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia. The game had finished 2-2 after regulation time after Brazilian Ricardo Oliveira and Matias Emilio Delgado’s brace had been cancelled out by Marcelo Camacho [...]

Izagirre records first major Tour stage win

AFP — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:55:10 +0000

FALZES, Italy – Spaniard Jon Izagirre’s solo break paid off as the Euskaltel rider won the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia here on Tuesday for his first major win at this level. Fellow Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez of the Katusha team retained the overall leader’s pink jersey a day before the race heads to the [...]

Aqeel, Haseeb, Abid, Ahmed in Tennis tourney semis

Onepakistannews — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:26 +0000

Islamabad : Top tennis player Aqeel Khan, Haseeb Yaqoob, Abid Ali and Ahmed moved into the semifinals of ITC Open Tennis Championship here at Islamabad Tennis Complex. Top seed Aqeel Khan proved too good for Fahad Masood and eliminated him easily in straight set by 6-0, 6-1 score. Second seeded Ahmed zapped Farhad Ali [...]

PHF calls junior probables for camp on 26th May

Onepakistannews — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:02:21 +0000

Karachi : The training camp of national junior women’s probables ahead of 6thWomen’s Junior Asia Cup to be held in Bangkok, Thailand will begin here at Hockey Club of Pakistan from 29th June to 8th July. Parveen Sikandar Gill will be the camp commandant while Rana Zaheer Ahmed Babar will coach the players. Probables: Syeda Sadia, Uzma [...]

Green-shirts to face Spain in Olympic opener

Onepakistannews — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:37:27 +0000

Karachi : Vying for top glory and looking for atonement for their previous below par performances in major international tournaments, Pakistan will open their Olympics campaign with a match against Spain on 30th July in London. After a match against World No 5 Spain, the eighth placed Pakistan will take on 9th placed Argentina [...]

Training camp for preparing of Junior Asia hockey cup to be held on May 26

Onepakistannews — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:57:07 +0000

Islamabad, The training camp of national junior women’s probable preparing for participation in the 6th Women’s Junior Asia Hockey Cup will be started at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium Karachi on May 26. 6th Women’s Junior Asia Cup will be held in Bangkok/ Thailand from 29th June to 8th July 2012, says a press release. [...]

Nadal dominates Djokovic to win Rome Masters

AFP — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:01:24 +0000

PARIS – Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic here on Monday, defeating the world number one 7-5, 6-3. It was sweet revenge for a straight sets loss to the Serb in last year’s final and the win means that he will move back ahead of Roger [...]

Special football team off for Dhaka

Onepakistannews — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:02:06 +0000

Karachi : Pakistani contingent comprising of eleven members left Monday night for Dhaka, Bangladesh to participate in inaugural South Asian Special Football Tournament. The team comprises of eight players and three officials. The tournament will be played on five-a-side format. Special Olympics football teams from Afghanistan, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka will [...]

BHC Marks 100 Days To Go To The London 2012 Paralympic Games

Onepakistannews — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:39:33 +0000

Islamabad : Acting British High Commissioner Alison Blake has offered her best wishes to the Pakistani Paralympians preparing to travel to London to participate in the London 2012 Games. Today marks the 100 Days to Go until the opening day of the 2012 London Paralympic Games. To mark the occasion, the Acting British High Commissioner, [...]

Napoli end Juventus run with Italian Cup triumph

AFP — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:25:07 +0000

ROME – Juventus’ record-breaking 43-match undefeated run came to an end when Napoli won the Italian Cup 2-0. Serie A champions Juventus saw their hopes of a league and cup double shattered by two second-half goals, with defeat particularly painful for skipper Alessandro Del Piero, who was playing the last match of his 19-year career [...]

National karate championship from May 25

Onepakistannews — Mon, 21 May 2012 02:11:50 +0000

Islamabad,Pakistan Karate Federation is organizing the 21st National Karate Championship from May 25 to 27 at Peshawar. Teams from all affiliated units of PKF including Wapda, Army, Railways, Police, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, Islamabad and FATA will participate in the event, says a press release.

Anand suffers shock setback in chess title fight

AFP — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:36:21 +0000

MOSCOW – Indian master Viswanathan Anand’s world chess crown shook on Sunday when his Israeli challenger won the first game of their 12-match Moscow series after six successive and mostly uneventful draws. The tortuous four-hour battle marked the Indian master’s first defeat to Gelfand in a classical chess match since 1993 and put under threat [...]

Tens of thousands greet victorious Chelsea team

AFP — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:29:44 +0000

LONDON – Tens of thousands of Chelsea fans gave their team a hero’s welcome on Sunday as they made an open-top bus parade through their west London home after their Champions League win over Bayern Munich. Blue-clad fans lined the streets and roared their delight as the hero of Saturday’s victory, Didier Drogba, held the [...]

Napoli end Juve run with Italian Cup triumph

AFP — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:27:49 +0000

ROME – Juventus’ record-breaking 43-match undefeated run came to an end on Sunday when Napoli won the Italian Cup 2-0. Serie A champions Juventus saw their hopes of a league and cup double shattered by two second-half goals, with defeat particularly painful for skipper Alessandro Del Piero, who was playing the last match of his [...]

Spot-on Drogba the hero as Chelsea sink Bayern

AFP — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:49:49 +0000

MUNICH, Germany – Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea won a historic first Champions League crown to shatter Bayern Munich’s dreams of winning the title at their home stadium. Drogba stepped up to rifle home the decisive penalty as Chelsea clinched a 4-3 shoot-out victory after a 120 minutes of nerve-shredding drama in front [...]

Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup

AFP — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:45:51 +0000

LONDON – Brian O’Driscoll believes Leinster can build a European dynasty after the Irish province clinched a third European Cup triumph in the space of four seasons in a 42-14 win over Ulster. Captain Leo Cullen and his men retained their proud European crown in style in front of a record 81,774 crowd for a [...]