Tennis: WTA Astana Open results

NurSultan, Kazakhstan, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):Results from the WTA Astana Open on Thursday (x denotes seeding): Quarter-finals Yulia Putintseva (KAZ x1) bt Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 Rebecca Peterson (SWE x6) bt Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 6-4 Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) bt Aleksandra Krunic […]

Lowry blasts US fans after ‘dog’s abuse’

London, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):Shane Lowry has claimed Europe’s players and families were subjected to “dog’s abuse” from drunken American “idiots” during last weekend’s Ryder Cup. Europe were thrashed 19-9 in Wisconsin, the biggest winning margin in the modern era, as the United States lived up […]

Pakistan legend Inzima-ul-Haq suffers heart attack

Lahore – September 28 (Online): Former Pakistan captain and legendary batter Inzimam-ul-Haq has suffered a heart attack and is expected to be operated soon, media reports claimed Tuesday. According to a cricket based website, Inzimam had been complaining about chest pain since last three days. […]

All set for All Pakistan Cycle Race in Orakzai

Peshawar, September 28 (Online): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) in collaboration with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cycling Association (KPCA) is arranging All Pakistan Cycle Race in Orakzai tribal district to mark the World Tourism Day today. Giving details, KPCTA Project Director Merged Districts, […]

Woman and son die in baseball stadium fall: police

Los Angeles, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):A 40-year-old woman and her two-year-old son died in a fall from San Diego’s Petco Park baseball stadium which police have described as “suspicious”, investigators said Sunday. San Diego Police Department spokeswoman Andra Brown said the deaths occurred shortly before the […]