http://www.thenews.com.pkLatest News Via RSS Feedsen-usCopyright 2010 TheNewshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/rss3/16/2010http://www.thenews.com.pk/rss/thenews.jpghttp://www.thenews.com.pkKARACHI: Pakistan’s hockey chiefs are mulling over the option of pulling out of a couple of international tournaments because of growing uncertainty hhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295083/17/2010KARACHI: Sports Minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani on Tuesday asked Pakistan’s players to withdraw their decision to retire from the international hockeyhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295093/17/2010KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday barred its players from featuring in competitions abroad, saying that they will have to seek prior pehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295103/17/2010ORLANDO, Florida: Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday he will return to competitive golf in April at the Masters, nearly five months after revelations abhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295113/17/2010CHITTAGONG: Graeme Swann completed a maiden 10-wicket match haul as England ended Bangladesh’s spirited resistance with a 181-run victory in the openihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295123/17/2010MELBOURNE: Around 10 Victorian cricketers are under investigation for allegedly racially abusing players of Indian descent during a match on Saturday,http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295133/17/2010LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan says the country’s cricket structure needs to be changed to help revive the fortunes of the national team.http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295143/17/2010BANGALORE: Jacques Kallis showcased a lesson in batting to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295153/17/2010KARACHI: Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) secretary Rashid Khan said on Tuesday that the federation was adamant not to move the Davis Cup tie against http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295163/17/2010WELLINGTON: Pakistan has lost home advantage to New Zealand for their Davis Cup tennis tie due to security fears, officials said on Tuesday. Pahttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295173/17/2010LONDON: Australia seamer Stuart Clark’s proposed move to English county Kent this season has collapsed after concerns about the 34-year-old paceman’s http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295183/17/2010HARARE: Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed that India and Sri Lanka will tour the country for a ODI tri-series between May 28 and June 9 this year. brhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295193/17/2010WELLINGTON: The Clarke Distraction. It sounds like the title of a Robert Ludlum thriller, but the Australians want the abridged version. They ahttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295203/17/2010KARACHI: As expected, the 31st National Games, which were scheduled to be held in Peshawar from March 25 to 31, were postponed on Tuesday due to securhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295213/17/2010SAO PAULO: Rio organisers warned on Monday that they would be unable to fund the construction of facilities for the 2016 Olympics if a new law reducinhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295223/17/2010MOSCOW: The top UN environmental watchdog has criticised Russia in a report to be released on Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several constructihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295233/17/2010KARACHI: Misbah Khan took seven wickets to help Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) take a 98-run lead when they dismissed United Bank for 193 in rhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295243/17/2010SYDNEY: Stephanie Rice booked a place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi when she won the 200m individual medley at the Australian selection triahttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295253/17/2010KARACHI: Dow Medical College (DMC) recorded a formidable nine-wicket win over Liaquat National Medical College (LNMC) and secured quarter-final berth http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295263/17/2010LONDON: A meeting of the F1 teams’ association FOTA later this week is expected to discuss the fallout from what is widely considered a boring start thttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295273/17/2010INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: A spokesman for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has played down claims that talks are taking place to reinstate a US Grand Prixhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295283/17/2010LIVERPOOL: Fernando Torres turned on the style to inspire Liverpool to a 4-1 victory over struggling Portsmouth at Anfield on Monday which keeps alivehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295293/17/2010MADRID: Big-spending Real Madrid, who suffered an embarrassing Champions League exit, are eyeing Manchester United star Wayne Rooney as they prepare fhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295303/17/2010LONDON: Midfielder Paul Scholes believes Manchester United can win their remaining eight Premier League games and clinch an historic fourth consecutivhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295313/17/2010ROME: Brazil are favourites for World Cup glory in July, Italy coach Marcello Lippi said on Tuesday as he all but ruled out taking Inter Milan strikerhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295323/17/2010TURKU, Finland: David Beckham’s left Achilles’ tendon was totally torn, and the doctor who performed the surgery said the England midfielder is expecthttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295333/17/2010JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s FIFA 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) are disappointed that England football icon David Beckham has been rhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295343/17/2010LONDON: England manager Fabio Capello has told injured midfielder David Beckham that he can still be with the team for this summer’s World Cup in Southttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295353/17/2010RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico: American rookie Derek Lamely fired a six-under par 66 in Monday’s final round to win his first US PGA title, capturing the sthttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295363/17/2010INDIAN WELLS, California: Second-seeded Novak Djokovic survived a scare, but it was smooth sailing for defending champion Rafael Nadal on Monday as bohttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295373/17/2010INDIAN WELLS, California: World number three Rafael Nadal said on Monday he won’t change his style of play in a bid to cut down on injuries, which havhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295383/17/2010INDIAN WELLS, California: Andre Agassi told ESPN he was “out of line” and apologised for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity match last week.http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295393/17/2010PCB suspends GM finance KARACHI: Mushtaq Ahmed, PCB’s General Manager Finace, was on Tuesday suspended for deducting the fine amount of all penhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=2295403/17/2010