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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Alpine Association (IAA) in collaboration with Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) and Sports for Kids and Youth is organizing Inter-School Sport Climbing Championship.The Championship would be held on Sunday (May 19) here at Hockey Ground, G-9/3. Various schools are going to participate in the event.A total of three catogories will be played in the championship including Under-8, Under-12 and Under-16 for both boys and girls.Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2013
MOBILE, ALABAMA: South Korea's Ji Eun-Hee fired a bogey-free seven-under 65 on Thursday to grab a share of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic first-round lead alongside American Lexi Thompson.Thompson, trying to improve on her runner-up finish in the same tournament last year, had eight birdies and a bogey.They were one stroke in front of Jessica Korda, who had six birdies in her six-under 66.Nicole Castrale, Mina Harigae, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Thidapa Suwannapura Park Hee-Young, Jennifer ...
LONDON: Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport.The former England captain, 38, made the announcement shortly after winning the Ligue 1 title with French giants Paris Saint-Germain, which made him the first Englishman to win league championships in four different countries.He bows out from the game at the same time ...
SYDNEY: Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during an Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament.Test player Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and fellow bowlers Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were all arrested Thursday, Indian police said, with 11 bookmakers also detained in connection with the inquiry.The three cricketers play for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, as does former Test star Tait.Tait's ...
LONDON: Frank Lampard signed a one-year contract extension with Chelsea on Thursday and then admitted he had considered quitting the club.After months of speculation over his future, the 34-year-old had dropped a hint on Wednesday night following the club's 2-1 Europa League final success against Benfica that a new deal was imminent.And fans did not have to wait long to find out the club's all-time record goalscorer will be staying on for a 13th season ...
PARIS: Defending world champion Zhang Jike shook off the challenge of Brazil's Gustavo Tsuboi to safely advance to the third round of the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Thursday.Chinese star Zhang, also the Olympic title-holder but seeded fourth in the French capital after a run of inconsistent performances this year, was made to labour initially against an opponent ranked 75 places below him before easing to an 11-9, 13-15, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 victory.The ...
INDIANAPOLIS: Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti has never started on the front row in the US oval classic but the Scotsman is threatening to claim the top spot on Saturday.Qualifying for the 97th Indy 500 on May 26 will be staged this weekend at the famed 2 1/2-mile (four kilometer) oval with the pole being decided on Saturday and the final spots in the 33-car field to be filled on Sunday.Defending champion Franchitti, who ...More Articles...
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