Pakistan's cricket chief met Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh on Thursday in a bid to sort out a dispute over venues that could scupper the first tour by Pakistan across the border in six years.

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Two-time US Open winner Retief Goosen was disqualified on Wednesday after he overslept and missed his tee off time for the Pro-Am portion of the 4.8 million dollar PGA Los Angeles event. The 36-year-old South

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American Cliff Kresge and Australian Steven Bowditch shared the lead after the opening round of the Jacob's Creek Open golf tournament at Royal Adelaide on Thursday. Kresge putted superbly, sinking an eight-metre birdie putt on

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The last six months have been an embarrassment to German football as the country prepares to host the 2006 World Cup, Franz Beckenbauer said on Thursday. "We've been a disgrace for half a year," Beckenbauer,

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World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan plans to put an end to Chinese teenager Ding Junhai's record-breaking run at the Masters at Wembley here on Friday. O'Sullivan booked his quarter-final place with a 6-3 win over Graeme

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Eight-time major winner Tiger Woods is hoping his early-season success this year is an indication he's back on form and ready to re-establish his superiority on the PGA Tour. The 29-year-old American, who won the

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The Kenyan government on Thursday announced the creation of a new cricket body to replace the crisis-hit Kenya Cricket Association in a bid to break a stalement over the sport's governorship. Sports minister Ochilo Ayacko

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Seoul shares inched up on Thursday to mark a fresh five-year closing high, as a spike in crude prices lifted oil refiners such as SK Corp, but gains were capped by concerns about the impact

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Indonesian share prices closed 0.89 percent higher on Thursday to a new record, on the back of positive sentiment over the country's 2004 growth figures and hopes of strong earnings from the banking sector, dealers

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Hong Kong blue chip stocks fell a third of a percent on Thursday in thin trade, with little fresh news after comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan offered scant direction for the market.

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