MONTE CARLO: Success of seeded players continued in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis here on Thursday as Rafael Nadal has also reached the fourth round after top seed Novak Djokovic.
Former world number one Nadal easily won his second round against Michael Berrer of Germany 6-0, 6-1 he proving his beat form in the event.
In other matches, Novak Djokovic of Serbia beating Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4, David Ferrer of Spain outplaying Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-0, 7-6 (7/4) and Fernando Verdasco of Spain defeating Tomas Berdych of Czechoslovakia 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 have reached fourth round.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, Tomas Berdych, Ivan Ljubicic and Marin Cilic of Croatia have been ousted from the event.
KARACHI: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has left for Dubai after a brief visit to Karachi.
ICC chief executive was in Pakistan to unveil the trophy of T20 World Cup. He also visited several stadiums of the metropolis.
Talking to Geo News after visiting Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Lorgat said the stadium reflects how much Pakistani people are crazy for cricket. He also visited Shahid Afridi cricket ground in North Karachi and termed Afridi as a role model for youth.
Lorgat is the first high-profile international cricket official to tour Pakistan since gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus at Lahore last year, leaving six police officials and a van driver dead.
HYDERABAD DECCAN: The arrival of guests at the wedding reception of cricketer Shoaib Malik and tennis star Sania Mirza is underway here on Thursday.
The reception has been arranged at luxurious Taj Krishna Hotel of Hyderabad Deccan.
Federal Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan, singer Waris Baig and cricketer Suhail Tanvir are among the prominent Pakistani guests in the reception.
Federal Minster Firdous Ashiq Awan presented a gold crown to Sania.
Shoaib Malik is dressed in off-white sherwani while Sania is wearing a golden traditional shalwar Kami
NEW DELHI: The reception ceremony of Sania and Shoaib is all set to take place today at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad. And if sources are to be believed, in the elite guest list are included A-list Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.
It is believed that Mirzas expect the occasion to be as grand as possible.
In the list of events, also lined up is a sizzling salsa performance by the 2-day-old wedded couple. Talat Aziz, the renowned ghazal singer (also Sania`s uncle) will sing ghazals for the sangeet ceremony.
It is believed that Aziz has composed a ghazal especially for Sania and Shoaib. Sania’s good friend and model-turned-actress Rakshanda Khan is also likely to perform at the sangeet.
Earlier, Sania Mirza’s mehendi ceremony was solemnised yesterday. Sania was seen wearing a resplendent pink dress and Shoaib Malik was in an emerald green kurta. Both were welcomed by Sania’s parents, and relatives from both the sides blessed the couple for a happy wedded life ahead.
According to the sources, the occasion might also grace the presence of former tennis partners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati and some other guest who are very close to the Mirza family and common friends of Sania and Shoaib
Nevertheless, the evening will indeed be no less than a star-studded one!
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to conduct scrutiny of national disable team.
According to sources, the scrutiny will be conducted on April 16. Pakistan disable team has recently completed the tour of Singapore and Malaysia and showed impressive performance by wining three out of six matches. The coach of disable team Fariduddin said the players have great learning potential and therefore, their coaching is not a difficult job.
Secretary of the team said the rules of disable cricket are similar to normal cricket. The patron of disable cricket team Salim Karim expressed hope that disable cricket team will be affiliated with PCB soon.
