"Clearly, Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan does not just comprise Arabs and Uzbeks and Tajiks. It also comprises Pakistanis; and among such Pakistanis it comprises Pathans and Punjabis and possibly Urdu speakers who constitute the Pakistani Taliban," the Daily Times said in an article.
Swiss Roger Federer came back from a slow start to beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel.
Jitender Kumar out-punched Uzbek Tulashboy Doniyorov in an ill-tempered bout to set up a tough quarter-final with three-time European champion Georgy Balakshin of Russia in 51kg category of the boxing competition at the Olympics in Beijing on Saturday. The 21-year-old Haryana boxer, who is on his maiden Olympic trip, scored a 13-6 victory to move into the last-eight stage.
Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) stunned ex-Olympic bronze-medallist Evaldas Petrauskas in a fiercely-contested opening bout to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Rio Games.
Czech Karolina Pliskova stopped upset-maker Varvara Lepchenko in the semi-finals at the Bank of The West Classic in Stanford, California, on Saturday.
When you are born with six toes on each foot like Indian heptathlete Swapna Barman, you cannot help being fussy about your footwear.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna beat Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov in the Group 1 Asia/Oceania Davis Cup match.
Somdev Dev Varman will be looking to repay the team's faith in him when he makes his Davis Cup debut for India against Uzbekistan.
Trump said he wants to move US immigration to a "merit- based system" and not allow immigrants to bring their extended families.
Sania Mirza would look to improve on her performance at the big stage as she begins her campaign in the year's first Grand Slam.
Asian Cup holders Iraq cruised to a stylish 3-1 win over Uzbekistan while Thailand beat North Korea 1-0 in the other semi-final.
Former World No. 1 and Wimbledon champion has emerged as the surprised as the surprise candidate to take over Novak Djokovic's coach, The Daily Telegraph reported.
South Korea coach Choi Kang-hee humiliated the Iranian people when he said he had been 'badly treated' in Tehran last year and wanted to stop the West Asian's qualifying for the World Cup, Iran boss Carlos Queiroz said on Thursday.
India finished fourth in the Fed Cup zonal competition after losing 0-3 to Uzbekistan.
Fourth seed Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan beat unseeded Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland to clinch the singles crown in the University of Mumbai ITF women's tournament.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The Indo-Israeli pair survived a scare from Tatiana Poutchek and Anastasia Rodionova before making the grade.
In a repeat of last year's final, Viswanathan Anand will take on Veselin Topalov in the Title match of the Magistral Ciudad de Leon Chess Tournament after the Bulgarian Grandmaster defeated Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the semi-finals in Leon, Spain.
The restaurant was located at the crowded Naz Cinema Road close to the centuries-old Mahabat Mosque in Peshawar, the capital of NWFP.
The third seeds beat the Chinese-Uzbek pair of Meng Yuan and Varvara Lepchenko in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open.
Favourites India demolished hapless Russia 10-0 in their opening match of the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament to start their 2020 Olympics qualification campaign on a rousing note, Bhubaneswar, on Thursday.
Viswanathan Anand's absence was felt as India could manage only a 2-2 draw against Uzbekistan in the ninth round of the Chess Olympiad.
Pinki Pramanik won a gold and silver medal in the first leg of the Grand Prix.
18-year-old Russian Olga Poutchkova clinched her maiden WTA final appearance beating Uzbek qualifier Iroda Tulyaganova.
While knowing the limits of his body and full of praise for his team for being able to patch him up repeatedly, the 37-year-old admitted fortune has played a part in his longevity.
A winner of 12 Grand Slam titles, the Serb has suffered a noticeable dip in form since winning his maiden French Open last June, relinquishing top spot in the ATP rankings to Briton Andy Murray five months later.
Wild card Mustafa Ghouse battled past compatriot Tushar Liberhan to enter the second round in the ITF Satellite tournament.
The world number one began his Australian Open campaign in impressive form dismissing Uzbek Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
A floundering Novak Djokovic should seek advice from evergreen Swiss maestro Roger Federer in order to rediscover his vintage self, the Serb's former Davis Cup coach Bogdan Obradovic said.
The world number one admitted he is concerned about finding out something about his first round opponent, Uzbek Denis Istomin.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Mohammad Yunus Qanooni says he has evidence indicating large scale fraud in the Afghan elections.
K Ratnakaran defeated Grandmaster R B Ramesh to emerge joint leader after the end of the fifth round in the Pune International Open Chess on Tuesday.
The Uzbekistan Grandmaster will meet Michael Adams of England in the final of the World chess championship.
Supporters of Uzbek leader General Abdurrashid Dostum and Tajik General Attah Mohammad had clashed in the fiercest battle in the past two years.
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