IMCB beat Riphah University in RBC Cricket
ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Model College for Boys (IMCB) outclassed Riphah University in a one-sided, low scoring game of the ongoing 2015 edition of the Red Bull Campus (RBC) Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Riphah University batting line-up was blown away by the opposition. Only two players Konain Mirza and M Farhan Ali reached double figures in an appalling total of 57 runs all out in 9.4 overs. Asjad Nawaz took four wickets while Ali Haider and Abid Nawaz captured two wickets each. Islamabad Model College for Boys then romped past the target in only 8.3 overs. Mobeen was top scorer with 21 runs as Riphah University bowlers found the paltry score by their batsmen too little to defend. Asjad was named man of the match for his match-winning bowling spell.–Staff Reporter

Cobra Club win Peace Rugby Tournament
LAHORE – The 366 Cobra Rugby Club beat Makhdoom Aali Sultan Rugby Club to win the Rugby for Peace Tournament title. The three-day rugby festival ended in Lodhran in which 20 boys clubs and 10 girls clubs took part. In the first semifinal, Makdoom RC beat 389 Young Stars 12-0 while in the second semifinal, 366 Cobra RC outclassed Kotli Waja Young Fighters 10-5. Pakistan rugby development manager Qambar Ali Haroon was chief guest while Umeed Jawan project coordinator Ahmed Waseem and PRU officials were also there. The players from both sides thanked the PRU and Umeed Jawan for providing equipment, shirts and shoes to more than 400 rugby players. PRU president Fawzi Khawaja said: “Our efforts producing some good talent here in southern Punjab. The PRU is striving to promote rugby across the country.”–Staff Reporter

BFA extends its support for Faisal
LAHORE – Balochistan Football Association (BFA) president Abdul Rauf Notezai has said that congress members of the BFA have unanimously decided to support Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat as Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president for his unmatched services rendered to Pakistan football in last 12 years which brought the game to new heights. He said due to efforts of Faisal, Pakistan had been allotted eight goal projects including one at Quetta. “No one can deny the unprecedented development of Pakistan football including launching and successful organisation of Pakistan Premier League (PPL) which helped five Pakistan players, including Kaleem Ullah and Saad Ullah from Balochistan, could sign lucrative deals with professional clubs,” Notezai said.–Staff Reporter

American Pharoah reigns at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE - Favorite American Pharoah stormed to victory in the Kentucky Derby here Saturday as jockey Victor Espinoza clinched back-to-back wins in America's most prestigious horse race. The two-year-old trained by Bob Baffert hit the front just past the final turn to finish ahead of Firing Line in second and Dortmund in third, in front of a record 170,513 crowd at Churchill Downs. The 5-2 favorite made light of a tricky wide starting position to surge into the leading pack from the start in the 141st edition of the "Run for the Roses", the opening event of racing's Triple Crown. Stablemate Dortmund and Firing Line set the early pace down the back straight but coming into the final turn, Espinoza swept wide and confidently hit the front. Firing Line, under the guidance of the 52-year-old Gary Stevens, rallied furiously down the stretch, but American Pharoah held on to give Espinoza another Derby win following his triumph on California Chrome last year. "I feel like the luckiest Mexican on Earth," a delighted Espinoza said moments after crossing the finish line. "I was growing up and all I wanted to be was successful and I chose to be a jockey," said Espinoza, who as a teenager worked as a bus driver in Mexico City to pay for jockey school. The 42-year-old veteran rider also paid tribute to American Pharoah after a deserved victory. "He's been a special horse since the day I rode him. He's an unbelievable horse," he added, admitting he had been spooked by the persistence of Firing Line in the home straight. "Turning for home I thought I had it, but the other horse was right there. I couldn't blow him away, but I got it done." Trainer Baffert meanwhile dedicated the win -- his fourth Derby triumph -- to Egyptian-born owner Ahmed Zayat, who has seen three of his horses in previous editions of the race finish second. "This is for the Zayat family," Baffert said. "It's a fantasy moment for me. To be standing here for the fourth time. "But American Pharoah makes a trainer look good. So thank God for great horses."–AFP