Islamabad has always been a secure city for sporting events, and the Pakistan Tennis Federation has hosted no less than five Davis
Cup ties in recent times, including against Iran and South Korea.
Speaking about the Pakistan-India Davis
Cup tie set on September 14 and 15 here at Pakistan Sports Complex, he said the Indian team players Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna are engaged in international tournaments all year round.
Salim Saifullah met with Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) President Lt Gen (R) Arif Hasan here at a local hotel to brief and update him on the upcoming Pakistan-India Davis
Cup tie in Islamabad on September 15.
Later on, Pakistan and India had faced each other in a Davis
Cup ties in April 2006 in Mumbai, India.
ABERDEEN v QUEEN OF THE SOUTH ABERDEEN defender Scott McKenna is suspended for tomorrow's Scottish
Cup tie against Queen of the South after being sent off against Rangers.
'The way we conducted Davis
Cup tie against Iran has told the world that we are a sports loving nation and know how to respect international stars,' he added.
He said President PTF Saleem Saifullah had held discussions to invite Chinese tennis team to Pakistan for playing Davis
Cup Tie. He expressed the hope that Davis
Cup Tie will surely be held here.
02THE front page of the Saturday ECHO was an impressive montage of the players taking part in Everton's
cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday.
The Bay Plastics Second Division game at Wideopen is cancelled, New Fordley's Blue Fin Sports Bill Gardner
Cup tie against Grainger Park is reversed and in the Nike Division One, Newcastle University game against Cramlington Town has also switched venue.
In their tie against Llandudno, Boro fielded Danny Desormeaux, who also turned out for gap Connah's Quay as a substitute in a Welsh Premier League
Cup tie at Rhyl back in September.
Mumbai: Disgruntled Indian tennis players made themselves available yesterday for a Davis
Cup tie against Indonesia, ending an embarrassing row with the All India Tennis Association (AITA) over demands for better playing conditions.
W we b t d Now fans of AFC Wimbledon, who were formed in 2002 but don't actually play in Wimbledon, are talking of boycotting their
cup tie at the club who took over the old Wimbledon.