Spanish clubs dominate
PARIS, Nov 22: Spain’s armada of Champions League contenders sailed on serenely on Wednesday, with both Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna winning their opening second phase games....
Shoaib set for Sydney debut
SYDNEY, Nov 22: Pakistani tearaway fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will make his Sydney club cricket debut for Mosman this weekend with opposition openers already hoping to win the toss and field....
Ramprakash props up shaky England
HYDERABAD (India), Nov 22: Mark Ramprakash hit a chancy 105 to save England from batting embarrassment on the first day of a three-day tour game against an Indian Board President’s XI...
Atiq slams another century
KARACHI, Nov 22: Test reject Atiq-uz-Zaman smashed another hundred in Landhi Friends second win when they defeated Dehli City CC by 75 runs in Paragon Cup 2001 at UBL Sports Complex...
Fluent fifties by Adnan and Zahid
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Adnan-ul-Haq and Zahid Mahmood stroked fluent half centuries as Youngsters crushed Muslim by 88 runs in the Chairman CDA cricket championship at the Marghazar Ground....
Sheikhupura trials on Nov 27
LAHORE, Nov 22: Trials for selection of the Sheikhupura district cricket team will be held at the Sheikhupura Stadium on Nov 27 at 9 am....
All-round show by Shahid
KARACH, Nov 22: Man of the Match Shahid Afridi played a pivotal role as KESC beat Muhammad Hussain CC (MHCC) by 20 runs in 16th Karachi Gymkhana Ramzan cricket tournament at...
Saddar Town triumph
KARACHI, Nov 22: Sadiq Sports were once again on the receiving end, when Saddar Town triumphed by 34 runs in the Sixth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament Thursday the KGA ground....
S. Africa bows to Indian threat, bans referee
CENTURION (South Africa), Nov 22: South African officials have banned the ICC-appointed match referee, Mike Denness, from the third Test against India to prevent an Indian boycott of the match....
Lucky Langer hammers third successive century
HOBART (Australia), Nov 22: Justin Langer made New Zealand pay dearly for a duffed catch to register his third successive Test century as Australia ransacked the bowling on the opening day...
ICC refuses to recognise Test without Denness
LONDON, Nov 22: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it would refuse to recognise the third Test between South Africa and India if match referee Mike Denness was forced to stand...
Rain curtails proceeding in Kandy Test
KANDY (Sri Lanka), Nov 22: Rain washed out play after lunch as West Indies hit back with the second new ball to reduce Sri Lanka to 273 for eight at the...
Lawson to replace injured King
KINGSTON (Jamaica), Nov 22: Jamaican fast bowler Jermaine Lawson will replace the injured Reon King on the current West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has...
Proteas make umpiring changes
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 22: An alternative umpiring team has been named for the third and final Test between South Africa and India in the wake of the controversy surrounding match referee Mike...
Ganguly tells Waugh to shut up
PRETORIA, Nov 22: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly has hit back at comments made by his Australian counterpart Steve Waugh following Sachin Tendulkar’s suspended one-match ban for ball tampering against South Africa....
Zimbabwe call up Strang for one-dayers
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), Nov 22: Zimbabwe have recalled wrist-spinner Paul Strang to bolster their attack for the one-day series against Bangladesh which starts Friday....
Hasan fails to rescue Opera CC
KARACHI, Nov 22: Discarded Test batsman Hasan Raza made a sparking half century but failed to save Opera CC from a 38-run defeat at the hands of Hamdam CC in the...
Direct entry for Shahid
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Pakistan’s Shahid Zaman will be competing directly in the main round of next month’s Malaysian Open for the first time, it has been learnt....
Denness not to seek confrontation
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 22 - Match referee Mike Denness, who has been refused access to the Centurion Park ground for the third Test between South Africa and India Friday, said he would...
Robitaille’s goal ends duel of goaltenders
DETROIT, Nov 22: Luc Robitaille scored a powerplay goal with 43 seconds left in overtime to end a duel of the goaltenders as the Detroit Red Wings edged the Columbus Blue...
Qublai slams nine goals including double hat trick
LAHORE, Nov 22: Shah Qublai Alam scored nine goals, including a double hat trick to take Lahore Chatkhara Blacks to a comfortable win over Guard Rice by nine goals to three-and-a-half (9 - 3 1/2) at the Lahore Polo...
Woods grabs Grand Slam of title for fourth year
KAUAI (Hawaii), Nov 22: Tiger Woods fired a seven-under-par 65 at Poipu Bay Golf Club on Wednesday to capture the Grand Slam of Golf title for the fourth consecutive year....
Uruguay apologizes to Aussies
SYDNEY, Nov 22: Uruguay has apologized to the Australian government after a mob attacked the Australia team on their arrival in Montevideo to prepare for Sunday’s second leg of their World...
Best goalkeeper applies for post of constable
KARACHI, Nov 22: Mohammad Qasim, adjudged the best goalkeeper in the recently concluded 23rd Champions Trophy tournament in Rotterdam, Holland, has applied for the post of a constabl