Cricket the winner, say rival skippers
KARACHI, March 13: Rival captains Saurav Ganguly and Inzamam-ul-Haq were unanimous in declaring cricket the winner after India pulled off a sensational five-run win over Pakistan on Saturday.
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VIP culture still exists
KARACHI, March 13: Tall claims by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of eliminating "VIP culture" proved wrong as so-called VIP's enjoyed privileges throughout Saturday's Pakistan-India cricket match.
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Exemplary behaviour of Karachiites
KARACHI, March 13: Karachiites on Saturday provedsecurity fears wrong as the cricket game between Pakistan and India remained trouble-free.
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No one could have scripted better start of tour
Much ridicule was heaped on Inzamam by cricket's wise men when he put India in to bat after winning the toss. When India made a massive 349, these wise men were rolling in the aisles.
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Wajahatullah to lead Peshawar
PESHAWAR, March 13: Test discarded Wajahatullah Wasti will lead Peshawar team against Faisalabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade-I match to be played at Faisalabad Cricket Stadium from March 14.
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Resumption of matches good for cricketing community: ICC chief
KARACHI, March 13: The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief on Saturday described the slick conduct of the first One-day International here as the first step towards a long journey.
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Spectators hoodwinked into buying fake tickets
KARACHI, March 13: Huge number of cricket-mad Karachiites faced agony, embarrassment and disappointment on Saturday as thugs hoodwinked them, selling fake Pakistan-India One-day match tickets.
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Rain foils Butcher and Hussain fightback
KINGSTON, March 13: Steady showers that started during tea foiled a century partnership between Mark Butcher and Nasser Hussain that helped England recover from a rocky start on the second day of the opening Test against West Indies at Sabina Park on Friday.
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Gibbs, Kallis rescue South Africa
HAMILTON, March 13: Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs braved a scarring pitch to bat South Africa out of danger in the first cricket Test against New Zealand here Saturday as the tourists ended the fourth day at 134 for three, for an overall lead of 84 runs.
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Pakistan complete double over India
MADRID, March 13: Pakistan avenged the five-run loss conceded by its cricketers to India on Saturday by defeating India 4-2 at the Olympic qualifying hockey tournament.
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Aqeel to face Asim in final
LAHORE, March 13: Top seed Aqeel Khan and third seed Asim Shafiq cruised into the final of the 19th Governor's Cup tennis tournament at Chenab Club, Faisalabad
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Sri Lanka to field 274-strong contingent
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Sri Lanka will compete in all the 15 disciplines of the upcoming March 29-April 7 SAF Games with a 274-strong contingent.
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Munir emerges clear leader
LAHORE, March 13: Playing a flawless round, Muhammad Munir emerged as second day's leader with aggregate of six-under-par-138 in the 24th Punjab Open golf tournament professional category at the Lahore Garrison course on Saturday.
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Haas outclasses Enqvist
INDIAN WELLS, March 13: Former World No. 2 Tommy Haas, who missed all of last season with an injury, beat Sweden's Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday in the opening round of the US$4.9m ATP/WTA Indian Wells Masters Series event.
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