Gavaskar, Shastri snub PCB
LAHORE, May 6: Three prominent Indian cricketing personalities have refused to attend an 'International Cricket Development' seminar to be held in Lahore on May 9 and 10.
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Pakistan-Lanka series in Malaysia may be called off
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The effort of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to promote the game by holding the Pakistan-Sri Lanka three-match One-day series later this month
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Muralitharan equals Walsh's world record
HARARE, May 6: Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed the headlines again on Thursday when he became Test cricket's joint highest wicket-taker of all time on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
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England win final ODI to share series
BRIDGETOWN, May 6: Marcus Trescothick smashed 82 off 57 balls as England eased to a five-wicket victory over West Indies to win the seventh and final One-day International on Wednesday and draw the series 2-2 (partly reported in Thursday's edition).
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Rebels may call end to careers
HARARE, May 6: The 12 striking white Zimbabwe cricketers will cancel their contracts with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union on Friday if a letter sent to the ZCU is either ignored or its contents are rejected.
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Durham signs Pakistani paceman Tahir
JOHANNESBURG, May 6: South African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs will not play for English county Durham this season after being told by South African cricket supremos to take a rest from all forms of cricket.
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Pakistan suffer setback as Shoaib loses
KARACHI, May 6: Pakistan's hopes of earning another ticket to Olympics suffered a setback when flyweight Shoaib Rasheed was sent packing by Indonesia's Bonyx Yusak Saweho in third qualifying boxing tournament on Thursday.
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Local boxers receive raw deal from PBF
KARACHI, May 6: While Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) gave participants of third Olympic qualifying tournament due respect, its treatment to Pakistani boxers was open to criticism.
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Big field for World Junior Championship
ISLAMABAD, May 6: As many as 20 countries have so far agreed to compete in this August's World Junior squash championship in Islamabad, officials said on Thursday.
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Top seeds cruise into semifinals
LAHORE, May 6: All seeded players including Mansoor Zaman, Shahid Zaman, Furrukh Zaman and Majid Khan cruised into the semifinals of the International squash tournament at the Punjab Squash Complex on Thursday.
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Kazakhstan lead series 2-0
LAHORE, May 6: Kazakhstan have taken an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the four- match women's hockey series against Pakistan by winning the second match 3-1 at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
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Monaco to face Porto in final
LONDON, May 6: Monaco rode an early storm to draw 2-2 at Chelsea on Wednesday and cruise into the Champions League final 5-3 on aggregate.
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Underdogs supreme on day of upsets
ROME, May 6: Four seeds were sent tumbling out of the Rome Masters on Thursday as the underdogs reigned supreme before rain stopped play at the Foro Italico.
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Howell leads
FOREST OF ARDEN, May 6: England's David Howell found himself the first round leader of the British Masters on Thursday thanks to a sparkling six-under 66.
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