Advisory body to discuss domestic cricket today
LAHORE, June 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s advisory council, mainly comprising non-technocrats, will take several vital decisions in its meeting on Friday.
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Clubs ask PCB for voting rights
LAHORE, June 3: Three prominent clubs of Lahore appealed to the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman to give voting rights to all the genuine clubs before the start of the LCCA-Zones elections.
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Pakistan await ICC verdict on Zimbabwe
KARACHI, June 3: Pakistan will await an International Cricket Council (ICC) verdict on Zimbabwe's future before deciding whether to host a tour for the crisis-hit African side, an official said on Thursday.
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Shoaib to miss Asia Cup
KARACHI, June 3: Shoaib Akhtar is now almost certain to miss next month's Asia Cup after the Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday directed the selectors not to consider the 28-year-old fast bowler.
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Second Test curtailed by rain
LONDON, June 3: England seamer Martin Saggers took a wicket with his first Test ball on home soil before rain and bad light limited New Zealand to 41 for one on the first day of the second Test at Headingley on Thursday.
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Key first to 1,000 runs in English season
LONDON, June 3: Kent batsman Robert Key became the first to reach 1,000 first-class runs this season on Wednesday and gave a further nudge to the England selectors.
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Saqlain axed from hockey squad
KARACHI, June 3: Pakistan half-back Mohammad Saqlain has been axed from Europe-bound Pakistan hockey squad on disciplinary grounds and will not be considered for Olympics, Pakistan Hockey Federation said on Thursday.
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Majid improves ranking
KARACHI, June 3: Pakistan's Majid Khan leapfrogged to his career best No48 in men's world squash ranking from No66 due to his impressive performance in recently concluded German Open
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Ronaldo's hat trick sinks Argentina, Colombia lose again
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 3: Ronaldo won and converted a hat trick of penalties to give Brazil a 3-1 victory over Argentina in World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday while Colombia lost again, going down 2-1 to Ecuador.
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Britain's Henman reignites old Argentina rivalry
PARIS, June 3: Britain's Tim Henman will reignite one of the most intense sporting rivalries on Friday as he pits his stylish English serve-and-volley game against the baseline artillery of Argentina's Guillermo Coria
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Dementieva, Myskina in all-Russian ladies final: Capriati, Suarez beaten in semis
PARIS, June 3: Fiery Anastasia Myskina kept her hair-trigger temper under control to create tennis history on Thursday, routing Jennifer Capriati 6-2, 6-2 in the French Open semis to set up a first all-Russian Grand Slam final.
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IOC official jailed
SEOUL, June 3: International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Kim Un-yong was sentenced to two and one-half years in jail on corruption charges on Thursday by a court in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.
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