Pakistan and Kenya match abandoned
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 14: Play in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool 'C' match between Kenya and Pakistan at Edgbaston on Tuesday was abandoned without a ball being bowled for the day because of rain.
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Plucky Zimbabwe make Sri Lanka fight for victory
LONDON, Sept 14: Sri Lanka set up a Pool D decider against England in the ICC Champions Trophy with a four-wicket win over Zimbabwe here at The Oval on Tuesday.
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India sweat on Tendulkar's fitness
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Sachin Tendulkar's omission through injury on Tuesday from a season-opening domestic match next week has raised serious concerns about him playing in the upcoming home series against Australia.
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Ponting backs pacemen to blast through
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 14: Australian captain Ricky Ponting is backing his four pace bowlers to blast a way through to the ICC Champions Trophy final.
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NZC defends players over autograph row
AUCKLAND, Sept 14: New Zealand's premier cricket team, the Black Caps, charged for autographs when they toured England because they were besieged by professional autograph hunters, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan TV channels are poor cousins
I felt honoured to have been a member of the panel that selected the ICC awards and without betraying how I voted, the awards went to the right players. I was particularly happy to see that Irfan Pathan was named as the emerging player of the year.
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Aqeel Khan improves ranking
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Pakistan's top ranked tennis player Aqeel Khan has improved his international ranking by nearly 200 points within the last two months or so.
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Munir set to defend title
RAWALPINDI, Sept 14: Muhammad Munir is to defend his professional title in the 13th COAS Open Championship slated to tee off at the Rawalpindi Golf Club on Thursday.
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Saim, Rambel, Atiq move closer to semis
KARACHI, Sept 14: Abu Saim, Atiq Latif Bux and Rambel Gul moved closer to a berth in the semifinals, after each one of them came through with two winners on Tuesday in the 18th Latif Masters Top 16 Snooker League played at the Karachi Club on Tuesday.
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Cash awards on Friday
ISLAMABAD: An award-giving ceremony for the Pakistan squash team that successfully defended its World Junior Team title last month, is to be held here on Friday, officials said.
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Athletics and shooting likely to be shifted
LAHORE, Sept 14: The athletics and shooting disciplines of the forthcoming National Games are likely to be shifted to Islamabad because of poor infrastructure available in Quetta.
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Lack of interest causing decline of sports
KARACHI, Sept 14: Lack of interest by general public, concerned sports authorities and improper patronization by the government are the factors behind the decline of sports in the country.
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New Zealanders happy touring Pakistan
AUCKLAND, Sept 14: New Zealand Davis Cup team are keeping tabs on the security situation in Pakistan but on Tuesday said they are happy to travel there next week for their tennis tie.
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Australia may miss Champions Trophy due to security fears
SYDNEY, Sept 14: Australia said on Tuesday that it would not participate in the six-nation Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Pakistan in December unless organizers respond to concerns about possible terrorist attacks.
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