Samaraweera saves Sri Lanka from collapse
FAISALABAD, Oct 20: Thilan Samaraweera stood on the brink of what could be an invaluable century as right-hander fought a lone battle to rescue Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first cricket Test against Pakistan at the Iqbal Stadium on Wednesday.
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Fahad hammers fine century
KARACHI, Oct 20: A fine century by Fahad Iqbal propelled Karachi to 291 in their first innings against Multan on the opening day of the three-day PCB Under-19 Inter-region cricket tournament fixture at the Academy ground on Wednes-day.
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Now let's move on, says Zimbabwe's chief Chingoka
HARARE, Oct 20: Zimbabwe Cricket Union chairman Peter Chingoka said here on Wednesday that following the rejection of racism allegations against the ZCU by an International Cricket Council's "eminent persons" adjudication
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New Zealand on top as Franklin takes hat trick
DHAKA, Oct 20: New Zealand rode on fast bowler James Franklin's hat trick to seize the initiative on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Wednesday.
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Decision on shifting ICC headquarters next month
DUBAI, Oct 20: A final decision on whether to move International Cricket Council's (ICC) headquarters from Lord's to another location - possibly Dubai or Malaysia - will be taken before end of November.
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Ponting among mourners at Miller's funeral
MELBOURNE, Oct 20: Australia captain Ricky Ponting and former skippers Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell and Steve Waugh were among mourners at the funeral of one of Australia's favourite cricketers Keith Miller.
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Pakistani shuttlers for India
HYDERABAD, Oct 20: Five Pakistani shuttlers will arrive in Hyderabad, in Indian Andhra Pradesh state on Thursday to revive bilateral badminton ties through their participation in the eight-nation Asian Badminton Satellite tournament to be held on Oct 25-29.
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Pakistan squad for world bridge tourney
KARACHI, Oct 20: A Pakistan team comprising three pairs will be joining 72 other teams from all over the world for the bi-annual bridge teams world championship scheduled to be played in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Owen opens his account for Real Madrid
LONDON, Oct 20: Michael Owen scored his first goal for Real Madrid on a Tuesday night of changing fortunes right across the Champions League.
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Third time lucky for Henman
MADRID, Oct 20: Top seed Tim Henman and number three Marat Safin set the pace past Spaniards with Paradorn Srichaphan tacking on a third Wednesday loss for a home hope at the 2.425-million-euro Madrid Masters.
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