ICC Super Series: Gilchrist and Hayden lead Aussie charge
SYDNEY, Oct 14: Matthew Hayden completed a century and Adam Gilchrist was racing towards his own hundred as Australia amassed 331 for six on the opening day of the ICC super Test with the Rest of the World on Friday....
Response to video umpire rulings mixed
SYDNEY, Oct 14: World XI captain Graeme Smith said he supported the use of television replays after the video umpire gave out three Australian batsmen on the opening day of the ICC super Test on Friday....
Mushtaq named for trial match
LAHORE, Oct 14: Forgotten leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has moved a step closer to a Test comeback for the upcoming home series against England. Mushtaq, who last played for Pakistan in a...
ICC clears Shabbir
LAHORE, Oct 14: Medium-pacer Shabbir Ahmad has been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and he will be available for selection against England in the forthcoming Tests and One-dayers....
Time to focus on Pakistan tour, says Vaughan
LONDON, Oct 14: England captain Michael Vaughan believes the time has arrived for England’s Ashes heroes to focus on upcoming cricket tour of Pakistan. England’s cricketers, who are scheduled to fly...
Tendulkar returns, Zaheer axed
MOHALI (India), Oct 14: India’s premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar is primed to make his comeback after a six-month layoff due to elbow surgery after being named on Friday in the squad for the one-day series against Sri Lanka....
India debates end of Ganguly’s reign
NEW DELHI (India), Oct 14: Cricket-mad Indians were debating Saurav Ganguly’s future on Friday, a day after India’s most successful Test captain was sacked due to injury and poor batting form....
Buchanan retained coach until 2007
SYDNEY, Oct 14: John Buchanan was reappointed on Friday as Australia coach through to the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. Buchanan’s job had been under review after Australia’s Ashes loss...
Abid’s hundred puts LR on top
LAHORE, Oct 14: Fine century by opener Abid Ali enabled Lahore Ravi (LR) to gain 105-run lead on the first innings against Abbottabad in the National Inter-region cricket championship under-19 at the Lahore Country Club, Muridke on Friday....
Electronic line call system receives green signal
LONDON, Oct 14: A system of computer-generated video replays to monitor line calls could be in place at Wimbledon and other major tennis events next year after the technology was given the thumbs-up by organisers on Friday....
Sri Lanka recall paceman Zoysa
COLOMBO, Oct 14: Fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been recalled to Sri Lanka’s one-day squad for their seven-match tour of India starting later this month. Zoysa was omitted from the Sri...
Ali signs for Middlesex
LONDON, Oct 14 Mohammad Ali, left-arm fast medium pace bowler, has signed for English cricket county Middlesex. The former Derbyshire player, originally from Pakistan, has also recently qualified for England....
Unknown Baird on a roll in Las Vegas
NEW YORK, Oct 14: American Briny Baird, battling to keep his PGA Tour card, fired a sizzling 10-under 62 to grab the first round lead at the Las Vegas championships on Thursday....
Stepanek ousts defending champion
VIENNA, Oct 14: Rising Czech star Radek Stepanek advanced to the semifinals of the CA-BA Trophy on Friday when he battled past defending champion Feliciano Lopez of Spain....
Safina stuns top seed Sharapova
MOSCOW, Oct 14: World number one Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US$2.3-million Kremlin Cup joint ATP and WTA tournament on Friday suffering a quarterfinal defeat to fellow Russian Dinara Safina....
Rahim, Afzal sparkle for AKG
KARACHIi, Oct 14: A four-wicket haul by Rahim Suleman and sparkling half century by Afzal Baig helped hosts Aga Khan Gymkhana (AKG) Blues to mark a victory of three wickets over...
Double title for veteran Inam
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Former Davis Cup player Inamul Haq won a double crown in the Punjab Open Total tennis tournament held in Jallandhar, India on Oct 3-9....
Weightlifting: Camp incentive for top two finishers
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The top two finishers in each category of next month’s Quaid-i-Azam Senior National ranking weightlifting championship in Islamabad will have to undergo camp training for the Commonwealth and South Asian Games....
AOCC in last eight
KARACHI, Oct 14: AOCC became group champions after winning their third successive match of Group A to move into the quarterfinal of the 20th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan cricket festival 2005 at Karachi Gymkhana Ground on Friday....
Waheed slams century
LAHORE, Oct 14: Fine century by Abdul Waheed and five wicket- haul by Asghar Bashir helped Wahdat Eaglets beat Khizra Club by 106 runs in the Versatile Twenty20 Cup cricket tournament at the Wahdat Colony Ground on Friday....
Boxing team announced
LAHORE, Oct 14: A 16-member Punjab boxing team was announced for the second Indo-Pak Punjab Games to be held in four cities of Punjab from Dec 21 to 27....
Ejaz goal shocks Wapda
RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: Mohammad Ejaz’s winner gave PTCL a 2-1 victory over Wapda in the Premier League soccer on Friday. Ejaz opened the scoring in the 14th minute before Wapda’s Qamar Zaman levelled in the 23rd minute....
Omer CC beaten
KARACHI, Oct 14: Deewan Farooq Motors and Feroze Textile Cricket Club moved ahead in Dr MA Shah Floodlights Trophy after defeating their opponents at Asghar Ali Shah Ground....
One-day boxing meet
KARACHI, Oct 14: Leading boxers of various clubs of the city will take part in One-day All-Karachi Ramazan boxing tournament to be held on Oct 22 at Young Lyari Boxing Club....