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| April 13, 2006 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 14, 1427 |
Afridi skips Tests to concentrate on World Cup 2007
KARACHI, April 12: Pakistan’s charismatic and destructive all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, has decided to skip Test cricket and will reconsider his future participation in the purest form of the game after the...
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PCB axes Zaheer as manager
LAHORE, April 12: Zaheer Abbas will not be touring UAE as manager of the Pakistan team for back-to-back ODIs against India to be played at Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium on April 18 and 19....
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Sami nudges selectors with five-wkt haul
LAHORE, April 12: Test reject Mohammad Sami gave the national selectors a timely nudge by picking up five for 31 as National Bank dominated the first day of the crucial Pentangular...
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Fine knock by Imran Farhat
LAHORE, April 12: Fine knock by Test opener Imran Farhat and Azhar Ali enabled Model Town Club to win the 1st Riaz Qureshi memorial cricket tournament beating Model Town Greens by nine wickets in the final on Wednesday....
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Foreign teams to compete in Tour de Pakistan
LAHORE, April 12: Tour de Pakistan cycle race will be held from Nov 6-18 and is likely to be contested by a number of foreign teams, said Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) secretary Idris Haider Khawaja on Wednesday....
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Hockey: Pakistan struggles past Canada
Changzhou (China), April 12: Pakistan on Wednesday won its opening match against Canada 1-0 in the 12-nation tournament, being held here to qualify for the hockey World Cup finals....
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Australia hit back after Bangladesh batting collapse
FATULLAH (Bangladesh), April 12: Australia, chasing 307 to win, closed in on an extraordinary comeback victory by reaching 212 for four at the close of the fourth day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday....
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Strauss sparkles as England record first success
JAMSHEDPUR (India), April 12: Stand-in captain Andrew Strauss stroked 74 to guide England to a five-wicket victory over India in the sixth and penultimate One-day International on Wednesday....
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Jayasuriya targets World Cup glory
COLOMBO, April 12: Sanath Jayasuriya may have experienced only pain and disappointment in his farewell Test, but he hopes the cricketing gods will smile on him at the World Cup next year....
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Chanderpaul quits captaincy
LONDON, April 12: Shivnarine Chanderpaul has resigned as West Indies captain after just one year in the job, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Tuesday....
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Smith in doubt for NZ Test
JOHANNESBURG, April 12: South Africa captain Graeme Smith is behind schedule in his recovery from a finger injury and is doubtful for the opening Test against New Zealand, starting in Centurion on Saturday....
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Australia call up Bracken, Cullen
SYDNEY, April 12: Australia have called left-arm seamer Nathan Bracken and off-spinner Dan Cullen into their squad for the second Test against Bangladesh, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Tuesday....
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Top award for Flintoff
LONDON, April 12: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been named 2005''s top cricketer in the 143rd edition of Wisden, the sport''s bible, which was to be published on Wednesday....
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England stars may not play in Champions Trophy
JAMSHEDPUR, April 12: England coach Duncan Fletcher has hinted top players like Andrew Flintoff could miss the Champions Trophy in India to prepare for the Ashes series later this year....
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Pentangular Cup: Hasnain, Ramesh save KH
LAHORE, April 12: Fine batting by lower-order batsmen Mohammad Hasnain and Rajesh Ramesh helped Karachi Harbour stage a good recovery to reach 326 in their first innings against Sialkot in the Pentangular Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday....
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Ontong slams century in drawn tie
BENONI (South Africa), April 12: Justin Ontong''s century, the fifth of the match, was the highlight as the Rest of South Africa and New...
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Roddick maintains winning run with first-round stroll
HOUSTON, April 12: Defending champion and top seed Andy Roddick eased into the second round of the US Clay Court Championships on Tuesday, with a straightforward 6-3, 6-2 win over Paul Capdeville of Chile....
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Nabeel named baseball skipper
LAHORE, April 12: Nabeel Ahmed will lead a 25-member Pakistan baseball squad to compete in the 7th Asia Cup baseball to be held at the Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, from April 20 to 26....
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PTF to hold jr trials on substandard PSB courts ISLAMABAD, April 12: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) oblivious of the poor condition of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) courts is going ahead by organising Junior Davis Cup trials there....
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Cyclists banned for poor show
LAHORE, April 12: Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) has banned cyclists Imran Sharif and Muhammad Saleem for one year for their dismal performance in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne last month....
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Over-50 title for Asad
LAHORE, April 12: Asad Niaz won the over- 50 singles finals in the ITF Seniors Pakistan Circuit tennis tournament at the Defence Stadium on Wednesday....
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Cycling: Wapda snatch 1st gold
LAHORE, April 12: Wapda won the first gold of the National Cycling Championship, winning the 1 kilometre time trial here on Wednesday on the opening day at cycling velodrome....
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