Inzamam charged with disrepute and ball tampering
LONDON, Aug 21: Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was charged on Monday with ball tampering and bringing the game into disrepute by the International Cricket Council (ICC)....
Pakistan forfeit final Test after ball row
LONDON, Aug 21: England were awarded the fourth and final Test on Sunday after Pakistan forfeited the match on a day of high farce and bitter recriminations following a ball-tampering storm....
PCB protest over Oval Test charges
LONDON, Aug 21: Pakistan have lodged a protest with the ICC after the world governing body charged captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday with ball tampering and bringing the game into disrepute....
From Hair to eternity, ICC will look the other way
LONDON, Aug 21: When the engineers of the clash of civilisations between West and East, Infidel and Islam, planned their final battle, could they have imagined this battle of heavyweight teddy-bears?...
ICC should remove Hair from elite panel: Wasim
KARACHI, Aug 21: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said on Monday that controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair should be removed from the elite panel of umpires by the ICC for...
My players are not cheats: Woolmer
LONDON, Aug 21: Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer and tour manager Zaheer Abbas both insisted their side had not been guilty of ball-tampering during their sensational forfeit of the fourth and final Test against England at The Oval....
Pakistan should not expect any favour from ICC
KARACHI, Aug 21: If Pakistan are harbouring any illusions of gaining any sympathy from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the wake of the Hair-raising histrionics at The Oval, they are probably mistaken....
Pakistan in difficult position: Miandad
KARACHI, Aug 21: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad Monday said Pakistan had put themselves in a difficult position and made a mistake by not taking the field following the row over alleged ball tampering which wrecked the fourth Test against England....
Hair has something against Asians: Ranatunga
COLOMBO, Aug 21: Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair was on Monday subjected to ridicule and scorn by Sri Lankan cricket experts after accusing Pakistan of ball-tampering in the Oval Test....
Nasser Hussain backs Pakistan refusal to play
LONDON, Aug 21: Former England captain Nasser Hussain said he sympathised with Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq for refusing to play in the fourth Test. Nasser told the Daily Mail: “Did Darrell Hair...
Weightlifting, squash golds for Pakistan
COLOMBO, Aug 21: Pakistani weightlifters continued their dream run in the South Asian Games competitions by clinching two more gold medals here on Monday....
Charismatic creates new record to win feature event
LAHORE, Aug 21: Running with magical strides, bay colt charismatic enthralled race-goers landing popular victory in a record breaking timing over 1100m during the day and night Lahore Summer meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
Peerless Tiger roars to 12th major victory
MEDINAH (Illinois), Aug 21: Tiger Woods stayed ice-cool throughout the final round to cruise to his 12th major title with a five-shot victory in the PGA Championship on Sunday....
Imran registers century break in Snooker Cup
KARACHI, Aug 21: Pakistan No 1 Imran Shehzad struck a century break while defending champion Abu Saim and captain-designate for Doha Asian Games Naveen Perwani tasted shocking defeats on the opening...
Tennis: Roddick lifts Masters title
CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 21: American Andy Roddick overpowered Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first title of the year at the Cincinnati Masters....
Basketball: Spain reach last 16
HIROSHIMA, Aug 21: Spain underlined their gold medal credentials and gained a measure of revenge by crushing Germany 92-71 at the world basketball championship on Monday, clinching a spot in the final 16....
5 Pakistanis advance in Jr Tennis
KARACHI, Aug 21: Five Pakistanis were among 16 who stepped into the boys’ singles second round as fourth seed was knocked out of the ITF Pakistan World Junior Ranking tennis championship which commenced at the Islamabad Club on Monday....
Impressive wins for United, Chelsea
LONDON, Aug 21: Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United crushed Fulham 5-1 on Sunday while champions Chelsea began their Premier League title defence with a 3-0 home win over Manchester City....
Jahangir, Ahmed slam centuries
LAHORE, Aug 21: Fine centuries by Ahmed Butt and Jahangir Mirza enabled East Zone Whites to pile up 323-9 against North Zone Blues in the PCB Inter-district senior cricket championship Lahore Region at Railways Stadium on Monday....
Swimming trials
LAHORE, Aug 21: Trials to select Lahore swimming team will be held at the Iqbal Park pool on Tuesday. The selected team will take part in the Punjab Inter-district Age Group championship to be held here from Aug 24 to 26....