Shahnaz retained for Asiad, Samiullah replaces Hassan
LAHORE, Sept 26: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Tuesday decided to retain former Olympian Shahnaz Sheikh as national team coach till December’s Asian Games and inducted Olympian Samiullah Khan as...
Inzamam returns to Oval today for ICC hearing
LONDON, Sept 26: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will return to The Oval from Wednesday to face disciplinary charges arising from his role in the team''s sensational forfeit of the fourth Test against...
PCB should have moved court, says Imran
KARACHI, Sept 26: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said on Tuesday that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have gone to court instead of attending a hearing by the International Cricket...
Indian board demands Hair-less Trophy
MUMBAI, Sept 26: Hosts India have asked the International Cricket Council not to consider controversial umpire Darrell Hair for next month''s Champions Trophy, a senior official said on Tuesday....
ICC embraces anti-racism laws
NEW DELHI, Sept 26: Racial abuse at cricket matches may result in fans being ejected or banned for life from venues in line with anti-racism laws adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC)....
Ljubicic struggles in Thailand Open opener
BANGKOK, Sept 26: Top seed Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia needed almost two hours to repulse a spirited challenge from Spaniard Fernando Vicente before winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Thailand Open....
Did Doctrove disagree with Hair?
LONDON, Sept 26: West Indian umpire Billy Doctrove, who officiated the controversial fourth Test at The Oval between Pakistan and England last month, initially disagreed with fellow umpire Darrell Hair over...
Timeline of fourth Test controversy…
LONDON, Sept 26: Timeline of the ''forfeit'' Test controversy ahead of Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq''s disciplinary hearing at The Oval starting on Wednesday (all times GMT):...
Ganguly gets final opportunity to revive career
MUMBAI, Sept 26: Deposed India captain Saurav Ganguly was on Tuesday given what one selector said was a ‘last chance’ to win back his place in the non-performing national team....
No need to panic, says Indian chief selector
MUMBAI, Sept 26: India''s outgoing chief selector Kiran More says there is no need to panic ahead of next month''s Champions Trophy, despite the team coming in for severe criticism after a poor showing at a tri-series in Malaysia last week....
Aamir bundles out Karachi Urban for 45
KARACHI, Sept 26: Pace duo of Mohammad Aamir and Tanvir Amin took nine wickets between them to bowl Rawalpindi to a crushing 10-wicket victory over Karachi Urban in the PCB Inter-region Under-19 One-day Cricket Championship at PCB Academy Ground on Tuesday....
Jones to return as commentator
SYDNEY, Sept 26: Former Australian Test cricketer Dean Jones will resume his career as a television commentator next year after being sacked for calling a Muslim player a terrorist....
SA school win
LAHORE, Sept 26: A fine knock of 68 by Jason Meridith helped Wynberg Boys High School, South Africa beat The Lords International School System by 54 runs at Government College, University Ground on Tuesday....
CNS Squash: Aamir, Farhan shine
KARACHI, Sept 26: Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan and Farhan Mehboob registered convincing victories on the opening day of the Chief of Naval Staff International squash championship at the Roshan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on Tuesday....
Sami inspires MHCC with breezy knock
KARACHI, Sept 26: A blistering knock by Test paceman Mohammad Sami inspired Mohammad Hussain CC to a 57-run win over Delhi City Gymkhana in the 21st Karachi Gymkhana AKD Ramazan Twenty20 cricket tournament at KG Ground on Tuesday....
Easy win for Delhi Boys
KARACHI, Sept 26: Delhi Boys CC scored an easy seven-wicket victory over Tapal Cricket Academy in the 10th Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at KPI Ground on Tuesday....
Bond becomes first victim
LONDON, Sept 26: Newcastle assistant manager Kevin Bond became the first casualty from last week''s BBC documentary alleging corruption in English football when he was sacked on Tuesday....
Three races in Ramazan
KARACHI, Sept 26: The Karachi Race Club (KRC) has decided to conduct three races during the ongoing holy month of Ramazan, an official of the KRC said on Tuesday....
Agent banned
LONDON, Sept 26: Jonathan Barnett, a British soccer agent, was banned for nine months and fined 100,000 pounds by the Football Association on Tuesday for his role in the transfer of England defender Ashley Cole to Chelsea....