Inzamam cleared of ball-tampering: Gets four-ODI ban over refusal to play
LONDON, Sept 28: Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was cleared on Thursday of ball-tampering but found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute over his side''s refusal to play during last month''s fourth Test against England....
Imran, Wasim, Ramiz call for action against Hair
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Former Pakistan captains Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja on Thursday called for action to be taken against Australian umpire Darrell Hair after Inzamam-ul-Haq was cleared on ball-tampering charges....
Inzamam could have avoided ban: Miandad
LAHORE, Sept 28: Former Test skippers Javed Miandad and Aamir Sohail expressing their views on the Oval fiasco and the subsequent ICC decision on Thursday, stated that Inzamam-ul-Haq could have avoided...
PCB considers disrepute charge against Hair
LONDON, Sept 28: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Shaharyar Khan, has said that his board has not ruled out calling on the ICC to investigate Darrell Hair with a view to seeing...
Inzamam confident of team’s show in Trophy
KARACHI, Sept 28: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed confidence that his boys will deliver their best in the next month''s Champions Trophy despite his absence owing to the ICC ban....
Hair won’t take part in Champions Trophy: ICC
LONDON, Sept 28: Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire who accused Pakistan of ball-tampering, will not take part in the ICC Champions Trophy in India....
I will not retire: Darrell Hair
LONDON, Sept 28: Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair cut a lonely figure on Thursday when he was brought to face the world''s media at The Oval seconds after an ICC spokesman...
Dickie Bird expects tampering law change
LONDON, Sept 28: Former Test umpire Dickie Bird of England believes that Thursday’s verdict on Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq’s will bring about a change in the laws on ball-tampering....
Imran slams 123 but UP take lead
DHARAMSALA (India), Sept 28: Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir lashed 123 from 113 balls on day two of the Nissar Trophy four-day game between the national champions of India and Pakistan on Thursday....
Faisalabad dominate in U-19 cricket
LAHORE, Sept 28: Faisalabad dominated from the onset to take a 27-run lead against Hyderabad on the opening day of the three-day PCB Inter-region Under-19 cricket championship at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Thursday....
Mansoor faces Grant in final
KARACHI, Sept 28: Third seed Mansoor Zaman of Pakistan will clash top seed Adrian Grant of England in Friday''s final of Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Squash Championship at Roshan Khan/Janangir Khan Complex here....
Cork banned
LONDON, Sept 28: Former England bowler Dominic Cork has been fined and banned for one one-day match next season after being found guilty of abusing a doping control official....
Drogba’s hat-trick lifts Chelsea as Barcelona grab late draw
LONDON, Sept 28: Holders Barcelona left it late to snatch a 1-1 Champions League draw at Werder Bremen while a Didier Drogba hat-trick guided Group A rivals Chelsea to a convincing 3-1 win over Levski Sofia on Wednesday....
Blake cruises into last eight
BANGKOK, Sept 28: Third seed James Blake took just 54 minutes to demolish Monaco''s Benjamin Balleret 6-3 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open....
Pakistan not to send TT players in Games
KARACHI, Sept 28: Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) has taken a wise decision by not sending its players to Doha Asian Games scheduled later this year....
Exciting win for Pak Gym
KARACHI, Sept 28: Pak Gymkhana pulled off an exciting five-wicket victory over Bed & Bath CC in the 21st Karachi Gymkhana AKD Ramazan cricket tournament at the KG Ground on Thursday....
Owais excels
KARACHI, Sept 28: An unbeaten knock of 43 by Owais Pasha guided OMJ CC to an easy seven-wicket win against NGC CC in the first Southend Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at Southend Club Ground....
Pakistan face Jordan in next clash
LAHORE, Sept 28: Pakistan which have so far lost four out of five matches in the Asia Cup football qualifiers, will now meet Jordan in the next outing to be played at the Punjab Stadium on Oct 11....
Spinners shine for MHCC
KARACHI, Sept 28: Spinners Ali Mohammad Madni and Mohsin Sultan claimed five wickets between them to help Mohammad Hussain CC defeat Tapal Academy by 67 runs in the 10th Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at KPI Ground on Thursday....
CA agrees to ECB request
SYDNEY, Sept 28: Cricket Australia (CA) agreed in principle Thursday to England''s request to use all 16 members of their touring squad in the three-day Ashes warm-up match against New South Wales in November....