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| October 21, 2006 | Saturday | Ramazan 27, 1427 |
Suspended Shoaib, Asif to face PCB tribunal today
LAHORE, Oct 20: A three-member inquiry tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s, headed by Barrister Shahid Hamid, will hold its preliminary hearing on Saturday into doping charges against fast bowlers Shoaib...
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Pace duo will be missed: Inzy
LAHORE, Oct 20: Pakistan’s regular captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq said it would be sad if Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif missed the home series against the West Indies....
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Salim Malik hopeful of clearance after Azharuddin case
LAHORE, Oct 20: Former Pakistan cricket captain Salim Malik said India''s decision to pardon disgraced star Mohammad Azharuddin has raised his hopes of overturning his own life ban for match-fixing....
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No change in WI schedule: Saleem
LAHORE, Oct 20: Pakistan Cricket Board Director Cricket Operations, Saleem Altaf, has denied reports that the forthcoming home series against West Indies will now start with the first Test match to be played in Multan instead of Lahore....
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End of road for Saqlain & Co as PHF axes five for Asiad
KARACHI, Oct 20: The roller-coaster careers of controversial Pakistan hockey captain Mohammad Saqlain, penalty corner exponent Sohail Abbas and midfielder Waseem Ahmad virtually ended on Friday when PHF decided against considering them for the Asian Games....
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Sri Lanka outclass New Zealand in Mumbai clash
MUMBAI, Oct 20: Upul Tharanga and Muttiah Muralitharan led Sri Lanka to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in their Champions Trophy Group B match on Friday....
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Ponting, Flintoff downplay Ashes hype for crucial tie
JAIPUR, Oct 20: Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his England counterpart Andrew Flintoff do not believe their vital Champions Trophy match here on Saturday is a prelude to next month''s Ashes....
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PCB to launch talent hunt programme
LAHORE, Oct 20: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will launch a programme for the training, coaching and scouting of cricket talent at all levels from Nov 1....
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Fine knock by Salman
LAHORE, Oct 20: Fine batting by Pakistan discard opener Salman Butt and devastating bowling by leg-spinner Salman Qadir propelled West Zone Whites to the final of the 1st Ameer Abdullah Khan...
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Nalbandian wins but loses Madrid sympathy
MADRID, Oct 20: David Nalbandian, who was involved in an ugly slanging match with Britain''s Tim Henman in his third round match, reached the Madrid Masters semi-finals on Friday but was roundly jeered by the Spanish crowd....
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Imran demands change in domestic set-up
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Pakistan can produce as good a team within three years as Australia''s current lot provided the domestic cricket set-up is changed, former cricket star Imran Khan said on Thursday....
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PCB uncertain about Indian cricket visas
KARACHI, Oct 20: Pakistan cricket fans remain uncertain if they get Indian visas as the BCCI has yet not contacted their counterpart on the issue....
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Organisers cancel Pakistan-Ireland tie
BRIDGETOWN, Oct 20: A cricket World Cup warm-up match between Ireland and Pakistan next year was cancelled due to a scheduling glitch, tournament organisers said on Thursday....
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Flintoff out to avoid bare-chested celebrations
JAIPUR, Oct 20: England captain Andrew Flintoff on Friday described his bare-chested shirt-waving episode on his team''s 2002 tour of India as “ten seconds of madness”....
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Hameed XI win
KARACHI, Oct 20: Hameed XI outplayed Gulfaraz XI 3-1 to lift the Ramazan Champions Trophy hockey tournament at UBL Sports Complex on Friday. Mohammad Ali scored twice for the winners while Faheem Khan found the cage once....
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Bankers in final
KARACHI, Oct 20: Sameer Khan struck 90 runs to guide ABN Amro into the final of second AKU Twenty20 Ramazan Colour-kit cricket tournament by defeating Dubai Islamic Bank by 68 runs...
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