Shoaib Akhtar fined for indiscipline
LAHORE, Jan 22: Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was fined by the Pakistan team management on Monday for misbehaving with coach Bob Woolmer inside the dressing room last Saturday....
Nadal outlasts Murray, Hingis wins
MELBOURNE, Jan 22: The tactical brain of Andy Murray proved not to be a match for the brawn of Rafael Nadal in an electrifying fourth-round duel at the Australian Open on Monday....
Shabbir Ahmed heading to South Africa
PORT ELIZABETH, Jan 22: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said on Monday that fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed was on his way to South Africa as a replacement for injured pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul....
Woolmer right man for England job: Donald
LONDON, Jan 22: South Africa legend Allan Donald has backed Bob Woolmer as the right man to guide England after the current Pakistan coach said he was ‘open to offers’ following the World Cup....
Inzamam says win one of his best as captain
PORT ELIZABETH, Jan 22: Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq ranked his team''s second Test victory over South Africa on Monday as among the most important of his tenure....
Fit-again Razzaq eyes ODI series in SA
LAHORE, Jan 22: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq will be testing his match-fitness this week when he takes the field for Lahore Ravi against Quetta in the fourth round of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League match tomorrow....
Football: ‘Pakistan to have a foreign coach soon’
KARACHI, Jan 22: Pakistan football team will have a foreign coach within three or four months – possibly either from South America or Europe – with an aim to lift the...
Chappell manhandled by Indian fan
BHUBANESWAR (India), Jan 22: India''s cricket coach Greg Chappell was on Monday assaulted by a fan who was angry about player selection. Chappell, a former Australian captain, was pushed and hit...
Ganguly backs England to lift World Cup
NAGPUR, Jan 22: Former Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly believes England are one of the five teams who have a chance of winning the upcoming World Cup in the West Indies....
England, New Zealand claim Aussies are beatable
PERTH, Jan 22: Australia''s shaky performances in their last two triangular series one-day matches have boosted England and New Zealand''s belief that the home side is beatable....
Martyn breaks silence on retirement
SYDNEY, Jan 22: Damien Martyn has spoken for the first time about his shock decision to quit the Australian team midway through the Ashes series, saying he walked away because he...
Bowlers undergo training
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bowling action committee on Monday commenced remedial workout of six bowlers with suspect bowling action. Former Test cricketer Aaqib Javed is supervising the...
Top seed Aqeel wins Pakistan Open
KARACHI, Jan 22: Pakistan No 1 Aqeel Khan fought tooth and nail to overcome second seed Jalil Khan in a pulsating final to land men’s singles crown in the Rs200,000 Techron Pakistan Open tennis championship on Monday....
Davis Cup trials abruptly shifted to Islamabad
KARACHI, Jan 22: Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Monday abruptly shifted the selection trials of Pakistan Davis Cup team from Karachi to Islamabad, succumbing to players’ criticism of poor surface at the CDGK Sports Complex....
Women’s cricket series from Feb 2
KARACHI, Jan 22: A women’s one-day cricket series between Pakistan team and Rest of Pakistan will be held at the PCB Regional Academy ground here from Feb 2-5, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday....