Kaneria, Rao set to be named in World Cup squad
KARACHI, Feb 12: Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and pacer Rao Iftikhar have been reportedly included in the 15-man Pakistan squad for next month’s World Cup in the West Indies....
Moin offers to play in World Cup
KARACHI, Feb 12: Former captain and wicket-keeper Moin Khan Monday offered to make a comeback and play for injury-plagued Pakistan in next month''s World Cup in the Caribbean....
Punishment was harsh, says Afridi
KARACHI, Feb 12: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Monday termed the four-match ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council as harsh, keeping in view the offence he was penalised for....
Our players not mentally tough: Inzamam
CAPE TOWN Feb 12: Skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday emphasised that Pakistan team must develop mental strength to achieve better results in international competitions, suggesting drastic measures in domestic cricket for this purpose....
Pakistan manager confident of victory, Singapore cautious
LAHORE, Feb 12: While Pakistan opted to keep their football coach away from the press, their team manager predicted a victory on Monday, although Singapore coach Terry Pathmanathan avoided predicting results...
Pakistan represented in Alpine Ski event
LAHORE, Feb 12: A Pakistani woman settled in USA represented Pakistan in the Alpine Ski event of Asian Winter Games held at Wuhuan Gymnasium in Changchun, China last week....
Arnold, Kulasekera included in Sri Lanka squad
COLOMBO, Feb 12: Sri Lanka on Monday named middle-order batsmen Russel Arnold and Chamara Silva along with paceman Nuwan Kulasekera in a proven squad for the World Cup in the Caribbean....
Sehwag, Pathan named in India squad
MUMBAI, Feb 12: Indian selectors kept faith with the struggling Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan by including them in their final 15-man squad for the World Cup on Monday....
ICC begins inquiry into Samuels’ bookie link
NEW DELHI, Feb 12: International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption officials began investigations on Monday after a police report said that West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels contacted a bookmaker during a recent series in India....
Four teams eye final spot
KARACHI, Feb 12: Sialkot, Karachi Urban, Faisalabad and Peshawar are in contention for next week’s Gold League final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship at the start of last round of matches from Tuesday....
Silver League final to be replayed
LAHORE, Feb 12: The rained-off final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League between Islamabad and Multan will be replayed, since a winning team has to be determined, which will be promoted to next year’s Gold League fixture of the event....
Flintoff credits Fletcher for turnaround
SYDNEY, Feb 12: England captain Andrew Flintoff has credited coach Duncan Fletcher for his team''s amazing form turnaround in Australia....
Sri Lanka fined for slow over rate
DUBAI, Feb 12: Sri Lanka were on Monday fined by cricket''s governing body, the ICC, for maintaining a slow over rate during the thrilling five-run victory over India in the second One-day International in Rajkot....
Filly Dil Vil outclasses rivals to win feature event
LAHORE, Feb 12: Four-year-old bay filly, Dil Vil, hacked the field to land the Imperial Builders Cup run over the sprinting distance of 1200m during the 24th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Monday....
Habib Public School win TT opener
KARACHI, Feb 12: Habib Public School outclassed Arts and Science Academy in the opening match of the Inter School Table Tennis Tournament, here on Monday....
Subh-e-Nau Tennis rescheduled
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The four-day Subh-e-Nau Women''s Tennis Championship 2007, scheduled to be held from February 15 to 18 2007 at Islamabad Club courts, has now been postponed due to inclement weather conditions....
Pak PWD in hockey semis
KARACHI, Feb 12: Forward Munawar Abbas slammed three goals to send Pak PWD into the Karachi Inter Club Hockey Championship semi-final as they trounced Rauf XI 6-2 at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium here on Monday.—APP...