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| March 26, 2007 | Monday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1428 |
Pakistan squad arrives in London before final journey home
LONDON, March 25: Pakistan team stopped off in London on Sunday ahead of their scheduled return home, leaving behind the body of their coach Bob Woolmer and a murder mystery....
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Police deny bus row before Woolmer murder
KINGSTON (Jamaica), March 25: A week after the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, Jamaican police sifted through security video for clues on Sunday....
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Inzamam overruled coach: Shaharyar
LONDON, March 25: Bob Woolmer struggled to impose his full authority Pakistan''s players who instead looked towards veteran captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, according to former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar Khan....
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Local bookies rule out gambling link in Woolmer case
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Pakistan''s bookmakers say underground gambling groups are unlikely to have been involved in the murder of national cricket coach Bob Woolmer even though match-fixing plagues the sport....
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Australia down Proteas in battle of big guns
BASSETERRE (St Kitts), March 25: Defending champions Australia rode on opener Matthew Hayden''s fastest World Cup hundred to beat world number one South Africa by 83 runs in the all-important Group...
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England clinch Super Eights berth with convincing win
GROS ISLET (St Lucia), March 25: Opener Ed Joyce hit 75 to help England into the Super Eights with a seven-wicket win over Kenya in a rain-affected World Cup Group C decider on Saturday....
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Smith bullish despite defeat
BASSETERRE, March 25: South Africa captain Graeme Smith said his team remained confident of World Cup success despite their loss to Australia in their Group A match on Saturday....
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Ireland betting to be probed
LONDON, March 25: The police chief heading the investigation into the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer told a British Sunday newspaper that the odds on Ireland beating Pakistan would be probed....
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SL president trims delegation
COLOMBO, March 25: Sri Lanka''s president has ordered a sharp cut in the size of a delegation headed for the final round of the cricket World Cup in the Caribbean because of the cost involved, an official said on Sunday....
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Martin granted permission to play
GROS ISLET (St Lucia), March 25: New Zealand have been given permission to replace injured seamer Daryl Tuffey with Chris Martin at the World Cup....
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Last group tie hit by rain
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), March 25: Bermuda were struggling at 17-3 in 7.4 overs against Bangladesh when rain stopped play in their last World Cup Group B match at the Queen''s Park Oval here on Sunday....
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Fletcher sets England target for second round
GROS ISLET, March 25: England coach Duncan Fletcher has said his side must win a minimum of four out of their six Super Eight games if they are to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup....
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Organisers warn of Providence chaos
GEORGETOWN (Guyana), March 25: World Cup organisers warned on Saturday of potential chaos at Super Eight matches here next week because the Providence Stadium is still not ready despite years of planning....
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India lacked courage and conviction to excel on big stage
PORT-OF-SPAIN, March 25: India only have themselves to blame for their World Cup problems, for they lacked courage and conviction to excel at the biggest one-day stage....
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Tikolo demands more games for Kenya
GROS ISLET, March 25: Kenya captain Steve Tikolo must be bored of the sound of his own voice....
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Prison riot passes unnoticed near clash of giants
BASSETERRE, March 25: A prison riot near Warner Park passed unnoticed by the bumper crowd that watched Australia beat South Africa in a Cricket World Cup match on Saturday....
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Playing Ireland will be strange for Joyce
GROS ISLET, March 25: England opener Ed Joyce said it would be strange to face his former Ireland team mates in the World Cup second stage following his match-winning contribution against Kenya on Saturday....
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Uzair’s double sink Navy’s hopes
KARACHI, March 25: Two-goal Uzair Ahmad helped Karachi reach last-eight round of the national hockey championship with an upset 3-2 win over Pakistan Navy, while NBP also sneaked into quarter-finals after an identical victory against PIA on Sunday....
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Big Show keeps punters happy
KARACHI, March 25: Favourite four-year-old bay filly Big Show lived up to her top billing when she landed Pakistan Day Cup in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Mansoor excels as National Bank lift one-day Patron’s Cup
LAHORE, March 25: A good all-round performance by Mansoor Amjad helped National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) lift the ABN-AMRO One-day Patron''s Cup with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Habib Bank at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday....
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Filly Dil Vil wins hearts with glamorous dash
LAHORE, March 25: Long shot bay filly Dil Vil edged out favourite colt Headingley by three-fourth of a length to win the Jhelum Cup during the Lahore Winter meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday....
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National players told to play domestic cricket
LAHORE, March 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has instructed all Test players, including the entire World Cup squad, to feature in the Pentangular tournament, starting in Karachi from Wednesday....
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Mustafa shocks Omer to reach U-17 semis
KARACHI, March 25: Unseeded Mustafa Zaidi pulled off the first upset when he edged past fourth seed Omer Shahid in three sets to enter the juniors’ under-17 singles semi-finals in the Sindh ranking tennis tournament at CDGK Sports Complex on Sunday....
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Ahsan, Ayesha crowned champions
LAHORE, March 25: It was a day of upsets as Ahsan Qamar and Ayesha Akram emerged as men and women champions ousting favourites Umar Zeeshan and defending champion Asma Butt in...
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Islamia, Jamia Millia triumph
KARACHI, March 25: Islamia Club and Jamia Millia School claimed the men’s and women’s team events titles in the Amroha Club ranking table tennis tournament at their premises on Saturday....
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Shahzad slams match-winner
LAHORE, March 25: A solitary goal by Shahzad helped Usmania Club won the Lahore district football league beating Lahore United Club 1-0 in the final at Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Sunday....
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