Sri Lanka post healthy total in last ODI
ABU DHABI, May 22: Last-gasp cameos from Tillekeratne Dilshan and Lasith Malinga ensured that Sri Lanka came within sight of the 300-mark in the inconsequential third One-day International against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Tuesday....
Match referee pulls up Asif
ABU DHABI, May 22: Mohammad Asif has received an official reprimand from Javagal Srinath, the match referee, for violating the ICC Code of Conduct....
Younis happy at Malik’s winning start
LONDON, May 22: Pakistan’s senior batsman and former vice captain Younis Khan on Tuesday lauded skipper Shoaib Malik for his superb performance in the Abu Dhabi series against Sri Lanka and...
Amir Atlas to clash with Mansoor in squash final
ABBOTTABAD, May 22: Top seed Amir Atlas and second seed Mansoor Zaman have qualified for the final of the PSF President International squash tournament by winning their respective semi-finals at the Jansher Khan Squash Complex on Tuesday....
PFF urged to improve Pakistan’s ranking
LAHORE, May 22: Former secretary of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Hafiz Salman Butt has urged the federation to concentrate on those steps that would help in improving Pakistan’s international ranking, which has declined to 182....
Rain-hit Chittagong Test ends in tame draw
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), May 22: The rain-savaged first cricket Test between India and Bangladesh petered into a tame draw here on Tuesday despite a last-minute bid to force an unlikely victory....
ICC chief gravely ill
JOHANNESBURG, May 22: The International Cricket Council (ICC) president Percy Sonn is ‘critically ill’ in a Cape Town hospital following complications after undergoing surgery....
MCC committee wants less ODIs
LONDON, May 22: The MCC''s world cricket committee has said that the game''s international calendar is far too cluttered, and wants to see less one-day cricket....
Maninder held for cocaine possession
NEW DELHI, May 22: Former Indian Test cricketer turned television commentator Maninder Singh has been arrested for possessing cocaine at his residence in the capital on Tuesday....
Faisal, Miandad grieved
KARACHI, May 22: Iqbal Shah, 64, father of Test batsman Faisal Iqbal and brother-in-law of former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad, expired here on Tuesday. He was suffering from Alzheimer disease....
Lehmann suffering from DVT
ADELAIDE, May 22: Former Australia batsman Darren Lehmann is suffering from deep vein thrombosis, the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) said on Tuesday....
Vaughan recalled for Headingley Test
LONDON, May 22: Captain Michael Vaughan has been recalled to England''s squad for the second Test against West Indies at Headingley in Leeds starting on Friday....
Stage all set for Liverpool-Milan drama in final
ATHENS, May 22: Liverpool and AC Milan arrived in the Greek capital on Monday ready to play out the sequel to the most unbelievable Champions League final ever staged....
Janu to impress with her dash in Lahore today
LAHORE, May 22: Three-year-old bay filly Janu with her present form should win the feature event when a card of five events of the Lahore Gymkhana Midweek Day/Night races goes at the Racecourse on Wednesday....
Delay in visa formalities stalled AFC Cup
LAHORE, May 22: A delay by Federal Interior Ministry in visa formalities for three of the seven foreign participating teams of the AFC President’s Cup led to the postponement of the...
Asad steers Mir Sports to victory
KARACHI, May 22: Asad Ali’s brilliant unbeaten century helped Mir Sports outclass New United Gymkhana by eight wickets in an NBP-KCCA Super League club tournament match here on Monday at the Asifabad Sports Ground....
KCDABA polls next month
KARACHI, May 22: The executive committee of the Karachi City District Amateur Basketball Association (KCDABA) will meet at Nishtar Park court on Thursday at 7pm to decide date for holding quadrennial elections sometime next month....
Our players lack fitness, scoring power: Islahuddin
LAHORE, May 22: Pakistan hockey team’s manager-cum-chief coach Islahuddin on Tuesday shied away from predicting Pakistan’s chances in the forthcoming Champions Trophy and 2008 Beijing Olympics....
Roddick clears first hurdle
VIENNA, May 22: America’s Andy Roddick safely negotiated the opening round of the ATP tournament in Poertschach, Austria, on Monday, seeing off local wildcard Alexander Peya 6-4, 7-5....
Macau to host Asian indoor games
LAHORE, May 22: Seventeen disciplines will be held in the second Asian Indoor Games to be staged in Macau from Oct 26 to Nov 3, Mohammad Latif Butt said on Tuesday....
Akhtar, Osama furnish wins
KARACHI, May 22: Akhtar Faheem cracked a fine century and Osama Basharat picked up six wickets for Zone III Whites and Zone V Whites respectively as both the teams won their...
Coaching camp
HYDERABAD, May 22: A free summer cricket coaching camp, organised by the Asghar Ali Shah Sports Foundation, commences at the Niaz Stadium from June 1....