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| September 19, 2008 | Friday | Ramazan 18, 1429 |
Somersaulting PCB includes Shoaib in Islamabad squad: 13 regional teams announced for Twenty20 Cup
LAHORE, Sept 18: While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken another U-turn on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar by including him in the Islamabad Region team for the forthcoming Twenty20 Cup,...
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Ramiz, Intikhab want ICC rule change: International tour controversies
KARACHI, Sept 18: Former Pakistan captains Ramiz Raja and Intikhab Alam have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to review its rules to make sure countries do not pick and choose tours....
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PHF to hire foreign coach for senior team, says Asif Bajwa
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) will soon hire the services of a foreign hockey coach, a trainer and a goal-keeping coach for the national hockey squad....
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‘Pakistan reduced to pushovers in world cricket’
KARACHI, Sept 18: Former captain and legend Javed Miandad believes “incompetent and unprofessional officials of the PCB have reduced Pakistan to status of a mere pushover in the international cricket community....
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Top Olympians ask Jamali to quit PHF post
KARACHI, Sept 18: Top Olympians on Thursday demanded the resignation of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali for the team’s worst-ever showing in the Beijing Olympics last month....
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Lawson and Dwyer extend leave
LAHORE, Sept 18: Pakistan cricket team coach Geoff Lawson and trainer David Dwyer who were to return on Wednesday after spending 10 days in their home country Australia for a brief vacation, have now extended their stay there till Sept 27....
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SNGPL beat Delhi to lift Nissar Trophy
NEW DELHI, Sept 18: Ranji Trophy winners Delhi suffered the fury of rain gods as despite having a huge lead, Pakistan’s Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) won the Mohammad Nissar...
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Vaas, Silva out of Canada Twenty20 event
COLOMBO, Sept 18: Chaminda Vaas and Chamara Silva are the notable absentees from Sri Lanka’s squad for Canada Cup Four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Toronto next month, while Dilhara Lokuhettige, Jeevantha Kulatunga and Thilina Kandamby were rewarded for consistent first-class contributions....
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Man United, Celtic in Champions League damp squib
PARIS, Sept 18: Manchester United began their European Champions League title defence with a damp squib Wednesday as wily Spaniards Villarreal held them 0-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal and Celtic also drew....
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Ten-year ban over ICL stuns Bashar
DHAKA, Sept 18: Former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar was stunned by the 10-year ban imposed on him and 12 others for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL), reports said on Thursday....
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CSA president Arendse quits
CAPE TOWN, Sept 18: Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Norman Arendse resigned on Wednesday, citing differences with Chief Executive Gerald Majola....
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Pakistan TT squad returns after lacklustre show: ITTF Indian Open
KARACHI, Sept 18: The Pakistan table tennis team returned home from Indian city of Pune on Thursday after competing in the ITTF Indian Open World Junior circuit....
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Maymar Sports go past Lal Bakhsh in PLF
KARACHI, Sept 18: Striker Mohammad Nasim’s goal became the match decider for District Central champions Maymar Sports when they beat District South champions Lal Bakhsh Memorial 1-0 in the KASB Premier League Football at the CDGK Stadium on Wednesday night....
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Karachi Blues down Hyderabad
KARACHI, Sept 18: Leg-spinner Shahzaib Khan continued his super run with the leather, capturing five wickets to spin Karachi Blues to an impressive six-wicket victory over Hyderabad in the PCB Inter-region...
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Hasan shines at AKU event
KARACHI, Sept 18: Leg-spinner Hasan Abbas in a deadly spell claimed five wickets for ten runs to bowl Standard Chartered Bank to a seven-wicket win over Inbox Cricket Club in the...
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Kuznetsova thrashes China’s Li Na at Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO, Sept 18: Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova avenged a shock defeat by China’s Li Na at the Beijing Olympics in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday....
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Preparations underway for LRC elections
LAHORE, Sept 18: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards’ elections for the year 2008-09 are scheduled to be held on Oct 26 with the contesting candidates having already started their campaign...
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Tapal CC post exciting win
KARACHI, Sept 18: Hanif-ur-Rehman guided Tapal Cricket Club to a thrilling one-run victory over the KESC in the 23rd Karachi Gymkhana Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament at the KG Ground on Wednesday....
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