Police claim Woolmer case suspect identified
KINGSTON (Jamaica), April 21: The Jamaica Police claim that there has been a breakthrough in the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer....
Selectors meet to finalise Azlan Shah Cup squad today
KARACHI, April 21: Selectors will converge at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Sunday for the first time since the commencement of the training camp to select Pakistan hockey squad for...
Shoaib needs strong system to survive: Ramiz
BRIDGETOWN, April 21: Former captain Ramiz Raja on Saturday stressed the need for a strong system in Pakistan cricket, saying a young leader in Shoaib Malik needs support to survive and be successful....
Fans bid final farewell to Lara
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 21: Emotional fans bid farewell to Brian Lara here on Saturday, saying the West Indian batting legend would be remembered for entertaining crowds throughout the world in his 17-year international career....
Australia outclass Black Caps by record World Cup margin
ST GEORGE’S (Antigua), April 21: Australia demolished New Zealand by a World Cup record 215 runs on Friday in their final Super Eights match to extend their unbeaten run in the...
WICB chief wanted Lara to tour England
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), April 21: West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Ken Gordon said on Saturday that he would have preferred Brian Lara to tour England before announcing his retirement....
Gayle leads onslaught on England bowlers
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 21: West Indies were 173-2 after 30 overs of their World Cup Super Eights match against England at the Kensington Oval here on Saturday....
Ponting, Fleming laud Lara
ST GEORGE’S, April 21: Brian Lara''s batting heroics were all the more impressive given the weakness of the West Indies side he played in, said one of the few men able...
Hogg will play key role against SA
ST GEORGE’S, April 21: Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes spinner Brad Hogg will play a key role when the champions take on South Africa in Wednesday''s World Cup semi-final in St Lucia....
Selectors to name probables for April 28 training camp
LAHORE, April 21: The national cricket selection committee will announce 30-plus probables on Sunday for the training camp scheduled to commence in Lahore from April 28....
West Indies coach faces uncertain future
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), April 21: West Indies’ Australian coach Bennett King is facing an uncertain future as he waits for a review of the team''s disappointing display at the World Cup which ends with Saturday''s game against England....
Sri Lanka confident over pacers’ fitness
KINGSTON (Jamaica), April 21: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene believes pace bowlers Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando will be fit for the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand here on Tuesday....
Watson justifies Ponting’s faith in his abilities
ST GEORGE''S, April 21: Shane Watson justified the faith of Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Friday with an innings which shattered New Zealand''s hopes of containing the world champions in their final World Cup Super Eights match....
Black Girl favourite to win feature event today
KARACHI, April 21: Black Girl, a four-year-old dark bay filly, who has shown consistent form in the current calendar year, is likely to rule the feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
Headingley fancied to capture Midas Cup
LAHORE, April 21: Three-year-old colt, Headingley, looks poised to win the Midas Cup to be gone over 1300m during the 34th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse when the first day/night race meeting gets underway on Sunday....
Defiant Rizwan gives Sindh hope
KARACHI, April 21: Solid batting by Rizwan Ahmed helped Sindh reach 281 for seven in their first innings against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) on the opening day of the Pentangular Cup match at the National Stadium here on Saturday....
LPC win polo series
LAHORE, April 21: A last-gasp goal by Naveed M Sheikh helped Lahore Polo Club (LPC) win the last of the three-match series against Jaipur Polo Club (JPC) by 7-6 and take the series 2-1 on Saturday....
Federer and Nadal ease into Monte Carlo semis
MONTE CARLO, April 21: World No 1 Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal reached milestones as they eased into the Monte Carlo Masters Series semi-finals on Friday....
FIH delegates inspect venues
KARACHI, April 21: Two International Hockey Federation (FIH) inspectors left Lahore on Friday after visiting National Hockey Stadium which is scheduled to host Champions Trophy from Dec 1 to 9....
Junior selectors named
LAHORE, April 21: Headed by Col Naushad Ali, a six-member new junior national cricket selection committee was set up by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday....
Asim Kamal engineers rescue operation
KARACHI, April 21: Test discard Asim Kamal was unlucky to miss a century by five runs as Pentangular Cup champions Habib Bank engineered a fine recovery to reach 315 against NWFP-Balochistan...
PQA team named
KARACHI, April 21: The Port Qasim Authority announced its cricket team for 2007-08 domestic season. The squad includes Shadab Kabir and Asim Kamal while former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has been appointed coach....