Pakistan government to decide hockey team’s participation in World CupKARACHI - Pakistans hockey body will seek the governments permission before sending the national team to India for next year’s hockey World Cup. PCB seeks government clearance for players’ participation in IPLKARACHI - Pakistan’s cricket authorities have sought the government’s permission for players’ participation in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but sports minister Aftab Jilani fears that it might be too late. Sack security men who failed to protect Sri Lankan team, PCB toldKARACHI - A parliamentary committee on sports Monday asked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against security officials who showed negligence while protecting the Sri Lankan cricket team during a tour in March this year. Asif gearing up for Test series in New ZealandKARACHI - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is hoping to make an emphatic showing in the three-match Test series against New Zealand starting in Dunedin from Tuesday. Aamir hailed as new star of Pakistan squashKARACHI - Pakistani teenager Aamir Atlas Khan can help revive the country’s lost glory in squash after the Peshawar-based player scalped world number one Gregory Gaultier in the ongoing Qatar Classic in Doha, experts said Sunday. Asif targeting Kiwi series to announce his Test comebackKARACHI - Tainted Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Asif is aiming to utilise the three match Test series against New Zealand to announce his come back on the international cricketing scene. Aleem Dar supports use of controversial video referral systemKARACHI - International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the field. PCB undecided on sending Misbah to New ZealandKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is undecided on sending middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to New Zealand as a replacement for Younis Khan. Slim chance of Akhtar returning to international cricket: Butt![]() more images Younis to be available for Australia seriesKARACHI - Less than a week after withdrawing from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, Younis Khan indicated that he would be available for the series against Australia that will begin with the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Butt rules out Shoaib’s return to international cricket
Dar backs new umpire referral systemKARACHI - Eminent Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar Thursday said the new umpire referral system will help minimise errors. England confident of big crowds for Pakistan-Australia TestsKARACHI - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke is confident that Test series between Pakistan and Australia next summer will attract big crowds in England. PCB yet to clear players’ participation in IPLKARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief operating officer Wasim Bari Tuesday rejected reports that the countrys leading players have already been cleared to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). PCB yet to decide on Younus’ replacementKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to decide whether to send middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as Younus Khan’s replacement for the New Zealand Test series or not. ‘Win in Champions Challenge will put Pakistan in big time hockey’KARACHI - Pakistans hockey officials believe their team can be a force to reckon with in the World Cup in Delhi next year if it goes on to win the eight-nation Champions Challenge in Argentina. Pakistan selectors yet to pick Younis’ replacementKARACHI - Pakistani selectors are yet to take a decision on sending middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as a replacement for Younis Khan for the Test series in New Zealand from Nov 24. Asif wants to help Pak win in New ZealandKARACHI - Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said that he wants to help the team win in New Zealand and prove the bad times are behind after his career suffered due to injury and drug scandals. Pak ready for title defence in T20 World Cup: AfridiKARACHI - Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi believes that his team was right on course in its preparations for a successful title defence in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean. Little chance of accepting captaincy again: YounusKARACHI - Former Pakistan Test captain Younus Khan is disappointed by the internal politics in the team to such an extent that he has decided not to accept the captaincy again. Pakistan hockey players to get central contactsKARACHI - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has decided to reward the national players by awarding them with central contracts for the first time. Inzamam bats for a longer tenure for YousufKARACHI - Former Pakistan cricket skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to let senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf lead the national side for at least one year. Miandad can replace Intikhab as Pakistan coachKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling to replace the current national team coach Intikhab Alam with former captain and coach Javed Miandad. Butt denies reports about rift in teamKARACHI - Notwithstanding Younis Khan’s remarks about altercations among senior players in the team, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has said there is no rift inside the squad. Yousuf backs Misbah for Kiwi seriesKARACHI - Newly appointed Pakistan Test captain Mohammad Yousuf has backed middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to fill in the gap created in the batting order by the absence of Younis Khan. Latif admits claiming drop ball as clean catch against BangladeshKARACHI - Six years after he claimed a dropped catch as a clean take against Bangladesh in the Multan Test, disgraced former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has admitted that he had lied. Younis Khan vows to come back for Australia tourKARACHI - ‘Rested’ Pakistan Test captain Younis Khan has vowed to make a come back in the squad for the Australia tour. I am not finished: YounisKARACHI - Younis Khan vowed to make a successful return to Test cricket in Australia next month after pulling out of the tour of New Zealand starting from next week. Younis seeks a break, PCB appoints Yousuf as captainKARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf as the new captain for the three-match Test series against New Zealand after Younis Khan made himself unavailable for the upcoming assignment. Intikhab confident of comprehensive win over New ZealandKARACHI - The Pakistan cricket team flew to Dubai early Friday with coach Intikhab Alam promising that his boys will go all out for a “comprehensive” triumph over New Zealand in the one-day series starting next week Tuesday. ‘Confident’ Alam says Pak will beat NZ ‘comprehensively’ in UAE seriesKARACHI - A ‘confident’ Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that his team is well balanced and experienced enough to give the Kiwis a tough fight in the one-day series starting November 3. Pakistan pioneered idea of having full-time cricket coach in 1980: AlamKARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that the idea of having a full time coach for the national cricket team was first conceived in the country. New Zealand to find it tough in coach’s absence: AlamKARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that New Zealand’s forthcoming assignment against Pakistan would be a tough one in the absence of a full time coach. Afridi happy to step down as T20 captain in favour of YounisKARACHI - The captain of Pakistan’s T20 squad, Shahid Afridi, has said he is willing to step down from his post if Younis Khan decides to come out of retirement in the bang-bang version of the game. Pakistan not to hire security guards for series in UAEKARACHI - Pakistan’s cricket authorities have decided against hiring private security guards for their ‘home’ series against New Zealand that will get underway in United Arab Emirates in November. |