LONDON     Englandon Tuesday named an unchanged squad for the second Test againstNew Zealandat Headlingley, after batsman Ian Bell and spin bowler Graeme Swann both overcame illness. Bellhad been the biggest doubt after coming down with influenza duringEngland's first-Test victory ...

QUEENSTOWN  - An unbeaten century from Ian Bell anchored England's innings against a New Zealand XI Wednesday, as rookie paceman Jimmy Neesham made short work of the tourists' top order including Kevin Pietersen.England were seven for 357 at stumps on the opening day of the four-day warm-up ...

DHARAMSALA  - Ian Bell's third one-day century guided England to a consolation victory in the fifth and final ODI against India to bookend an ultimately disappointing tour with a second success. Although the series was already lost, a 3-2 defeat represents a marked improvement on recent ...

Mohammad JamilThe Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered construction of Kalabagh Dam in the light of the decision of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in 1991. The Lahore High Court chief justice in his remarks said that under Article 154 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the federal government ...

LONDON Ian Bell is an injury doubt for England’s opening ODI against West Indies after taking a blow to the chin during net practice at Hampshire’s West End ground. Bell, who was in line to open the batting after Kevin Pietersen’s retirement from limited-overs internationals, was ...

Hamid Maker - For the last two decades, we have been aware that Pakistan has been travelling down the river of “no return” without a paddle, heading for the Niagara Falls and the rocks below. At the same time, senior and respected local and foreign political pundits have been predicting ...

Every time, there is talk of bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral, regional, continental and international talks on the Afghan issue, one’s mind inexorably turns to the cat belling fable of the Greek sage, Aesop. One is not sure if something of value would ever come out of such closed door ...

DUBAI  - Ian Bell was forced to miss training on Wednesday after becoming the latest victim of a stomach bug that has affected several members of the England party.While Bell hopes to resume training on Thursday, his current absence is not ideal. Like the rest of England's middle order, he has ...

Angelina Jolie is attached to Ridley Scotts Gertrude Bell. The Tourist star is in line to appear as the titular character in the biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Described as the female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell was a writer, explorer, administrator and archaeologist. Her ...

Buddhy heck. At more than 100 tons and nearly 30ft high, this astonishing new hand crafted Buddhist temple brass bell is a real hum-dinger. The bell - cast in Wuan, Hubei province, central China - has a 19ft diameter at its widest point and comes complete with 92,306 sacred Chinese characters ...

LONDON (Agencies) - England batsman Eoin Morgan, who was at the non-striker's end when the Ian Bell run-out controversy happened during the second Test against India, claims that the confusion was caused by umpire Asad Rauf's ambiguous gestures. Bell was run out when he walked off the crease ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - A mine awareness team in Uganda were horrified to find an unexploded bomb being used as a bell when they visited a school to teach children how to spot bombs, a local newspaper reported. The Anti-Mine Network organisation saw teachers banging the bomb with stones to call ...

Jonathan Trott scored 92 and Ian Bell chipped in with 81 in England's World Cup Group A clash against Ireland at Bangalore on Wednesday. Earlier, England lost the wickets of Trott and Ian after they put on 167 runs for the third wicket. Earlier, make-shift England opener Kevin Pietersen dominated ...

LONDON (AFP) Ashes hopeful Ian Bell smashed a century as Warwickshire beat Somerset by three wickets to clinch the English 40 overs title at Lords on Saturday. Bell scored 107 in 95 balls as his team reached their victory target after Somerset had been restricted to 199 following leg-spinner Imran ...

Pakistan has formally written to US for purchasing of 10 Bell 412 helicopters and according to sources Military of Defence, Pakistan would get first consignment in 2 to 3 months. According to a private TV channel, while quoting government's documents, said that for the purchasing of the Bell 412 ...

LAHORE-On the Times Square incident, American threats to Pakistan are not without meaning at a stage when US is feeling relapsed into 9/11 fears after nine years of its occurrence during which it remained in a constant war against terrorism. Various factors surround the incident but the government ...

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Ian Bell responded to the challenge of opening with an unbeaten 60 as England thrashed New Zealand by nine wickets in the lone Twenty20 international at Old Trafford here Friday. Bell, normally a middle-order batsman and often accused of not making runs when they are needed, ...