BULAWAYO - Vusi Sibanda brought up his second ODI hundred by hitting the winning runs that secured Zimbabwe a rare series victory, against Bangladesh in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe's seven-wicket success broke the deadlock between the sides and gave the hosts the series 2-1.Zimbabwe's bowlers laid the ...

LONDONChris Rogers gave Australia a timely Ashes boost with a fine double century in Middlesex’s county championship draw against Surrey at Lord’s on Sunday.Rogers hit 214 — his ninth first-class double century — to improve his chances of featuring against England after a ...

RCB's Chris Gayle scored the fastest ever hundred in T20 cricket history against Pune Warriors at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today. He made 175 runs off 66 balls with 13 fours and 17 sixes in the innings. Chris Gayle hitting off to a quick start as the match resumed at Bangalore. Earlier, the ...

KARACHIA third successive century from Rafatullah Mohmand and a four-wicket spell from Junaid Khan helped Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) storm into the final of the President's One-day Cup, by crushing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) by 119 runs here at the National Stadiu. Wapda ...

LAHORE Batswoman Nida Dar created new women cricket record at domestic level when she scored a double century as ZTBL crushed Faisalabad by 312 runs in the 8th National Women's One-day Cricket Tournament here at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground on Tuesday. Exhibiting the prowess, Nida blasted as many ...

LAHORE – Khurram Manzoor’s superb ton helped Port Qasim register four-wicket triumph over Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) in the President’s Cup One-day Tournament 2012-13 Group A match played here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Put into bat first, SNGPL posted ...

GALLE - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday rattled up his second century against Bangladesh in the drawn opening Test, which saw a record-equalling eight hundreds. Sangakkara cracked a solid 105 and opener Tillakaratne Dilshan an impressive 126 as Sri Lanka declared their second innings at ...

JOHANNESBURG - After a hectic few days of interviews and public appearances to mark his 100th Test captaincy, Graeme Smith looked forward on Thursday to getting back to the core business of leading the South African cricket team in the first Test against Pakistan starting at the Wanderers Stadium ...

Phil Hughes returned to form with a century before Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques took three wickets each to lead Australia to a series-levelling 32-run win over Sri Lanka in the final one-day cricket international on Wednesday.Hughes struck 138 not out at Bellerive Oval but Sri Lanka were on ...

DHAKA - Middle-order batsman Naeem Islam made a maiden Test century while Shakib Al Hasan smashed a dominating 89 to help Bangladesh thwart the West Indies in the first Test in Dhaka on Thursday. The pair made a record fourth-wicket stand of 167 to help the home team close the third day on 455-6, ...

MUMBAI  - Alastair Cook began his reign as England's full-time Test captain with an unbeaten century that revived the tourists in their opening match of the Indian tour on Wednesday.The left-handed opener was on 112 and Samit Patel made 82 not out as England fought back to post 286-4 by stumps ...

COLOMBO  – Opener M Hafeez roared back to form with a career-best 172 not out as Pakistan made Sri Lanka pay for a failed gamble in the second Test in Colombo on Saturday.Pakistan, trailing 1-0 in the three-match series, took advantage of Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene's surprise ...

BRISBANE  - David Warner scored a magnificent 163 as Australia downed a gallant Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the first tri-series one-day international final on Sunday. Warner, whose previous highest ODI score was 74, smashed 13 fours and two sixes in his 157-ball innings to lead Australia to an ...

ISLAMABAD – The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will complete 0.3 million ton urea import operation on Thursday while SABIC’s urea of 0.2 million tons is expected to arrive till the end of March this month.An official who wished not be named told Online that “for importing ...

ADELAIDE - Australia held a massive 382-run lead after dismissing India cheaply on Thursday and opting to bat again rather than enforce the follow-on on the third day of the fourth Test in Adelaide.Rising star Virat Kohli hit his maiden Test century and India's first of the series with a defiant ...

DHAKA (AFP) - Darren Bravo cracked his maiden Test century to put the West Indies in command on the third day of the series-deciding second and final Test against Bangladesh on Monday. The left-hander was unbeaten on 100 after Kirk Edwards hit a solid 86 as the West Indies reached 207-3 in their ...

ABU DHABI (AFP) - Sri Lanka were fighting to save the first Test under a heavy 300-plus deficit after Pakistani opener Taufiq Umar hit his maiden double hundred on the third day here on Thursday. Shot out for a low score of 197, Sri Lanka closed on 47-1 after Umar hit a sedate 236 to lift Pakistan ...

HARARE (Agencies) - Zimbabwe and Bangladesh ended a competitive second day with the Test finely balanced between the sides. Bangladesh batted with a similar caution to the one Zimbabwe's batsmen implemented on a pitch that remains good for batting but offers something for the bowlers as ...

TRINIDAD (Agencies) - He slammed a patient 110 off 194 deliveries against India in his debut Test at Roseau, Dominica. His knock helped the West Indies draw the final Test and the 26-year-old Kirk Edwards is grateful for a chat with VVS Laxman for his spirited efforts. According to a local report ...

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados) (AFP) - Pakistan stumbled, following Mohammad Hafeez's second career hundred, and his century second-wicket stand with Asad Shafiq in the fourth one-day International against West Indies here on Monday. Pakistan hold an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best of five series and are ...

LAHORE - Chamari Atapattu becoming the first Sri Lankan woman to score a century in one-day cricket while rain has affected the whole series. It was another disappointing day as all four teams scheduled to play had to settle for a point each as neither of the two matches in Colombo could be ...

CAPE TOWN - Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 51st Test century in difficult conditions as India eked out a slender 2-run first innings lead and then scalped two quick wickets to take a slight upper hand in the series-deciding third Test against South Africa. Tendulkar held the innings together ...

LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Food Ch Abdul Ghafoor has said that 35,000 ton sugar has reached Punjab from Karachi whereas remaining quota of sugar will be lifted from TCP godowns by next week. He was addressing a meeting of officers of TCP and Food Department Punjab at TCP godown at Pepri ...

LAHORE (PPI) - The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has purchased 800 metric ton sugar from Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). This sugar stock would arrive in city during current week and it would be provided at subsidised rate of Rs 62 per kg at Sunday Bazaars. Each consumer would be ...

BANGALORE (India) (AFP) Australias bowlers built on a century by Marcus North as the tourists seized control of the second and final cricket Test against India on Sunday. Australia rode on left-hander Norths 128 to reach 478 in their first innings before they were all out at the stroke of tea on ...

KARACHI Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Producers have increased the LPG prices by Rs 4680 to Rs 5382 per ton for the month of October 2010 amid higher production prices, said a press statement issued by All Pakistan LPG Distributors Association here on Monday. The press release said the total price ...

COLOMBO (AFP) Virender Sehwag hit a typically robust unbeaten 97 off 87 balls to lead Indias reply after Thilan Samaraweeras century lifted Sri Lanka to 425 in the third and final cricket Test on Wednesday. Sehwag, who made 109 in the first Test and 99 in the second, continued his brilliant form ...

KARACHI Pakistans neglected international Khalid Lateef smashed a record-making 226 in NBP-KCCA Premier League Cricket to steer Malir Gymkhana to comfortable win over Sir Syed Club by 148 runs in the competition here the other at RLCA Ground. In a 115-ball innings, Khalid Lateef hit more sixes ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has reduced furnace oil prices by Rs1,030 per ton, down 2.2 per cent to reach Rs46,226. Earlier, some two weeks ago, furnace oil prices were slashed by around Rs3,000. Talking to a private news channel, Pakistan State Oil official said the reduction in ...

KARACHI - While the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has declined by $38 per ton in the international market, some local producers have increased the prices of LPG by Rs 4,000 to 4,500 per ton due to which the new price of per ton LPG has reached up to Rs 52,257. Chairman LPG Distributors ...