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Punjab Games postponed

By: Asher Butt | October 22, 2010

LAHORE The 71st Punjab Games, which were scheduled to be held from October 24 to 26, have been postponed and will now be held in December most probably. It has been learnt that although sponsor ...

PCB starts work on ICC guidelines

By: Asher Butt | October 21, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has started working on the guidelines given by the International Cricket Council in its recent executive board meeting in Dubai. The ICC earlier this month issued ...

Lahore Lions prevail over spirited Islamabad Leopards

By: Asher Butt | October 16, 2010

LAHORE Muhammad Yousuf played a captains knock to lead Lahore Lions into the final of the Faysal Bank Twenty20 Cup beating Shoaib Akhtars Islamabad Leopards by six wickets here at the Gaddafi ...

Hammad blitz leaves Sialkot Stallions out of reckoning

By: Asher Butt | October 15, 2010

LAHORE Rawalpindi Rams surprised the former champions Sialkot Stallions here Thursday and qualified for the Faysal Bank Twenty20 Cup semi-finals. Rams all-rounder Hammad Azam excelled with both the ...

Abbottabad Falcons romp to win

By: Asher Butt | October 14, 2010

LAHORE Abbottabad Falcons registered their first win of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup here at the Gaddafi Stadium when they defeated Peshawar Panthers by six wickets. Panthers made 123 runs for all in ...

Hyderabad Hawks stun Lahore Eagles

By: Asher Butt | October 13, 2010

LAHORE Hyderabad Hawks stunned Lahore Eagles by seven wickets in the Faysal Bank National T20 Cup here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Azeem Ghumman played a pivotal role in his teams win by ...

Sialkot Stallions off to winning start

By: Asher Butt | October 12, 2010

LAHORE Former Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions began their National Twenty20 campaign in style by overwhelming Karachi Zebras by seven wickets in the last match of the opening day here at the ...

Misbah re-emerges on cricket scene with a bang

By: Asher Butt | October 09, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board all appointed middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as captain of the Test team for the South Africa series and retained Shahid Afridi as captain for the ODI and T20 ...

Misbah back, Farhat retained for SA series

By: Asher Butt | October 08, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has once again appointed former Test captain Intikhab Alam as manager of the national team for the series against South Africa. In other developments, former Test ...

Tabloid drama makes ICC dance to its tunes

By: Asher Butt | September 22, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan teams eventful tour of England will remain chiselled in the memories of national team players for the rest of their lives. Cheaters if they win, fixers if they lose, they are now ...

Pakistan face isolation at ICC

By: Asher Butt | September 15, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board is walking a tight rope with regards to the spot-fixing issue and facing isolation from the cricket world. There has been mixed but blunt reaction to the ...

Tainted trio can return home: Ijaz Butt

By: Asher Butt | September 10, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has stressed that there is zero tolerance against indiscipline and corruption but he made it clear that the PCB wont be taking any action against any ...

PCB officials share the blame in equal proportion

By: Asher Butt | September 07, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan cricket is witnessing its most eventful period in history. Very much like the country, its cricket is in a mess. Big times demand big measures and the crisis that has engulfed ...

Scotland Yard to share investigations with Pakistan

By: Asher Butt | September 04, 2010

LAHORE Britains Acting High Commissioner to Pakistan Peter Tibber has said that the Scotland Yards report on the investigation into the alleged spot-fixing scandal will be shared with ...

Pulling out the trio a sensible decision

By: Asher Butt | September 03, 2010

LAHORE The three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing were left out of the remaining part of England tour because the Pakistan Cricket Board did not have many choices left, and the decision ...

PTTF recommends convicted player for top award

By: Asher Butt | August 07, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation has nominated a British-convicted former Pakistan player for countrys top civil award. It has been learnt that the PTTF nominated former champion Farjad ...

Salman Butt steps into Afridi's shoes

By: Asher Butt | July 18, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt has appointed opener Salman Butt as captain of the team to lead the remaining Test matches in England while wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has been named ...

Is PCB really victimising Younus Khan?

By: Asher Butt | July 09, 2010

LAHORE A lot is being said about the alleged unfair treatment being extended to former Pakistan captain Younus Khan but given his performance in the last 12 months , he does not deserve place in the ...

PCB governing board approves Rs2.6 billion budget

By: Asher Butt | July 08, 2010

LAHORE The PCB governing board approved the budget of Rs 2.6 billion on Wednesday for the fiscal year 2010-11. The governing board met here at the National Cricket Academy with no changes in ...

Speakers hail media on Sports Journalists Day

By: Asher Butt | July 03, 2010

LAHORE The promotion of sports and sportspersons without the support of sports journalists is impossible and the bodies running sports and sports journalists go hand in hand with just one aim in ...

Shakil wins cycling event as PbOA celebrates Olympic Day

By: Asher Butt | June 24, 2010

LAHORE The Punjab Olympics Association celebrated the Olympic Day on behalf of the Pakistan Olympics Association and organised activities in 23 disciplines. The POA used to mark the day by holding ...

Pakistan's youth show commitment and skill

By: Asher Butt | June 06, 2010

The AFC Under-14 Festival of Football for South Asia had received a very warm response from members of the public, especially the youth. The local organising committee had prepared well for the ...

Afridi announces availability for upcoming Test series

By: Asher Butt | May 23, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi, Saturday, announced his availability for the longer version of the game, putting an end to all the speculation of his retirement. In the fresh ...

Pakistan's resurrection a bad news for biggies

By: Asher Butt | May 13, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan may well be the lucky entrants in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20, but this is not the first time they have sneaked into the reckoning this way. They have had a similar bumpy ...

Pakistan team leaves for West Indies with high hopes

By: Asher Butt | April 25, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan cricket team led by all-rounder Shahid Afridi has left for the West Indies with high hopes of retaining the ICC World Twenty20 title they won last year in England. The 15-member ...

Khawaja Junaid appointed Pakistan hockey coach

By: Asher Butt | April 17, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Hockey Federation executive committee on Friday gave its seal of approval to the appointment of former Olympian and junior team coach Khawaja Junaid as chief coach of the ...

Regional divide plagues Pakistan cricket

By: Asher Butt | March 10, 2010

LAHORE Already trapped in multiple troubles, the Pakistan cricket is falling prey to regional divide which is now plaguing it many ways. After the reports of grouping in the team, split is being ...

Hat-trick for Shahid as Lady Nirana wins Pakistan Derby

By: Asher Butt | March 08, 2010

LAHORE Lady Narnia galloped to win in the Pakistan Derby 2010 final with its rider Shahid Rehman completing his hat-trick of titles here at the Lahore Race Club on sunny and partly cloudy Sunday. ...

A year gone & Pakistan still reel from terrorist attack at Lahore

By: Asher Butt | March 04, 2010

LAHORE A year after the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team at Liberty Chowk, the Pakistan cricket is still struggling to recover from the trauma. The country is forced to play home series away ...

Pakistan officials not happy with security

By: Asher Butt | February 25, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan hockey team management is not happy with the security arrangements made for the team during the World Cup in India, it was reliably learnt. Despite having received promises of ...

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