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LAHORE - Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has been withdrawn by the ICC from officiating in the upcoming Champions Trophy in England following media reports that indicated he was under investigation by Mumbai Police. "In the wake of reports that the Mumbai Police are conducting an investigation into Asad Rauf's activities, we feel that it is in Asad's best interests as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from ...

DUBLIN - Ireland once again underlined their ability to compete with the heavyweights of world cricket, coming agonisingly close to recording another famous victory over Pakistan but in the end had to settle for a tie in the first One-Day International at Clontarf in Dublin.Paul Stirling's second successive century against Pakistan got Phil Simmons' side off to the perfect start in their pursuit of 276 for victory before Kevin O'Brien’s ...

NEW DELHI - India's sports minister on Thursday branded as "shameful" the spot-fixing scandal involving the arrest of three cricketers, including Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, and 11 bookmakers. Police last week arrested Sreesanth and teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila from the Rajasthan Royals, accusing them of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars."It is very shameful. As a young person, as ...

LEEDS - Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in ...

PARIS - Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand ...

LONDON - Rio Ferdinand has signed a one-year contract extension with ...

LONDON - British boxer Carl Froch apologised on Thursday after ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Cricket Board imposed interim committee on ...

ISLAMABAD - Ali Kahn scored all four goals as Muslim Football Club ...

NEW DELHI - Reacting to the news of Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf being withdrawn by the ICC from Champions Trophy next month for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing, legendary cricket umpire Dickie ...

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday gave No-objection Certificates (NOC) to its players after getting clearance from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the participation in ...

SYDNEY: -Usman Khawaja says he is desperate to emerge from the periphery and consolidate a regular spot in the Australian team for this year's Ashes series against England. The Pakistan-born ...

LAHORE - The executive committee of the Sports Journalists Association of Lahore (SJAL) met here at the National Hockey Stadium to discuss its progress in the last six months and formulated the ...

ISLAMABAD - Farhan Mahboob, Nasir Iqbal and Farhan Zaman booked their places for the prestigious World Team Championship after remaining on top in the trial matches currently underway here at the ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Cup is commencing today (Friday) here at the Margalla Greens Golf Club. The country’s best amateur golfers including senior, junior and ...

ISLAMABAD - The 45th National Athletics Championship 2013 will start from today (Friday) here at Pakistan Sports Complex Jinnah Stadium. Talking at the press conference, Athletics Federation of ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Sports Board has approved RS 80 million grant for the hosting of 32nd National Games in Islamabad from June 28 to July 3, this was revealed by Rana Mujahid, member POA Interim ...

LAHORE - Pakistan’s lady tennis star Ushna Suhail beat British International player Helen Harvey after a three-hour encounter 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at the Mounty Tour Spanish Tournament, Barcelona. ...

DUBLIN - Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom revealed at the weekend that he had spoken with Pakistani officials about the possibility of a ground-breaking tour. Deutrom told the Irish ...

MUMBAI - The name of a Pakistan umpire who officiates in the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches has emerged in connection with the Mumbai police's investigations into spot-fixing.He was one of the ...

JALALABAD - Unknown gunmen dragged the father of Afghanistan's cricket captain from his car on the outskirts of Jalalabad city and have taken him hostage, officials said on Wednesday. Mohammad Nabi, ...

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