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Pakistan’s reinstated board chief resumes duties 17 Jan 2014 - 11:29 pm

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf resumed his duties on Thursday after a court reinstated him, vowing to continue his mission to...

Gambhir, Pathan brothers out of World Twenty20 17 Jan 2014 - 11:28 pm

MUMBAI: Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan were the big names missing in India’s list of 30 probables for the World Twenty20...

Powell’s doping hearing adjourned until February 17 Jan 2014 - 07:43 am

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Asafa Powell’s manager told a Jamaican anti-doping hearing yesterday that the man they hired to treat the former world 100-metre champ...

Sri Lanka struggle on Sharjah pitch 17 Jan 2014 - 07:40 am

Sri Lankan batsman Dinesh Chandimal avoids a ball during the opening day of the third and final cricket Test match against Pakistan at...

Asia Cup organisers rule out Bangladesh switch 17 Jan 2014 - 07:38 am

England bowler Chris Wokes bowls during the team training session at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday. Australia will play England in the...

MCC wants Test Championship to be held as planned 17 Jan 2014 - 07:38 am

SHARJAH: Some of cricket’s greatest players have urged officials to persist with the threatened World Test Championship (WTC). The International Cricket Council intends...

South Africa avenge defeat 16 Jan 2014 - 02:38 pm

A Pakistan player celebrates after taking a wicket against South Africa in the triangular women’s cricket tournament One-Day International match at West End...

Pakistan want help from pitch against Sri Lanka 16 Jan 2014 - 02:34 pm

SHARJAH: Pakistan are desperate for a helpful pitch to get them a series-levelling win against Sri Lanka in the third and final Test...

New Zealand heap further misery on West Indies 16 Jan 2014 - 02:33 pm

WELLINGTON: New Zealand inflicted a further defeat on the West Indies in their second Twenty20 international yesterday to bring a dismal end to...

Bangladesh tour still on, says Sri Lanka 16 Jan 2014 - 02:33 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is to go ahead with a tour to Bangladesh later this month after carrying out its own security assessment in...

Court reinstates Zaka Ashraf as PCB chairman 16 Jan 2014 - 02:32 pm

KARACHI: Islamabad’s High Court (IHC) reinstated Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday after he was removed last year...

Pietersen gets Twenty20 call 16 Jan 2014 - 02:32 pm

LONDON: Kevin Pietersen was yesterday handed a berth in England’s provisional 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20, which begins in Bangladesh in...

Pakistan look to pitch to level Sri Lanka series 15 Jan 2014 - 02:36 pm

Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara (right) speaks with Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore (centre) and cricketer Saeed Ajmal during a practice session...

South Africa trounce Ireland to reach ODI final 15 Jan 2014 - 02:30 pm

Action from the tri-nation women’s cricket tournament One -Day International match between Ireland and South Africa at West End Park International Cricket Stadium...

Flat UAE pitches worry Pakistan captain Misbah 14 Jan 2014 - 09:10 am

Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq leaves the field after being dismissed for 97 runs during the fourth day of the second cricket Test match against...

Pakistan hammer Ireland for third successive win in Doha 14 Jan 2014 - 09:09 am

Pakistani batters (left and below) in action against Ireland on day four of the Qatar International Women’s Championship at West End Park Stadium...

Four-wicket win for Pakistan against South Africa in Doha 13 Jan 2014 - 11:03 am

Bismah Maroof of Pakistan, winner of the Player of the Match award against South Africa , poses with the trophy at West End...

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by nine wickets 12 Jan 2014 - 02:27 pm

Pakistan batsman Sarfraz Ahmed (left) plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene looks on during the fourth day of the second...