PCB fines Umar, Junaid for breach of discipline during Pakistan Cup on May 17, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday imposed a fine and issued a warning to batsman Umar Akmal and fast bowler Junaid Khan for their alleged misconduct during a domestic tournament, which surfaced last month. The controversy stirred up when Akmal, who was captaining Punjab team during the Pakistan Cup 2017, criticised Junaid in […]
Shoaib Malik to feature in sixth event on May 11, 2017LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday confirmed the squads which will be taking part in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy which will be staged in the United Kingdom from June 1-18. The ICC Knock-Out Tournaments in 1998 and 2000 were held in Dhaka and Nairobi. The tournament was subsequently renamed as ICC Champions Trophy […]
PCB serves legal notice on BCCI for failing to honour agreement on May 3, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday served a legal notice on the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) for failing to honour an agreement as well as claiming damages for the cancellation of a proposed home series between the two arch-rivals. A spokesman for the PCB told Daily Times that the notice […]
National training camp for West Indies Test series commences on April 4, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan’s two senior players Misbahul Haq and Younus Khan are part of a short national training camp that commenced at the Gaddafi Stadium here Wednesday. There are also 11 other players in the camp for the upcoming Test series against West Indies in West Indies. Younus, who has played 115 Tests, needs only 23 […]
PM addresses workers in Hyderabad today on March 27, 2017KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is arriving on a day-long visit to Hyderabad today (Monday).Nawaz will address Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Sindh Workers Convention. He will also meet senior party leadership and prominent people of Sindh’s second largest city. According to Sindh PML-N General Secretary Nehal Hashmi, the Prime Minister is going to announce a […]
Fatima Raza and Rubina Agha lead Balijee Bridge Championship on March 24, 2017LAHORE: The 15th Balijee International Bridge Championship went off to a thinking start on Thursday here at Lahore Gymkhana with 96 of the finest of Pakistan’s bridge stars occupying the bridge tables. The first day was reserved for the pairs’ event, which in bridge is like a Twenty20 game in cricket. And at the end […]
Misbah calls for life ban on players involved in spot-fixing on March 20, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan Test captain Misbahul Haq on Sunday said that players involved in spot-fixing scandals should not be allowed to return to the field again. Speaking to the media about the recent Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal, Misbah said players involved should be handed a life-time ban so that such incidents do not repeat […]
Shabbir Iqbal takes control in Punjab Open Golf Championship on March 19, 2017LAHORE: Shabbir Iqbal, the top ranked professional golfer of the country, took control of the three rounds Punjab Open Golf Championship being played at the Defence Raya Club Golf Course here Saturday. Shabbir revelled in the second round of this big championship by returning an under par round to emerge as the leader at the […]
No evidence of spot-fixing against Irfan and Shahzaib: Shaharyar on March 14, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan Monday said that any cricketer found guilty of corruption should understand that his career was over. Speaking to the media here at Gaddafi Stadium, Shaharyar said that Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, accused of spot-fixing, had been suspended from playing cricket as the board had evidence against […]
Arthur wants more aggressive approach from Pakistan in shorter version on March 12, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur believes new captain Sarfraz Ahmed will bring some much-needed aggression to the limited-overs team who have struggled in the ODI format for the last two years. Arthur said Saturday that Pakistan had been playing ‘a very conservative type’ of one-day international cricket. This didn’t work “when other teams are scoring […]