‘Sports’ News
PCB to bring NSK at par with top stadia in the world: Miandad
Country's premier Test centre - National Stadium Karachi (NSK) will brought at par with the top stadia of the world, Director General, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Javed Miandad said on Tuesday. "We are aiming to beautify NSK and ...
Central contracts: PCB ignores talented cricketers
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the latest central contracts with controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar as the main beneficiary while pacer Mohammad Asif was dumped altogether. Shoaib wasn’t awarded a full deal last year ...
Shoaib Akhtar is up for sale: Buchanan
With the current situation not conducive for Pakistan players, Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday said the team is not too keen on retaining Shoaib Akhtar and he was 'up for trade'. With the Indian Premier League's transfer window ...
PHF finalises programme of FIH coaching course
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has finalized the schedule of FIH coaching and umpiring courses to be held in Pakistan in near future. The programme was finalised at a meeting between Chairman FIH Coaching Group Tayyab Ikram and Secretary ...
Central Contracts to have three categories
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will offer only three categories in the Central Contract to top 24 players for the next year and the initial proposal of introducing cuts on individual performance is unlikely to get materialized. “We have ...
British Junior Squash: All Pak players in 3rd round
All Pakistani players have qualified for the third round of the British Junior Squash Championship 2009, being held at Sheffield, England. The championship has begun on January 2 and will continue till January 6 after competitions in three ...
ICC confident sub-continent will host 2011 Cup
Even though Australia and New Zealand have been put on standby, International Cricket Council (ICC) President David Morgan on Friday expressed confidence that the 2011 World Cup would take place in the Indian sub-continent as per schedule. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and ...
Govt refuses squash team permission for India event
Government refused to clear its national junior squash team on Friday to travel to India for the Asian Junior championship amid heightened tension between the two countries. Pakistan's sports minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani cited security issues for ...
Decision on SL tour by Friday
The fate of Pakistan’s proposed home series against Sri Lanka is likely to be decided on Friday (tomorrow). A senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said on Wednesday that Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) is considering an ...
PCB: Pardon the ICL players, lift the ban!
India has refused to tour Pakistan. India's tour was significantly jeopardised after a ghastly three days of terror in Mumbai that eventually severed the already thin-wired relationship between the two countries. It's simply despicable. BCCI has timorously ...
