CARDIFF: Pakistan, after losing the toss, made 126 for four against England in the first Twenty20 international on Sunday.
England did nothing to lift the gloom surrounding Pakistani cricket by taking charge of the opening Twenty20 clash in Cardiff.
Spin-king Graeme Swann led the way, claiming two for 14 as Pakistan were restricted to 126 for four [...]
LONDON: Yasir Hameed, who has made damning revelations about match fixing involving Pakistan team, was on Sunday summoned to the country’s High Commission here.
Yasir reached the High Commission in the afternoon and met the High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan and Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt.
He is in the eye of a storm after his [...]
LEICESTER, England: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis believes his young side are about to undergo a valuable accelerated learning course with their upcoming packed Test programme.
Waqar’s men first face Australia in a two-Test series in England starting at Lord’s on Tuesday.
Pakistan then stay in Britain for four Tests against England that follow almost immediately afterwards.
They ought [...]
JOHANNESBURG: Two days before the climax of Africa’s first World Cup, silky Spain seemed everyone’s favorite to beat the Netherlands though both are desperate to lift soccer’s ultimate prize for the first time.
From schoolchildren in South Africa’s Soweto township to bookmakers around the globe and even Paul the “psychic” octopus in Germany, all the talk [...]
JOHANNESBURG: Spain will meet the Netherlands on Sunday in Johannesburg’s Soccer City when a new champion will be crowned from two sides seen for decades as the nearly-men of international soccer.
Spain killed off Germany with a single goal in a pulsating World Cup semi on Wednesday to set up a final with the Netherlands where [...]
