ICC rejects mandatory review techology

KUALA LUMPUR: World cricket chiefs Wednesday rejected a new move to make decision review technology compulsory and put off talks on wide-ranging reforms following opposition from powerful India. The International Cricket Council (ICC) board also called for a global, lifetime corruption ban for Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for...

Squads for second Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test

COLOMBO: Rival squads for the second cricket Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka starting at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday: Pakistan (from): Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Mohammad Ayub, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Sami, Faisal Iqbal,...

Football: Fabregas sends Spain into Euro 2012 final

Spain became only the second team to reach the final of three successive major tournaments by defeating Portugal 4-2 on penalties in Donetsk tonight after their UEFA EURO 2012 semi-final ended goalless after extra time. It was Cesc Fàbregas who scored the winning penalty after Bruno Alves missed for Portugal in a dramatic penalty shoot-out...

DRS bid 'quashed' after India object

KUALA LUMPUR: Cricket's latest bid to make decision review technology mandatory for all Tests and one-day internationals has been swiftly quashed after opposition from powerful India, a report said. The recommendation by chief executives was not put to a vote and "came and went without a murmur" at the International Cricket Council's...

FBR issues notices to Pak cricket stars

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday warned cricket stars against submitting tardy tax returns, rubbing salt in their wounds after they lost the first Test to Sri Lanka. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued notices to Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq, Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Taufeeq Umar, Umar Akmal and Wahab...

Salman Butt returns to chaotic welcome

LAHORE: Pakistan's former captain Salman Butt returned home to a chaotic welcome Friday after being released from a British prison, vowing to clear his name after being jailed for spot-fixing. the former Pakistan captain who was convicted of spot-fixing, has returned home after serving seven months in prison. He arrived in Lahore...

PCB hoping India series, T20 league boost finances

Pakistan is looking at the proposed India series and the Twenty20 league it has planned as means to overcome a shortfall of 70 crore Pakistani rupees (US$7.5 million approx) in its budget for 2011-12. The deficit was confirmed at the board's governing council meet in Lahore on Wednesday. The PCB has been facing a financial crunch...

Afridi mulls ODI retirement

SHAHID AFRIDI We Need You The Pakistan allrounder, has said that he may consider retiring from ODI cricket to give selectors a chance to build a strong, young team for the 2015 World Cup being held in Australia and New Zealand. Afridi struggled, with both bat and ball, in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, scoring just 28 runs...

Banned Aamer wants to return in action: psychologist

KARACHI: Pakistan's disgraced paceman Mohammed Aamer is looking forward to returning to cricket "as and when possible", the psychologist helping to rehabilitate his career said Monday. In the first of several counselling sessions Maqbool Babri, who was hired by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to counsel Aamer, said his client appeared...

Misbah gets test ban for slow over-rate

Misbah-ul-Haq suspended for over-rate offence DUBAI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been banned from the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle that starts on Friday as punishment for his team's slow over-rate in the final match of the one-day series.For Detail Click h...

Fewer ODIs likely in Pakistan-Australia series

Pakistan's home series of limited-over games against Australia is likely to be reduced to a mix of three ODIs (instead of five ODIs) and three Twenty20 internationals, with the UAE remaining the most likely venue. Plans for more Twenty20 games - as reported by ESPNcricinfo yesterday - have come unstuck because of a time crunch to get...

Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODIs to have reserve days

COLOMBO: The remaining two matches in the one-day series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan will have reserve days due to rains in the country, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday. The last two day-night games of the five-match series are scheduled to be played in Colombo on Saturday and Monday with rain forecast for both days. "Sri...

Croatia hold Italy to boost quarters hopes

POZNAN, Poland: Croatia held Italy to a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2012 Group C clash at the Municipal Stadium here on Thursday to boost their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals. Italy totally dominated the first period and went in at the break a goal to the good through a sumptuous Andrea Pirlo free-kick. But a defensive error...

Champions Spain thrash Ireland to top group

GDANSK: Defending champions Spain are on course for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after their 4-0 thrashing of Ireland on Thursday put them top of Group C with the Irish bowing out. For all their endeavour in defence, Ireland struggled constantly to cope with the torrent of Spanish attacks as Chelsea's Fernando Torres proved he is...