Cricket: Court dismisses banned trio’s appeal

KARACHI:The Crown Court in London has dismissed the appeal of banned Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir to dismiss their corruption case in a preliminary hearing, which ended yesterday.The trio, who were found guilty of spot-fixing by the International Cricket Council and are serving a minimum five-year ban, had filed an appeal asking the...

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PCB chief on mission during ICC celebrations

KARACHI:As the International Cricket Council (ICC) celebrates the 2,000th Test match at Lord’s today, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt will strive to break the ice with the game’s governing body following Pakistan’s reply to its Task Team recommendations last week.The PCB chief, who is also a member of ICC Executive Committee, has been invited in London...

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Dravid glad to be back where it all began

I knew it might be my only chance and I'd have to go back to India and start again -- and a lot of batsmen score first-class runs in India. I never expected that I'd be here 15 years later talking about it.Dravid, recalling his debut innings in what turned out to be a drawn match, added: "I knew when I was 50 not out I had a bit more breathing space. It gave me a lot of...

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Andrew Strauss names Sachin Tendulkar as "best Test cricketer of all time"

England Test captain Andrew Strauss has revealed on this week's ICC Cricket World audio show that he believes Sachin Tendulkar is the best Test cricketer of all time.Australia all-rounder Shane Watson, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara, former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and Indian legend Sourav Ganguly join ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on this week's ...

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Shahid Afridi's father laid to rest in Karachi

KARACHI: Father of former captain Shahid Afridi was laid to rest in graveyard of Scots colony Karachi,The funeral prayer was offered in Madina mosque 13-D in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.Afrid’s father Sahabzada Fazul Rehman passed away here on Wednesday, after prolonged illness. He was 67.Wasim Bari, Asad Shafiq and other cricketers participated in the funeral pray...

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