National cricket team return after Zimbabwe's successful tour

LAHORE : National cricket team arrived at Allama Iqbal International airport here after completing Zimbabwe's successful tour and were accorded warm welcome.During the tour, national team played 1 test, 3 One Day Internationals and 2 T20 matches against the host team Zimbabwe and won all of them.Talking to media at the airport, skipper Misbah ul Haq said that all players...

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Aussie coach quits after series win

COLOMBO : Australia national coach Tim Nielsen has decided to step down rather than reapply for his job, he said Tuesday, soon after the team posted a 1-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka in Colombo.Nielsen, 43, who held the job for four years, would have had to reapply for the expanded role of head coach, a post which is being created following recommendations made by...

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Aussies win series after 3rd Test drawn against Sri Lanka

COLOMBO : Australia clinched the Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 Tuesday after resurgent skipper Michael Clarke led from the front to snatch a draw for the tourists in the finely poised third and final game.For Clarke it was a victorious first Test tour as captain, the series win coming after the 125-run defeat of the hosts in the opening encounter in Galle. The second...

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Sportsmen discuss flood situation with President

KARACH I: President Asif Ali Zardari met a delegation of 30 athletes who called on him to discuss the flood situation in SindhJaved Miandad and other well known athletes were the part of this meeting.Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ijaz Butt was also present there.Prior to the meeting it was reported that the former cricket captain Shahid Afridi would hold a separate meeting...

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Clarke hits ton as final Test heading for draw

COLOMBO : Australian captain Michael Clarke burst into form with a brilliant century as the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka headed for a draw in Colombo on Tuesday.Clarke made 112 as the tourists, trailing by 157 runs after the first innings, piled up 429-5 in their second knock by tea on the fifth day, a lead of 272 runs with five wickets in hand.Michael...

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Skipper Clarke steers Aussies towards safety

COLOMBO : Australian captain Michael Clarke hit a robust half-century to frustrate Sri Lanka's victory bid on the last day of the third and final Test in Colombo on Tuesday.Clarke was unbeaten on 71 as the tourists, trailing by 157 runs on the first innings, reached 303-4 in their second knock by lunch on the fifth day, a lead of 146 runs with six wickets in hand.Australia...

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Delegation of athletes to meet President

KARACHI : A thirty-member delegation of athletes will meet with President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday and discuss relief efforts for Sindh flood affectees,Former cricket captains Shahid Afridi, Javed Miandad and other well known athletes will be part of this delegation.The meeting will take place at the Bilawal House and PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt will also be attending. Chief...

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Sri Lanka hope to level series despite Hughes ton

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka kept their hopes alive of securing a series-levelling win over Australia in the final Test in Colombo on Monday, despite an unbeaten century from opener Phil Hughes.Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath grabbed all three wickets as the tourists, trailing by 157 runs on the first innings, ended the fourth day's play at 209-3 in their second knock at the Sinhalese...

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