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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

PAKISTAN CHAMPIONS LEAQUE 2012

ABOUT THE EVENT being Pakistan’s first sports channel, has always been on a struggle to present quality sports to the sports aficionados. Living up to its ongoing quest, Geo Super now brings a goliath international event being held in Pakistan. The event is entitled “2nd Pakistan Champion Cricket League Tournament...

PCB chief to watch IPL final

KARACHI: Pakistan's cricket chief said Monday he had accepted an invitation to watch the Indian Premier League final next week and would use to visit to discuss reviving cricketing ties between the rivals. Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf said he had received an invitation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and would watch the IPL final...

Cook and Bell seal England win over Windies

LONDON: Alastair Cook and Ian Bell led England to victory in the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's here on Monday. England, set a target of 191 to win, were faltering at 57 for four before lunch on the fifth and final day. But Cook (79) and Bell (63 not out) shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 132 that saw England, the world's number one ranked Test...

Cook takes England nearer Windies win

LONDON: Alastair Cook's unbeaten fifty steadied England in their victory chase in the first Test after the West Indies gave the hosts a couple of scares on the fifth day at Lord's here on Monday. At lunch, England were 131 for four in their second innings and needing just 60 more runs to reach their victory target of 191 in the opening match of this three-Test...

IPL: Luke Pomersbach confesses to crime

NEW DELHI: The police claim that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has confessed to his crime in the molestation case. However, Luke can deny his statement in the court as a statement made before the police is not admissible in courts. Reports also point to the victim's fiance being Siddhartha Mallya's friend, which is why he and the victim...

IPL players, Bollywood stars among 100 held from Mumbai hotel

MUMBAI: According to Indian media Mumbai police on Sunday raided a top hotel where they held almost 100 people including Indian Premier League (IPL) players and Bollywood stars who were allegedly high on drugs. Media reports had it that the police raided on a rave birthday party going on in a five-star hotel and arrested high profile figures from IPL and Bollywood....

Roach rocks England to give Windies hope

LONDON: Kemar Roach stunned England with a dramatic late burst to give West Indies hope of an improbable victory in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday. Roach took two wickets for seven runs in eight balls, including England captain, and first innings century-maker, Andrew Strauss, to leave the hosts 10 for two at the close of the fourth day. England will...

Mumbai crush Rajasthan by 10 wickets

JAIPUR: Mumbai Indians crushed Rajasthan Royals by a big margin of ten wickets with 12 balls to spare in the last league match of the Indian Premier League season – V here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 163, Mumbai completed their win without losing any wicket in 18 overs as openers Dwayne Smith of the West Indies and star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar...

Chanderpaul out at last as Windies battle

LONDON: England finally dismissed Shivnarine Chanderpaul after another marathon effort from the West Indies great ensured the hosts would have to bat twice to win the first Test at Lord's. Chanderpaul, officially the world's best batsman, fell shortly before tea on the fourth day here on Sunday for 91 and at the interval the tourists were 265 for six in their...

Deccan knock Bangalore out of race as Chennai placed in last four

HYDERABAD : Deccan Chargers shocked Royal Challengers Bangalore with a nine-run win in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal on Sunday. Now, this defeat ousted the Royal Challengers from the tournament and placed Chennai Super Kings in the last four. Chasing an easy target of 133, Bangalore could not resist...

Windies fifth-wicket duo frustrate England

LONDON: Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels repelled England with a century stand as the West Indies batted through the fourth morning of the first Test at Lord's here Sunday without losing a wicket. At lunch, West Indies were 212 for four in their second innings. Left-hander Chanderpaul, officially the world's best batsman, was 73 not out and Samuels...

Kirti Azad begins hunger fast against IPL

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series of controversies, be scrapped. Azad, who is also a BJP leader, began the hunger strike outside the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. He enquired shouldn't there be transparency and then went on to state that there is too much of politics...

West Indies collapse in second innings against England

LONDON: West Indies were left facing an uphill struggle in the first Test against England at Lord's here on Saturday after a dramatic top-order collapse saw the tourists lose three wickets for no runs. The West Indies were 36 for three in their second innings at tea on the third day, still 119 runs behind England's first innings 398. Their familiar flurry...