Sri Lankan cricket board backs sacking of Australian coach
January 28th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board president Upali Dharmadasa Saturday backed the board's decision to sack Geoff Marsh as coach of the national team.Dharmadasa said that some ... Read more...
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Pakistan make clean sweep of China hockey series
December 26th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan has made a clean sweep of the four-match friendship hockey series against China, clinching the last game 2-1 in Lahore.Pakistan won the fourth and the ... Read more...
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Pakistani hockey team leads China 3-0 in international series
December 25th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan registered its third straight victory to lead China 3-0 in the four-match series, the first international hockey competition held in this country since 2004.Pakistan won ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes to lure cricket teams with foolproof security
December 10th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly finalized foolproof security plans for the visiting cricket teams, official sources revealed here Saturday.The first step for the PCB ... Read more...
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Ashraf confident Pakistan will host visitors in 2012
November 29th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) newly-appointed chairman Zaka Ashraf is confident of hosting international cricket teams in the strife-torn country and hoped neighbours India to tour soon ... Read more...
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Pakistan leave for UAE to play against Sri Lanka
October 15th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Pakistani cricket team departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday to play a bilateral series against Sri Lanka, starting with the first Test Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Repairing country’s cricket image new PCB chief’s top priority
October 13th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Zaka Ashraf, the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said his top priority is to uplift the national team's status in the world ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan team attack accused granted bail
October 8th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has released on bail a man accused of being involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team squad in ... Read more...
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Geoff Marsh ends IPL stint to coach Sri Lanka
September 23rd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 23 (IANS) Former Australia batsman Geoff Marsh has been named the new coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team for a two-year term beginning Tuesday.Marsh is the sixth ... Read more...
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Pakistan confident of resuming international hockey during 2011
April 27th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Asif Bajwa has expressed confidence that international fixtures would be resumed in the country by the end of this year."We are confident of resuming ... Read more...
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PHF patron Malik to work for Indo-Pak hockey series resumption
April 20th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who is also the Pakistan Hockey Federation's patron, is keen to resume the hockey series between India and Pakistan.PHF Secretary General Mohammad ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes to revive hockey ties with India
April 19th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan hopes to "resume hockey ties with India", said an official here. The sporting ties were frozen following the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.Pakistan Hockey Federation ... Read more...
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‘World Cup semi-finalist’ Pak team richer by over a million dollars
April 4th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 4(ANI): Members of the 15-man Pakistan cricket team have become richer by over a million dollars due to their stupendous show in the World Cup, where they were knocked out ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan cricket team receives warm welcome in Colombo
April 3rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 3(ANI): Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans lined the streets of Colombo on Sunday to give their cricketers a warm reception despite losing to India in the World Cup final ... Read more...
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President Patil to watch WC cricket final along with her Lankan counterpart
March 31st, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will watch the World Cup cricket final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2.According to ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan President to watch World Cup final in Mumbai
March 31st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar 31 (ANI): President Mahinda Rajapaksa will watch the Sri Lankan cricket team take on India in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2."The President ... Read more...
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Six more Pak Taliban militants arrested in 2009 Sri Lanka team attack case
March 30th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 30(ANI): Another six members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, including the mastermind of the March 3, 2009 deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, have been arrested, Lahore ... Read more...
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Six terrorists held for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
March 30th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) Six terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested for their involvement in the brazen attack a year ago on the Sri ... Read more...
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It’s cricket, not war: Intikhab
March 29th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has a simple wish: people should treat the semifinal between his country and India here Wednesday as a game of cricket ... Read more...
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Mohali, the nearest Pakistan can play from home (Lead)
March 29th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Most Pakistani players are not missing home in the familiar environs of Indian Punjab. The common folk heritage of the two regions has to a ... Read more...
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230 km from Lahore, the nearest Pakistan can hope to play from home
March 29th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan are playing their Cricket World Cup semi-finals some 230 km from Lahore and a majority of their players are not missing home ... Read more...
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World Cup win will usher new era in Pakistan cricket: Intikhab
March 27th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Pakistani cricket manager Intikhab Alam feels winning the World Cup could usher in a new era in his country's cricket.Intikhab said Pakistan cricket had gone ... Read more...
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Pakistan Senate for action against cops
March 15th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 15(ANI): The Pakistan Senate Standing Committee on Sports has directed the establishment division to take action against the police officials found guilty of not providing security cover to the Sri ... Read more...
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World Cup hits cinema, theatre business in Pakistan
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) With the start of cricket World Cup 2011, ticket sales at cinema halls and theatres across Pakistan has dropped down by more than 50 percent and it is ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes National Games’ success will change sporting scenario
January 5th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistan's sports chiefs are hoping to bring international sporting action back to the country after successfully hosting the National Games in Peshawar last month.The Pakistan Olympic Association ... Read more...
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Yusuf may be ignored from Pakistan’s World Cup probables
November 30th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket selectors are mulling the option of ignoring senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf for the World Cup 2011 because of his poor form and fitness.Yousuf, 36, is ... Read more...
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Terrorist arrested for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
November 30th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 30 (IANS) A key terror suspect has been arrested for his involvement in the March 2009 brazen attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore that left six ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe offers to tour Pakistan to raise funds for flood victims
August 22nd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug.22 (ANI): Zimbabwe has offered to tour Pakistan to raise funds for the victims of the devastating deluge, which has affected nearly 20 million people.Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) media manager Nadeem ... Read more...
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PCB finally furnishes Lahore attack report to ICC after 18 months
August 17th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug.17 (ANI): Following an unreasonable delay of nearly 18 months, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally submitted the judicial inquiry report concerning the terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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Ex-ICC chief Ehsan Mani lashes out at PCB for ignoring Sri Lankan team attack case
July 4th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, July 4 (ANI): Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for failing to submit a detail report on the terror strike ... Read more...
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Jayasuriya playing perfect host to Vivek Oberoi (IIFA Diary)
June 5th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Colombo, June 5 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is all praise for Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been showing him around in this capital city."Well, ever since I ... Read more...
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Bollywood beauties skip IIFA charity cricket match
June 4th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Colombo, June 4 (IANS) Blame it on the timing, the weather or other factors, but very few Bollywood actresses turned up for a charity cricket match played as part ... Read more...
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Dia Mirza missing Big B at IIFA (IIFA Diary)
June 4th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Colombo, June 4 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who has not gone for the International India Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony here this year, is being missed by actress ... Read more...
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IIFA Holds Charity Cricket Match Led By Hrithik And Suniel Shetty
May 31st, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): IIFA has always been known to come up with some noble causes associated with itself and continues the legacy this year too, and this time in ... Read more...
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‘IIFA good for India-Sri Lanka relations’ (Lead)
May 30th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara and his teammate Sanath Jayasuriya believe that IIFA Awards 2010, to be held in Colombo June 3-5, are a ... Read more...
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