PCB opens Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for Indo-Pak WC semi-final treat for fans
March 30th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 30(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is going to open its Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to thousands of cricket fans to watch Wednesday's high-voltage Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final clash ... Read more...
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A cafe to satiate cricket appetite (World Cup Diary)
March 29th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 29 (IANS) Pull the bat-handle and open the door to cricket fantasy. The Cricket Club Cafe, tucked away at the serene Queen Street here, is an absolute ... Read more...
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Flashback to 1996, and that joint India-Pakistan team
March 29th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Cricket pitch or battleground? As excitement builds up to a frenzy ahead of the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal and aggressive patriotism rises to the ... Read more...
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New Zealand eyeing top-two Group A finish: Nathan
March 17th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) New Zealand's all-rounder Nathan McCullum says the team is taking their World Cup match against Sri Lanka Friday seriously and is eyeing a top-two ... 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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Celebrity fan Sudhir a hit at Kotla (World Cup Diary)
March 9th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) He may not have yet attained the celebrity status of Sri Lankan Percy Abeysekara or Chaudhury Abdul Jalil "Chacha" of Pakistan as a cheer ... Read more...
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PCB requests Sri Lankan board for full series Pak tour in 2011
February 26th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 26(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to its Sri Lankan counterpart, requesting it to tour the country this year for a full series.A senior official said that the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to end Pakistan’s cricketing isolation with October series in country
February 25th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka has decided to end Pakistan's cricketing isolation in October-November by touring the country to play three Test matches, five One-dayers and one Twenty20 match.Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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Afridi wants to win World Cup for ‘cricket-starved’ Pak fans
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Hambantota (Sri Lanka), Feb 23(ANI): Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has vowed to win the World Cup for millions of weary fans back home, who lost out on the showpiece event after their ... Read more...
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Cricket World Cup returns to the sub-continent Thursday (Preview)
February 16th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) No more England's preserve, the biggest event in the game of cricket - the World Cup - returns to its new power centre, the Indian ... Read more...
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PCB to receive 400,000 dollars for each World Cup match moved from Pakistan
February 4th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 4(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be paid around 400,000 dollars for every match it was supposed to host in the World Cup 2010, despite not hosting them anymore ... Read more...
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Pakistan mooting China as neutral venue for cricket
December 3rd, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering China as a neutral venue for its international cricket events as the foreign teams are not willing to visit Pakistan due to ... Read more...
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Lost hosting rights to motivate Pak to win World Cup: Team manager
December 3rd, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 3(ANI): Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam is confident that his players can win next year's World Cup to make up for the country's loss of hosting rights.Pakistan was one of ... 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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‘Spot-fixing’ scam diverted attention from possible ‘home games’: Butt
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 3(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that the tour of England 'spot-fixing' scam has ruined the country's chances of holding 'home games'.Leading cricket teams have refused ... Read more...
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Smith feels for ‘home game’ deprived Pak fans
November 2nd, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov 2(ANI): South African skipper Graeme Smith has said that he feels for Pakistani cricket fans who have been deprived of watching action on their grounds because of security fears.Leading cricket ... Read more...
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Pak ‘not the crowd-pullers of world cricket anymore’: Sohail
November 1st, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 1(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail reckons that the national team is no more the 'crowd-pullers' in world cricket, which he believes is the reason behind top international teams' refusal ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricket team no more a crowd-puller: Sohail
October 31st, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) Former captain Aamir Sohail said the Pakistan cricket team is no more a crowd-puller in world cricket and that is the reason why top international teams are not ... Read more...
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‘Class players’ make Sri Lanka one of the best Twenty20 teams: White
October 30th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 30(ANI): Australian Twenty20 vice-captain Cameron White has said that undoubted 'class players' Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga make Sri Lanka one of the most potent teams in ... Read more...
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UAE offers to stage Pak’s upcoming ‘home series’ against Sri Lanka and England
October 29th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 29 (ANI): A top official of the Emirates Cricket Board has offered Pakistan the chance of staging more of their home matches in the UAE before international cricket resumes in ... Read more...
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ECB not to serve as neutral venue for Pak again
September 12th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 12(ANI): Pakistan's cricket future has grown significantly more clouded after it emerged that England would not serve as a neutral venue again next year.According to The News, after the 'spot-fixing' ... Read more...
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British reports say Dilshan under ICC scanner, SLC denies
September 10th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) British media reported Friday that Sri Lanka's dashing batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is under the International Cricket Council (ICC) scanner for his alleged links with a bookmaker, but ... Read more...
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Tillakaratne Dilshan under ICC scanner for meeting bookie in UK nightclub
September 10th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.10 (ANI): Batting star Tillakaratne Dilshan is the Sri Lankan player named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan player under ICC anti-corruption unit spotlight
September 5th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 5(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC)'s anti-corruption unit has reportedly been monitoring the activities of a leading Sri Lankan player since the Twenty20 World Cup in England last year.It ... Read more...
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New Zealand rules out playing cricket in Pak to raise funds for flood victims
August 23rd, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Aug 23(ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Chief Executive Justin Vaughan has said that it is not possible for the Black Caps to travel to Pakistan to help with fundraising matches for ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka Board suspends Randiv for one ODI, Sangakara warned
August 18th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Aug 18 (ANI): Having found its cricketers guilty in the 'No Ball' incident occurred in the Dambulla match the Sri Lanka Cricket Board on Wednesday decided to suspend its cricketer Suraj ... Read more...
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Pakistani cricket fans are hurt, feeling impact of terror: Mushtaq
August 18th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 18 (ANI): The Pakistani cricket fans are hurt and feeling the impact of terrorism, which has forced the home matches to be played on neutral venues, according to former cricketer ... Read more...
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PCB welcomes ECB boss Clarke’s idea of sending World XI team to Pak
August 18th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug.18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has welcomed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke's plans to send an invitational ICC World XI team to play in ... Read more...
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ECB’s World XI may tour Pakistan to end cricket isolation
August 17th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 17(ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is planning to send an invitational World XI to play in Pakistan to end the country's sporting isolation following a terror attack ... Read more...
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Impossible for PCB working under Butt to restore international matches: Mani
August 12th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 12(ANI): Former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would not be able to restore international matches in the country under the ... Read more...
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Negligent Lahore police blamed in Sri Lankan team terror attack report
July 31st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 31(ANI): A Lahore High Court judge has blamed the city's police for being ill-prepared, poorly equipped and incompetent in their efforts to prevent last year's terrorist attack on the Sri ... Read more...
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Pak Sports Ministry says no request by PCB to clear Sri Lankan team terror attack report
July 31st, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 31(ANI): The Pakistan Sports Ministry has said that it has not received any report from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over last year's terror attack on the Sri Lankan team ... Read more...
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PCB seeks Govt. approval to submit report over 2009 Sri Lankan team terror attack
July 28th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 28(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought the government's approval to forward a high-level review over last year's terror attack on the Sri Lankan team to the International Cricket ... Read more...
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Mani slams PCB over lack of effort to restore international matches in Pak
July 26th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26(ANI): Former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of dragging its feet in the bid to restore international matches to the country.Leading ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan tennis suffering because of cricket board’
July 23rd, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 23 (IANS) A senior tennis official has demanded that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bail the country's tennis federation out of a serious financial crisis.
Khawaja Saeed Hai, Pakistan's tennis ... Read more...
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