Cricket: Gambhir, Kohli set new Asia Cup record
DHAKA(PFP): India batsmen Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli set a new partnership record for the second wicket in the Asia Cup while playing against Sri Lanka in the second match of the tournament here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Both hit centuries during their 37-over second wicket stand of 205 runs eclipsing the previous record of More...
Saeed Ajmal creates confusion over bowling action
DUBAI(AFP/PFP): Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal on Tuesday created more confusion about his bowling action, by claiming he has special dispensation from the game’s governing body to straighten his arm beyond More...
Misbah shines to lead Pakistan from darkness
NEW DELHI: Following the Pakistan cricket team has often been a veritable health hazard for their supporters, pledging allegiance to a supremely talented but highly fractious bunch that would veer from the sublime More...
Australia squad for T20 series with India
MELBOURNE(PFP): The Australian squad named on Monday for two Twenty20 internationals against India in Australia next month: Australia – George Bailey (capt), David Warner (vice-capt), Travis Birt, Dan Christian, More...
Pakistan record 10-wkt win over England in first Test
DUBAI: Pakistan defeated number one ranked England by ten wickets within three days to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Pakistani opener More...
Duminy steers Proteas to 5-wkt win over Sri Lanka
EAST LONDON(AFP/PFP): JP Duminy played a brilliant knock to help South Africa record their second successive victory over Sri Lanka in the second One-day International here at the Buffalo Park on Saturday. Chasing More...
India struggle at 144-6 against Aussies
PERTH: India’s top order batting woes continued as they lost six wickets on the opening day of the third Test against Australia in Perth Friday, with Sachin Tendulkar again out cheaply. Tendulkar’s quest More...
Tendulkar misses elusive 100th ton
SYDNEY: Sachin Tendulkar again fell short of his 100th international century when he was dismissed for 80 in India’s second innings of the second Test in Sydney on Friday. Tendulkar looked on course to reach More...
Tendulkar wait continues but India take command
MELBOURNE: Sachin Tendulkar’s latest setback within sight of his elusive 100th international century may have dismayed fans at the first Melbourne Test on Tuesday, but not his Indian teammates. Test cricket’s More...
Umar steadies Pakistan in Bangladesh Test
DHAKA: Taufeeq Umar closed in on a second successive half-century to steady Pakistan on the second day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday. The left-handed opener, who scored 61 in More...
