Tag: Game
War-hit trucker dreams of saving Pakistani game
ABU DHABI: A humble truck driver from Pakistan's most dangerous Al-Qaeda lair is dreaming of the big time after bowling out the national cricket team's batsmen on the sidelines of their lacklustre Gulf tour. The 25-year-old Abdul Haq thought things were looking up when he swapped the wilds of North Waziristan on the lawless Afghan border to work as a driver-cum-supervisor at a construction company in the United Arab Emirates. Little did he know how much.
When the Pakistan
When the Pakistan
Survival is the name of the game
LAHORE: After being set a highly improbable 451 for victory Pakistan will be reasonably satisfied with their batting effort as the fourth day came to a close with the green shirts losing only two wickets in more than 40 overs of play.
Pakistan ended the day at 109-2. They still have to bat out the 90 overs on the final day, but with Dale Steyn bothered by an elbow injury and not to his full potential, South Africa aren't as much in control as they would have liked.
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Pakistan ended the day at 109-2. They still have to bat out the 90 overs on the final day, but with Dale Steyn bothered by an elbow injury and not to his full potential, South Africa aren't as much in control as they would have liked.
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‘Stern measures’ will lift Pakistan’s game: Alam
ABU DHABI
Team manager Team manager Intikhab Alam Wednesday insisted that "strict steps" taken to improve discipline would improve Pakistan's cricket and did not disturb the players.
Pakistan last week introduced a new code of conduct with stricter punishments for disciplinary breaches, which Alam said were needed in the wake of England tour rocked by spot-fixing allegations against the team. "All the strict steps taken are for the betterment of Pakistan cricket and all the
Team manager Team manager Intikhab Alam Wednesday insisted that "strict steps" taken to improve discipline would improve Pakistan's cricket and did not disturb the players.
Pakistan last week introduced a new code of conduct with stricter punishments for disciplinary breaches, which Alam said were needed in the wake of England tour rocked by spot-fixing allegations against the team. "All the strict steps taken are for the betterment of Pakistan cricket and all the
Cowell to launch game show?
LONDON
Music mogul Simon Cowell is planning to launch National Lottery-style game show on television. According to sources, Cowell has been in talks to make a glitzy interactive prize draw programme along with cash prizes.
The scratch cards will apparently be sold before the show to give viewers the chance to play along. Cowell admitted his interest in the idea last week while being quizzed by journalists.
"I have to be very careful about what I say in advance because,
Music mogul Simon Cowell is planning to launch National Lottery-style game show on television. According to sources, Cowell has been in talks to make a glitzy interactive prize draw programme along with cash prizes.
The scratch cards will apparently be sold before the show to give viewers the chance to play along. Cowell admitted his interest in the idea last week while being quizzed by journalists.
"I have to be very careful about what I say in advance because,
