Tag: Players

Sri Lanka to urge India to release players

Sri Lanka Cricket Tuesday said it would hold talks with its Indian counterparts in a bid to reverse a ban on a dozen players...

WAPDA TT players boycott Masters Cup

The top five female table tennis players of WAPDA pulled out of the Masters Cup after threatening calls from their department. Talking to...

S. Korea bans 10 players for life over match-fixing

South Korea’s professional football league on Friday imposed a lifetime ban on 10 players who have been charged with match-fixing schemes, the toughest penalty...

No harm in forming players association: Tauqir Zia

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Lt Gen (retd) Tauqir Zia believes there is no harm in constituting a players association as is the norm...

Pak players do well in World Wide Bridge

The World Wide Bridge Contest was held simultaneously at 291 bridge playing centers around the world with participation of 4011 pairs. In Lahore,...

Pakistani players’ bans too soft

Five-year bans handed to three Pakistani cricketers for spot-fixing offences were too lenient, according to a survey of international players released Thursday. Over three-quarters of...

PSB names players for U-16 Girls Hockey C’ship

Punjab Sports Board has named 18 players to represent the province in the Inter-Province Youth U-16 Girls Hockey Championship, which will start from June...

WI series an opportunity for fringe players, says Raina

The absence of several senior players for the upcoming tour of the West Indies provides an ideal platform for fringe players to shine on...

Punjab taekwondo players selected

The Sports Board Punjab has selected 18 players for camp training after conclusion of taekwondo trials here at National Hockey Stadium. The selected players will...

PHF picks players for Junior Asia Cup

The national selection committee of the Pakistan Hockey Federation on Thursday spotted players for the Junior Asia Cup. The trials to select final lineup of...

PCB to recall Pak players from England for domestic T20 events

A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official has confirmed Pakistani cricketers participating in English county cricket may be asked to report back to Pakistan to...

No special security for Afghan players

Afghanistan will be the first international cricket team to tour Pakistan in more than two years when Pakistan A team play the war-torn nation...

Watney leads in Players Championship

Nick Watney reversed his recent fortunes Thursday to seize The Players Championship first-round lead, but there was more bad luck for Tiger Woods. Watney...

Razzaq advises players to avoid controversies

Pakistan’s discarded all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has asked the national team members to keep their energies focused on playing for the country instead of getting...

Judo players boycotting SA Championships?

The South Asia Judo Championship is scheduled to start at Islamabad from May 9 and the Pakistan players, who were given international exposure over...

PCB toughens conditions for players’ agents

LAHORE - Having apparently learnt a lesson from the spot-fixing scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket, the PCB on Wednesday issued tough guidelines for players' agents, requiring them clearance at multiple levels if they want to represent cricketers.
The new Agents Regulations 2010 will be immediately applicable to all persons wishing to act as agent (s) for the cricketers who have or are representing Pakistan at all levels or who participate in cricket matches/tournament

UK tax scaring top players, says Wimbledon chief

LONDON - Several of the world's top tennis players are likely to avoid leading tournaments in Britain because of the UK government's policy of taxing their endorsement income, according to the man who runs Wimbledon. Wimbledon organisers said on Tuesday that this year's prize fund would be 14.6 million pounds ($23.81 million), an increase of 6.4 percent on 2010, while the singles champions will each pocket 1.1 million pounds -- up 10 percent. Those numbers and the kudos of the