Tag: Players

LAHORE - Arifa and Nematullah of Balochistan won gold medals on the opening day of the National Cadet Under-16 Boys and Girls Karate Championship, which started in Islamabad on Saturday. Syed Amir Hamza Gilani, Director General Pakistan Sports Board, inaugurated the event at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. Fourteen teams from all over Pakistan are participating in the championship. During the welcome address, Andleeb Ahmar, Secretary Pakistan Women's Karate Association,

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has heaved a sigh of relief after the Indian High Commission cleared visas for the national squad to play across the border if they qualify for the knockout stages of the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan could be required to play in India if they qualify for the quarterfinals. The PCB had, in a preemptive move, submitted applications for visas for the entire squad and other board officials to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for clearance at an early

HAMBANTOTA - Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes his team still have shortcomings to overcome ahead of their crunch World Cup clash against Sri Lanka. Pakistan overcame early hiccups to post a challenging 317-7 against Kenya before Afridi took centre stage with 5-16 to bundle out their out-classed opponents for 112 to record a 205-victory in Wednesday's opener. "It's a good start but we shouldn't be 100 percent satisfied, there is a lot of work ahead of us still," said the

LAHORE - The current Pakistan cricket team has had the "worst" possible preparation for the World Cup but is still capable of lifting the trophy if it manages to stay united through the mega event, says the country's 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan.
"The team had the worst preparation for the World Cup but it is all a matter of some players putting up their hands and performing consistently in the tournament and the team clicking and gelling together after a good start

LAHORE - Former fast bowling great Wasim Akram on Sunday said it would be very hard for the three banned players -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammed Asif -- to get rid of the stigma associated with the bans imposed on them for spot-fixing. The former captain however backed the bans by the ICC anti-corruption tribunal insisting they would be like a lesson to other cricket playing nations as well.
"I do feel sorry for the players and I can imagine what they must be going

NEW DELHI - Much more will be at stake on Saturday than just three careers when lawyer Michael Beloff reads the verdict of an independent anti-corruption tribunal in Doha on cheating allegations facing three Pakistan cricketers.
The three-member tribunal heard the case against Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif last month for more than 45 hours spread over six days, poring over oral and written testimonies, watching video recordings and listening to tapes and forensic

LAHORE - Model Town Football Academy President Mian Rizwan Ali has announced 28 players for the training camp being held to shortlist the team for participation in the Academies Phase of the 13th National U13 Festival of Football.
The camp will be held from February 3 under Camp Commandant Shafiq Ur Rehman, while Naseem Uddin, Muhammad Yasin and Shakila Rehman will perform duty as manager, coach and assistant coach, respectively. The Camp will be held from Wednesday to Sunday.

TORONTO - Canada's 15-man squad for the World Cup has included three Pakistan-born players who are still awaiting visa clearance to enter India where the team plays four of their six games.
The visa wrangle concerns vice-captain Rizwan Cheema, Khurram Chohan and back-up wicketkeeper Hamza Tariq.
"(We have been) waiting to have visas processed for several months now," Ranjit Saini, the Cricket Canada president, told Pakistan media recently. "Canada took a pre-World Cup

LAHORE - Four players have been fined a total of nearly $2,000 for ball-tampering, slow over rates or using abusive language during the domestic final of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy.
HBL defeated PIA by five wickets Monday in the final.
PIA were fined Rs 75,000 for being 15 overs behind schedule, and HBL was fined Rs 33,000 for being eight overs short.
PIA quick Najaf Shah was found guilty of ball-tampering and fined Rs 15,000. Similar punishments were given to captain

LAHORE - The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation has lifted ban from seven players who were disbanded for violation of the federations' code of conduct.
PKF president Ch Shujaat Hussain took the decision in a meeting of the PKF officials at his residence, which was attended by all the affiliated units including four provinces, Army and Railways. He stressed the need for extensive training for the junior as well as senior players and also directed them to train for circle kabaddi which

LAHORE - Pakistan's female tennis players will participate in the Federation Cup after almost a decade and the camp training of players started here at the Bagh-e-Jinnah courts under the supervision of former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik. Pakistan's top female tennis player Ushna Suhail, currently nursing an ankle injury, will undergo fitness test on January 21 and as long as she does not gain the required fitness level, she would be kept as a reserve.
"Sara Mahboob, Sara Mansoor

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) President Faisal Saleh Hayat has approved forty-six players for the national youth team to appear in the 2012 Olympic football Asian qualifying tournament. The camp will start on January 15 at the famous Model Town Academy.
17 year old Muzammil Hussain, rated as one of the top upcoming keeper, is among the probables. Muzammil won the Best GK award in 19th National U18 Championship 2007, 3rd National U21 Championship and 20th National

It is not just the comprehensiveness of the 3-1 result that should be worrying the Australian selectors, it is the fact that most of their players are getting old. They will be even older when we play them in England in July 2013.
When 2013 comes around, Mike Hussey will be 38. The same goes for Ricky Ponting, and Simon Katich is only a few months younger. Brad Haddin will be 35

LAHORE - Former security manager of Pakistan cricket team Major (retd) Khawaja Javed Najam revealed on Sunday how Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal had violated the regulations to entertain bookmaker Mazhar Majeed in their hotel room during the tour of England last summer.
As the six-day hearing of the ICC's anti-corruption tribunal entered its fourth day, Najam, in his statement to the tribunal in Doha, said that some players went out of their way to maintain links with the Majeed

LAHORE - Former Olympians have announced the formation of a Pakistan Hockey Players Association. Former Olympians Rana Mujahid, Shahbaz Junior, Danish Kaleem and Akhlaq Ahmed have put forward the plan to form the association. They said that the office-bearers of the association will be elected in the first week of March.
Rana Mujahid, secretary Punjab Hockey Association, said that the purpose of forming the body is to solve the problems faced by the players. He said that the

Wasim Akram - Pakistan's opportunity to close the year on a winning note has been dashed. The T20 series loss in New Zealand just goes to show Pakistan are still not playing as a unit. Lack of experienced players and seaming conditions in New Zealand are certainly not helping their cause. I get the feeling that without the likes of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, Pakistan will always struggle against quality sides. There is lack of leadership and direction in the team

LAHORE: The death of a prominent first class cricketer, Aamir Bashir due to cancer on Tuesday led to a call from former Pakistan captains and players for the establishment of a players' association in the country. Former captains Ramiz Raja and Rashid Latif were joined by former leg-spinner Abdul Qadir in demanding that the Pakistan Cricket Board allow establishment of a players' association. "I think the way and the conditions in which Aamir Bashir passed away is sad and there are