Bangladesh tour will help revive cricket: PCB chief
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf Wednesday said Bangladesh’s short tour will help revive the suspended sport in his country.
Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed it will play a one-day and a Twenty20 match in Lahore this month, matches which will reintroduce international cricket to Pakistan following its suspension in the wake of 2009 attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus.
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Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Kings XI Punjab by 8 wickets
MOHALI: Gautam Gambhir slammed an unbeaten 66 to power Kolkata Knight Riders to an emphatic 8-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the PCA stadium on Wednesday.
Riding on a disciplined bowling and fielding display, KKR first restricted Kings XI to 124 for seven after sent into bowl, and then skipper Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a fine unbeaten half century to overwhelm the target with 21 balls in hand.
Karzai wants ‘at least $2 billion’ a year from US
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he wanted “at least $2 billion” a year from the United States after it withdraws its troops in 2014.
Karzai said the US should specify in a partnership agreement to be signed between his country and the US how much money it will give to Afghanistan after they leave.
Pakistan’s cricketers take turn on the catwalk
KARACHI: Former Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan and paceman Umar Gul turned heads at a bridal fashion show this weekend with a rare turn on the catwalk.
Wearing a blackish grey shirwani — a long suit worn by grooms in Pakistan — Younis smiled all down the runway in his first-ever appearance in a fashion show in Karachi on Saturday, while Gul wore an off-white shirwani.
Ahmadinejad vows to defend territorial integrity
TEHRAN,: Iran will respond with force to any threats to its territorial integrity, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, adding that it would prefer to cooperate with its Arab neighbours to maintain security in the Gulf.
“The armed forces and the army will inflict heavy regret and shame in case of any aggression against Iranian lands and interests,” Ahmadinejad told military commanders and personnel on the occasion of Iran’s annual Army Day.
Clinton urges NKorea not to launch rocket
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged nuclear-armed North Korea not to go ahead with its planned rocket launch if it wants a “peaceful, better future” for its people.
“We are consulting closely in capitals and at the United Nations in New York and we will be pursuing appropriate action,” Clinton said at a press conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, who echoed her remarks.
Mumbai Indians take on Rajasthan Royals today
MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians will log horns with Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL-2012) Twenty20 cricket match at the Wankhede Stadium today (Wednesday).
The match will start in the evening at 7.30 P.M. (Pakistan Time).
Both the teams with four points each are on top of the table. However Rajasthan Royals have played two, while Mumbai Indians three matches.
Rescue work continues at Siachen
RAWALPINDI: Expert teams from Germany and Switzerland have arrived in Pakistan to take part in the rescue operation at Siachen Glacier where 139 troops and civilians were buried on Saturday by a massive avalanche that engulfed a military complex in Gayari sector.
Six German and three Swiss experts are embraced with equipments who are also waiting for weather clearance to proceed to Gayari.
Bangladesh cricket team not to visit Pakistan
Bangladesh cricket team not to visit Pakistan, tweets BCB official
DHAKA: An official of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has tweeted on Tuesday that the team will not be visiting Pakistan for any upcoming series, Geo News reported.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources told that the board has not yet received any formal information about the BCB’s decision of not visiting Pakistan.
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Yuvraj reaches Delhi after cancer treatment in US
NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh, who left a nation worried and praying after he was diagnosed with a rare germ-cell cancer, reached Delhi on Monday morning after undergoing successful treatment in the US since January.
Yuvi, the World Cup player of the tournament, arrived home from London.
