DEHLI: The court has acquitted co-accused Pawan Kumar Mittal alias Raja Bhai, Mohd Ashraf alias Bablu, Majid Khan alias Raju Bhai and Chanchal Mehta in the case. Gangster Abu Salem gets seven years in extortion casA court here on Thursday sentenced extradited gangster Abu Salem to seven years rigorous imprisonment in a 2002 extortion case….
Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez appeared before a three member Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary committee on Tuesday to explain his position in response to the show-cause notice issued to him over his remarks against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) dealing with suspect bowling actions. Hafeez criticised the ICC for their part in dealing with objectionable bowling…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi is positive about New Zealand touring Pakistan after the Blackcaps said they are considering the request. New Zealand and Australia will play a series against Pakistan at a neutral venue, the UAE, later this year but Sethi is hopeful that some of the matches can take place on home…
WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket coach Mike Hesson announced Thursday he was quitting, a year out from the World Cup, citing family reasons. During his 6-year tenure, the 43-year-old — described by former captain Brendon McCullum as “the best coach the Blackcaps have ever had” — guided the team to new heights across all three formats. Although…
KARACHI: Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar is having the time of her life at the moment after guiding Pakistan to back-to-back victories in the Women’s Asia Cup taking place in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Nida claimed her first-ever five-wicket haul — also the first by any Pakistani woman — in a 23-run win over Sri Lanka and…
Australia captain Tim Paine believes training at Lord’s has fuelled the team’s “dream” of appearing in next year’s World Cup final at the ‘home of cricket’. The reigning world champions have been at Lord’s this week ahead of a one-day international series against England. The five-match contest, which gets underway across London at The Oval on…
