The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will hear, next February, the appeals of banned Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif against the ICC's bans for spot-fixing. Asif's case will be heard between February 5-7, and Butt's on the 8th, it was confirmed on Monday. The CAS, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is recognised as the world's highest judicial body for sportsmen and cases...
Sehwag ton cannot avoid Delhi defeat
Uttar Pradesh 403 (Dagar 116, Kaif 91, Raina 55, Praveen 51*, Narwal 4-71) and 158 for 4 (Dagar 37, Raina 37) beat Delhi 235 (Bisht 52, Imtiaz 5-59) and 322 (Sehwag 107, Manhas 65, Bhuvneshwar 4-94, Imtiaz 4-112) by six wicketsScorecard Uttar Pradesh wrestled an outright win in a tight tussle with Delhi's ability to kill time, the fading light and a target that oscillated between reach and just out...
Worcestershire stalwart George Chesterton dies
George Chesterton, a right-arm seam bowler who played 47 times for Worcestershire between 1950 and 1957, has died at the age of 90. Chesterton represented Oxford University in 1948 and 1949, winning his Blue in the second year, and then switched to Worcestershire where as an amateur he played when time permitted. His first-class career extended until 1966 with appearances for MCC. His best bowling...
Umar Akmal joins Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers, the reigning Champions League and Big Bash League trophy holders, have bolstered their squad for this summer by signing the Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal. Like his national team-mate Shahid Afridi at Sydney Thunder, Akmal will be available for the Sixers' first three BBL matches, offering the kind of aggressive batting he has exhibited for Pakistan since his debut as a 19-year-old in...
Nov
05
Tanvir Ahmed's 12 wickets in vain as NBP clinch close game
A crucial half-century by No. 8 Qaiser Abbas took National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to a two-wicket win against Port Qasim Authority (PQA) at the Gaddafi Stadium. Chasing 211, NBP were in trouble at 122 for 6 when seamer Tanvir Ahmed, who took 12 wickets in the match, ran through the top order. But a defiant seventh wicket partnership of 84, led by Abbas, revived the chase and helped them secure victory....
Cobras, Knights fashion contrasting wins
Cobras 225 for 8 (Puttick 48, van Zyl 24*) beat Dolphins 253 for 6 (Miller 68*, Smit 64, Hendricks 3-50) by 2 wickets by D/L methodScorecard and ball-by-ball details An unbeaten 51-run stand for the eighth wicket helped defending champions Cobras sneak a two-wicket win against Dolphins in a rain-affected match in Pietermaritzburg. Dane Piedt and Charl Langeveldt came together in the middle with 47...
New Zealand blueprint cheated by rain
New Zealand have been frustrated by the rain since they arrived in Sri Lanka, but having lost the second ODI to Sri Lanka by 14 runs via Duckworth-Lewis, they will now feel somewhat cheated by it. Sri Lanka were not struggling by any means - in fact for most of their innings, they were cruising - but the pitch had begun to slow down markedly, and New Zealand were two wickets away from exposing a...
Hazlewood replaces Cummins in squad
Pat Cummins' loss is Josh Hazlewood's gain. The back stress fracture that will keep Cummins out of the home summer has in turn elevated Hazlewood to Australia's mandatory five-man pace battery ahead of the Gabba Test against South Africa, and may yet see him make his debut in Perth. Already in Brisbane for New South Wales' Sheffield Shield match against Queensland, Hazlewood was told to remain in...
Nov
04
Radio Sport pulls out of SL Tests over high costs
New Zealand's Radio Sport will not be broadcasting live commentary from the ground for New Zealand's two Tests in Sri Lanka after the radio station failed to come to an agreement over the cost of broadcasting rights with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Terming the deal as "expensive," Dallas Gurney, the radio's general manager of talk, said the price SLC asked wasn't cost-effective for the network. NZC...
Batting spot 'totally open' - Cook
Alastair Cook has welcomed the competition for places in the England team ahead of selection for the first Test against India on November 15. England have question marks in several areas, the most pressing of those being who will open the batting with Cook in Ahmedabad. By being picked for the opening tour match, it was felt Nick Compton was the preferred choice but his two single figure scores have...
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