Yasir Hameed accuses team-mates of widespread match fixing Updated 9/5/2010 5:02:00 PM LONDON: The crisis surrounding Pakistan cricket deepened on Saturday when a teammate of the three players suspended on corruption charges reportedly claimed that players on his team had been fixing
Afridi apologises over match-fixing scam Updated 9/5/2010 5:11:00 PM LONDON: Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has apologised for the controversy surrounding the spot-fixing allegations. Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad
Hameed denies he alleged match-rigging Updated 9/5/2010 5:01:00 PM KARACHI: Pakistan test opener Yasir Hameed denied on Saturday he had told the British tabloid The News of the World that he had accused his team mates of fixing matches. The Sunday newspaper
Demands grow for removal of Ijaz Butt Updated 9/5/2010 2:11:00 PM Staff Report LAHORE: Amid more match-fixing revelations of British tabloid News of the World, cricket circles in Pakistan have renewed their demand for a change in the current set up of the
Flood aid before Eid not possible: Sindh cabinet Updated 9/5/2010 4:53:00 PM Staff Report KARACHI: Sindh Cabinet said Saturday it is not possible to provide aid to millions of flood victims before Eid ul Fitr. An urgent meeting of the Sindh Cabinet will take
Punjab Government, Microsoft ink MoU Updated 9/5/2010 7:17:00 PM Staff Report LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab Government and Microsoft Corporation here on Sunday. According to the understanding, the
Farmers, PPP workers stage protest in Padidan Updated 9/5/2010 11:59:00 AM Staff Report NAUSHERO FEROZE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) workers and farmers staged a demonstration against low supply of agricultural water in Padidan area of Naushehro Feroze on
Pakistan, England clash in T20 match today Updated 9/5/2010 6:06:00 PM Staff Report LAHORE: Pakistan has decided to exclude test debutants Azhar Ali, Wahab Riaz and Umar Amin from the playing eleven amid match fixing suspicions. In a special chat with
PCB calls emergency meet over match-fixing row Updated 9/5/2010 4:52:00 PM Staff Report LONDON: PCB officials, Pakistan envoy to UK and team management called an emergency meeting as British tabloid News of the World came out with another set of revelations that a
Fourth Pakistan player probed in fixing: Tabloid Updated 9/5/2010 1:47:00 PM CARDIFF: The British newspaper whose allegations of a betting scam have rocked the world of cricket said on Saturday that a fourth Pakistan player was being probed over the claims, but refused to
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U.S., Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police Updated 9/5/2010 11:05:00 AM DUBAI: Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone,
Suicide bomber kills five in southern Russia Updated 9/5/2010 4:51:00 PM MAKHACHKALA: At least five people were killed and 35 wounded on Sunday when a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a military camp in Russia's southern region of Dagestan, security
India test fires BrahMos cruise missile Updated 9/5/2010 7:17:00 PM NEW DELHI: India Sunday test fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a defence base in Orissa, official sources said. The missile was test fired from the Integrated Test Range of
ICC to set up independent commission for spot-fixing Updated 9/5/2010 3:11:00 PM NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will appoint an independent commissioner to determine the fate of the three Pakistani players fighting spot-fixing charges. ICC President
Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort Updated 9/5/2010 6:25:00 PM CAIRO: The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians will take place in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on September 14-15, the Foreign Ministry said on
India mulls 'legalising gambling' amid cricket scandal Updated 9/5/2010 8:03:00 PM NEW DELHI: The Indian government is looking at proposals to legalise the country's multi-million-dollar underground gambling market to tackle corruption in cricket, according to a newspaper report