PCB sues Shoaib Akhtar for 3 million dollars
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday sued pacer Shoaib Akhtar for three million dollars for making allegedly defamatory remarks against it after the board imposed a five-year ban on him ANI
India guarantees smooth and safe Olympics torch relay
Indias junior Foreign Minister Anand Sharma has assured Beijing of smooth and safe Olympics torch relay in India. ANI
Proteas take 147 run lead in Ahmedabad Test(lead: Ahmedabad test)
South Africa virtually batted India out of the second Test at the Motera Stadium here, taking a commanding 147-run lead in their first innings, and still having six wickets in hand at the close of play on the first day on Thursday. ANI
Shoaib Akhtar cannot participate in IPL till ban is lifted: Lalit Modi
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Lalit Modi said on Thursday that Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar cannot participate in Indian Premier League (IPL) until the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lifts the five-year ban on him. ANI
Ban on Shoaib is loss to team: Zaheer Abbas
Former Pakistan batsman, Zaheer Abbas on Thursday described the five year ban of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar as harsh and a loss to Pakistan cricket. ANI
Trump says Scottish golf resort is a done deal
American tycoon Donald Trump is boasting that he has won planning permission for his controversial one billion pound golf resort in Scotland. ANI
Shoaib ban effect: Imran Khan demands PCBs dissolution
Criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board for imposing a ban on pacer Shoaib Akhtar, Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan on Thursday urged the new Pakistani Government to dissolve the cricket board. ANI
Bhaichung Bhutia a hero for Tibetans
Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, a Buddhist who has refused to carry the Olympic torch to express his solidarity with the Tibetan cause, has become a hero among the Tibetan community in Sikkim. ANI
Flintoff desperate to be fit for first Test against New Zealand
Englands star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who has been out since undergoing a fourth operation on his left ankle in October 2007, feels that his recovery has been his best yet and he is close to bowling at full fitness. ANI
India bundled out for paltry 76 in Ahmedabad Test
South Africas pace bowlers ripped through the much vaunted Indian batting line-up at the Motera Stadium on the citys outskirts on Thursday, bundling the hosts out for a paltry 76 runs in 20 overs in the second cricket Test between the two sides. ANI
Dickie Bird charity probed for giving nothing to beneficiaries
A charity set up by cricket legend Dickie Bird is being probed for racking up huge bills, but giving next to nothing to the disadvantaged youngsters it was supposed to help. ANI
Ronaldo shells out thousands to get wonky teeth fixed, chest waxed
Ace Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who fretted about his mouth as a teen, has secretly shelled out thousands of pounds on fixing his wonky teeth. ANI
Gillani takes note of PCB ban on Shoaib
Following criticism of the 5-year ban on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from different quarters of the Pakistani society, the countrys Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani is learnt to have taken a notice of the PCBs action and issued directives to the PCB to revise the decision, the sources added. ANI