‘Aussies the target’ for Pakistani cricketers Pakistan cricket coach Mudassar Nazar said on Monday a home series win against New Zealand would mean a lot to his team but the ultimate target was to beat Australia. “Winning a home series would mean a lot to us and would prove that we have made... 06 May, 2002
Australia’s Gilchrist tops batting world rankings Australia’s left-handed wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist went to the top of the world batting rankings announced on Monday. India’s Sachin Tendulkar dropped to third behind West Indies star Brian Lara. Gilchrist, the first regular No 7 batsman to top... 06 May, 2002
Gorkha Brewery signs contract with CAN for national league cricket tournament Gorkha Brewery Pvt Ltd has signed an agreement with Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) for an annual national league cricket tournament to begin here from Friday. The signing ceremony was in a press conference organised by the Gorkha Brewery. According... 03 May, 2002
Darwin and Cairns confirmed as new Australian Test venues The northern tropical cities of Darwin and Cairns have been confirmed as future venues for Test matches, the Australian Cricket Board said on Friday. The ACB said Tests and one-day internationals cricket will be played in northern Australia during the... 03 May, 2002
Match-fix accused Azharuddin sells house, cars to raise money Tainted former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin has sold off his house and expensive cars and moved into rented premises to raise funds for himself, according to a report published on Friday. Azharuddin, fighting a legal battle over a life... 03 May, 2002
Larger intake in revamped Australian cricket academy An increased player intake was announced into Australia’s revamped cricket academy here on Friday. The Adelaide-based academy named 24 full-time residential scholarships, up from last year’s intake of 14. For the first time this year, the academy... 03 May, 2002
Cricket-mad Pakistan hails Inzamam’s triple-ton Cricket-crazy Pakistan danced in the streets after batting maestro Inzamam-ul Haq’s record-breaking triple hundred against New Zealand. Fans in Inzamam’s central Pakistani home town of Multan celebrated the batsman’s monumental 329 against the... 03 May, 2002
Slater among players not given Australian contracts Veteran batsman Mark Waugh retained his contract with the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday but former test players Michael Slater, Greg Blewett, Damien Fleming and Colin Miller were not offered renewals.ACB chief executive James Sutherland... 01 May, 2002
SPORTS BRIEFS KATHMANDU: Sita Pandey, general secretary of the Nepal Basketball Association (NBA) left here on Wednesday for Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia to participate in the Congress and Convention of the Asian Basketball Federation to be held there... 01 May, 2002
Malik’s lawyer accuses PCB of stalling life ban appeal A lawyer representing Salim Malik, the only Pakistani player ever to be banned for life, on Tuesday accused cricket authorities of delaying his appeal against match-fixing allegations. “The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is employing delaying tactics... 01 May, 2002
