Leeds, Jul 24: Pakistan’s coach Waqar Younis has denied that his batsmen had been tainted by Twenty20 cricket with the exception of Umar Akmal.

“Definitely I would say that about Umar Akmal. I think

London, July 24: Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson believes that former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan should be recalled for strengthening the team’s middle order.

Following the unexpecte

London, July 24: Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has invited Oasis band member Noel Gallagher to come and watch him play at the Barcelona-Real Madrid derby.

English rock band Oasis is said to have

Sydney, Jul 24: The Ashes series will open to a packed house at the Gabba with less than 100 first-day tickets remaining on sale.

Four months before the series begins in Brisbane on November 25, cri

Melbourne, Jul 24: Channel Nine plans to broadcast some action from this summer’s Australia-England Ashes series in 3D, although not the Tests themselves, and plans to take cricket viewers where they

London, July 23: Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button reckons that veteran German racer Michael Schumacher would regret quitting until he proves that his return was not a huge mistake.

“I don’

New Delhi, July 23: The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) on Friday revised the growth forecast for the current fiscal to 8.5 percent from 8.2 percent earlier.

Addressing a press con

London, July 23: England coach Fabio Capello has been blocked from putting his name to any more potentially ­disastrous business deals without getting the Football Association’s (FA) permission.

Vent

Washington, July 23: British footballer David Beckham’s confession of his passion for LEGO and that he was building a replica of the Taj Mahal has sent sales of the toy soaring up by 633 percent in ju

London, July 23: Former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga believes that it is time for his country to be allowed back into Test cricket.

Zimbabwe last played a Test match in 2005 after a majority of