Pakistan’s improved run at the FIH Champions Trophy 2012 came to an embarrassing end on Saturday, when they were thrashed 5-2 by the Netherlands in the first semi-final in Melbourne. By the end of first half, the clueless Pakistan were short of two goals as Netherlands were leading 3-1. Then, Dutch team with unmatched […]
Pakistan blind cricket team captain Zeeshan Abbasi was made to drink a glass of acid during breakfast in India. The Pakistani skipper, who is leading national blind side in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind at Banglore, was apparently made to drink the hazardous liquid as the acid glass was served during […]
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan blind cricket team on Friday thrashed Indian blinds convincingly by eight wickets in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind at Banglore, India. India set a huge target of 250 for Pakistan in 20 overs which the green shirts chased handsomely in 19 overs with the loss of just 2 wickets. This was […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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England opening batsman Nick Compton calls batting with Alastair Cook an amazing feeling, and said that the skipper helps him ‘chill out’ in the middle. Both openers scored 165 runs for the first-wicket-stand in the third Test against India at Eden Gardens. Smashing his 23rd Test ton, Cook guided his team to a commanding position […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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Few have there been nations throughout the history of this world that have been so culturally similar, but so far apart in terms of dialogue and stability. Pakistan and India live side-by-side, but find it hard to do so ever since both became independent in 1947. For centuries, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs were one […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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Apart from Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar, no Indian batsman could give England any tough time on the opening day of third Test, going on at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India’s misery started with Virender Sehwag’s departure, who ran himself out very early in the innings. His early loss put the home side under tremendous […]
Dec 6 2012 | Posted in
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MS Dhoni unfazed by criticism, Alastair Cook wants result-oriented pitches India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is paying no heed to criticism by the ex-players, saying that unlike the critics, he does not have a platform to assess the game. Citing it as a part of game, the World Cup-winning skipper stated that he is not […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
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England pace star Steven Finn, after missing first two Test against India due to thigh injury, has declared himself available for the third encounter, scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Englishmen levelled the series 1-1 by taking a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in the second game. The success came after nine-wicket drubbing […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
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India’s upcoming shuttlers Angad Borchetia and Farhaz Hussain Syed showed a spectacular performance in Boy’s Doubles U13 qualifying round when they toppled Gautam Keshri and Amartya Raj at the 26th Sub Junior National Badminton Championships 2012 in India, on Sunday, December 2. The aggressive Angad and Farhaz displayed their remarkable skills in the arena as […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
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No intensions to retire, says Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan One-day and Test captain, Misbah-ul-Haq has made it clear that he would keep playing international cricket as long as he performs both as batsman and skipper. Strongly defending his performance, the 38-year-old old stated that age does not matter. "There is this misconception in our country […]
Dec 2 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday said Islamabad desires to improve bilateral relations and resolve all conflicts with New Delhi in the interest of peace and stability in the region. In an interview with a private television channel‚ she said the government had expanded trade relations with India to reduce hostility between […]
An Egyptian court has convicted in absentia seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a US pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world. The case was seen as largely symbolic because the defendants, most of whom live in the United States, […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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