Faisalabad—Despite Pakistan being on the verge
of another series win against Bangladesh at home
Shoaib Malik has emphatically stated that his
side’s five-match contest against the the
visitors is ‘not a time-pass series’. Bangladesh
have been swept on each of their trips to
Pakistan but Malik, despite a 152-run win in the
series opener in Lahore, refused to
underestimate them and cautioned against
complacency. Pakistan have blooded a few
youngsters recently and they want to keep their
options open with bigger assignments ahead.
Kanpur (India)—South Africa are ready to hand
India only their third home test series defeat
in two decades when the third and final test
begins on Friday, captain Graeme Smith said.
Karachi—Fiery paceman Imran Ali took five
wickets to help Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL)
to complete a grand double when they thrashed
Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) by seven wickets in the
final of ABN AMRO One-Day National Cricket
Tournament at National Stadium here on Thursday.
Islamabad—Pakistan overwhelmed Vietnam 3-0 in
the Oceania Davis Cup Group-III fixture on
Thursday in Tehran, a spokesman for Pakistan
Tennis Federation (PTF) told reporters here
yesterday.
Beijing—Chinese authorities have detained 45
East Turkestan “terrorist” suspects, and foiled
plots to carry out suicide bomb attacks and
kidnap athletes to disrupt the Beijing Olympics,
a police spokesman said on Thursday.
