http://www.thenews.com.pkLatest News Via RSS Feedsen-usCopyright 2009 TheNewshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/rss11/19/2009http://www.thenews.com.pk/rss/thenews.jpghttp://www.thenews.com.pkAHMEDABAD, India: India were waging a grim battle to survive the first Test after Sri Lanka went on a record-breaking batting spree on the fourth day http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20950411/20/2009KARACHI: Less than a week after withdrawing from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, Younis Khan indicated that he would be available for the series agaihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20950511/20/2009KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has ruled out the return of controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar to international cricket. bhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20950611/20/2009KARACHI: The participation of Pakistani players in the third edition of Indian Premier League seemed to be in jeopardy on Thursday after Sports Ministhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20950711/20/2009KARACHI: The match between Karachi Blues and Faisalabad ended in a draw with the Blues taking three points from their match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophyhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20950811/20/2009KARACHI: Top Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar on Wednesday night said the new umpire referral system will help minimise errors. The Umpire Dehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20950911/20/2009AHMEDABAD: India coach Gary Kirsten has urged his batsmen to come up with “something special” to save the first Test against Sri Lanka. The hoshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951011/20/2009LONDON: Adam Gilchrist has signed up for a brief spell of Twenty20 cricket with Middlesex next year and could be opening the English county’s batting http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951111/20/2009QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand: Pakistan’s batsmen didn’t have the most satisfying of warm-ups on the second day against the New Zealand Invitation XI here ohttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951211/20/2009JOHANNESBURG: Uncapped off-spinner James Tredwell was called into the England squad as cover on Thursday after Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad were rulehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951311/20/2009MELBOURNE: Greg Chappell fears competition in Test cricket could shrink to as few as four countries. The former Australia captain said Thursdayhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951411/20/2009LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Cycling’s governing body will deliver proposals to the IOC next month for a track race program at the 2012 London Olympics thathttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951511/20/2009DUBLIN: The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) called on FIFA on Thursday to order a replay of the controversial World Cup playoff against France.http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951611/20/2009LONDON: The final lineup of teams for next year’s World Cup in South Africa was settled on Wednesday after six drama-charged playoffs on three differehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951711/20/2009MOSCOW: Russian press and fans were left shocked after the national side’s defeat to Slovenia in the return play-off match left them out of next year’http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951811/20/2009KARACHI: PEL ran emphatic 2-0 winners over KPT while PIA, helped by a brace from Wasimullah, overcame a spirited PMC Athletico side 2-1 in matches of http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20951911/20/2009LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Thursday announced the officials for club scrutiny and District hockey association’s elections on Thursdayhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952011/20/2009KARACHI: City District Government Karachi is constructing three astro turf hockey stadiums in different areas of the city, with an estimated cost of Rhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952111/20/2009LONDON: Former Formula 1 drivers Sir Jackie Stewart and John Watson believe world champion Jenson Button’s decision to join McLaren next season is a mhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952211/20/2009LONDON: Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen confirmed on Thursday that he will take a one-year sabbatical from Formula One next season and said it’s http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952311/20/2009DUBAI: Australia’s Robert Allenby reaped a rich reward for switching early to the new grooves as he shot a brilliant round of seven-under par 65 on Thhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952411/20/2009JOHANNESBURG: Caster Semenya will keep her world gold 800 medal and a probe into her gender will not be made public, the South African sports ministryhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952511/20/2009WASHINGTON: The artificial legs of South African paralympic champion Oscar “Blade Runner” Pistorius give him a clear advantage, taking at least 10 sechttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952611/20/2009DUBLIN: Angry Irish commentators blasted Thierry Henry as “Le Cheat” on Thursday after the French football skipper helped knock Ireland out of the Worhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952711/20/2009PARIS: Spain underscored their status as World Cup favourites on Wednesday by swatting Austria 5-1 away in an international friendly encounter, David http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952811/20/2009LONDON: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will step on board the riverboat to the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday with the world number one ranking in thhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20952911/20/2009SYDNEY: Russia’s world number three Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday became the fifth top 10 player to commit to January’s WTA/ATP Sydney Internationalhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20953011/20/2009Brazil down Iran 3-1 in volleyball OSAKA, Japan: Defending champions Brazil faced an unexpectedly tough challenge before beating Iran for theihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20953111/20/2009