As Britain's Andy Murray faltered in his attempt to win his first Grand Slam title taking on world No.1 Roger Federer in the Australian Open final in Melbourne, a more absorbing sporting contest took place in Perth. Having bowled out Pakistan for 212, Australia were made

The Pentangular Cup final received a fitting start, as Habib Bank Limited and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited fought a closely-contested day at the National Stadium in Karachi. HBL, who were asked to bat, will be disappointed, however, for not having a single batsman

The PCB will make a fresh appeal to Dubai authorities requesting them to revoke the travelling restrictions imposed on fast bowler Mohammad Asif. Asif, 27, was banned from entering the UAE after being stopped with a small quantity of opium at Dubai airport in

"No Pakistani player will go to the IPL this time," Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, told Cricinfo. "Why should we allow them to go? They didn't pick any of the players and it was an insult to us. Why should we let one or two players go? We will not We will not take this

Australia followed the lead of their senior team as they shut down Pakistan's challenge to claim their third Under-19 World Cup trophy. Pakistan's top side has lost seven matches in a row in Australia recently and Azeem Ghumman's boys had a chance to give the country

Avoiding humiliation is probably as great a motivator as anything and it is only the thought of preventing the second-ever 5-0 whitewash in their history that will spur Pakistan to seek their first win of a long and increasingly arduous tour. That the

Australia mercilessly ripped through a feeble Pakistan at the WACA to keep alive the prospect of inflicting upon the tourists only their second 5-0 whitewash in ODIs. Michael Hussey and Nathan Hauritz starred with the bat, before Ryan Harris tore through the batting

Abdul Razzaq could become the first Pakistani to appear in this season's IPL, with the player saying he had been approached by Kolkata Knight Riders. While a team official said they had not approached the player following last week's auction, Razzaq said he had been