Aleem Dar, the Pakistan umpire, has been named Umpire of the Year at the ICC Awards ceremony in Bangalore. He has won this award - named the David Shepherd Trophy - for the second time in successive

Ijaz Butt, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has promised to co-operate fully with all investigations arising from the spot-fixing scandal that tainted his country's recent tour of England, as he arrived back in Lahore on Wednesday following a bridge-building trip to

The appeals of the three Pakistani players against the provisional suspensions imposed on them by the ICC in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal will take place in Doha, Qatar on October 30 and 31. Michael Beloff QC

Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has been summoned by Pakistan's national assembly for a hearing on October 11 to explain the reasons for the controversy-ridden tour of England, as well as his allegations against Andrew Strauss's team and their subsequent withdrawal. He will

Mohsin Khan, Pakistan's chief selector, is concerned about finding replacements for Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, the trio suspended by the ICC in the spot-fixing scandal, for a tough, upcoming series against South Africa. The three players were served

Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has issued an apology for the comments he made during the one-day series between England and Pakistan when he claimed the hosts' players had taken "enormous amounts of money" to lose the third ODI at The Oval. The England players have accepted

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, believes the current frost in the PCB's relations with the ICC and ECB should not affect the work of the ICC task force - headed by ECB chairman Giles Clarke - in charge of bringing international cricket back to Pakistan. In the fallout of

Salman Butt, one of the three Pakistan players suspended by the ICC following the News of the World spot-fixing expose, has appealed against his suspension. Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief, confirmed Butt's appeal and said they "would look to expedite as