Pakistan received some long overdue good news in the form of fast bowler Umar Gul's encouraging progress towards full fitness in time for the World Cup. Gul has been out of action since the start of the South African tour in December with an injured

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, said he has faith in his side's World Cup chances even if his strike bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, have to sit out the tournament. Shoaib and Asif are nursing injuries and there is speculation that they may not

Karachi Urban became the new Quaid-e-Azam Trophy champions as they defeated Sialkot by eight wickets, on the fourth day at the Multan Cricket Stadium. After being asked to follow-on, with a deficit of 220, Sialkot averted an innings defeat as they scored

Defending champions Sialkot were forced to follow on by Karachi Urban on the third day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League final at the Multan Cricket Stadium and the prospect of defeat loomed large with two days remaining. Sialkot conceded a lead

Last season's joint winners Lahore Lions enhanced their position to qualify for the final of the 2006-07 ABN-AMRO Cup Silver League Championship, when they defeated Abbottabad Rhinos

The Pakistan Cricket Board's move to invite former greats for delivering pep-talk to the World Cup-bound players has not found favour from Javed Miandad, who thinks it's too late to organise such meetings.

A century from skipper Hasan Raza accompanied by some fine seam bowling from Rajesh Ramesh and Imran Javed enabled Karachi Urban to take full control of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League final against defending champions Sialkot

The replay of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League final, between Islamabad and Multan, will now be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad over five days, from March 1 to 5. The original final, scheduled to be played from