Male spectators, except those attending with family, will be banned when Pakistan hosts the eight-team Women's World Cup qualifiers in November, officials said. But officials hailed the decision to stage the matches in this conservative Islamic republic

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, has signed a two-year contract with Sussex and will play for the county this season as an EU qualified player. Saqlain, who holds a British passport, has been signed by Sussex initially to cover for Mushtaq

No player in the Pakistan squad will go to the World Cup without having undergone a dope test, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reaffirmed today. "Unless a player has had a dope test conducted he is not

Honours ended just about even on a fluctuating first day of the 49th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League final between Karachi Urban and Sialkot at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Ijaz Ahmed, the former Pakistan batsman back in first-class cricket after

Last season's finalists Islamabad Leopards registered their second successive triumph to remain in contention for the final, as they easily defeated Abbottabad Rhinos by eight wickets at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad. An allround performance by

A century by Salman Butt, leading the Lahore Lions, was overshadowed as his side were pipped by the Islamabad Leopards in the opening match of the ABN-AMRO Cup National One-day Tournament Silver League at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. The Lions, put

Pakistan is looking to fill gaps in their international season after the World Cup with a series of ODI commitments during the summer, a period in which they currently have no assignments inked in. Nasim Ashraf told reporters in Islamabad after a meeting

Inzamam-ul-Haq is confident Pakistan will regain their form in next month's World Cup but says it will depend on the availability of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. The Pakistan captain told reporters on his arrival from