Posts tagged as: Sri Lanka

Pakistan lose Mahinda Rajapaksa football finale

The Green shirts were ousted by Maldives in the scintillating show-piece event but they had poor finishing to blame for their defeat. Coach Zavisa Milosavljevic was far from pleased with the outing, but claimed that such trips were a source of valuable experience and thus it was important to play on a regular basis. “Our […]

Pakistan oust Bangladesh in Sri Lankan tournament

Pakistan, Lahore, Monday, December 03, 2012    Pakistan leads by securing one goal against Bangladesh’s nil in H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Tournament in Sri Lanka today. On an excellent pass of striker Kaleem Ullah, Saeed Ahmed made a full use of it by putting the ball in the net. According to the press release […]

Zavisa eager to win Sri Lankan tournament

The Serbian wants to win the competition and claims that with the current U-23 team he has the right personnel to do it. Pakistan departed on Saturday bound for Sri Lanka and according to coach Zavisa Milosavljevic, the squad have enough talent to come out on top in the event. “I think we have a […]

Elections will be held on time; says President Asif Ali Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari quelled rumors of a delay in the next elections, saying that Pakistan will soon achieve a peaceful democratic transition. Addressing the inauguration of the 6th Conference of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Speakers and Parliamentarians, the president said the democratically-elected government was nearing the completion of its constitutional term. […]

Indian Women thrash Pakistan to lift T20 Asia Cup

After overcoming arch-rivals Pakistan by 18 runs in a low-scoring final, the Indian women’s cricket team on Wednesday lifted the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s Twenty20 Asia Cup. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, India posted a total of just 81 runs all out in the allotted 20 overs, with only Poonam Raut, acting […]

Pakistan ranks 134 out of 135 countries in Gender Gap Index 2012

Pakistan ranked a low 134 out of a total 135 countries in the Gender Gap Index 2012, according to The Global Gender Gap Report. The Global Gender Gap Index, introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 is a measure to capture the scope and magnitude of gender disparities. The report bases itself on four […]

Pakistan Premier League to be played in March next year: PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that Pakistan Premier League (PPL) would be held in March next year. Addressing a press conference, he said that international payers were being contacted as the premier league would be a success only after a large number of international players took part. He hoped that international cricket […]

Winning a big title was overdue, Dwayne Bravo talks about West Indies’ World T20 win

Winning a big title was overdue, Dwayne Bravo talks about West Indies’ World T20 win Veteran West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is relishing World T20 success, and said that claiming a major title was long overdue. The Caribbean Kings thrashed Sri Lanka in the grand finale to claim their first World title in 33 years. […]

No home cricket unfair to Pakistan, speaks Misbah-ul-Haq

Emphasising on the need of international cricket on home soil, Pakistan’s Test and ODI skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said that it is very unfair to deprive his side of a chance to play competitive cricket in front of home crowd. Due to security concerns, no international team has visited Pakistan since March 2009, and the Green […]

Pakistani Umpire rejects Indian media allegations

Rejecting all allegations leveled by an Indian television channel about match fixing, Pakistani umpire Nadeem Ghauri has said that it was propaganda against him and there was not reality in the report. Speaking to the media, the accused umpire said he had not been in the international panel for two years, adding that some people […]

Failure to handle pressure situations the biggest cause of World T20 loss: Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, who decided to quit as Twenty20 captain, has admitted that his team’s failure to handle pressure situations became the biggest reason behind Sri Lanka’s embarrassing loss in the World T20 finale against West Indies. "I think we tried very hard, but this match changed in three or four overs in the middle. In […]

Mohammad Hafeez proud of Pakistan team

Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez is proud of his team’s effort in the World T20, despite an awful semi-final loss at the hands of Sri Lanka. The Green Shirts failed to cope with the pressure, and lost the game by 16 runs. Rangana Herath proved to be Sri Lanka’s main weapon, as he scalped three […]

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