Amir Khan has a point to prove against Danny Garcia following his defeat by the American in July, insisting he will put the record straight if he can secure a rematch in 2013. Khan has failed to secure return clashes with previous conquerors Breidis Prescott and Lamont Peterson but remains hopeful of avenging his loss to Garcia after being pummelled by the Philadelphian in July. He had looked impressive in ...

The ‘World Cup Kabaddi’ Indian men deserve exceptional appreciation  and more award than they got on this unmatchable victory now as the  Sikh Vichar Manch noticed till the end of show on PTC news   Observation by - Sikh Vichar Manch    Before finally ‘World Cup Kabaddi’ Indian men pulling out a hat trick  routing arch rivals (though looked friendly), the Indian and the  organizers were not sure about winni ...

By Zaheerul Hassan A reported rift between skipper MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir has further complicated India's quest to draw the ongoing Test series against England. Dhoni apparently is unhappy with Gambhir's attitude and is believed to have put in a word with the BCCI in this regard. Gambhir has not scored a Test century for almost three years now and is fighting to retain his place in the Indian team. He ...

FORMER ICC president Ehsan Mani has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board for agreeing to tour India for a short one-day series later this month. “I think the PCB is wrong to have agreed to this. If it is a political decision, then the PCB should have asked the politicians to make sure that India reciprocated by coming and playing against Pakistan even if it was at a neutral venue,” Mani said in an intervie ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday. The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match. His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to tie Mueller’s mark, and he eclipsed the 1972 milestone with a familiar left-footed fin ...

By Saj Sadiq Ehsan Mani spent his early life in Pakistan playing for the Rawalpindi Club and Government College Lahore XI from 1959 to 1965 as a right-hand batsman and a left-arm fast medium bowler. From 1989 to 1996, Mani represented the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) at the International Cricket Council. For the 1996 Cricket World Cup, he was on the advisory committee as the PCB representative. He was also ...

The teams entered the game as equal adversaries with a 6-6 all-time record at the Champions Trophy and were so evenly matched that the game was too close to call until the final horn. “This win means a lot to us. We haven’t had a medal at the Champions Trophy since 2004,” Pakistani player Shakeel Abbassi told the FIH’s website. The teams exchanged goals in the first half. India took the lead when VR Raghuna ...

Shakeel Abassi scored goals in the 39th and 51st minutes Thursday to give Pakistan a 2-1 win over Olympic gold medalist Germany in a men's Champions Trophy field hockey quarterfinal. Moritz Furste had given the London Games champions a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. Pakistan will play the winner of Thursday's later quarterfinal between London silver medalist the Netherlands and New Zealand in Saturday's semi ...