The 31-year-old Younis, who had led Pakistan to Twenty20 World Cup triumph earlier this year, faced harsh criticism after the team crashed out in the semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy, has resigned as captain of Pakistan Cricket team in protest at match-fixing allegations made against the team by a senior member of parliament who is also the chairman of National Assembly standing committee on sports.  Read more... (261 words, 1 image, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

In pursuit of bringing motor sport to Pakistan, Pakistan Racer Hunt 2009 talent hunt campaign has been launched. Trials for the massive nationwide talent hunt will be held in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. The aim is to bring motor sport to public attention, identify young talent and just give everyone a chance to become part of this sport and enjoy with their family and friends at an extremely affordable rate.
This will be an annual feature and 10 drivers will be selected every year for training and development from across Pakistan. The winner of each year’s Racer Hunt will be given an International Racing Contract by Racing Pakistan for the following year.  Read more... (341 words, 1 image, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Pakistan’s Aleem Sarwar Dar, the look a like of Waqar Younus was awarded the Umpire of the Year award 2009 at the annual ICC awards in Johannesburg. It was the first time that a Pakistani umpire and anyone other than Taufel had picked up the accolade in the six years that the ceremony has taken place.  Read more... (471 words, 1 image, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

While relations between nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India are tense off pitch, some fans and cricket greats hope the Champions Trophy will bring the nations closer.

Come Wednesday, Indians will be cheering for a Pakistan win against Australia in the Group A clash of the Champions Trophy in South Africa, a victory that could also propel India to the semi-finals.  Read more... (521 words, 1 image, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for cricket. The awards recognize and honor the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months. The Awards has been institutionalized by International Cricket Council since 2004 as part of the ICC’s celebration of the game’s heroes and role models.  Read more... (677 words, 1 image, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)

Three Pakistani players were nominated in the Twenty20 international performance of the year category for the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual awards. Pakistan women’s team captain Sana Mir earned a nomination in the women cricketer of the year category & two Pakistani umpires on the ICC Elite Panel, Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf have been nominated in the umpire of the year category along with current holder Simon Taufel.  Read more... (307 words, 1 image, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)

The Lord’s museum has decided to display Pakistan’s star all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s shirt that he wore in the ICC World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka which makes him the first Pakistani cricketer to receive such an honor. Afridi played a pivotal role in Pakistan’s title-winning triumph in the World Twenty20 championship in England. He was the man of the match in the semi-final against South Africa and the final against Sri Lanka and narrowly missed the award for the man of the tournament that went to Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan.  Read more... (171 words, 1 image, estimated 41 secs reading time)

The talented duo of Mohammad Shabbir and Mohammad Munir engraved their names in the country’s history books by guiding Pakistan to its first Mission Hills Golf World Cup after finishing in the top three at the Asian qualifiers in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It has been a great moment for the golfers and all golf lovers who can now see their country in Golf World Cup.
‘Pakistan has played in the cricket, hockey and squash World Cups, but never before in our history had we featured in golf’s World Cup. Still we made our presence felt here and, hopefully, we will be able to perform well in China, too,’ said delighted Munir, who plays on the Asian Tour.  Read more... (163 words, 1 image, estimated 39 secs reading time)

Twenty20 cricket is riding a tidal wave of popularity — not just in Pakistan but throughout the cricket world. There is, of course, the convenience: the game is over in three to four hours and can easily be scheduled for prime time viewing. But what makes Twenty20 cricket truly captivating is its sheer entertainment value. It stimulates cricketing pleasure zones you didn’t even know you had. The history of Twenty20 internationals is still very young — the first such match, between Australia and New Zealand, only took place in February 2005 — yet already there is a growing sense of Pakistan’s pre-eminence in this format specially after becoming T20 world champions.  Read more... (507 words, 1 image, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

A classic example of Luck and Fate. A golfer from Lahore, Aashir Hanif, who came to play golf in Karachi after borrowing some money won a car worth worth Rs1.9 million in his first entry into the tournament.  Read more... (164 words, 1 image, estimated 39 secs reading time)