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Sri Lanka prepare for return post-Lahore terror attackSRI Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said his team were looking forward to getting back onto the cricket pitch just months after they were targeted in a terrorist attack in the Pakistan city...

‘I’m not going back’, says Pakistan batsmanMOHAMMAD Yousuf has returned back to the Pakistan fold after quitting the unofficial Indian Cricket League for the second time. The record-making batsman could return to first team cricket for Pakistan who had...

Chelsea FC hand out the medals in the ultimate footballing prizeTHREE days of a ground-breaking new initiative by Chelsea football club drew to a close with three young Asian players joining the club this summer for trials at the...

Rasul invests expertise instead of capital and turns around failing businessDRAGONS Den star Shaf Rasul proved to be super-human after he saved a man’s business from bankruptcy. Property entrepreneur Shaf didn’t invest in Giles Bury Qwikgoal.com product – instead...

Pakistan bowler keen to prove a pointPAKISTAN fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is determined to silence his critics by putting in a strong performance in the one-day series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates. Shoaib was dropped for Test series...

Football initiative gathers momentumBOXER Amir Khan is the latest sportsperson to give his backing to Chelsea’s Search for an Asian Soccer Star initiative. The 22-year-old Bolton Wanderers fan, who will fight for the world light-welterweight title this June, has...

Move is ‘unjust’, says Pakistan coachPAKISTAN will not host any matches in the 2011 World Cup after the International Cricket Council deemed the country was unsafe following the recent terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. The...

New study reveals players ‘under pressure’ to downplay racist incidentsASIAN cricketers feel there is little point reporting racist abuse for fear of not being taken seriously, explosive new research has claimed. A study to be presented to the British...

‘Australia will be Formidable Opponents’, says Pakistan captainTHE Pakistan cricket team arrived in Dubai earlier this week and declared themselves fit and ready to challenge Australia in the upcoming series between the two cricket-mad countries. With the opening game just...

Muslim star backs initiativeCHELSEA striker Nicolas Anelka has lent his support to Chelsea’s Search for an Asian Star Campaign. Launched last month, the project aims to identify young talented players from the Asian community. Chelsea will be holding open...