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Amir takes advice from Pacquiao as he gears up for the big fightAMIR Khan has vowed to prove his critics wrong when he takes on Marco Antonio Barrera this week in Manchester. The two boxers meet in the crunch...

‘Government need to guarantee security’, says PCB chiefPAKISTAN are hopeful they will pass the necessary security checks to co-host the Cricket World Cup on 2011, the chief of cricket in the country has said. The comments, made by Pakistan...

Can the cricket-loving nation survive this latest setback?THE implausible attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore may well signal the end of cricket in Pakistan. In 1992 the great Imran Khan held aloft the coveted World Cup...

Ceremony is a ‘great celebration of British Asian sporting talent’THE cream of British Asian sporting talent will gather in London this weekend for the annual British Asian Sports Awards. Thirty candidates have been shortlisted for the awards ceremony which...

Player and board continue verbal battle over ICLMOHAMMAD Yousuf and the Pakistan Cricket Board have continued their verbal battle over the status of ICL players in international cricket. The 33-year-old was banned from representing Pakistan after he signed a...

Pakistan star hopes to see more Asians in footballPAKISTAN international and new Port Vale loan signing Adnan Ahmed called into a Primary school to promote football in the Asian community. The 24-year-old midfielder spoke to girls at Etruscan Primary School...

Sky documentary explores the real stories of the ‘Slumdogs’ who became ‘Topdogs’IT’S the quintessential modern-day fairytale of every young boy’s dream. A rags to riches story of a child born into poverty whose life is transformed to bigger, better...

Mohammed Ali and the art form that is bringing Gaza to the streets of Birmingham DRIVING through some of Birmingham’s most densely populated Asian areas you sense there is unparalleled support for Palestine. During the 22-day war protest meetings, talks...

Jaz Dhami urges local community to support FA’s Get Into Football campaignBIRMINGHAM-born British Asian singer Jaz Dhami is taking time out of his busy schedule to help his local community to ‘Get into Football’. The Bhangra singer has put...

Pakistan bowler yet to decide on appealPAKISTAN bowler Mohammed Asif has been banned for one year by an Indian Premier League drugs tribunal. The 26-year-old tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during the inaugural IPL competition in May last...