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By admin • September 1st, 2010

Even if the Pakistani team is proven not guilty, which seems very unlikely at the moment, we all know that they all are a bunch of shady people who play only for themselves. Their punishment should be exemplary. In spite of losing, God knows how many matches in a row, they get half a million [...]

LONDON: Pakistan’s embattled cricket team were embroiled in allegations of match-fixing on Sunday after British police arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers. The controversy erupted after the News of the World alleged some members of the Pakistan team were involved in a betting scam in the ongoing fourth and final Test [...]

27 august 2010, the whole world would see two moons in the sky, everybody is waiting for this wonderful moment, the scientist are waiting for making film of it, on the other hand some more steps are taken to see this beautiful moment together with friends. This happens after every 277 years. The Mars will [...]

Amitabh Bachchan is mortified these days. Apparently he feels Priyanka Chopra has totally outdone him as far as maintaining a healthy lifestyle is concerned. “Arre! Kitna gym kariyega! Complex de rahi hain aap hum sabko! (How much will you gym? You are giving complex to us now!),” he tweeted a couple of days back. But [...]

JOHANNESBURG: Spain and Holland championed unity as the key to Sunday’s World Cup final battle while Germany’s impressive collection of young talent set out their stall for the 2014 title by clinching third place. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque believes victory at Johannesburg’s Soccer City can strike a blow for national cohesion, a day after [...]

By Aamna Haider Isani Don’t we all enjoy a good old cricket match, especially when Pakistan is playing and heaven have mercy, when Pakistan is actually winning! This week, while fashion’s ‘It’ crowd was busy vacationing or recovering from insufferable heat spells, life was all about cricket (for cricket, not football fans). And for once, [...]

JOHANNESBURG: Spain were forced to work harder than expected to beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday as they reached the last four at the World Cup for the first time since 1950 in a dramatic match in which both sides missed a penalty. The quarter-final at Ellis Park exploded into life in the second-half with both [...]

NEW DELHI: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has got engaged to his girlfriend, Sakshi Singh Rawat here Saturday. MS Dhoni, rightly called the most eligible bachelors in the country, got engaged to the 21-year-old Sakshi in a secret ceremony in a resort just about 20 kilometres away from Dehradun. The engagement has literally put an [...]

CAPE TOWN: In the FIFA World Cup third quarter-final today, Argentina will take on Gerrmany in Cape Town at 1930 hours. The fourth quarter-final between Spain and Paraguay will be played in Johannesburg at Midnight tonight. On Friday, five-time champions Brazil made a shocking exit losing to the Netherlands 1-2, and Uruguay defeated Ghana 4-2 [...]

JOHANNESBURG: Uruguay’s first run to the World Cup quarterfinals since 1970 has captured hearts in the small South American nation. The Black Stars of Ghana, however, will have the entire host continent behind them as they try to defeat Uruguay on Friday in Johannesburg and become the first African team ever to reach the semifinals. [...]

PORT ELIZABETH: Brazil will face Netherlands on Friday’s first intriguing quarter-final while Ghana’s “Black Stars” hope to go where no African team has been before and reach the World Cup semi-finals in second match against Uruguay. After a two-day lull, the action restarts at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth where five-times champions Brazil [...]

This is what your football pundit, that wants to try to keep everyone happy, will describe as ‘hardly the glamour tie of the round’, probably with a Scottish accent or better still, with a little grin on his face that says he made it, just in time, before having to retire. For me, this is [...]

Paraguay face Spain in the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals on Saturday in desperate need of goals, having scored just three times through four matches. All three of coach Gerardo Martino’s favoured forwards play for top line clubs. Veteran Roque Santa Cruz is at English Premier League side Manchester City, while Lucas Barrios and Nelson Valdez [...]

Shoaib weds Sania HYDERABAD: Shoaib Malik finally married Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Monday in her hometown of Hyderabad. The wedding was held at 1 pm at the Taj Krishna, a private function with close family members as invitees. “Sania wore a red saree that her mother had worn 25 years ago for her [...]

Shonia marriage creates ripples in net surfing NEW DELHI: Viewers on the Internet only want more when it comes to the news and reports in connection with the ongoing saga of Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza and Ayesha Siddiqui. Apart from TV and print, the search is on for Sania in the web world. And surprisingly, [...]

HYDERABAD: Pakistani Cricketer Shoiab Malik and Indian Tennis ace Sania Mirza tie the knot today, an Indian newspaper reported on Friday. Nikah will perform after Magrib at the residence of Sania Mirza. As per Islamic Law Nikah will be perform by Qazi Azmathullah Jafferi in the presence of both family members, relatives and some intimate [...]

KARACHI: Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Shoaib Malik has expressed gratitude for nation and media for supporting him. In a statement, Shoaib said he is thankful to God and Pakistani nation who extended full support during his tough times. He said God knows everything and said he will personally thank the media friends as [...]

HYDERABAD: Speculations are rife that the Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and the Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza tied the knot in Dubai before Shoaib landed in India a week ago. Since Malik is staying at Sania’s house in Hyderabad, it has been assumed that the Taj Krishna hotel has been booked not for the Nikah, [...]

HYDERABAD: Legal experts say that Shoaib Malik’s marriage with Sania Mirza is their personal matter and nobody can stop them from this wedding. The experts’ stance in this regard is that if this is Shoaib’s second marriage then also the Shoaib-Sania wedding cannot be stopped under Indian law. Meanwhile, an Indian Tv said that the [...]

Shoaib barred from leaving India NEW DELHI: Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik cannot leave India without the Indian police’s go-ahead, as the cricketer’s mobile and passport are now in police custody, Geo News reported Monday. Malik also professed in affirmation about the nikah (marriage); however, said his signature is fake. When police arrived at the residence [...]

Police at Sania home: Malik’s arrest likely NEW DELHI: The controversial love triangle involving Pakistan’s former captain Shoaib Malik, India’s ace tennis star Sania Mirza and Malik’s alleged first wife Ayesha Siddiqui turned to another ugly twist, when Indian police arrived at Sania’s residence, Geo News reported Monday. It was said the Police arrived at [...]

Shoaib arrives at Sania Mirza home HYDERABAD DECCAN: The former Pakistan cricket captain, Shoaib Malik, was spotted at the house of tennis star Sania Mirza here on Saturday morning. The former Pakistan cricket captain, Shoaib Malik, was spotted at the house of tennis star Sania Mirza here on Saturday morning. His marriage to Sania is [...]

Sania’s heart beat for a Pakistani: Thackeray MUMBAI: Chief of an extremist organization, Shiv Sena, Bal Thackeray said here on Friday that tennis star Sania Mirza is not an Indian at heart as her heart beat is for a Pakistani. He was criticizing the Indian tennis queen for deciding to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik [...]

Shoaib’s 7 siblings get Indian visas LAHORE: A total of seven family members of former Pakistan cricket skipper Shoaib Malik have been given Indian visas on Thursday, sources confirmed to Geo news. According to sources privy to Shoaib’s family, those got visas include his mother, sister, brother, brother-in-law and his children. A few other family [...]

Cricket weds Tennis – new hope for peace! Mega stars of Pakistan and India Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza are uniting in cross-border matrimonial union, as they are expected to tie the nuptial knot on April 15 in Hyderabad. Sania will come to Pakistan after wedding, where Valima reception will be organized. According to sources, [...]

Shoaib family rejects Aisha ’nikah’ claim LAHORE: Shoaib Malik’s brother in law Imran Zafar Malik has denied that nikah happened between Shoaib Malik and Aisha Siddiqi. Speaking to Geo here on Wednesday, Malik said that Aisha’s family was welcome to go to the court. “India’s Siddiqi family has disgraced Shoaib, he said, adding, we will [...]

DUBAI: Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza are going to be married on April 11 in Hyderabad Deccan, while their wedding reception would be held on April 15 in Dubai and valima reception would be hosted by Shoaib in Lahore on April 17. However, Shoaib Malik in an exclusive talk with Geo News said that wedding [...]

VANCOUVER: An Olympics that began with the death of a luger ended Sunday with an exuberant celebration of Canada — reflecting a determined comeback by the host country’s organizers and athletes. A festive crowd of 60,000 jammed into BC Place Stadium for the closing ceremony, many of them Canadians abuzz over the overtime victory by [...]

WHISTLER: Maria Riesch could have been excused for indulging in wild celebrations after outshining Lindsey Vonn by capturing a second Olympic Alpine skiing gold medal. “I’m really proud. It’s unbelievable that I’m winning the gold medal today,” Riesch told reporters after following up her super combined triumph last week to become the most successful Alpine [...]

DUBAI: Defending champion Novak Djokovic rallied past Ivan Ljubicic 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals at the Dubai Championships. Djokovic was down a set and 4-4 against former finalist Ivan Ljubicic, who had 14 aces. But Djokovic won the next eight games and will play Marcos Baghdatis. The unseeded Baghdatis defeated Michael Berrer [...]

GWALIOR: Sachin Tendulkar hammered a world-record 200 not out as India posted a massive 401-3 against South Africa in the second one-day international on Wednesday. Zimbabwean Charles Coventry (194 not out) and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar (194) were the joint-record holders for the highest individual score before Tendulkar became the first batsman to hit a double-century [...]

DUBAI: Allrounder Abdul Razzaq’s spectacular batting display helped Pakistan to win the second Twenty20 International by four wickets against England here the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. He hammered an unbeaten 46 from just 18 balls with five towering sixes after Pakistan were reeling at 78 for five in 13 overs. Chasing 149 to [...]

SAN JOSE: Second-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco rallied to topple top-seeded Andy Roddick 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Tour SAP Open. Verdasco, who claimed his fourth career title, had lost 15 straight matches against top-10 players before breaking through against world number seven Roddick. He became the first Spaniard to win a title in [...]

RICHMOND: Dutch world champion Sven Kramer who had earlier stormed to gold in the 5,000 metres brought some much-needed joyous scenes to the Vancouver Olympic Games on Saturday celebrating his first first Olympic gold with Dutch fans and banishing the painful memories of the Turin Games four years ago when he failed to triumph as [...]