The Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar will make a comeback, as the player was named in a 15-man Pakistan squad, for the T20 Canada tournament which will take place amongst four nations in Toronto this month.
Shoaib who was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for five years can now play for his nation as the ban was temporarily lifted by the Lahore High Court. The paceman has not been able to play this year due to PCB’s decision.
The Australian Cricket team is all set to face the Indian Cricket team in the four-test series that would commence from Thursday.
On Tuesday, Stuart Clark, Australia’s fast bowler who was in Bangalore reported, “You don't get a lot of love back from the wicket. You just got to be patient and bang it in there all day. It can be hard work, but you got to put all that aside. I think Michael Kasprowicz did it well. He got in there and bowled all day and we all know stories about how he lost eight kilograms.”
Saurav Ganguly the ‘Bengal tiger’ feels that it is the time to bid adieu to the Indian cricket team. The former Captain asserts that the last two years in the international cricket have been ‘outstanding’, though he feels disappointed on being left out from the Irani Trophy squad last month.
The player who will be retiring soon from the world of cricket after the test series with the Aussies this month says that he thought of retiring because of the incessant scrutiny that he had to face and consequently created lots of stress in his life.
It was reason to rejoice for Serbia as its player made a global impact by winning Porsche Grand Prix trophy on Sunday. Jelena Jankovic, the 23-year-old adds another feather to her cap as she reigns the top slot now.
Jankovic defeated Russia’s Nadia Petrova during the finals in Stuttgart.
Living upto its expectations the British bred Nigel Short won his third Commonwealth Chess title after dismissing Arun Prasad’s in the finals at the Naivedhyam Celebrations Centre on Monday.
The winner who won the cash prize of Rs.1.8 lakh has made his hat-trick by winning the title for the third time. Earlier he bagged the winning spree in 2004 and 2006. Commenting on this Short said, "Commonwealth is something very special for me."And with his victory he now becomes the only person to get three commonwealth titles.
was named in a 15-man Pakistan squad, for the T20 Canada tournament which will take place amongst four nations in Toronto this month.
four-test series that would commence from Thursday. 
