Karachi, Feb. 13: Retaliating against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt's criticism of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports, the body has now filed a privilege motion against him.

Committee members charged Butt with violating the privilege of the Senate.

"The PCB chairman has passed negative remarks against the sports committee that is tantamount to the breach of privilege of the Senate," The News quoted a member of the committee, Haroon Khan, as saying.

Brisbane, Feb. 13: Rain has delayed the start of the final one-day match between Australia and New Zealand, giving a little more time to Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke to go through with a fitness Test.

The covers haven''t been moved off the cricket pitch at the Gabba, increasing the chances of the final match of the series being abandoned and allowing Australia to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

Brisbane, Feb. 13 : Skipper Ricky Ponting believes that Australia's policy of resting its star players is controversial and self-defeating.

Speaking ahead of the final Chappell-Hadlee one-day match between Australia and New Zealand that has begun at the Gabba in Brisbane, Ponting said that while there was a need for Australia's cricketers to rest between matches to avoid a burnout, the current strategy was far from perfect.

Islamabad, Feb. 12 : Former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad will tour China as a cricket ambassador next month, an official of the sports ministry said Thursday.

Miandad believes China, which he will tour from March 9 to 15, had the potential to be a cricket power.

"I have no doubt that they could excel in the field of cricket, like they did in other sports,'''' The News quoted him, as saying.

Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, who is also patron-in-chiefof the Pakistan Cricket Board, appointed Miandad as cricket ambassador to China in December last year.

Brisbane, eb. 12 : Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting believes it will be difficult for his players to continue playing all three forms of the game - Tests, ODIs and Twenty20s - as increased workload could lead to greater frequency of injury and lack of rest.

The cloud hanging over injured vice-captain Michael Clarke places the vexed issue of resting and managing player workload back in the spotlight, especially with crucial tours of South Africa and England on the horizon.

Clarke is among an ever-thinning number of Australians who consistently play Test, one-day and Twenty20 cricket - which also currently includes Ponting, Haddin, Mike Hussey and Mitchell Johnson.

London, Feb. 12 : MLS Commissioner Don Garber has told England football star David Beckham to sign for AC Milan now or forget his transfer from LA Galaxy.

"Sign for AC Milan now or the transfer from LA Galaxy is off," the Sun quoted Garber, as saying.

The 33-year-old midfielder has made it clear that he wants to call time on his two-year stint in Los Angeles to seal a permanent move to Milan.

Keeping in view, the upcoming American season that will start on March 22, Garber has set a deadline to Beckham.