Posted in Sport News on Jul 17th, 2008
Mohammad Asif has been confirmed as the player who tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League, the IPL has announced.
The IPL compared the result from the WADA-approved laboratory in Switzerland with the data collected by IDTM, the Sweden-based independent agency which organised the tests. The IPL said: “It was also checked [...]
Posted in News, Sport News on Jul 4th, 2008
East Team
SF Al-Farouq Aminu
HIGH SCHOOL: Norcross, Ga.
COLLEGE: Wake Forest
BUZZ: Having a huge season and aiming for a third straight state championship.
SG William Buford
HIGH SCHOOL: Toledo (Ohio) Libbey
COLLEGE: Ohio State
BUZZ: The McDonald’s All-American road continues for the Buckeyes.
PF Ed Davis
HIGH SCHOOL: Mechanicsville (Va.) Benedictine School
COLLEGE: North Carolina
BUZZ: Having as good of a senior season as any [...]
Posted in Sport News on Aug 11th, 2007
England Under-19 290 for 9 (Godleman 115, Wakely 43) v Pakistan Under-19
Pakistan Under-19 seized the advantage by reducing England Under-19 to 290 for 9 on the opening day of the second Test at the County Ground in Derby. Middlesex batsman Billy Godleman stood firm at one end and scored 115 but Pakistan’s bowlers pegged away [...]
Posted in Sport News on Aug 11th, 2007
Mohammad Yousuf is expected to sign his central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board over the next few days, though uncertainty remains over the future of Abdul Razzaq, another player yet to sign the contract.
The two were surprisingly omitted from Pakistan’s Twenty20 World Championship squad and coupled with the delays in signing their contracts have [...]
Posted in Sport News on Aug 11th, 2007
Nasim Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, defended the board’s decision to fine Shoaib Akhtar after he left the training camp in Karachi without permission.
“No matter who the individual is he will not be given special treatment if he violates regulations and misconducts,” said Ashraf. Shoaib had left the camp early citing a [...]