LAHORE (March 18, 2010): On the occasion of the third death anniversary of former Pakistan cricket team coach Bob Woolmer, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) paid tribute to him for his services for Pakistan cricket. A PCB spokesman said here on Wednesday that Bob Woolmer's progressive coaching methods made a huge impact on the game of cricket.

KARACHI (March 18, 2010): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday barred members of its national squad from participating in cricket matches abroad without prior permission. Several of Pakistan's 18-man World Twenty20 squad players were scheduled to play in private leagues in Bangladesh later this month but a PCB statement said "permission will be required to play abroad".

ISLAMABAD (March 18, 2010): Bahria University won the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Inter-Zone C Hockey championship held at Islamabad Sports Complex, said a press release issued here on Wednesday. The event was organised under the supervision of Higher Education Commission Pakistan. There were teams participating in the event from Islamabad, Rawalpindi & Azad Jammu Kashmir Division.

LAHORE (March 18, 2010): The four-day 49th Amateur Golf Championship of Pakistan will be contested at the alluring, par 72 Royal Palm Golf course from Thursday (today). The championship is an event of national significance and through four rounds of intense competition, the contestant with the best score will be declared the national amateur golf champion of Pakistan for 2010.

LAHORE (March 18, 2010): Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) will return to AFC club competitions after ten years when they will take on Vakhsh Qurghonteppa, runners-up to Dordoi in the 2006 AFC President's Cup, Nagacorp of Cambodia and Sports Club of Sri Lanka in the Group-B of sixth AFC President's Cup 2010.

WELLINGTON (March 17, 2010): Pakistan has lost home advantage to New Zealand for their Davis Cup tennis tie due to security fears in the troubled South Asian country, officials said Tuesday. Pakistan was due to host the Asia-Oceania zone second-round tie in July but New Zealand had asked for it to be moved because of security fears.

LAHORE (March 17, 2010): Sayid Papers Stags gained full points in first SPM Lahore Veterans Cricket League when they edged out Lahore Green by 40 runs at Model Town Whites Ground on Tuesday. Aizad Sayid led Stags put up 245-7 with Shahid Anwar 56, Kamran Khan 36, Zia Uddin 40*, Javed Hayat 47, Rafaqat Ali 12, Sajjad Akbar 14. Amir Gul 4-36, Nadeem 2-48, Naveed Soofi 2-47, Ejaz Butt 1-40 were successful bowlers for Lahore Green who managed 206-9.

ISLAMABAD (March 17, 2010): Shahid Afirdi wants Abdul Razzaq to do the job in case if he is not chosen to lead the Pakistan cricket team in Twenty20 World Cup. According to sources, the explosive batsman suggested the name of Razzaq to PCB chairman Ejaz Butt on being asked about the leadership issue.

KARACHI (March 17, 2010): Pakistan's annual National Games, scheduled to be held in Peshawar this month, have been postponed because of security concerns, the country's National Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. The games are the latest sporting event to be affected by security worries in a country that has been hit by a series of militant attacks, including the ambush of the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus last year.

LAHORE (March 17, 2010): Elections of East, West and North Zone of Lahore will be held at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on 26th March. The interested/desirous candidates are requested to submit the duly filled nomination forms along with bank draft amounting to Rs 5,000/-each in favour of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by 22nd March positively after that no nomination paper will be acceptable and entertained.