July Lord’s Test under scanner

Melbourne: A report in an Australian daily claimed that the ICC is investigating on the possibility of match-fixing in the first of the two-match Test series at Lord’s between Pakistan and Australia from July 13.

The latest allegation of fixing in a Test match between Australia and Pakistan is a heavy blow after claims that January’s Sydney Test between the two sides was also fixed.

Death threats

Karachi: Veena Malik, Mohammed Asif’s former girlfriend, Tuesday claimed that she received death threats after meeting ICC officials to discuss the match-fixing scandal.

Dope test

Karachi: Four Pakistan players including captain Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Kamran Akmal and Mohammed Yousuf, currently touring England have cleared their respective dope tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Yawar decision

London: Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has placed his future in the hands of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, saying he has no plans to resign in the wake of the corruption allegations levelled at his squad.

Ingram debut

Calcutta: Colin Ingram has been called up to make his Proteas’ debut in the forthcoming limited overs series against Zimbabwe and Pakistan, according to a media release by Cricket South Africa on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Ingram has shone for Warriors in domestic one-day competitions to earn his first taste of international cricket.

Invitation

Calcutta: Mohammedan Sporting Club have been invited to play four one-dayers and one T20 match, in Bangladesh, from September 24-29. The 14-member team will leave Wednesday.

Pak inspection

Karachi: Ahmed Mukaram, a deputy inspector general of police from Islamabad will visit New Delhi from September 26 to inspect the security and other arrangements for the country’s contingent in the CWG.

Sania out

Tashkent: Sania Mirza crashed out of the Tashkent Open with an opening-round loss to Russian Ekaterina Bychkova here Tuesday. The 125th ranked Indian went down 1-6, 6-4, 5-7 to the Russian, ranked 175 in the world.

Staff reporter & Agencies