Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital on Sunday soon after being found unconscious in his hotel room. Woolmer, 58, is a former England test batsman and coach of South Africa. A Pakistan team spokesman told reporters that Woolmer had died within an hour of being taken to

Internal bickerings and disagreement on several issues in the Pakistan team management have demotivated players taking part in the World Cup, according to sources in their camp. They said that already there have been a couple of incidents which highlight there is friction in the squad and cap

Coach Bob Woolmer today made itclear that injured fast bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif would have to prove their fitness to retaintheir places in Pakistan`s World Cup cricket squad. Woolmer not to take risk with injured players Karachi, Feb 22: Coach Bob Woolmer today made i

Coach Bob Woolmer today made it clear that injured fast bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif would have to prove their fitness to retain their places in Pakistan's World Cup cricket squad. Woolmer said the team has been badly hit by injury worries ahead of next month's mega event

Pakistan team manager Talat Ali has not reported any incident of racial abuse by coach Bob Woolmer against any member of the team, including temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar during the recent tour of South Africa. A PCB official confirmed to PTI that Talat, in his tour report file

The Pakistan Cricket Board today said if Shoaib Akhtar feels he was racially abused by coach Bob Woolmer, the speedster could sue him in court and seek an apology and damages. "We have also read claims in newspaper reports that Woolmer allegedly called Shoaib "Blacky" somet

Grant Compton, the trainer at the Pakistan's National Cricket Academy and a key member of the support staff brought by Coach Bob Woolmer, has resigned over differences with the cricket board over his contract. Compton said he was disappointed with the way the Pakistan Cricket Boar

Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq today refused to believe that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could accuse him and coach Bob Woolmer of abusing and insulting him during the recent tour of South Africa. "I don't believe Shoaib can say such a thing. It is utterly nonsense. I don't believe it

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer threatened legal action against a leading Pakistani newspaper for accusing him of making racist remarks against paceman Shoaib Akhtar. The daily Dawn, quoting unnamed sources, reported Friday that Woolmer called Akhtar "blacky" during a hea

The public spat between Shoaib Akhtar and Bob Woolmer has taken a new twist with a newspaper claiming that the Pakistan coach had used abusive language with racial overtones against the fast bowler during a heated argument in South Africa. Woolmer, however, has strongly denied that he had

SYDNEY - Australian cricket coach John Buchanan has defended the use of a walkie-talkie headset to communicate with his coaching staff alongside the boundary during the one-day clash against New Zealand. He pointed out New Zealand already operated a similar scheme. Channel Nine commentator