The Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has filed an appeal with his lawyer challenging the one-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for failing a drugs test. His appeal will be reviewed by the two-member appeal committee formed

Ata-ur-Rehman, the banned Pakistan fast bowler, has been reinstated on the official players' list and can play from May 2007. Rehman, 30, was one of those implicated in Pakistan's controversial match-fixing inquiry five years ago - he admitted to lying

Justice Fakhruddin Ibrahim will head the new panel appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hear the appeals against the doping bans imposed on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. The panel also consists of Hasib Ahsan, a former Test

Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire who accused Pakistan of ball tampering during the Oval Test in August against England this summer, has been banned from umpiring in internationals. The announcement was made by Percy Sonn, the ICC president, at a press

Ricky Ponting, Australia's captain, picked up both major honours at the annual ICC Awards in Mumbai, being named Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year. Ponting was also named on both the ICC ODI and Test Teams of the Year which were selected by

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, feels that the decision to ban Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif could hamper his team's chances in the forthcoming home series against West Indies and more importantly in next year's World

Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar are likely to appeal against the bans handed to them by the Pakistan board-appointed drug tribunal. Asif confirmed that he will appeal against the

Intikhab Alam, one of the three-member panel that recommended the ban on Shoaib Akthar and Mohammad Asif, said he was sad but had no regrets about the decision. "We didn't have any doubts in our minds about what we have announced," Intikhab, the former