Karachi: It has been revealed that Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider was not given the ceremonial Test cap, when he made his debut against England at Edgbaston, landing the PCB and the team management in England in a fresh controversy.
AP - Left-hander Aroldis Chapman made his big leg kick and let one fly. Flashes went off around the ballpark. The crowd let out a collective ooh when the ball slammed loudly into Ryan Hanigan's mitt.
AP - Dayne Crist threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Armando Allen ran for a score and Notre Dame's defense was solid Saturday in a 23-12 win over Purdue that gave coach Brian Kelly a victory in his Fighting Irish debut.
Split-innings one day cricket made its Australian domestic debut in Darwin on Tuesday as Cricket Australia hurried to fine-tune the format ahead of an imminent decision on the shape of the coming season.
AFP - Yoann Gourcuff's Lyon debut ended in anti-climactic defeat on Saturday as his new employers went down 2-0 at Lorient -- the side coached by his father, Christian.
For such a clean-cut guy, Tim Tebow can be a polarizing figure, and his N.F.L. debut was no different. He was booed and his throwing motion was dissected.
Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson connected on three touchdowns to make Lane Kiffin a winner in his first game as Southern California coach. No. 14 USC beat Hawaii 49-36 on Thursday night to start the post-Pete Carroll era.
Dez Bryant was headed into the lunch room Monday when Jon Kitna called him over to a corner where several veterans were doing conditioning work. The rookie dutifully joined them, taking his turn in line.
Christian Ponder threw four first-half touchdown passes and Greg Reid returned a punt 74 yards for another score as No. 20 Florida State celebrated Jimbo Fisher's coaching debut with a 59-6 victory over lower-division Samford (Ala.) Saturday.
Christian Ponder threw four first-half touchdown passes and Greg Reid returned a punt 74 yards for another score as No. 20 Florida State celebrated Jimbo Fisher's coaching debut with a 59-6 victory over lower-division Samford (Ala.) Saturday.
Mario Balotelli enjoyed a dream start to his Manchester City career when he came off the bench to score the winning goal in his club's 1-0 Europa League playoff, first leg victory over Timisoara on Thursday.
When the whistle blew and the opening kickoff sailed through the
air on a beautiful late-summer night, Natalie Randolph could
finally take a deep breath and focus on the thing she wants to do
most - coach football.
Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman was too fast to hit in his big league debut, throwing 102 mph during one perfect inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Tuesday night, wrapping up the best August by any team in the majors.
AP - For the second straight game, Manny Ramirez watched from a few feet away as one of his new teammates hit a game-winning homer. Claimed off waivers by Chicago for his renowned power, Ramirez provided only a bloop a single in his debut but he was on deck when Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the White Sox a 6-4 win and three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.