Introduction to Pakistan Sports Board

Pakistan Sports Board was established under the Ministry of Education through the Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis.

Subsequently, in July, 1977 with the creation of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the administrative control of the Pakistan Sports Board was transferred to it.

The Board has a General Body, with its Headquarters at Islamabad. The General Body consists of 35 members. It lays down the policy and 12 members Executive Committee implements this policy.

Pakistan Sports Board being the supreme body of sports monitors the activities/affairs of National Sports Federations affiliated to it and ensure proper utilization of annual and special grants given by the Board. The annual grants are released to the National Federations to meet their day to day expenses whereas special grants are meant for participation and holding of international sports events. These grants are allocated/approved by the Executive Committee of Pakistan Sports Board keeping in view the popularity of games, achievements of international level and activities of the Federations. At present, 40 National Sports Federations are affiliated with the Board. Each Federation is responsible for promotion and development of its respective game/sports and etc

Cricket

PCB approves budget after four-month delay

The much-delayed and much-objected budgets of the PCB from 2007-08 and 2009-10 have finally been approved by the board of governors. The budget for the current year was approved after a four-month delay - it should've been approved by July 1 - amounting to, according to reports, roughly Rs1.5 billion.

Wazir Ali Khoja, a member of the governing board, told reporters after the meeting in Lahore that the budget had been approved and that one from 2007-08 had also been given conditional approval. That budget, from the administration of Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the board before Ijaz Butt, had been the subject of much scrutiny and objection. One believed to be among them is the alleged substantial golden handshake payment made to Inzamam-ul-Haq upon his retirement from Test cricket in October 2007.

But the budget had to be passed, with some conditions to rectify the objections, because grant payments from the ICC would not otherwise be released to Pakistan - or any member nation - unless the budget had been given approval by the governing body.

Butt, who was a governing board member himself under Ashraf, had raised objections to the budget even then, though the issue was never satisfactorily resolved.

Lacrosse

Changing Seasons

Princeton has a new look. From its new coaching staff to fresh players, the Tigers are adjusting to change.

• Men's Lacrosse: Johns Hopkins outlasts Mt. St. Mary's for win
• Women's Lacrosse: Syracuse Ends Regular Season With 12-9 Win Over Dartmouth
• Men's Lacrosse: Former Syracuse coach Roy Simmons Jr. to be honored with 'Spirit of the Tewaaraton Award

BASS MASTER

• Evers Duels Best

• Edwin Evers outdueled Mark Smith in a fishoff Sunday to claim victory in the final Bassmaster Open of the year on the Atchafalaya Basin.

  Think Smallie: Float and Fly Q&A
• Boyd Duckett: The Fall Trap
• Going Ike: Fun fishing on Tuesday
• Zac Brown Band up for American Music Awards
• Brauer on line choice for flipping and pitching
• More than a fish
• BASS Reporters: Kotaro Kiriyama
• VanDam equally intense about whitetails
• Randy Howell: Fishing the fall wind
• BASSography: Fred Arbogast

Horse Racing

And Still Undefeated

Zenyatta rallied from last at Santa Anita on Saturday to remain perfect through 14 races and become the first female to capture the Breeders' Cup Classic. Is it enough to wrest Horse of the Year away from Rachel Alexandra?

• Conduit wins back-to-back BC Turf titles
• Goldikova in elite company after Mile repeat
• Ex-claimer Furthest Land wins BC Dirt Mile
• Juvenile: Vale of York prevails for Godolphin
• Dancing in Silks wins Sprint in 4-horse photo
• Turf Sprint redemption for California Flag
• Pounced gives Gosden Juvenile Turf repeat
• Ladies' Classic: Life Is Sweet rallies clear
• F&M Sprint: Informed Decision foils Ventura

Women's Basketball

Head Of The Pack

Everyone is lining up behind the defending champion UConn Huskies

• Freshman phenom Griner dunks for Baylor
• Lynx get two of top five picks in lottery | Voepel
• Eastern Illinois assistant coach Moore dies at 28
• Lieberman to be named Dallas D-League coach
• UNC senior Breland's lymphoma is in remission
• UConn women unanimous No. 1 in coaches' poll
• UConn's Moore unanimous pick for All-America
• Summitt says Tennessee might be overrated
• UConn sticks as AP Top 25's unanimous No. 1
• Taurasi pleads guilty to DUI, serves day in jail

Golf

The Right Stuff

Phil Mickelson surely earned some new fans with his win at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday. But Chinese fans will remember "Lao Mi" best for his weeklong interaction with the crowd. Dan Washburn »