Test match umpire Darrell Hair today withdrew his claim for racial discrimination against the International Cricket Council.

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has died after being found unconscious in his hotel room in the West Indies.

INZAMAM-UL-HAQ is unlikely to appeal after receiving the latest in a series of suspensions from the International Cricket Council for his role in the controversial end to last month’s final Test against England.

ENGLAND’S one-day series with Pakistan was saved yesterday after the stunning revelations umpire Darrell Hair asked for $500,000 (€392,000) to quit his position in the aftermath of the forfeited fourth Test.

Pakistanis today burned pictures of Australian cricket umpire Darrell Hair and dubbed him a “mini Hitler” for his role in the sport’s first ever international forfeit – which awarded a game that Pakistan was winning to England.