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Ten years on: How the Woolmer investigation was botched

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Experts involved with the Bob Woolmer case feel the then Jamaican Director of Public Prosecutions attempted to cover up the truth to protect the state pathologist at the centre of the botched investigation

Younis wants to win Champions Trophy for Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has said he wants to win the Champions Trophy in honour of Bob Woolmer, the team's former coach who died during the 2007 World Cup

I didn't want captaincy without Woolmer - Younis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Younis Khan has revealed he would have accepted Pakistan's captaincy had it not been for the death of Bob Woolmer

One year on, Inzamam remembers Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Twelve months after the death of Bob Woolmer, former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has admitted that he will never forget the inspirational coach

Woolmer memorial tournament scrapped

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Plans for a Bob Woolmer memorial tournament at Edgbaston have been cancelled due to funding problems, according to a report in the Birmingham Post

Woolmer jury delivers open verdict

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An 11-member jury handed down an open verdict on the death of the former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer

Inquest enters seventh week

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The inquest into the death of former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer entered its seventh week with coroner Patrick Murphy summarising the statements of five more witnesses on Monday

Woolmer inquest goes into sixth week

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The coroner's inquest into the death of former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has extended for another week, with coroner Patrick Murphy yet to continue his summation of the evidence on Monday

Inquest jury retires to consider Woolmer verdict

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The inquest into the death of former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer ended on Wednesday, 26 days after it began in Kingston, Jamaica

Woolmer's final email discusses 'abysmal' performance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer was a "little depressed" following his team's exit from the World Cup and he was looking forward to going home, according to an email that may have been his final words before his death in Kingston

Mark Shields defends decision to close investigations

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jamaica's deputy commissioner of police Mark Shields, appearing for the third consecutive day at an inquest into former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer's death, has defended the Jamaica Constabulary Force's decision to close investigations into the case

Woolmer remembered in memorial service

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer's life and career in cricket was honoured during a remembrance service at St John's Wood Church near Lord's on Friday

Review ordered of Woolmer probe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The decision comes two days after police closed the case stating that Woolmer's death was due to natural causes.

Seshaiah defends murder theory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dr Ere Seshaiah, the pathologist who conducted the post mortem, defended his findings that Woolmer was murdered

Police confirm Woolmer died 'of natural causes'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jamaica police have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered

Doubts grow over pathologist's findings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

While news regarding the ongoing investigation into the death of Bob Woolmer is hard to come by, there are increasing suggestions that the Jamaican police jumped the gun in launching a murder enquiry

Police play down media speculation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The weekend brought another swathe of reports claiming new developments in the investigation into the death of Bob Woolmer

Jamaican police insist Woolmer was murdered

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jamaican police insist Bob Woolmer was murdered against reports stating otherwise

Pakistani investigator says evidence 'inconclusive'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer's death cannot yet be termed a murder because the evidence is inconclusive, claims a Pakistani investigator

'Traces of weedkiller found in Woolmer's stomach'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Detectives were looking into two bottles of Champagne which were gifted to Woolmer, one of which had been emptied

Pakistani investigators to present report today

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The team of Pakistani investigators, which went to Jamaica to investigate Bob Woolmer's murder, has finalised its report and will be submitting it to the government today

BBC claims tests show Woolmer was drugged

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A BBC television investigation into the death of Bob Woolmer, shown on Monday night, claimed that toxicology tests support earlier reports that he was poisoned before being strangled

Woolmer's body arrives in South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The body of Bob Woolmer has arrived in South Africa after Jamaican officials gave permission on April 23 for it to be released and handed back to his family

Police rule out snake venom in Woolmer case

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Police investigating the death of Bob Woolmer have ruled out the possibility that snake venom was involved

Woolmer's body allowed to go home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jamaican government officials have given permission for Bob Woolmer's body to be released and taken back to his family in South Africa

Snake venom may have killed Woolmer - reports

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been drugged with snake venom, according to the police who are investigating his death

'CCTV footage reveals likely suspect' - Report

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The investigations into the murder of Bob Woolmer, the late Pakistan coach, are reported to have reached a significant breakthrough with a likely suspect being identified through footage from the hotel security camera

'Significant development' postpones Woolmer inquest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"New and significant developments" in the investigation into Bob Woolmer's death have delayed the Jamaican inquest that was due to start on Monday

Newspaper report points to poison theory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Speculation over the possibility that Bob Woolmer was poisoned has increased following a report in a Jamaican paper, apparently quoting the toxicology report, to that effect

Woolmer inquest to start on April 23

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An inquest into the death of Bob Woolmer has been set for April 23. Patrick Murphy, the Kingston coroner, will conduct a hearing at the Jamaica Conference Centre

Woolmer death would've halted World Cup elsewhere - Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain, feels that the World Cup would have been halted anywhere else in the world after the suspected murder of Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach at the time, last month in Jamaica.

Pakistan captain and coach to be announced soon

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The appointment of the new Pakistan captain and coach will be announced soon, Nasim Ashraf, the PCB chairman, told a parliamentary committee in Islamabad on Monday

'No hint of match-fixing' in Woolmer's emails

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer's wife did not want him to take the job as Pakistan coach in 2004 but she said there was no indication he was "scared" in the lead-up to his murder

Mourners farewell Woolmer at memorial service

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer was remembered as a passionate man who lived and died for the sport he loved during a memorial service in his adopted South Africa

Pearl murder investigator to assist Jamaica police

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Pakistani policeman who led the probe into the murder of the US reporter Daniel Pearl will travel to Jamaica to help investigate the death of Bob Woolmer

Memorial service for Woolmer held in Lahore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistani players and dignitaries attended a memorial service in Lahore for Bob Woolmer on Sunday.

British police to join Woolmer murder probe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A team of British police officers will fly to Jamaica next week to help with the probe into the death of Bob Woolmer, London's Metropolitan Police said

Memorial service for Woolmer to be held in Cape Town

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A public memorial service will be held for murdered Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer in Cape Town next Wednesday.

Pakistan may send officials to help investigation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Bob Woolmer murder investigation in Jamaica may get assistance from Pakistan, with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz clearing a three-member team to leave for the Caribbean.

Police to launch a second autopsy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A daily diary of developments in the Bob Woolmer murder investigation

Laptop reveals no clues on match-fixing so far

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Jamaican police investigating the murder of the late Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer have analysed his laptop and have found no evidence so far of match-fixing and betting

Pakistan no longer suspects in Woolmer case

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's players have been ruled out as suspects in the murder of Bob Woolmer

Pakistan's departure avoided 'diplomatic incident'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Shields, the deputy commissioner of Jamaican police, said he had to allow the Pakistan team to leave Jamaica

A gentle man, a superb coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The man who brought Bob Woolmer to Pakistan cricket pays tribute to a coach who combined a gentle nature with progressive techniques

Inzamam controlled the team, not Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the former Pakistan coach, lacked authority and control of his team who, according to Shahryar Khan, a former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, revered Inzamam-ul-Haq as the 'unquestioned leader'

MacLaurin calls for review of ICC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lord MacLaurin, the former chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has called for a major review of the ICC in the wake of the murder of Bob Woolmer last Sunday

Bob's loss hurts more than elimination - Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq has said he wanted to forget the traumatic World Cup campaign which saw coach Bob Woolmer murdered and his team knocked out in the first round

Woolmer planned book on Pak experience

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer had planned to write about his experiences as coach of Pakistan as part of a book based on his coaching experiences around the world. He had asked several writers to collaborate including Ivo Tennant, co-author of Woolmer's original autobiogra

Inquest ordered into Woolmer's murder

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Jamaican authorities have ordered an inquest to be held for the murder of Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach. Woolmer's family were informed that his body would remain in Jamaica till the inquest was over

Call off the World Cup - Donald

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Allan Donald has asked for the World Cup to be called off after Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer while Michael Vaughan says that it must continue

Team to leave on Saturday evening - PCB chief

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Slain Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer had decided to announce his retirement from coaching after the 2007 World Cup to settle down in Cape Town

Academy to be built in honour of Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A trust has been created to fund a number of projects in South Africa, including a training academy, in memory of Bob Woolmer, the former Pakistan coach who was murdered last Sunday.

DNA testing for Pakistan players

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan players and officials will undergo DNA tests

The police statement

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The full statement regarding the investigation into Bob Woolmer's murder

Police hunt Woolmer's murderer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Police are searching for the killer - or killers - of Bob Woolmer after revealing he was strangled in his hotel room on Sunday

Musharraf honours Woolmer with Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Pakistan president, Pervez Musharraf, has honoured Bob Woolmer with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, a posthumous civil award, for his services to Pakistan cricket.

Pakistan players being questioned over Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mark Shields, the deputy commissioner of Jamaica police, said there was still no evidence of Bob Woolmer being murdered

Bob was more than a coach to me - Rhodes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The South African camp has been in a sombre mood since the news broke of the death of their former coach, Bob Woolmer, on Sunday

Chairman tells Pakistan to play final game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A reluctant Pakistan team has been ordered to complete their World Cup commitment by Nasim Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman

Woolmer's death 'suspicious' - police

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Police are now treating Bob Woolmer's death as suspicious

Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer's autopsy performed on Tuesday morning, almost 48 hours after his passing away, had inconclusive results, and the pathologist has asked for further tests before the cause of death can be pinpointed.

Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The results of Bob Woolmer's post-mortem, conducted on Tuesday morning at a Kingston hospital nearly 48 hours after his passing away, were inconclusive. The pathologists have asked for further tests to be conducted.

Woolmer death: Hard news takes a back seat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The conspiracy theories were plentiful, but a shocked cricket fraternity was no closer to finding out the cause of Bob Woolmer's untimely demise

Timing not right for distressed Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dileep Premachandran on the timing of Inzamam-ul-Haq's decision to quit as Pakistan captain

Bob Woolmer investigation round-up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A daily diary of developments in the Bob Woolmer murder investigation

Eerie shadow passes over St Kitts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There are days when cricket simply doesn't begin to matter. Today in St Kitts, the world went by as if in a trance

An eventful life, a premature end

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:11:22 GMT

A timeline of the life and career of Bob Woolmer

Bob Woolmer's death stuns cricket world

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:58:48 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, died in hospital in Jamaica on Sunday after being found unconscious on the floor of his World Cup hotel room earlier in the day

'He gave his life to cricket and died for it' - Donald

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tributes have come in from around the cricket world after the death of Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, in Jamaica

The price of passion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There are many high-profile coaching jobs in sport but none carries with it quite the pressure of coaching a subcontinental cricket team.

Woolmer: a creative and adventurous coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has died in a Kingston hospital after being found unconscious in his hotel room hours after his side's elimination from the World Cup. He was 58

Woolmer apologises on Inzamam's worst day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Bob Woolmer refused to speculate about their futures after this humiliating defeat

Johnston restrained about match with Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having lost their first game of the World Cup to West Indies, Pakistan will have no option but to take Ireland seriously

Worries over Sabina Park's readiness

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan and West Indies were forced to scrap plans for their final World Cup training sessions at Sabina Park on Monday because the facilities were not ready

Younis eases Pakistan past South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Younis Khan's 79 guided Pakistan to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over South Africa on a difficult pitch in Trinidad

'No test, no tour,' warns PCB

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will not travel to the Caribbean for the World Cup if they fail to take a dope test, according to Pakistan cricket officials

'Pakistan still good without Shoaib and Asif' - Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, isn't losing faith in his side's World Cup chances if his strike bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, have to sit out the tournament

Woolmer denies making racist remarks against Shoaib

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has angrily denied reports that he racially insulted Shoaib Akhtar during the infamous heated altercation that took place between the two

Pakistan cool their heels as equipment goes missing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's preparations for the final ODI against South Africa at Johannesburg have been hampered by the disappearance of key analytical equipment en route from Cape Town.

Rest might be best for Akmal - Bari

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kamran Akmal, Pakistan's struggling wicketkeeper, might best be served by taking a much-needed rest from the ODI series against South Africa, according to Wasim Bari, the head of Pakistan's selection committee

Woolmer attacks workload

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The packed international calendar has again been blamed for a team's Test series loss with Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, criticising a "ridiculous" schedule

Woolmer surprised at tumbling wickets

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the first day Pakistan were bowled out for 157 with Makhaya Ntini and Jacques Kallis getting four wickets each. South Africa batted for the 39 overs remaining in the day and lost five wickets

Shoaib fined for spat with Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has been fined by Pakistan's team management in South Africa for his role in a televised spat with Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, during the second Test at Port Elizabeth, as details of what actually transpired emerge.

Woolmer puts England thoughts on backburner

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, will not make any decision about future coaching opportunities until Pakistan's World Cup campaign is done and dusted

Donald backs Woolmer for England coaching job

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Woolmer unhappy with Pakistan itinerary

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has described Pakistan's international schedule as nonsensical

Pakistan's pace attack will be key - Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's fast bowling resources might hold the key to a tough series in South Africa, according to Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach. At their disposal, as the squad is finalised, will be the likes of Umar Gul, Shahid Nazir, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naveed-ul-

'We will be coming out in Karachi firing on all cylinders'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When Pakistan and the West Indies meet next, after the final ODI at Karachi tomorrow, it will be for the opening game of the 2007 World Cup in Jamaica in just under three months time

Lara asks batsmen to fire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies showed their fighting spirit as they made an impressive attempt to defend 151 in the second one-day international against Pakistan and Brian Lara is confident they can level the series at Lahore

Shoaib and Asif need time - Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has said Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are unlikely to make a rapid return to the team despite having their drug bans overturned this week

'We are definitely in with a chance' - Taylor

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer and Jerome Taylor spoke to reporters at the end of the day's game

Woolmer cautious ahead of Multan Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer lauded Pakistan's all-round performance in the nine-wicket win over West Indies in Lahore, but warned that the going might not be as smooth in the second Test

Liaison officer claims Shoaib-Woolmer bust-up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A liaison officer with the Pakistan team during the recent ICC Champions Trophy has alleged that Shoaib Akhtar struck Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, after they quarreled over what music should be played on the team bus in Jaipur. The claims have been re

Woolmer admits pressure on Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has said he is determined to spoil Brian Lara's last tour of Pakistan. Woolmer recalled how Lara had spoiled his side South Africa's chances in the 1996 World Cup by piling up an impressive 111 that helped beat South Africa in t

Woolmer summoned by doping tribunal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has been summoned by the tribunal investigating doping charges against Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.

Woolmer lambasts 'abject' Pakistan batting display

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan aren't a team alien to collapses, but if Bob Woolmer has to go to the extent of terming it "the worst batting I've seen in my time as coach" it must be bad news

Younis backs Afridi to come good

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Younis Khan is not worried too much about Shahid Afridi's recent decline in form. He believes Afridi can win matches single-handedly and is confident that Afridi would be among runs soon

Pitch and Fleming remain the focus

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Both New Zealand and Pakistan bat deep, both have faster bowlers who can use the bounce, both have stroke-players who can go thump, thump, thump

Full coverage of drugs testing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Full coverage of the Pakistan doping story

Hamstrung Pakistan ready to do battle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Up against a depleted Pakistan will be an upbeat Sri Lankan side that's been steamrolling opponents over the last few months, including rolling West Indies over for 80 three days' back.