Asif returns to first-class cricket Mohammad Asif became the last of the three Pakistan cricketers who were jailed for spot-fixing after the 2010 Lords Test to return to first-class cricket and that, too, in a match captained by Salman Butt who was in charge of Pakistan on that day. After missing the first two games of Water and Power Development Authoritys season with a hamstring strain, he impressed across the two innings with figures if 16-5-51-2 and 13-6-19-2. It was his first appearance in Pakistan domestic cricket since November 2009. As with Butt and Mohammad Amir, Asif returned to playing when his ban elapsed but was held back from first-class action with the PCB wanting to regulate his comeback carefully. Asifs four wickets helped his side to victory by an innings and 100 runs against Islamabad. WAPDA presently lead the table being unbeaten so far with three straight wins.FATA takes a flight with first victoryFederally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a side only inducted into the first-class circuit last year, won their first match of the season by thumping Pakistan International Airlines by 157 runs in Sialkot. In 2013, the PCB under Zaka Ashrafs chairmanship recognised FATA as a Full Member of the domestic circuit and allowed them to try and qualify for first-class cricket. They eventually made it to the main round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy last year but finished bottom of Pool B.Irfanullah Shah, a 21-year-old pace bowler from Banu, a town bordering with North Waziristan, was the star as he claimed eight wickets in the match. FATA consolidated in their second innings after edging a two-run lead in the first innings, and set PIA a target of 345. Former Test batsman Faisal Iqbal (74) and Shahid Ilyas (51) were the only batsmen to offer some resilience before the side fell for 187.Umar Akmal in a contract mixUmar Akmal missed the game against his former departmental and employer Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at the Gaddafi Stadium. The reason offered was a minor injury but reports suggested Umar did not want to end his chances of returning to his previous team who have kept his contract open to allow such a move. There is no set rule or policy, but an understanding allows Umar to decide if he wants to plot a return. But had he played against them, the department could have shut the door on any comeback. Lahore Whites were captained by Asif Raza instead and SNGPL, despite having a decent lead of 178, ended up drawing the game.Another Akmal stepping upAfter suffering a finger injury against Sri Lanka in 2014, Adnan Akmal was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed and has not returned to the national side with Sarfraz having cemented his position in all formats. Adnan has had a quiet two years since losing his place, but recently struck form with 107 for SNPGL against Lahore Whites following scores of 69, 114 not out and 60 not out.Islamabad hold on in thrillerThere was a gripping finish at the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad - a venue known to be tough for batsmen - where National Bank of Pakistan finished nine wickets down and 13 runs short of their target. Requiring 228 in 70 overs, NBP never looked in control as they fell to 92 for 6 but a 70-run stand for the seventh wicket between Qaisar Abbas (50) and Faizan Khan (26*) brought about the tense conclusion. 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Froome, at the peak of his career, appeared keen to avoid any risk of being associated with the latest controversy to hit cycling.Ive missed two [out-of-competition tests], I think, in my whole career, Froome said. I spoke last year extensively about it and Ive got nothing more to add on that.Every case is different and I dont know what Lizzies personal circumstances were around those tests. The rules are there and the authorities have all the info to make the right decisions.Everyone wants to see a clean Games and we hope the authorities have made the right decision now. The system is very comprehensive. You have to give your whereabouts every day of your life for testers and thats there for a clean sport.Froome was frustrated last year by the out-of-competition system and appealed to have a missed test struck from his record; he had taken his wife to a hotel in Italy and claimed staff there denied testers access to them, as guests, at 7 a.m.His other missed test was in 2010 and he is far from the only high-profile athlete to have erred. Christine Ohuruogu, who is on the British track team for Rio, was the last from the country to be banned, ggetting a one-year suspension in 2006 for three missed out-of-competition tests.ddddddddddddA report in?The Times on Wednesday claimed six British athletes, including some on the Olympic team, were on two strikes, or one missed out-of-competition test away from a ban,?although none were named.Froome has previously described failing to comply with the World Anti-Doping Agencys whereabouts rule as unprofessional and, on Tuesday evening, he admitted that the situation must be difficult for Armitstead.What were about to do now, especially me with the road race and time trial, I am completely focused on that, he added at a media event at the British House in Rio. You have to be here with the mindset completely fixed on that. Whatever else on the sidelines is all just periphery.British cycling was bathed in glory at the London Olympics four years ago and there are great expectations that the road-race team will produce a winner from among them for this edition of the Games.A medal in the mens event on Saturday -- which could be Team GBs first of the competition -- could help repair any damage done by the Armitstead furore before she is due to ride on Sunday.But Froome and his teammates have tried to talk down their chances, insisting they are not favourites.I guess we could be launching the British team, Geraint Thomas said. With the strength of the team and Froomey, what he has done, everybody will be talking about us and expecting a lot.Were looking forward to racing and hopefully it will pan out the way we want. If you start thinking about all the external pressures and the British public, it is not helpful. 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