Follow on Twitter @shahsabg Written by: Syed kamal hussain shah The first ever international cricket match in Karachi was held on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australian cricket teams. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. In the 1930s and 40s, several Pakistani Test players had played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team before the creation of Pakistan ...

Mitchell Santner and Trent Boult shared six wickets as New Zealand beat the West Indies by 66 runs in the rain-affected third One Day International Tuesday to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series. New Zealand made 131-4, batting first after winning the toss in a match reduced to 23 overs per side. The West Indies slumped to 9-5 ...

MELBOURNE: David Warner was handed a no-ball reprieve before posting a century to put Australia in a strong position over England on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Warner, who had been marooned in the 90s for over 40 minutes, looked poised on 99 to bring up his century as he faced the last ...

LAHORE: Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi on Tuesday expressed complete faith in the Pakistan cricket team. “The team will be faced with tough competition in New Zealand but I have complete faith in our team,” Sethi said while addressing the kit unveiling ceremony held at the Gaddafi Stadium (Far End Pavilion) in Lahore. “The tour will ...

NAVY, who surprised the holders PIA a few days back, continued with their good form at the Super Round of the 64th National Hockey Championships in Sukkur. The sailors drew 1-1 with the strong WAPDA side. Ali Sher, a regular goal getter for NAVY, once again scored for them while international Khizer Akhtar netted for WAPDA. -The match between two ...

LAHORE : Punjab contingent has made magnificent beginning of 2nd edition of Quaid-i-Azam Inter-Provincial Games winning 49 medals in the first two days of the event at Liaqat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Board on Tuesday. Punjab players displayed wonderful skills and overwhelmed their opponents quite comfortably in different competitions. Punjab’s tally of medals include 23 gold, 18 silver and 8 bronze ...

PESHAWAR:Promising Laiba Ijaz, the current Under-15 No. 1, clinched first individual gold medal for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Inter-Provincial Games being played at Mussif Squash Complex, Jinnah Stadium Islamabad on Tuesday. Laiba Ijaz attributed her gold medal to former World Champion Qamar Zaman, who is running the KP Women Squash Academy with own resources in Jansher Khan Squash ...

ISLAMABAD:Netball teams of all the four provinces reached into the semifinals of men’s netball event of the 2nd Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Games after defeating their respective opponents here at the Hamidi Hall of Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad on Tuesday. Sindh defeated Balochistan 18-13, Gilgit-Baltistan beat Islamabad 20-11 and Punjab overwhelmed KP 19-18 after an exciting contest. However, all the four ...

ISLAMABAD:Semifinals of volleyball event of the 2nd Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Games will be held on Wednesday, while the third position fixture will take place on Thursday. The contests among different outfits began here at Liaquat Gymnasium of Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad on Tuesday. Till filing of this report KP had won its match against Sindh, defeating the later 2-0, while ...

A galaxy of former and current hockey legends from around the world is set to entertain fans in Pakistan as PHF has confirmed the arrival of a World XI hockey team next month to a play series of two matches against Pakistan. On sidelines of World XI team, Hall of Fame will also be organized to honour former greats of ...