JOHANNESBURG: Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah sparked a dramatic collapse as India beat South Africa by 63 runs on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday. Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla shared a century second-wicket partnership which took South Africa more than halfway towards their target of 241 before Amla´s dismissal for ...
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Pakistan’s Ahmed Baig wins Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship
KARACHI: Pakistan’s fast-rising golfer Ahmed Baig won the Qatar Open amateur Golf championship played in Doha Gulf Club on Saturday. 19-year-old Ahmed, who earlier won Pakistan’s edition of Faldo Challenge this month, emerged as the winner in the three-day championship, he played over 54 holes with a score of under 3. The young golfer from Lahore couldn’t do well on day ...
Read More »Hamza Amin qualifies for China professional golf tour
LAHORE: Golfer Hamza Amin became Pakistan’s first golfer to have qualified for China Professional Golf Tour on Saturday. Hamza ranked at the 27th position to qualify for the tour, in which more than 100 golfers from across the world are participating. In all, 40 golfers have made to the 2018 golf tour. Amin will be capable of participating in ...
Read More »Pakistan Street Child football team gears up for World Cup
Pakistan’s Street Child football team has swung its preparations in full gear ahead of the Street Child World Cup scheduled in Moscow ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018. Pakistan qualified for the Street Child Football World Cup 2018 after a sensational run in the qualifiers held in Russia in October last year, where the Green Shirts defeated India, Brazil ...
Read More »Wasim Akram to be in action at Multan Sultans exhibition match
KARACHI: Cricket enthusiasts will have an opportunity to see ‘Swing ka Sultan’ Wasim Akram live in action next month at Multan Cricket Stadium, when the former captain takes to the field to play an exhibition match at the launch event of his PSL team Multan Sultans. An official of Multan Sultans confirmed that Wasim Akram will not only play the ...
Read More »‘Dangerous’ pitch stops S.Africa v India Test
JOHANNESBURG: Play was called off because of a dangerous pitch at Wanderers Stadium on Friday after South African batsman Dean Elgar was hit on the grille of his helmet by a short ball. Umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould had consulted earlier because of unusual bounce and deviation on a pitch which former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar described as “dangerous”. ...
Read More »Federer into Australian Open final as Chung retires injured
Defending champion Roger Federer strolled into the Australian Open final in a bitter-sweet win after Chung Hyeon’s retired injured in their semi-final on Friday. The Swiss star was leading 6-1, 5-2 when the South Korean called it quits with foot blisters and will now face Marin Cilic in Sunday’s final. Chung, the first South Korean man or woman to play ...
Read More »Pakistan junior hockey team’s Argentine tour cancelled
The year 2018 is very important for Pakistan’s national (senior) hockey team. There are three quadrennial Title Tournaments this year: Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and then the biggest of them , the World Cup. Pakistan has been included in the Champions Trophy. Pakistan would also be figuring in a 3-Nation tournament in Oman beginning from February 14. These two events, ...
Read More »Team is strong and will try to win the tournament:Shaheen Shah Afridi
As Pakistan cruised to semifinals of ICC Under 19 World Cup, new bowling sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi has said that the team is strong and will try to win the tournament. In an interview following quarterfinal victory against South Africa, the pacer said, “First I would like to congratulate Pakistan and team for the victory. We have a strong bowling ...
Read More »Modern sports projects being built in every city of province: Secretary Sports Punjab
LAHORE: (Ssportslink Report): Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said that Punjab govt has taken several effective measures to provide modern sports facilities to youth of the province; he was addressing a key meeting regarding under-construction sports projects at DC Office Sargodha on Thursday. Director Project Management Unit Akram Soban, DSO Rauf Bajwa, DSO Tariq Nazir, TSOs and other top ...
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