Baghdad- The weightlifters on Iraq’s national women’s team train hard every day, both to bring home the medals and to help ease the financial burden of running a home. Jerking weights heavier than themselves at a rundown gym in Baghdad’s conservative Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City, the young women and girls come together for three hours every day. The girls ...

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Team Canada. Photo: James Hill for The New York Times GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA: Ice dance stars Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir inspired Canada to the figure skating team title to secure the Winter Games heavyweights´ first gold at Pyeongchang 2018 on Monday. The Russians, with their teenage ice starlets Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova, ...

KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators owner Nadeem Omar has announced a cash prize of Rs500,000 for Karachi Whites after the team beat Islamabad by five wickets to become National One Day Cup champions on Sunday. Nadeem, who also heads the Pakistan Cricket Club, said he was impressed by how the Karachi team chased down an intimidating target of 349 runs in a ...

South African spinner Imran Tahir was subjected to racial abuse by a fan during the fourth one-day international against India in Johannesburg, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed on Monday. The fan was eventually evicted from the stadium after the leg-spinner reported the incident to the security officials. “Cricket South Africa has noted and is aware of the circulation of video ...

Sharjah: Brendan Taylor scored a majestic 125 as Zimbabwe thrashed Afghanistan by 154 runs in the second one-day international at Sharjah on Sunday to level the five-match series. Wicketkeeper Taylor led the Africans to 333-5 from their 50 overs with his ninth ODI hundred, before Graeme Cremer took 4-41 with his leg-spin as Afghanistan slumped to 89-7 on their way ...

 KARACHI: The international consultants, who were in the city to review arrangements for the final of Pakistan Super League, have expressed satisfaction over security plan for the match day. While addressing a news conference in National Stadium Sunday, consultant Reg Dickason said they were briefed by officials of different security agencies, and found the arrangements for PSL 3 final up ...

  KARACHI: Around 120 golfers participated in the Indus Golf Championship held at Karsaz Golf Club here on Sunday. The event held on shotgun format was aimed at raising funds for a charity hospital. The golfers, who participated in the championship, said that it was good to do charity alongside the game. Pervez Ahmed, the organiser of the championship, said the shotgun ...

   KARACHI: SMB Fatima Jinnah government girls schools have won the Karachi United Inter School girls football tournament, beating Aga Khan School Kharadar by 2-1 on penalty shootouts. The final of the tournament was played in Karachi between SMB and Aga Khan School Kharadar, Shehrbano Hanif, and Rimsha Sami scored to help their school win their second consecutive title. Hadiqa ...

Karachi Whites 349 for 5 (Fawad 149, Danish 86*) beat Islamabad 347 for 4 (Babar 105, Shahid Yousuf 96*, Shan Masood 51) by five wickets (with three balls remaining) The Karachi Whites players celebrate their victory PCB Rawalpindi(Sports link report):-The Regional Cup final was a high-scoring thriller, with Karachi Whites chasing down a mammoth 348 in the final over to pip ...

Lahore(sports link report):-Holders Lahore Lions defeated a spirited Peshawar Lions1-0 in an absorbing final of the 2nd Women Hockey Super League at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore.Areeba Sarwar scored the all important goal. The two sides began in a cautious manner. There were hardly any circle penetrations or goal attempts in the first quarter. The match became fully alive in ...