Karachi: Pakistan Navy has won the 25th National Shooting Championship 2018 with 20 Gold, 14 Silver and 11 Bronze medals whereas Pakistan Army secured the runner up position. The Championship concluded today at Pakistan Navy Shooting Range, Karsaz. Commander Karachi Rear Admiral Ather Mukhtar graced the occasion as chief guest and gave away prizes to the winners. Gufran Adil of ...

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada said Punjab govt has notable role in the revival of international cricket in Pakistan. The upcoming tour of West Indies cricket team after the successful holding of PSL-3 knock-out matches is a good omen for the future of cricket in Pakistan. In a statement on Tuesday, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada said ...

LAHORE : Divisional Sports Officer Nadim Qaiser presented a shield to Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan on the successful holding of 4th South Asian International Wushu Championship at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Talking on this occasion, Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan said Sports Board Punjab (SBP) is doing wonderful efforts to provide best sports facilities to young talented players. ...

Harare :-Rajan Nayar, a domestic cricket official in Zimbabwe, has been suspended from all cricketing activities for 20 years by the ICC for attempting to improperly influence an international match. The incident had taken place in October last year when Nayar approached Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer and offered USD 30,000 to engage in corrupt activity. Cremer “immediately” reported to the ...

KARACHI: Pakistan women football team’s captain Hajra Khan will add another feather to her cap next month when she’ll be playing a world record football match at the lowest altitude point in the world. Hajra is one of the various players from 29 countries who will be taking part in a football match to be played at the shore of ...

SYDNEY: The axe was hanging over the head of Australian coach Darren Lehmann and skipper Steve Smith Tuesday with cricket chiefs holding crisis talks in South Africa to deal with an escalating cheating scandal. Cricket Australia (CA) boss James Sutherland, under mounting pressure to come down hard on what Australian media has dubbed a “rotten” team culture, was due in ...

Dubai:-Controversial Pakistani fast bowler Muhammad Asif was sent back from Dubai airport recently for failing to possess proper travelling documents. The bowler, who was traveling to Sharjah to take part in the amateur tape ball tournament, was flagged down at immigration and spent several hours at the Dubai airport. Asif last visited Dubai 10 years ago, where he was arrested ...

KARACHI: Tickets for the three-match T20 series between Pakistan and West Indies are being sold online and centres of a courier company in Karachi. Urging cricket fans to buy the tickets, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairperson Najam Sethi shared on social media: “HISTORIC WEST INDIES SERIES 1,2,3 April: Rs 1000,2000,5000 Tickets on sale online and at TCS centres. — Rs 500 ...

Miami:-British number one Johanna Konta has been knocked out of the Miami Open in the fourth round by three-time champion Venus Williams. Defending champion Konta, ranked 14th in the world, won the first set but eventually lost 5-7 6-1 6-2. The 26-year-old had beaten world number eight Williams in straight sets in the semi-finals 12 months ago. Williams, 37, will ...

Karachi :-Mohammad Amir is considering shortening his Test career in a bid to extend his international playing days. The fast bowler has come to an agreement in principle with Pakistan’s head coach, Mickey Arthur, which will see Amir’s workload being managed in the future, and it is likely that it will reduce the number of Tests he appears in. Amir, ...