KARACHI :- The 48th meeting of the PCB Board of Governors (BoG) took place at a local hotel in Karachi today to discuss various methods pertaining to Domestic, International and Women’s cricket. The meeting was chaired by Chairman PCB Mr. Najam Sethi. The BoG appreciated and congratulated the PCB for the outstanding success of the HBL Pakistan Super League ...
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Pakistan has bright future in wushu: Secretary Sports Punjab
LAHORE: Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said Sports Board Punjab (SBP) will continue to provide a suitable platform to talented youngsters of the province; he was talking on the prize distribution ceremony of 4th South Asian Wushu Championship at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Sunday evening. DC Lahore Sumair Ahmed Syed, Deputy Director Hafeez Bhatti, DSO Nadim ...
Read More »T20 series against West Indies:3 new faces in pakistan squad
KARACHI: The trio of young PSL performers Asif Ali, Hussain Talat and Shaheen Shah Afridi were rewarded for their outstanding performances during the league with a call by Pakistan’s selection committee for three-match series against the West Indies. The 15 member squad for the three T20Is to be played on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April in Karachi was announced ...
Read More »JP Duminy says many foreign players would like to return to Pakistan
KARACHI: Jean-Paul Duminy, the South African cricketer who captained Islamabad United in the absence of Misbah-ul-Haq, noted Sunday night that many of the foreign players would like to come to Pakistan again. Commonly known as JP Duminy, the South Africa T20I team’s vice-captain said he was very happy after the team’s performance in the final game of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) third ...
Read More »New Zealand beat England by innings and 49 runs
AUCKLAND – New Zealand pulled off a dramatic win by an innings and 49 runs over England in Auckland on Monday, wrapping up the rain-affected first Test with 18.5 overs to spare. It is only the 10th time New Zealand have beaten England in the 102 test history between the two countries. As fortunes fluctuated on the final day in ...
Read More »Bahria Town Football Academy won ATLETICO PAKISTAN CUP
Lahore:-Bahria Town Football Academy won ATLETICO PAKISTAN CUP 2018 for U14’s in Lahore.Teams from LACAS, FAME Football Academy Model Town, SUMMATUS Sports, City School Gulberg, AFA Pakistan, Bata Football Academy, Campus United Football Club and Bahria Town Football Academy were participated in the event.The final match was played between Bahria Town Football Academy and City School Gulberg. BTFA beat City ...
Read More »Caroline Wozniacki claims Miami Open fans made death threats
World number two Caroline Wozniacki claims her parents were subjected to death threats as she lost in the Miami Open to Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig. Wozniacki, who won her maiden Grand Slam at the Australian Open, said she and other family members – including children – were also verbally abused. “When certain lines are crossed it makes tennis miserable for ...
Read More »Despondent Australia crushed in a session
South Africa 311 (Elgar 141*, de Villiers 64, Cummins 4-78) and 373 (Markram 84, De Kock 65, De Villiers 63, Philander 52*, Cummins 3-67, Hazlewood 3-69, Lyon 3-102) beat Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87, Rabada 4-91) and 107 (Morkel 5-23) by 322 runs South Africa might have won the Test, but the real winner was schadenfreude. After the ball-tampering ...
Read More »Sana Mir, Nahida Khan power Pakistan to series sweep
DAMBULLA: The Pakistan bowling attack rattled Sri Lanka in the third and final match of the ICC World Championship one-day international series to help Pakistan complete a 3-0 sweep with a 108-run win in Dambulla. Pakistan posted 215/9 on the back of a steady Nahida Khan innings from the top and useful contributions from Javeria Khan, Bismah Maroof, Sidra Ameen ...
Read More »Federer loses match to Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis
Roger Federer’s latest reign atop the world rankings will end after the Swiss great’s shock loss to Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the Miami Masters on Saturday. Kokkinakis, ranked 175th in the world, needed a wild card just to get into qualifying. But he showed nerves of steel in a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) triumph over ...
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