KARACHI: High flying Qasmi GYmkhana will take on debutants Agha Steel in the 31st AKG Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament final at the AKG Ground on today on thursday at 1.00 pm. The prize distribution ceremony will be held after the final match the cricket convener AKG Mirror Afzal Baig announced on wednesday. Pakistan’s Test Batsman Asad Shafiqe will be the ...
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Amelia Kerr sends more records tumbling in Dublin
Amelia Kerr entered the record books by scoring the highest individual score in women’s ODIs. She broke a 21-year-old record, going past Belinda Clark’s 229 that was scored in 1997 against Denmark in Mumbai. Kerr also became only the second woman to score a double-century in ODIs. She reached her double-century in just 134 balls. Before this series, Kerr’s highest ...
Read More »Mohamed Salah shrugs off injury to join Egypt training
GROZNY, Russia: Mohamed Salah gave Egypt’s World Cup hopes a huge boost Wednesday when he joined a squad training session at their Grozny base. The Pharaohs’ superstar has been sidelined since suffering a shoulder injury in Liverpool´s Champions League final loss to Real Madrid on May 26. However, an AFP reporter saw the forward take part in his first training ...
Read More »Russia to win first World Cup match, says clairvoyant cat
MOSCOW: Russia´s football team has failed to chalk up a single victory in eight months but things could be about to improve — according to a supposedly clairvoyant cat who predicted a win for the side in the first World Cup match. Achilles, a deaf white cat who is the official animal soothsayer for the tournament, on Wednesday chose a ...
Read More »PAKISTAN JUNIOR SQUASH PLAYERS GEARED UP TO PERFORM WELL IN MALAYSIA
Islamabad: Pakistan Squash Contingent, comprising Junior Squash players would be participating in a series of Junior international squash tournaments in Malaysia. The Borneo Junior Open would be played between 20 – 24 June, 18 followed by Penang Junior from 26 Jun – 01 July, 18. A group of 11 Pakistani players have entered in Borneo Junior (U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 ...
Read More »World Cup 2026: Canada, US & Mexico joint bid wins right to host tournament
By Sohail Cheema US failed to qualify the 2018 soccer world up, so what, now 2026 soccer world cup to be held in US ( along with Canada and Mexico). – US will hold 60 games including all the games of quarter finals, Semi finals and final. Canada and Mexico will get 10 games each. – The final will be ...
Read More »Pakistan down Scotland after Sarfraz’s career-best 89
EDINBURGH: Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s career-best 89 not out helped Pakistan defeat Scotland by 49 runs in the first of the two T20Is in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Pakistan started on an aggressive note after winning the toss and opting to bat against Scotland. Opener Ahmed Shehzad was caught in the deep for 14 off 12 balls, as Pakistan lost first wicket ...
Read More »David Haye: Former world heavyweight champion retires from boxing
Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has retired from boxing. The 37-year-old lost his last fight in May, a heavyweight rematch against fellow Briton Tony Bellew, after losing the first contest in March 2017. Haye is also a former cruiserweight world champion and ends his career with a record of four defeats in 32 fights. He said he was “ready ...
Read More »Marcus Rashford an injury concern as England arrive in Russia for World Cup
Marcus Rashford suffered a slight injury in England’s final training session before the squad flew out to Russia and is Gareth Southgate’s only fitness concern before the opening match against Tunisia on Monday. The England manager confirmed the news after the squad arrived in St Petersburg on Tuesday afternoon, describing it as a “slight knock”. The Manchester United forward will ...
Read More »Pakistan Super League Governing Council Meeting
Lahore:-A meeting of the Pakistan Super League Governing Council comprising representatives of PCB and all PSL franchises was held here today at the National Cricket Academy. Chairman PCB Mr. Najam Aziz Sethi presiding over the meeting. A number of matters were discussed during the meeting. The Governing Council expressed its concerns over a newly announced T20 league taking place in ...
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