The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced more attractive and incentive-based 12-month central contracts to its 10 elite women cricketers. The contracts will commence from 1 July. Previously, six-month contracts were signed with the players. There has been a 20 per cent increase in the retainer remuneration of Category A, which includes Nida Dar and Sana Mir; 18.5 per cent increase ...

Mohammad Haris and captain Rohail Nazir stroked half-centuries as Pakistan U19 defeated South Africa U19 by four wickets in the second 50-over match to take a 2-0 lead at Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday. Mohammad returned undefeated on 6o, while Rohail continued his rich run of form by scoring 67, as Pakistan U19 achieved the 216-run target for the ...

LAHORE (June 26, 2019): Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar has said that several effective measures have been taken for the growth of sports under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. Punjab’s sports policy is being formulated for the first time in the history. “The purpose of sports policy is to choose the direction ...

26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship 14 players selected for Punjab’s four teams LAHORE (June26, 2019): The trials for the selection of Punjab table tennis boys and girls teams were conducted on Tuesday at Nishtar Park Sports Complex for the participation in 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship. The 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship will be organised under the ...

Both Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and organising committee of the 33rd National Games have pledged that no athlete will suffer and opportunity to showcase their talent will be given to all athletes in the biennial spectacle which will be hosted by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 26 to November 1.  “Neither the POA nor we, the organisers, want any athlete to ...

Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo was named as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, beating off a bid from Stockholm/Are in Sweden and giving Italy the showpiece event for the third time. The 2026 Olympics will run from February 6-22, said the International Olympic Committee. Italy has twice previously hosted the Winter Games — in 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo and 2006 ...

Disappointed at the dropping of shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Indian Olympic Association on Friday said it will not be averse to taking an unprecedented step, including pulling out of the multi-sporting event. The Commonwealth Games Federation on Thursday left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting while recommending the inclusion of three ...

BIRMINGHAM: Rainy weather in England has forced Pakistan once again to have its practice session indoors, this time at Birmingham, ahead of their key World Cup game against New Zealand. It was raining in Birmingham since the morning on Tuesday, which disallowed the Pakistani cricketers from having a full-fledged training session ahead of the must-win game in the tournament. The ...

MUMBAI: West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai Tuesday after complaining of chest pain, Indian media reports and sources said. The 50-year-old Trinidadian was rushed to hospital after he complained of discomfort during a promotional event, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said, quoting a source close to the player. “He is ...

LONDON: Australia captain Aaron Finch hit a hundred before left-arm quicks Jason Behrendorff and Mitchell Starc shared nine wickets as the reigning champions thumped England by 64 runs at Lord´s on Tuesday to book their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup. Finch made exactly 100 in a total of 285-7 before England slumped to 221 all out with ...