Jurgen Klopp moved to allay fears over Mohamed Salah’s left ankle problem saying his departure five minutes before the end of Premier League leaders Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur was a precautionary measure. The 27-year-old Egyptian star — who had missed the previous match with Manchester United due to the injury — scored the decisive goal to bring up ...
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Federer withdraws from Paris Masters
World’s number three Roger Federer announced on Monday that he was withdrawing from this week’s Paris Masters in order to “pace” himself for the next year. “I am extremely disappointed to have to pull out of the Paris Masters,” he said in a statement. “I have to pace myself since I want to play as long as possible on the ...
Read More »Nepali climber claims new speed record for world’s 14 highest peaks
A Nepali mountaineer on Tuesday smashed the record for summiting the world’s 14 highest peaks, racing up all “8000ers” in just seven months, according to a post on his social media accounts. Nirmal Purja completed the climb of the 14 mountains, all over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in seven months, the post said. The previous record was almost eight years. ...
Read More »Development sports schemes to play key role in polishing skills of potential Kasur athletes: Vice-Chairman SBP Rao Zahid Qayyum
LAHORE : Development sports schemes in tehsil Chunian, district Kasur were reviewed at length in an important meeting chaired by Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Rao Zahid Qayyum in his chamber at National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Divisional Sports Officer Nadeem Qaiser, Director Project Management Unit (PMU) Akram Soban, District Sports Officer Kasur Faisal Ameer and other officials attended the ...
Read More »Administrative committees formed for 33rd National Games
LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab (SBP), under the directives of Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, has formulated four administrative committees for 33rd National Games being staged at Peshawar in November 2019. The preparations of 33rd edition of National Games are in full swing under the instructions of Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh. The administrative committees have been asked ...
Read More »ASHIQ HUSSAIN, CLINCHES TITLE OF 9TH CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2019
Islamabad: Closing and prize distribution ceremony of 9th Chief of the Naval Staff Amateur Golf Cup 2019 was held at Defence Raya Golf & Country Club, Lahore. Chief of Staff (Personnel), Vice Admiral Ather Mukhtar graced the occasion as Chief Guest and distributed prizes among the winners. The three-day event drew around 300 golfers from the national fabric participated in ...
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