ISLAMABAD: Shooter Gulfam Joseph has become the latest Pakistani shooter to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after Khalil Akhtar and Ghulam Mustafa Bashir. “Joseph who is only 19 years old has qualified for the air pistol event of the Olympics. He had shown extraordinary talent by participating in the national senior category only a few months back,” Javed Lodhi ...
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Aamir Ali guides Sindh to National U19 three-day title
Lahore:A six-fer from left-arm spinner Aamir Ali helped Sindh U19 win the final of National U19 Three-Day Tournament against Northern U19 at Rana Naveed Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura on Monday. Sindh who recently won the National U19 One-Day tournament took another trophy home, defeating Northern by seven wickets. Resuming their second innings on 102 for six, Northern were bundled out ...
Read More »Azeem Ghumman, Imran Butt hit half-centuries on day one
Lahore, 11 November 2019: Half-centuries by Azeem Ghumman and Imran Butt had Balochistan at 232 for two on the first day of their four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh-round fixture against Central Punjab at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium before play had to be called-off due to bad light. Opener Azeem and one-drop Butt stitched a 92-run partnership for the second-wicket for the visitors ...
Read More »Quaid-e Azam Trophy 2nd XI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wins on day three
Lahore:A four-wicket haul from leg-spinner Asad Afridi helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 83 runs, while the matches between Northern and Southern Punjab, and Central Punjab and Sindh ended in draws in the eighth-round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI tournament on Monday. At KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi, Balochistan, resuming their innings on 81 for four in 37 overs, were ...
Read More »Trophy of Pakistan-England Blind Cricket Series Unveiled
The trophy of Pakistan and England Blind Cricket series unveiled today at Ajman U.A.E. Syed Sultan Shah Chairman PBCC along with Mr. Neil from England Cricket Board (ECB) and Mr. Iftikhar Hamdani, Cluster General Manager Ramada Hotel and Wandym Group unveiled the trophy. Nisar Ali, Captain of Pakistan Blind Cricket Team and Ed Hossell Captain of England Blind Cricket Team ...
Read More »Umar Siddiq continues rich run of form
Lahore:Southern Punjab had reached 243 for five when bad light brought an early closure to the opening day’s play in their four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Abbottabad Stadium on Monday. Second-placed Southern Punjab were piloted by opener Umar Siddiq when he recorded his second half-century of the tournament scoring 88. Umar, who faced 201 balls ...
Read More »Faizan Riaz smashes scintillating double century for Northern
Karachi:Middle-order batsman Faizan Riaz scored a sensational double century to lead Northern’s stunning fight back against Sindh on day-one of the seventh-round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class match being played at the National Stadium, Karachi on Monday. Northern who won the toss and opted to bat first were jolted early on in their innings as Sohail Khan and Tabish Khan removed ...
Read More »Punjab’s Amtal Abdur Rehman clinches bronze medal in triple jump event
LAHORE: Punjab’s women hockey team showed excellent performance and reached in the semifinal stage of 33rd National Games women hockey event on Monday. Punjab thrashed HEC by 2-0 margin and booked a place in semifinal match. Punjab women team set up semifinal clash against Wapda while Railways will face Army in other semifinal encounter. The semifinals of women hockey will ...
Read More »POA to organise quiz during National Games to raise athletes’ awareness
In an attempt to test and boost the knowledge of local athletes regarding Pakistan’s sporting history, the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has staged a digital quiz for the participants of the ongoing National Games in Peshawar. The quiz, the first-ever in the history of National Games, is aimed at raising the athletes’ awareness about their well-being and also about the ...
Read More »Sarfaraz Ahmed insists he’s not bitter at being sacked by PCB
Wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed on Sunday said that he has no regrets regarding his time as the captain of the national team, and made it clear that he is not bitter at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to sack him. Talking to media in Karachi ahead of his domestic side Sindh’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy clash with Northern at the National Stadium, ...
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