World’s tallest cricketer Mohammad Irfan on Sunday also became the oldest fast bowler to play for Pakistan since Imran Khan, Times of India reported. Irfan, 37, appeared in the rain-marred first T20I against Australia in Sydney today when he conceded 31 runs in just two overs. Based on that performance though, it is unlikely though that he’d be able to ...

LAHORE (Nov 1, 2019): Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said that top level fitness and right techniques played key role in producing positive results in every sport. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, in a statement on Friday, stressed upon Punjab’s coaches and trainers to focus on fitness and sports techniques of players on the eve of ...

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti, on Friday said that the upcoming Lahore School Sports event could prove to be a game changer for school-going young players. “It’s ideal platform for young male and female players to show their talent and I would like to request all parents to send their children for ...

Lahore: Rain played spoilsport on Sunday as the T20I series opener between Australia and Pakistan ended in no result. The first of the three T20Is was called-off just 3.1 overs into the second innings of the match. Chasing a 119-run target (DLS method), Australia were 41 for no loss in 3.1 overs before the rain interrupted the play. Earlier, Pakistan’s innings ...

Lahore: Mohammad Waqas will lead Pakistan U16 in a three-match one-day series against Bangladesh U16, which commences from Monday, 4 November. The one-dayers follows a two-match three-day series between the two teams, which Pakistan won 1-0 under Aliyan Mehmood’s captaincy. The three matches will be played at Rawalpindi’s KRL Stadium. Pakistan squad Mohammad Waqas (captain), Mohammad Shehzad (vice-captain), Abbas Ali, Ahmad ...

Lahore:Top-order batsman Saud Shakeel has been named captain and Rohail Nazir vice-captain for this month’s 50-over ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019, which will be held in Cox’s Bazar and Mirpur, Bangladesh, from 12-23 November. The squad has been jointly selected by the men’s senior and junior selection committees, and, as per the event playing conditions, it includes 11 players ...

Students from all over Karachi are participating in 10 events in U-17 and U-19 categories. On day 3 of our Sports Festival we had 3 games (Futsal, Counter-Strike & Cricket) in both the categories happening at two of our campuses of Alpha College and Alpha Core and IBA Cricket Ground. Following are the results of Day 3: Day 3 Results. ...

Lahore:With four rounds remaining in the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the six teams will fight for every point, when the sixth-round of the tournament commences on Monday, to secure a berth in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final, which will be held at Karachi’s National Stadium from 9 to 13 December. Table-toppers Central Punjab will be aiming to consolidate their position when ...

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Paris Masters with an abdominal injury just minutes before the scheduled start of his semi-final against Denis Shapovalov on Saturday, and admitted his participation at the ATP Tour Finals was in doubt. Canadian youngster Shapovalov will face Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final in the French capital. Second seed Nadal could have secured the year-end ...