By Shahid Afridi   The Pakistan Junior League was a wonderful experience for me as I finally got an opportunity of working with U19 players, something that I had desired for since retiring from international cricket. I have always believed that the best coaching and skills development takes place at the age-group level as that is when you can groom ...

LAHORE (Oct 25, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood said that Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab in collaboration with Bank of Punjab is going to launch historic Sports Card for welfare of male and female athletes of the province; he said this while addressing the colourful grand opening ceremony of Punjab Games at National ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board and National Bank of Pakistan have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the naming rights of one of the country’s most iconic Test venues, the National Stadium in Karachi. As such, the venue will now be known as the National Bank Cricket Arena.   Besides the naming rights agreement, the PCB and NBP will also ...

Lahore, 25 October 2022:   Promising wicketkeeper-batter Saad Baig will captain Pakistan U19 in the next month’s series against Bangladesh that will be played at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. The two sides will face off in a solitary four-day match, three One-Days (45-over) and two T20s. The two boards have made the decision to replace the last two one-day matches with ...

At the halfway stage of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23, Sindh, who sit at the second spot with 74 points from five matches, have their eyes set on what would be their first final since the introduction of a better and more competitive domestic cricket structure in 2019.   On Monday, they recorded their second win on the bounce as they ...

LAHORE (Oct 25, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood announced the inauguration of 73rd edition of Punjab Games at a colourful grand opening ceremony at National Hockey Stadium on Monday night. It may be noted here that Sports Board Punjab (SBP) is organising the 73rd edition of Punjab Games with the collaboration of Punjab Olympic ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced today that Phil Simmons will be stepping down from his role as Head Coach of the West Indies Men’s team following the team’s exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being played in Australia. His last assignment will be the upcoming two-Test series against Australia from 30 November to 12 December.

A spellbinding performance by Abrar Ahmed handed Sindh their second consecutive win in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 as they defeated Balochistan by 10 wickets at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.   The mystery spinner took four wickets on the last day of the fifth round to record his fourth five-wicket haul in six innings after he had dismissed Abdul Wahid Bangalzai ...

LAHORE (Oct 24, 2022): Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi visited several venues of 73rd Punjab Games and witnessed thrilling contests and appreciated the performance of talented athletes on the first day of Punjab Games being under the banner of Sports Board Punjab and with the collaboration of Punjab Olympic Association on Monday. Talking on this occasion, Director General ...

Mission Accomplished: HK M7 thrash Japan Thailand cup final; W7 claim 4th   [Hong Kong, 24 October 2022]:  The Hong Kong Rugby Union men’s sevens squad completed a successful warm-up for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens (4-6 Nov.) by winning the opening tournament on the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2022 in Thailand.  Along the way, Hong Kong dispatched rivals South ...