Pakistan’s gold medal winners athletes Naqsh Hamdani & Shahzaib Khan, silver medalist Hamza Omar Saeed and teen athlete Saad Asif have said that fetching laurels for the country at the international level with a podium finish has been their top priority as it brings a sense of national pride in them which is a great achievement. “I am because of ...
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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Central Punjab’s Zafar Gohar takes six wickets
Central Punjab had a second innings lead of 188 against Northern at stumps on day three of the four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 match, thanks to Zafar Gohar’s splendid bowling performance. The left-arm orthodox recorded his first-class career’s 16th five-wicket haul, returning incredible figures of six for 96 in 31.2 overs as Northern were bowled out for 333, in reply of Central ...
Read More »Bangladesh beat Pakistan in first U19 one-day
Maruf Mridha’s player of the match bowling performance of four wickets for 38 runs and half-centuries by openers Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan and Ashiqur Rahman Shibli handed Bangladesh a comfortable seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the first of three U19 one-day matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Mridha’s splendid opening spell reduced Pakistan to three for three after Bangladesh captain ...
Read More »After 11 years, Pakistan’s hockey team made it to the victory stand in the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament.
Report by : Nawaz Gohar In the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup, Pakistan defeated the Asian champions Japan by 3-5 goals and made a place on the victory stand in the event after 11 years. Pakistan’s Drag Flicker Muhammad Sufyan Khan scored 4 goals from penalty corners to take his place as the second top scorer in the event, while ...
Read More »T20 World Cup, 1st Semifinal: Pakistan hammer New Zealand by 7 wickets to reach final
T20 World Cup, 1st Semifinal: Pakistan hammer New Zealand by 7 wickets to reach final. Pakistan produced a clinical performance to thrash New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semifinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to reach the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, here on Wednesday. With this win, Pakistan now await the winner ...
Read More »Hasaranga regains top spot in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings
Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has regained the No.1 spot for bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings while India’s Suryakumar Yadav has consolidated his position as the top batter in the latest weekly rankings update. Hasaranga’s haul of two for 23 versus England at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup took his tournament haul to 15 wickets and ...
Read More »A Letter to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, by Jimmy Adams
Following the ICC Hall of Fame announcement on 8 November 2022, open letters have been written to the inductees by those close to them, with their reactions to the news. Here, Jimmy Adams writes to Shivnarine Chanderpaul. To Shiv, It was nearly three decades ago that I got to share a room with a 19-year-old from Guyana who I am proud ...
Read More »Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Runs continue to flow from Abdullah Shafique’s bat
Central Punjab’s Abdullah Shafique is in prime form in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season. He entered the eighth round as the leading run scorer and on Tuesday, the 23-year-old right-handed opener stroked his third century of the tournament against Northern on what was the first day of the first-class four-day affair at the LCCA Ground. Central Punjab were 302 ...
Read More »Sports Board Punjab is going to establish a top standard Athletics Academy on November 11
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that Sports Board Punjab is going to establish a top standard Athletics Academy at Nishtar Park Sports Complex on November 11, 2022. In this regard, Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist and Olympian Arshad Nadeem called on Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi at his office at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. ...
Read More »Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab and Civil Services Academy sign MOU for providing training, coaching facilities to under trainee officers in CSA
LAHORE (Nov 9, 2022): Taking another key step Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab will provide top class sports training, coaching and other relevant facilities to under-trainee officers of Civil Services Academy (CSA). In this regard, Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab and Civil Services Academy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Civil Services Academy on Tuesday. Secretary ...
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