Karachi:New hockey ground has been inaugurated in Karachi in a place where weddings were once held. A new multipurpose artificial turf has been laid on the Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) ground for sports. The new turf was inaugurated by Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani. The turf will not only be available to play hockey but will also be available ...
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Neglect leaves Nawabshah hockey ground’s turf in rough condition
Nawabshah :Despite hockey being Pakistan’s national sport, it continues to receive the least amount of attention by the authorities. The state of the Benazirabad hockey ground is one such example of neglect, the national sport faces. Just a few months ago artificial blue turf was installed on the ground. However, no sprinklers were installed to water it. Generally, an artificial turf ...
Read More »If it was up to him he would have picked all 25 players,Sarfraz
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed finally weighed in on the Fawad Alam debate saying that only 16 players could have been selected out of 25. Speaking to the media on the last day of the taring camp at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday, Sarfraz said that if it was up to him he would have picked all 25 players, who ...
Read More »Wheelchair Tennis :Asif Abbasi displays sparkling performance
By Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD: Pakistani lad Asif Abbasi displayed sparkling performance in the International Wheelchair Tennis competitions by winning winning back-to-back nationals fixtures during 2017/18 at the different venues of London, United Kingdom (UK). Last week, Wheelchair Tennis Series held at Warwick University Indoor Tennis Centre Warwickshire, Abbasi clinched the title of the County Grade III tournament at the Weald ...
Read More »17th Sindh Games 2018 :8 matches decided in Trowball
Throwball Result. League Bases. 17th Sindh Games 2018 at Mini Sports Complex Nazimabad Karachi Men. Category. Karachi beat Larkana. 2-0 Sets Hyderabad beat Mirpurkhas, 2-0 Sets. Karachi beat Benazirabad, 2-0 Sets. Hyderabad beat Sukkur, 2-1 Sets. Women category Karachi beat Sukkur, 2-0 Sets. Hyderabad beat Mirpurkhas, 2-0 Sets Karachi beat Larkana, 2-0 Sets Hyderabad beat Sukkur, 2-0 Sets
Read More »Sports Board Punjab’s Swimming Training and Coaching Camp for Beginners inaugurated
LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab’s Swimming Training and Coaching Camp for Beginners has been inaugurated on the instructions of Secretary Sports Muhammad Aamir Jan at State of the Art Punjab International Swimming Complex here on Friday. The camp will remain continue till May 15, 2018. Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh inaugurated the elite swimming camp where as many as 45 young ...
Read More »Monte Carlo Masters: Rafael Nadal thrashes Dominic Thiem
Rafael Nadal brilliantly glided past the challenge of Dominic Thiem at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday. The world No 1 won 6-0 6-2 in their quarter-final – he won the first nine games to threaten his first-ever ATP Tour whitewash. He later described the win as “one of the best matches I have played on clay”. Nadal needs to ...
Read More »David Warner gets cracking on a project away from cricket
DAVID Warner has traded the white collar of his cricket shirt for blue collar work on a building site — his own building site, to be exact. The Aussie batsman — who was banned from international and state cricket for a year for his part in the ball tampering scandal in South Africa — is spending his free time helping ...
Read More »Serena shows her cricketing skills
World No. 1 female tennis player, Serena Williams, showed that she might know a thing or two about cricket. She is well known for wielding a tennis racquet – to successful and telling effect – but on Sunday, world No. 1 female tennis player, Serena Williams, showed that she might know a thing or two about cricket. The sporting icon, ...
Read More »International cricketers turned umpires
In the latest episode of our series, we feature an XI of male cricketers who officiated in international cricket, including two men from the very first Test ever played. Charles Bannerman It was 15 March 1877, and Australia and England played what became known as the first Test match ever. Opening the innings for Australia, Bannerman ended the day unbeaten ...
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