LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram said on Sunday that the exclusion of middle-order batsman Fawad Alam for England, Ireland series is ‘beyond comprehension’. The former fast bowler said: “Players play domestic circuit in view of getting an opportunity to play international cricket. I cant understand why Fawad is not getting an opportunity, he is still out from the squad ...

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Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem who had qualified for the finals, could not make an impressive mark as he finished eighth in the event. Nadeem had given Pakistan some hope, after Pakistani weightlifters Nooh Dastagir Butt and Taha Talib had bagged a bronze, along with Mohammad Bilal who gave Pakistan their third bronze of the tournament in the boxing event. ...

Mohammad Inam celebrating after his win – screengrab  Wrestler Mohammad Inam Butt has once again kept Pakistan’s flag high by winning the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games Wrestling competition on Saturday. 29-year-old Inam, also a gold medalist of Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010, completely outclassed his opponent Melvin Bibo of Nigeria in the final of 86kg weight category. Mohammad ...

3rd Bahria Cup Football Tournament 2018 concludes after the victory of Bahria White (Boys) and Bahria Green (Girls) in the finals at Bahria Football Academy Rose Garden Bahria Town Lahore. Brig. (Rtd.) Khalil Ullah Butt Executive Director Bahria Town Lahore was the Chief Guest and Mr. Usman from Ather Associates Bahria Town Lahore was the Guest of Honor on the ...

Gold Coast: Pakistan received news to cheer from the Commonwealth Games on Friday after Arshad Nadeem qualified for the finals of the javelin throw event with a national-record throw. Arshad’s throw in Group B qualifier was 80.45m, which is also a new national record by any Pakistani in men’s javelin throw competition. He improved his previous record which was 78.33m. ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s only World Boxing Council (WBC) title winner Muhammad Waseem will take on South Africa’s Moruti MThalane in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight world title bout on July 15 in Malaysia. This is also the first time any Pakistani will be going for the IBF world title. According to Waseem, the fight is as big as it gets since ...

GOLD COAST, Australia: Five more African athletes may have vanished from the Commonwealth Games, organizers said Thursday, after eight competitors from Cameroon were suspected of fleeing a day earlier. Gold Coast organizers confirmed reports that athletes from Rwanda and Uganda were thought to have gone missing, while they were also looking to verify the whereabouts of two squash players from ...

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA: Indian athletes Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi are being sent home from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after a needle was found in a cup in their bedroom at the Athletes’ Village, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Friday. Triple jumper Babu, race walker Thodi and three Indian team officials had appeared before a CGF ...

LAHORE: Pakistani weightlifters returned home after winning bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Weightlifters Nooh Dastagir Butt and Taha Talib won bronze for Pakistan at this year games. Twenty-year-old Nooh Dastagir Butt won the Bronze medal in +105kg weightlifting competition while Taha Talib won a Bronze in men’s 62kg weightlifting competition. After lifting 173kg in snatch, Nooh successfully ...