LAHORE : Punjab govt, as per vision of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, has established an excellent network of sports facilities and such a great development work in sports sector has never been seen in the history of the province; this was stated by Chairman Steering Committee Sports Punjab Hanif Abbasi while presiding over a key meeting at National Hockey ...

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  GOLD COAST:- A heavy downpour, a giant floating whale and Aboriginal protests marked the start of the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday as Australia flagged off 11 days of competition in the resort city of Gold Coast. Britain’s Prince of Wales declared the Games open at an upbeat ceremony featuring dancing lifeguards, giant flip-flops and Australia’s team marching in to ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited the England cricket team to tour the country for the first time since 2005, after a successful visit by the West Indies amid improved security boosted hopes of an international revival. A visit by a major Test-playing nation such as England would be hugely significant, in terms of both cricket as well as Pakistan´s wider security ...

Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has once again secured the top spot in the ICC T20 international batsmen rankings, while spinner Shadab Khan has rocketed to number two in the bowlers rankings. According to the latest rankings updated as of April 3, 2018, Babar Azam (881 points) has displaced New Zealand’s Colin Munro from the number one spot following a spectacular ...

KARACHI: The return of international cricket turned sweeter for fans at the National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday as Pakistan scripted a sure-footed whitewash against the visiting West Indies in the three-match T20I series. The West Indies scored 153-6 — their highest total of the series — with Andre Fletcher (52) scoring the only half-century on this tour for the ...

Gold Coast:-More than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories will compete for 275 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, which begin on Wednesday. There will be the same number of men’s and women’s medal events for the first time at a major multi-sport event. Gold Coast 2018 also includes the largest ever programme of disability sport at a Commonwealth ...

England fast bowler James Anderson has broken another record after recording the most number of deliveries in Test cricket history by a pace bowler, 30,020. Midway through the final day of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, he overtook the previous record of 30,019 held by West Indies great Courtney Walsh who retired in 2001. During his career, ...

Shadab Khan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and given one demerit point after being found guilty of a level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during Monday’s Twenty20 International against the West Indies in Karachi. The Pakistan wrist spinner was found to have violated article 2.1.7 of ...

It was little wonder that New Zealand captain Kane Williamson would have liked to have had more Test cricket this season after series victories over West Indies and England in the four red-ball matches they were able to host. Two thumping victories over the Caribbean islanders and another innings triumph over England in Auckland were followed by a gutsy draw ...