Lahore:Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Mohammad Amir this afternoon following reports that the fast bowler had announced his retirement from international cricket. The 29-year-old confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intensions of playing international cricket and as such, he should not be considered for future international matches. This is a ...
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Resilient centuries from Mubasir, Hammad secure Northern draw against Sindh
Karachi: Valiant centuries by debutant Mubasir Khan and Hammad Azam helped Northern remain on the second spot in the six-team points table as their eighth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Sindh ended in a draw at the National Stadium. Mubasir, playing his maiden first-class match after a fantastic run with Northern U19 and Northern Second XI sides, smashed a magnificent ...
Read More »Al-Saghir Seven A-Side Super Hockey League, four more matches decided
Karachi: Four more matches have been decided in Al-Saghir Seven A Side Super Hockey League here in Siddique memon Sports Complex Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi, Arif Ashraf, Sirajuddin and Ittetqa Hassan Zaidi7ers teams have won their matches, Shams Uzzaman and Matloob Baig have drawn. On the second day of the league, Pakistan Youth Olympic team coach Mohammad Ali Khan was the special ...
Read More »Hamza five wicket haul guide Karachi Strikers into second corporatist T20 final.
KARACHI:with a devastating five-wicket haul slow left armer Hamza Ahmed Karachi Strikers (KSCC) decimated Pythons cc (PCC) by seven wickets to set up a final clash with defending champions Rangoonwala CC in the Second Corporat T20 colour-kit league Cricket Tournament here at Quaid-e-Azam Park Cricket Ground in steel township on yesterday. Hamza Ahmed snared five wickets for 30 runs in his ...
Read More »Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti meets Turkish Deputy Sports Minister Halis Yunus
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and his Turkish counterpart Deputy Sports Minister Halis Yunus discussed the promotion of sports and different departments of youth affairs between the two countries during their high-profile meeting in Istanbul on Saturday. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, Chief Sports Consultant Shahid Faqeer Virk and other officials ...
Read More »Al-Saghir Seven A Side Super Hockey League inaugurated
Karachi: Al-Saghir Seven A Side Super Hockey League Siddique Memon Sports Complex Gulistan Scouts Center Gulshan-e-Iqbal was inaugurated in Karachi. Additional Secretary, General Administration, Government of Sindh Syed Salahuddin Ahmed inaugurated the event. The committee was attended by Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh, Al Saghir Club’s Syed Saghir Hussain, Secretary Azmat Pasha, Amir Siddiqui, former International Mubashir Mukhtar, Ejaz Khokhar and a ...
Read More »Umar Kremlev Wins AIBA Presidency, Calls for Urgent Reforms in Boxing
Umar Kremlev is the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), winning the election on Saturday with 57.33 per cent of the vote. Kremlev has called for unity and reforms in AIBA, the sports body that represents amateur boxing worldwide. The election was held virtually at AIBA’s ongoing congress due to the pandemic. It was attended by 155 National ...
Read More »It is hugely disappointing to lose a player of Babar Azam’s calibre :Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said “Injuries are part and parcel of professional sport and while it is hugely disappointing to lose a player of Babar Azam’s calibre for the T20Is, this opens up opportunities for the other highly talented and exciting players to step-up, understand their responsibilities and try to prove that the Pakistan side is a complete package. “I have spoken ...
Read More »Babar Azam ruled out of New Zealand T20Is
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of New Zealand T20Is after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during Sunday morning’s practice session. World’s second-ranked T20I batsman suffered the injury during a throw-down session, following which he was taken to a local hospital where X-rays confirmed the fracture. As such, Babar will be unable to attend nets for, at ...
Read More »Eighth round of first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy begins on Monday
Following three exciting results in the previous round, the eighth round of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, which commences on Monday, promises to sustain the momentum as teams fight for the top two slots which will enable their qualification for the five-day new year’s final. As anticipated, the points table further spiced up following Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s rise to the top after ...
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