Lausanne :The International Olympic Committee has convened its most important meeting regarding the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 17. The meeting will be video-linked due to the corona virus. The meeting was scheduled for July in Japan due to the Olympic Games to be held in Japan this year. The IOC headquarters in Lausanne will host the meeting, which will ...

Zurich:FIFA has decided to allow five substitutes for each team for the upcoming football season after Corona. However, this arrangement will be on a temporary basis for competitions ending this year. In addition, organizers of leagues and tournaments can opt out of the video replay system for the time being.

Lahore:Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been dropped from A category of his new central contract. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided not to reduce the players’ benefits and compensation in the Central Contract for the year 2020-20. On the other hand, the Board’s Central Contract Committee, which includes Chief Executive Wasim Khan, Director International Zakir Khan and ...

Lahore:The number of Test series matches between Pakistan and England in July this year is likely to increase. According to media reports, in case of cancellation of England’s series against West Indies, the matches against Pakistan could be extended and the number of Test matches between the two teams could be increased from 4 to 5. Sources said that in ...

London:Players due to take part in The Hundred this summer have had their contracts terminated by the England and Wales Cricket Board. On Thursday, the new tournament was postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The eight men’s teams selected their squads in a draft in October, while the women’s teams were in the process of completing their squads. ...

Cairo:Youssef Hossam has been banned for life by the Tennis Integrity Unit after being found guilty of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences. The TIU found that the Egyptian, 21, had committed 21 breaches of anti-corruption rules between 2015 and 2019. It also ruled he conspired with others to carry out betting-related corruption at the lower levels of the sport. ...

Lahore:PCB’s Digital Pairs series for Test players has gained great popularity among the fans, current and former players, pundits and journalists. The campaign entered its third phase yesterday Sunday, 3 May, with the followers asked to name two fast bowling pairs of their choice. Asked to choose a bowling partner to form a dream pair both from the list of ...

Lahore: Former Punjab Football Association (PFA) Vice President Rana Ziaur Rehman said that football was kept hostage for 16 years by the previous setup and now the most played game in the country required to be worked upon for rehabilitation on urgent basis. He criticized the previous setup for not giving clubs the right to register and favoritism was in ...

Islamabad :Dr.Fehmida Mirza, Federal Minister for IPC/President PSB, through a letter written to the provincial, AJK and GB Sports Ministers, requested to convene a virtual session of the Federal Sports Coordination Committee to address problems faced by the sportspersons and evolve a comprehensive strategy to cope with the challenges being faced in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. On behalf of ...

Karachi:Many sports federations and associations in the country have decided not to hold an Iftar dinner this year due to a government ban on the corona virus. The Pakistan Hockey Federation has postponed the Ramadan Iftar parties in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Similarly, Karachi Hockey Association, Sindh Olympics, Karachi Basketball Association, Karachi Table Tennis, Pakistan Softball, Pakistan Netball, Pakistan Throwball ...