An outstanding display of fast bowling by Aamer Yamin saw Sindh getting bowled out for a paltry 188 against Central Punjab at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on the first day of the sixth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23. The right-arm pacer picked up his ninth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket with five for 54 in 16 overs as Sindh’s innings ...
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Lahore Division declared 73rd Punjab Games champions
LAHORE (Oct 27, 2022): Lahore division, with 5183 points won the 73rd Punjab Games 2022 trophy on Thursday. Faisalabad division got second position with 4095 points while Bahawalpur division was placed third with 3522 points during the 4-day sports extravaganza. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta and Director General Sports Punjab M Tariq Qureshi awarded the winners’ trophy to Director Sports ...
Read More »Punjab Games Transgender Event 26-10-2022
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood in a statement at the conclusion of 3rd Day’s events on Wednesday thanked Bank of Punjab for extending every kind of support for the successful holding of 73rd edition of Punjab Games. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood said that the Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab ...
Read More »Guapo named FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series 2022 MVP
MIES (Switzerland) – France 3×3 star Laetitia Guapo was elected MVP of the third edition of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series by a panel of players and fans on October 26, 2022. The number four 3×3 player in the World led France to a second-place finish at the Women’s Series Final in Constanta, Romania on September 17-18. Guapo finished 3rd overall ...
Read More »Former Pakistan captains excited for Ireland tour
Former Pakistan women’s captains Sana Mir and Urooj Mumtaz have expressed their thrill and excitement over Ireland women national cricket team’s maiden tour to Pakistan. The Irish team will arrive in Lahore later this week for three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals. The three-match ODI series is a part of the ICC Women’s Championship. All six tour matches ...
Read More »Khyber Pakhtunkhwa aim resurgence as Quaid-e-Azam Trophy moves towards the business end
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa entered this year’s edition of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy with back-to-back titles. Their run in this edition, however, has shocked many. At the halfway stage of the 10-round league phase, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa find themselves languishing at the bottom of the points table with three of their five matches ending in draws and two in defeats. They have accumulated only ...
Read More »HBL Pakistan Super League 2023 local player categories renewed
The categories of eight players were upgraded following the local player category renewal process for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023 as the Pakistan Cricket Board also opened registration window for the foreign players. The player lists have been shared with the six franchises for the tournament to be played across four venues from 9 February to 19 March 2023. ...
Read More »PJL has the potential to shape the future of our cricket: Shahid Afridi
By Shahid Afridi The Pakistan Junior League was a wonderful experience for me as I finally got an opportunity of working with U19 players, something that I had desired for since retiring from international cricket. I have always believed that the best coaching and skills development takes place at the age-group level as that is when you can groom ...
Read More »Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood inaugurates 73rd edition of Punjab Games
LAHORE (Oct 25, 2022): Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood said that Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab in collaboration with Bank of Punjab is going to launch historic Sports Card for welfare of male and female athletes of the province; he said this while addressing the colourful grand opening ceremony of Punjab Games at National ...
Read More »NBP earns naming rights for National Stadium
The Pakistan Cricket Board and National Bank of Pakistan have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the naming rights of one of the country’s most iconic Test venues, the National Stadium in Karachi. As such, the venue will now be known as the National Bank Cricket Arena. Besides the naming rights agreement, the PCB and NBP will also ...
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