Defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2023 Player Draft. The Pick Order was decided through a random draw on Monday at the Pakistan Cricket Board offices and participated by representatives of the six franchises. The winners of the 2019 edition, Quetta Gladiators, and 2021 championships, Multan Sultans, will have second ...
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International Peace and Sports Conference 2022
Peshawar is going to host International Peace and Sport Conference. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Department, Bank of Khyber, AIPS Asia, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sports Writers Association have jointly organized a four-day International Peace and Sports Conference from 30th to 2nd November 2022. Several journalists from around the globe are participating in the Conference. Asian Sports ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa forced to follow-on after Yasir Shah’s 34th first-class five-wicket haul
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s woes amplified on the third day of their four-day first-class match against Balochistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium as Yasir Shah’s 34th five-wicket haul forced them to follow-on in the ongoing sixth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bundled for 215 in reply of Balochistan’s imposing 487 for seven as the Test leg-spinner returned five for ...
Read More »Fatima Sana confident of good show in series against Ireland
Pakistan women’s ODI and T20I squads are currently undergoing a five-day pre-series camp at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore ahead of the Ireland assignment. In the camp, the players also featured in an intra-squad match at the LCCA Ground on Thursday, which was won by Nida Dar’s Pakistan Blues. Ireland women’s team, embarking on their maiden tour to Pakistan, ...
Read More »Commentary panel for Pakistan-Ireland women series announced
Former Pakistan women’s team captain Sana Mir and former women’s international player Marina Iqbal will be joined by Ali Younis, Andrew Leonard, Sikander Bakht and Shah Faisal as commentators for the upcoming women’s series between Pakistan and Ireland. Sana will be involved in the T20Is only to be played on 12, 14 and 16 November. The three-match ODI series ...
Read More »Match officials for Pakistan-Bangladesh U19 series announced
The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed the match officials’ appointments for the six-match Pakistan-Bangladesh U19 series, comprising a four-dayer, three 45-over-per-side fixtures and two T20s. Umpires Rashid Riaz, Shozab Raza and Waleed Yaqub will share the on-field and reserve umpire duties, while Prof Muhammad Javed Malik, who is a member of PCB Elite Panel of Match Referees and International Panel of ...
Read More »Table-toppers Northern in a spot of bother against Southern Punjab
For the first time in this edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Northern are struggling as they were four down for only 94 in reply of Southern Punjab’s mammoth 566 at the close of day two at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. Fast bowler Sameen Gul took three wickets for 23 in eight overs and Test cricketer Mohammad Abbas recorded one for 39 ...
Read More »Aamer Yamin takes 5 wickets; Umar Siddiq, Usman Salahuddin Stroke centuries
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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