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Elite foreign coaches join Engro Cricket Coaching Project

Five elite cricket coaches will commence work at the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Cricket Programme. The first phase of the programme begins at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore later this week. The coaches are expected to arrive in Lahore in the next seven to 10 days. Before the arrival of the coaches, screening and fitness ...

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Update on Pakistan men’s cricket team

Umer Rashid, one of the highly-rated bowling coaches at the National High Performance Centre, has been added to the Pakistan men’s side as assistant to the fast bowling coach for the Asia Cup.   Umer has worked in the development of all the national side fast bowlers since their early days, including helping Mohammad Hasnain to return to competitive cricket. ...

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Exciting competitions of 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship in progress at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall

LAHORE (August 24, 2022): The exciting competitions of 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship were underway at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Wednesday. A large number of Ju-Jitsu enthusiasts and sports lovers were there to cheer their favourite teams.   Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, in a statement on Wednesday said that the players from all ...

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Rabada rises to number three in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings

South African speedster, Kagiso Rabada gains two slots to rise to number three in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings following a thrilling bowling display in his side’s emphatic innings victory over England at Lord’s in the first of their three-match, World Test Championship series. The 27-year-old saw his name added to the honours board after taking his maiden five-wicket-haul ...

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All set for all-Sindh National U19 Championship final

This year’s best two teams of teenage cricketers will be in action at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi from 25 August as Sindh Blues face Sindh Whites in the final of the National U19 Championship 2022-23.   Along with the bragging rights of being the red-ball champions, the final provides both sides a shot at the winning prize money of ...

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Sir Vivian Richards to reunite with Javed Miandad at Pakistan Junior League

Two cricket legends Sir Vivian Richards of the West Indies and Pakistan’s Javed Miandad, will reunite at October’s Pakistan Junior League after King Viv was named as one of the team mentors by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Richards joins Javed, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Daren Sammy, Colin Munro and Imran Tahir as league mentors.   The inaugural edition of the ...

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Event-packed agenda fills the FIBA Executive Committee meeting

MIES (Switzerland) – The FIBA Executive Committee convened by video conference today for their second meeting of 2022. With a very busy calendar of events coming up over the next few months, including the fourth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022, the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and FIBA AmeriCup 2022, the meeting had an event-packed agenda.   The following ...

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V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today revealed that the upcoming VI WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, which opens this Friday, 26 August, in Hermosillo, Sonora, will be broadcast in five of the 13 participating nations, potentially reaching millions of viewers for the youth world championship. Broadcast partners of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup include networks and sports channels in ...

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Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi inaugurates 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship at a grand opening ceremony

Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi inaugurated 13th National Men/Women Ju-Jitsu Championship at a grand opening ceremony at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Tuesday.   Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and Director General Iran Khana Farhang Lahore Jafar Ronas were the guests of honour on this occasion. They also unveiled the championship trophy before ...

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Pakistan’s ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, who won gold medals in Commonwealth Games and Islamic Solidarity Games, calls on Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi

Pakistan’s ace javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, who won two back-to-back gold medals in Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK and Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey call on Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.   Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Director Admin Syed Omair Hasan and other officials were also present on this occasion.   ...

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