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Sensational power-hitting display sets National Stadium alight

Islamabad United clubbed 17 fours and 15 sixes, and Quetta Gladiators reciprocated with 15 fours and nine sixes as the former won a 415-run aggregate match by 43 runs in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 at the National Stadium on Thursday. Colin Munro slapped three fours and five sixes in a 39-ball 72 not out, Azam Khan belted two ...

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Media opportunities at ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022

The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Friday 4 February at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. India will face England in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final on Saturday 5 February at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground at 09h00 local time, ahead of the match both teams will address the media. England ...

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Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti lays foundation stone of Sports Board Punjab’s Masjid

Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti laid the foundation stone of Sports Board Punjab’s Masjid in the lawns of National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan, Secretary Punjab Olympic Association Idris Haider Khawaja, Deputy Directors Tariq Wattoo, Chand Perveen, Chief Sports Consultant SBP Hafeez Bhatti, Assistant Directors Zahoor Ahmed, Raees ur ...

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India beat Australia to set up U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Final date with England

India advanced to their eighth ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final with a comprehensive 96-run defeat of Australia and will face England in the showpiece. Shaik Rasheed and Yash Dhull put on the second biggest partnership of the tournament, adding 204 runs for the third wicket after a shaky start for the Men in Blue. Australia never got ...

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Assistant Director Youth Affairs Punjab Ms:Nazish Noor promoted to BS-18

LAHORE (Feb3, 2022): Assistant Director Youth Affairs Punjab Ms Nazish Noor, as per notification of Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab, has been promoted to Grade BS-18 after the completion of her 10-year service as regular employee of Directorate General Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab here on Wednesday. Ms Nazish Noor, who has served as Manager Punjab International Swimming Complex, is also ...

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Fakhar Zaman’s purple patch with the bat continues

Win the toss and win the match mantra proved to be wrong in the third successive fixture of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 when Lahore Qalandars defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs in the ninth game of the PCB’s marquee event at the National Stadium on Wednesday. Fakhar Zaman continued his rich form with the bat to stroke a ...

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FIBA Press Release – February 2: FIBA Executive Committee get set for exciting line up of events in February

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA’s Executive Committee convened by video conference today for their first meeting of 2022. The meeting came on the eve of a busy month with two important world cup qualifying events in February – the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying Tournaments and the second window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ...

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Faisal Afridi fined and suspended for breach

Faisal Khan Afridi of the PCB Elite Panel of Umpires has been suspended for five HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 matches and fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching the event’s Health and Safety protocols. Tournament Director Salman Naseer: “The PCB had announced it will follow a zero-tolerance approach towards any Health and Safety breaches. This decision ...

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David, Rossouw and Shadab run amok in 414-run fest

Tim David and Rilee Rossouw clobbered 10 fours and 12 sixes between them as Multan Sultans scored 93 runs in their last five overs that set the platform for a thrilling 20 runs victory over Islamabad United in a 414-run fest in the eighth match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022 at the National Stadium on Tuesday. David scored ...

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Daryl Mitchell receives the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2021

As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Daryl Mitchell as the winner of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2021.  Mitchell won the award for his gesture of refusing to take a single in the high-pressure ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi on November 10, ...

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