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Karachi: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Secretary Manizeh Zainli officially announced that Khawaja Obaid Ilyas and Riaz Ahmed have been appointed as chairman and secretary of Sindh Football Association. Obaid is a former football and was also Sports Director of Aman Foundation. Meanwhile, Riaz Ahmed has been widely known in sports circles specially football throughout the country. He is a former ...

Rafael Nadal’s first two titles at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC (2005, 2013) were clinched on red clay. The top-seeded Spaniard completed his Acapulco hat trick on a hard court with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory against American Taylor Fritz. ”I couldn’t be happier. I played a great event from the beginning to the end,” Nadal said. “Acapulco ...

Islamabad:- Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force met the players of Pakistan National Kabaddi team at Air Headquarters, Islamabad today. He felicitated the team for winning Kabaddi World Cup, 2020, which was held at Lahore. Interacting with the players, the Air Chief lauded the performance of players who brought laurels to the ...

PARIS: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world´s most recognisable and highest-paid sportswomen, on Wednesday announced her retirement at the age of 32. “Tennis – I´m saying goodbye,” Sharapova said in an article for Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines. “After 28 years and five Grand Slam titles, though, I´m ready to scale another mountain – to compete ...

LAHORE : Secretary Youth Affairs, Sports, Archeology and Tourism Ehsan Bhutta and Secretary Environment Punjab and Chairman National Muay Thai Federation Zahid Hussain inaugurated Punjab Martial Arts Games Lahore 2020 at a colourful inaugural ceremony at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Wednesday. Secretary Youth Affairs, Sports, Archeology and Tourism Ehsan Bhutta and Secretary Environment Punjab and Chairman National ...

Karachi: Blessing Star has accumulated eight points and is leading the points table after fifth round with three wins and two draws in Leisure Leagues Inter-School U-19 small-sided football tournament. Nobel Academy School is sitting in the second position with seven points followed by Aga Khan School and Kiran School in third and fourth positions with six and five points ...

PARIS: Roger Federer has undergone surgery to resolve a longstanding knee problem and said Thursday he would be out of action until after the French Open while his rivals backed the 38-year-old to return as strong as ever. The 20-times Grand Slam winner revealed on his Facebook account that he underwent surgery in Switzerland on Wednesday and would miss a ...

LAHORE : Secretary Youth affairs, Sports, Archeology and Tourism Ehsan Bhutta awarded certificates to prominent performers of 15th Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally at an impressive ceremony at Punjab Stadium on Thursday. Secretary Youth affairs, Sports, Archeology and Tourism Ehsan Bhutta congratulated the winners and appreciated the working of TDCP and other departments for the successful holding of 15th Cholistan Desert ...

LAHORE: Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh chaired an important meeting regarding formulation of new Annual Development Programme at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Deputy Director Planning Rauf Bajwa and all Divisional Sports Officers of the province attended the meeting. Addressing the meeting, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh stressed ...

DUBAI: Sofia Kenin lost her first WTA match since winning the Australian Open earlier this month as she went down 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-3 to Elena Rybakina on Tuesday at the Dubai Championships. World number seven Kenin´s loss completed a hat-trick of seeded upsets on the fourth day of action in the United Arab Emirates. Title holder Belinda Bencic was ...