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Syed Khawar Shah was born on 07-12-1949 in District Jhang of Punjab province. Syed Khawar Shah has been very interested in sports since childhood. He was one of the best players in football and athletics. Besides, he was also very interested in kabaddi and desi kushti. Khawar Shah got his early education from Jhang. He was also President of the ...

Serena Williams thrashed fellow American Amanda Anisimova in just 43 minutes to reach the final of the Auckland International. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, searching for her first title since the 2017 Australian Open, hammered the 18-year-old 6-1 6-1. Williams, 38, will face Jessica Pegula in the final after the unseeded American overcame Williams’ doubles partner Caroline Wozniacki. Pegula ...

US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the Australian Open in Melbourne as she continues her recovery from a knee injury. The Canadian, ranked sixth in the world, picked up the injury at the season-ending WTA Finals in October. Andreescu beat Serena Williams at Flushing Meadows in September to win her maiden Grand Slam title. “I have to respect ...

Rafael Nadal will play Novak Djokovic as Spain take on Serbia in the inaugural ATP Cup final in Sydney. Top-ranked Nadal came from a set down to beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-5 6-1 and give Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead over the hosts. World number two Djokovic had earlier beaten US Open finalist Daniil Medvedev 6-1 5-7 6-4 ...

Marcus Rashford marked his 200th Manchester United appearance in style by scoring twice as the Red Devils returned to winning ways by easily despatching bottom-of-the-table Norwich. Rashford, 22, became the third youngest player to reach the landmark for the club and opened the scoring in the first half by stabbing home Juan Mata’s deep cross to the back post. United ...

LAHORE: Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said young players exhibited excellent performance in the First SBP Junior Tennis Championship 2020 and this championship will play an important role in further popularizing the game of tennis in the province; he expressed these views while talking to media at the closing ceremony at State of the Art Nishtar Park Sports Complex Tennis Stadium ...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Colombian powerlifter Nohemi Carabali for four years for committing an anti-doping violation. The athlete who competes in the up to 50kg returned an adverse analytical finding for three prohibited substances in a urine sample provided on 14 July 2019 after competing at the Nur-Sultan 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Kazakhstan. The substances ...

ISLAMABAD:  Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force met the    Pakistan Junior Squash Team, which participated in the recently concluded British Junior Open Squash Championship at Birmingham. Air Chief, who is also President Pakistan Squash Federation lauded their performance in this prestigious event and also awarded cash prizes among the players. Hamza Khan, ...

In the game of Educational Board, Lahore took 14 Medal with 8 Gold 5 Silver and one Bronze Medal, Pakistan Inter Board Girls Sports Gala 2020 to their name. Lahore Board defeated Islamabad in the Hockey Final by 14.0 Gujranwala defeated Faisalabad by 3.1 in the third position. In the final of badminton, Intermediate Board Karachi defeated Islamabad Board 2.0 ...

LAHORE: Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, on Thursday, said First Sports Board Punjab Junior Tennis Championship 2020 is a wonderful event for young boys and girls to express their tennis talent. “We are quite hopeful that several promising boys and girls will emerge through this championship,” he expressed these views in a statement on the second day of ...