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PESHAWAR, May 22  Charsadda and Jaffar Shah Athletic Academy clinched the titles of the ongoing Floodlight Ramadan Games being played on different venues here on Wednesday.Deputy Director Sports Aziz Ullah Khan and Director Development Niamat Ullah graced the occasion as guests. Director Games Zakir Ullah, Secretary KP Athletic Association Syed Sultan Shah, former international athlete Syed Jaffar Shah, coach Zafran ...

By Ijaz Ahmad PESHAWAR, May 21 Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan will inaugurate the 33rd edition of the National Games on October 21, 2019 while President of Pakistan Arif Alvi will grace the occasion as chief guest at the closing ceremony on October 27, Senior Minister for Sports Atif Khan said in a hurry-called press conference at Conference Hall ...

GROZNY, Russia: Mohamed Salah gave Egypt’s World Cup hopes a huge boost Wednesday when he joined a squad training session at their Grozny base. The Pharaohs’ superstar has been sidelined since suffering a shoulder injury in Liverpool´s Champions League final loss to Real Madrid on May 26. However, an AFP reporter saw the forward take part in his first training ...

MOSCOW: Russia´s football team has failed to chalk up a single victory in eight months but things could be about to improve — according to a supposedly clairvoyant cat who predicted a win for the side in the first World Cup match. Achilles, a deaf white cat who is the official animal soothsayer for the tournament, on Wednesday chose a ...

  Islamabad: Pakistan Squash Contingent, comprising Junior Squash players would be participating in a series of Junior international squash tournaments in Malaysia.  The Borneo Junior Open would be played between 20 – 24 June, 18 followed by Penang Junior from 26 Jun – 01 July, 18.  A group of 11 Pakistani players have entered in Borneo Junior (U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19 ...

By  Sohail Cheema US failed to qualify the 2018 soccer world up,  so what,  now 2026 soccer world cup to be held in US ( along with Canada and Mexico). – US will hold 60 games including all the games of quarter finals,  Semi finals and final.  Canada and Mexico will get 10 games each. – The final will be ...

Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has retired from boxing. The 37-year-old lost his last fight in May, a heavyweight rematch against fellow Briton Tony Bellew, after losing the first contest in March 2017. Haye is also a former cruiserweight world champion and ends his career with a record of four defeats in 32 fights. He said he was “ready ...

Marcus Rashford suffered a slight injury in England’s final training session before the squad flew out to Russia and is Gareth Southgate’s only fitness concern before the opening match against Tunisia on Monday. The England manager confirmed the news after the squad arrived in St Petersburg on Tuesday afternoon, describing it as a “slight knock”. The Manchester United forward will ...

FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether the 2026 World Cup should be played in North America or return to Africa for just the second time, in Morocco. The choice is clear — between a slick bid based on gleaming stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada or an ambitious attempt from Morocco based on as-yet largely unbuilt facilities. ...

MOSCOW: Reigning champions Germany are set to arrive in Russia on Tuesday to join the World Cup party as Belgium downplayed an injury scare over star player Eden Hazard in their final warm-up match. Gareth Southgate’s youthful England team are also due to touch down as anticipation mounts ahead of Thursday’s opening fixture in Moscow between host nation Russia and ...