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LAHORE : Lahore Division’s male and female boxers wrapped up Punjab Open Inter-Division Boxing Championship with 16 gold medals while Faisalabad remained runners up with three gold medals followed by DG Khan with two gold medals on the last day of Punjab Open Inter-Division Boxing Championship at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Tuesday. In the women’s competitions, Lahore’s ...

HONG KONG: Saudi Arabian football authorities have banned referee Fahad Al Mirdasi for life, weeks before he was due to fly to Russia to officiate at this year’s World Cup finals. Al Mirdasi confessed to offering to fix Saturday’s King’s Cup final on behalf of one of the participating clubs and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has requested FIFA ...

Islamabad:-The final phase of the elections of Pakistan Hockey Federation was conducted on Tuesday at the Crown Plaza hotel, Islamabad under the supervision of the Chief Election Commissioner Chaudhry Mohammad Riaz. Following office bearers were elected for the next four years (2018-2022) President: Brigadier (rtd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar Vice President: 1. Khawar Anwar Khawaja (Punjab) 2. Mohamad Saeed Khan (KPK) ...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Striker Neymar, who hasn’t played a game since breaking his foot in February, was named Monday as the star of the Brazilian national team which will seek a record sixth World Cup out in Russia. Coach Tite announced the team list at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro. Neymar’s returning form will be a key factor ...

By Nawaz Gohar Islamabad:-Pakistan Federation Baseball with the collaboration of Bahria Town Sports Wing is holding Bahria National Inter-School Baseball Championship at Aashqi Hussain Baseball Stadium, Bahria Town, Lahore from May 14 – 15, 2018. Participating teams are Govt. Higher Secondary School Maraka Quarters Lahore, Ali Garh Public School Manga Mandi, Govt. High Secondary School Manga Mandi, Message Grammar School ...

PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings published on Monday. Federer returns to the top spot despite not having played since March. Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic slipped six places to 18th after his second-round defeat in Madrid, his ...

Pakistan beat Indonesia on penalties in the semi-final to qualify for the final of Street Child World Cup 2018. Photo: Twitter  Pakistan have qualified for the final of the Street Child World Cup 2018 in Russia, making history as they beat Indonesia in a nail-biting semi-final on Monday. The boys in green outclassed Indonesia 5-4 on penalties to secure their place ...

LAHORE:  Boxing enthusiasts saw some thrilling bouts on the 3rd day of Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship being staged under the directives of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Monday. Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Amir Jan, in a statement on Monday, praised the holding of Inter-Division Punjab Open Boxing Championship and said ...

MADRID — Second-seeded Alexander Zverev eased past fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday, claiming his second title in a week. The German broke Thiem’s opening service games in each set and didn’t give his Austrian rival a single break chance, winning in 1 hour, 19 minutes. Zverev won his eighth career title and second ...

Stan Wawrinka was beaten 6-4 6-4 in the first round of the Italian Open on his return from injury. The Swiss three-time Grand Slam champion lost to 55th-ranked American Steve Johnson on the clay in Rome. The 33-year-old sat out the second half of 2017 after knee surgery following his first-round exit at Wimbledon and has not competed since February. ...