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Jeddah:-Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women in the conservative kingdom — the right to exercise. Halah Alhamrani, 41, runs a gym for women called FlagBoxing — its motto is Fight Like A Girl — in the western Red Sea city of Jeddah, offering ...

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi announced on Monday that he will pay for the medical treatment of former hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed. “Shahid Afridi Foundation will bear all expenses of Mansoor’s treatment and won’t let him down,” Afridi said. The former hockey goalkeeper has been suffering from a heart ailment for the last month and has been advised by doctors ...

LAHORE:  Sports Board Punjab contingent stole the show and grabbed 35 medals during the first two days of 4th Inter-Provincial Games in Peshawar. According to information made available here on Monday, Punjab’s weightlifting team showed brilliant performance on Monday and clinched all the four gold medals on the second day on Monday. Sharjeel Butt got gold medal in 56kg category, ...

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MIAMI :- Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week s Miami Open after suffering an injury to her left forearm, organisers announced on Friday. The five-time Grand Slam champion has been replaced in the main draw for the Florida showpiece by American Jennifer Brady, a statement said. “I am really sorry that I have to withdraw from one of my favorite ...

FAISALABAD :India has won International Handball Federation (IHF) South & Central Asia Youth & Junior Trophy 2018, concluded at International Handball Court of University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) here on Thursday. India stood first while Pakistan and Bangladesh got 2nd and 3rd positions respectively in the tournament. According to details, in Juniors category, India team played five matches against Pakistan, ...

INDIAN WELLS:- World No. 1 Simona Halep crashed out of the WTA Indian Wells tournament on Friday as she suffered a shocking 6-3, 6-0 upset loss to world No. 44 Naomi Osaka of Japan. The 26-year-old former champion Halep dropped to 18-2 on the season as she lasted just 64 minutes on the court with the unseeded Osaka. “I just ...

MADRID: Brazil’s World Cup preparations have suffered a blow with a serious injury to Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis. He had been preferred over Juventus’ Alex Sandro in Brazil coach Tite´s squad released Thursday for the upcoming friendlies against France and World Cup hosts Russia. But hours later he suffered a broken leg in Atletico’s Europa League tie at Lokomotiv ...

Indian Wells:World number one Roger Federer equalled his best start to a season when he beat South Korea’s Chung Hyeon to reach the Indian Wells Masters semi-final. The defending champion claimed his 16th victory of 2018 with a 7-5 6-1 win over the world number 26 in California. The Swiss has matched the start he made to the 2006 season, ...