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LAHORE : Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada visited Punjab’s wushu training camp at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium on Wednesday. During his visit, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada expressed his satisfaction over the preparations of Punjab contingent for 4th Inter-Provincial Games scheduled to be staged at Peshawar from March 18th to 21, 2018. On this occasion, Punjab Minister ...

Daria Kasatkina beat US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the third round at Indian Wells  Indian Wells:-World number two Caroline Wozniacki was beaten by Russia’s Daria Kasatkina in the fourth round at Indian Wells. The Dane, who could have reclaimed the top ranking by winning the tournament, was beaten 6-4 7-5 by the Russian. Romania’s Simona Halep, who moved into ...

BARCELONA: Antonio Conte´s Chelsea will aim to frustrate Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday but they may find an opponent less expansive than they expect. Barca have set the standard in recent years for the most glittering style of football but Ernesto Valverde has instilled a new style this season, built on resilience, ...

DUBAI: The world Football governing body FIFA restored the membership of Pakistan Football Federation by lifting the suspension it imposed on Pakistan due to the third party’s interference. A letter from FIFA’s secretary general Fatma Samoura, addressed to PFF’s secretary general, was released to media by the officials of PFF with says “lifting of the suspension of the Pakistan Football ...

INDIAN WELLS: World number one Roger Federer stepped up his bid for a sixth Indian Wells Masters title with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Filip Krajinovic on Monday. The 36-year-old marvel continues to defy the ageing process as he needed just 58 minutes to overpower the Serb with a brilliant display of Swiss timing. “I was feeling like he was ...

Karachi:18 member Pakistan hockey team for the Commonwealth Games, to be held  in Gold Coast, Australia from 4th to 15th April,has been named.Chief Selector Islahuddin announced the team which will be captained by Mohammad Rizwan Senior.  Vice Captain is Ammad Shakeel Butt team Imran Butt, Mazhar Abbas, M.Irfan Senior, Tazeemul Hassan, Mubashar Ali, Faisal Qadir, Ammad Shakeel Butt (Vice Captain), ...

Lahore:The training camp of national senior probables preparing for participation in the XXI CWG to be played in Gold Coast/Australia from 4th to 15th April 2018 is in progress at Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium Karachi.  PHF intends to establish a training camp of short duration of Pakistan junior hockey team, who will play a match series against Pakistan senior ...

LAHORE: Punjab govt will provide top level security and make best administrative arrangements on the occasion of upcoming two Pakistan Super League (PSL) knock-out stage matches at Lahore, this determination was expressed by Punjab Minister of Sports Jahangir Khanzada while chairing a high level meeting at National Hockey Stadiumon Monday. Mayor Lahore Col (retd) Mubashar Javed, DC Lahore Sumair Ahmed ...

Athens :The Greek top-flight match between PAOK Salonika and AEK Athens on Sunday was abandoned after PAOK’s president invaded the pitch with a gun. Ivan Savvidis tried to confront the referee with a gun in a hip holster after his side had an 89th-minute goal ruled offside with the score 0-0. AEK’s players left the pitch concerned for their safety ...

 Indian Wells:Simona Halep survived a scare to reach the BNP Paribas Open fourth round at Indian Wells but French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko was beaten. Romanian top seed Halep lost the first set against 19-year-old American Caroline Dolehide, the world number 165, but won 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Ostapenko, 20, lost 6-3 6-3 to Croatia’s Petra Martic. American Amanda Anisimova, ...