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KARACHI: Former Netherlands penalty corner specialist Floris Jan Bovelander shared his excitement regarding coming back to Pakistan as part of World XI tour. “I am very happy to be back in Pakistan,” he said in a video statement shared by Pakistan Hockey Federation. Bovelander can be seen in the video sitting in his office with a picture of Netherlands match ...

MELBOURNE:Defending champion Roger Federer dazzled under the Australian Open lights to waltz through to the second round with a straight sets win over Aljaz Bedene on Tuesday. The ageless Swiss marvel, rated as the favourite to win his 20th Grand Slam title, thrilled the Rod Laver Arena crowd with a virtuoso performance. The second seed cruised to a 6-3, 6-4, ...

Pele won three World Cups with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970 RIO DE JANEIRO: Footballing legend Pele said that Brazil are favourites to win the World Cup in Russia, four years on from their humiliation on home soil. Five-time winners Brazil were thrashed 7-1 in the 2014 semi-finals by eventual champions Germany at the Maracana, but Pele, considered one ...

Maria Sharapova acknowledges the crowd after winning her match/Australian Open Twitter  MELBOURNE: Former champions Maria Sharapova and Angelique Kerber turned on the style to sweep into the Australian Open second round Tuesday, but it was curtains for lanky Canadian Milos Raonic. With temperatures heating up in Melbourne, the two Grand Slam winners wasted little time on court. Sharapova, still working ...

LAHORE: Chairman Steering Committee Sports Punjab Hanif Abbasi, Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada and Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan visited State of the Art Punjab International Swimming Pool in Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Monday. Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan, Divisional Sports Officer Nadim Qaiser and other top officials were also present on this occasion. The above-mentioned dignitaries ...

MELBOURNE  – World number five Venus Williams and US Open champion Sloane Stephens were high-profile casualties on day one of the Australian Open Monday, but Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko survived. Williams, who lost in the final to sister Serena last year, was stunned by Swiss star Belinda Bencic, fresh from winning the Hopman Cup with Roger Federer. The seven-time ...

AJ Styles became a two-time WWE Champion last year What’s the story? Current WWE Champion AJ Styles has added another award to his illustrious list of achievements as The Phenomenal One has been named as Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Wrestler of the Year award for 2017. In case you didn’t know… After a successful debut year in the WWE, AJ Styles ...

11th National Tenpin Bowling Championship 2018 will start from 16th January here at Leisure City Bowling Club Safa Gold Mall Jinnah Super Market F-7 Markaz Islamabad under the supervision of Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation. It will be 5 days event in which a huge number of national players along with women from different professions will take part in this mega ...

LAHORE: Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan presided over an important annual meeting at Punjab Stadium on Saturday. Departmental achievements of archeology, tourism and youth in 2016-17 were also reviewed during the meeting. MD TDCP Ahmer Malik, Deputy Secretary Planning Tehmina Habib, DG Archeology, Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh and Director Admin Javed Rasheed Chohan also attended the key meeting. ...

Last November Angelique Kerber was reduced to tears after losing to Ashleigh Barty in China, willing a terrible 2017 to be over. Skip forward two months and the German former world No.1 believes she’s well on the way back to her best, after turning the tables on Barty to win the Sydney International. Saturday’s 6-4 6-4 victory at Sydney Olympic ...