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Lahore: Former Punjab Football Association (PFA) Vice President Rana Ziaur Rehman said that football was kept hostage for 16 years by the previous setup and now the most played game in the country required to be worked upon for rehabilitation on urgent basis. He criticized the previous setup for not giving clubs the right to register and favoritism was in ...

Islamabad :Dr.Fehmida Mirza, Federal Minister for IPC/President PSB, through a letter written to the provincial, AJK and GB Sports Ministers, requested to convene a virtual session of the Federal Sports Coordination Committee to address problems faced by the sportspersons and evolve a comprehensive strategy to cope with the challenges being faced in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. On behalf of ...

Karachi:Many sports federations and associations in the country have decided not to hold an Iftar dinner this year due to a government ban on the corona virus. The Pakistan Hockey Federation has postponed the Ramadan Iftar parties in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Similarly, Karachi Hockey Association, Sindh Olympics, Karachi Basketball Association, Karachi Table Tennis, Pakistan Softball, Pakistan Netball, Pakistan Throwball ...

London:The London Marathon has been postponed until October 4 due to the corona virus. If conditions improve for the race in October, only front-line athletes will take part. Last year, 43,000 athletes took part in the race. The Tokyo Marathon was held last month with elite athletes, while the Berlin Marathon has been postponed until September.

Lahore:National hockey team head coach Khawaja Junaid said that fitness tests of the players have been completed through videos during the lockdown.Head Coach Khawaja Junaid said that after 3 weeks of fitness training, the fitness of more than 35 players was reviewed through videos in 2 days. Khawaja Junaid, head coach of the national hockey team, said that he was ...

Roger Federer says the current lockdown is the perfect opportunity for tennis to merge the men’s and women’s governing bodies. The 20-time grand slam champion posted his thoughts on social media Wednesday, prompting a number of high-profile stars to publicly agree with the Swiss. “Am I the only one thinking that now is the time for men’s and women’s tennis ...

LAHORE : Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, on Thursday, have condoled the demise of Pakistan’s former Olympic wrestler M Afzal, who died due to coronavirus in New York. Afzal, 85, was in America for the last one month. He represented Pakistan in 1964 Tokyo Olympic ...

London:Women soccer players in England have announced donations for medical staff and those fighting the Corona virus.Media report says women football team players say we are happy to donate to the fund The fund, called Players Together, is set up by football players in England.More than 150 footballers have announced donations so far.

Paris:The French government has postponed the Tour de France bicycle race in view of the risk of spreading the Corona virus outbreak. President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the ban on public events will continue until mid-July. It should be noted that the race was scheduled in France from June 27 to July 19.

London:An agreement has been reached to sell the British football club Newcastle for £ 300m.Mike Ashley, owner of British Media Newcastle, sold the club to Amanda Stoyle; According to British media, the administration of the English Premier League has been informed of the deal. Newcastle United are ranked 13th on the points table this season. Three hundred million pounds of ...