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LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has lifted a ban on India hosting international sporting events after receiving assurances over visas for Pakistani competitors. In February, India triggered a standoff with the IOC when it refused to allow Pakistani shooters from attending a Tokyo 2020 Games qualifying competition. But on Thursday, IOC president Thomas Bach said India were now back in ...

Spain’s World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres announced his retirement from football on Friday, bringing an end to a glittering 18-year career. Torres, who scored more than 100 goals across two spells at his boyhood club Atletico Madrid, also played for Premier League sides Liverpool and Chelsea and Italy’s AC Milan. He left Atletico to join Japan’s Sagan Tosu in ...

It’s a great news for Pakistani sports lovers that Pakistani women’s tennis team wins final group tie against Bangladesh by 3-0 at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia during FED Cup Asia Oceania Group-II.According to press release issued by the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) that Pakistan women’s tennis team won its final group tie by beating Bangladesh 3-0 on 21st June, during the ...

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs RaiTaimoor Khan Bhatti said Pakistan youth has great passion in the game of snooker and that’s why Punjab govt has included snooker in five games keeping in view their medal-winning chances in international competitions; he said this while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of Punjab Inter-Division (Open) Snooker Championship at Nishtar Park ...

Karachi: Two eight-team leagues have simultaneously commenced as a part of Leisure Leagues at Malir Cantonment’s Major Shabbir Shareef Shaheed Football Stadium. Prior to the commencement of the two leagues, a festival match for women was also organized in an effort to promote small-sided football among both genders. The festival match was played between MLO and GFA teams. The regulation ...

The President of Pakistan Federation Baseball Syed Fakhar Ali Shah met US Consul General Karachi JoAnne Wagner in her office at US Consulate General Karachi. Muhammad Mohsin Khan Senior Vice President PFB/President Sindh Baseball Association, Fakhar Amir Kazmi Legal Advisor PFB and Baseball Coach from Karachi Mr. Shahid Aftab were also present on the occasion. Miss Suzan Ras Assistant Cultural ...

Russia’s ban for doping upheld months before World Championships in Doha Russian athletes may miss this year’s World Championships in Doha after the International Association of Athletics Federations voted to leave its doping suspension in place. The IAAF took the decision at a council meeting in Monaco – the 11th time it has voted to maintain the ban. Athletes have ...

Brazil striker Cristiane became the oldest person to score a World Cup hat-trick as her treble handed debutants Jamaica a 3-0 loss. The South American champions were missing legendary forward Marta, the all-time leading scorer in Women’s World Cups, through injury in Grenoble. But they got their Group C campaign off to a flying start as Cristiane headed the first ...

Ashleigh Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 after only 70 minutes to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old will rise to second in ...

Rafael Nadal swept to an historic 12th Roland Garros title and 18th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem. The 33-year-old Spaniard becomes the first player, man or woman, to win the same Slam 12 times after seeing off a brave challenge from a weary Thiem in a repeat of the ...