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LAHORE (June 26, 2019): Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar has said that several effective measures have been taken for the growth of sports under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. Punjab’s sports policy is being formulated for the first time in the history. “The purpose of sports policy is to choose the direction ...

26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship 14 players selected for Punjab’s four teams LAHORE (June26, 2019): The trials for the selection of Punjab table tennis boys and girls teams were conducted on Tuesday at Nishtar Park Sports Complex for the participation in 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship. The 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship will be organised under the ...

Both Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and organising committee of the 33rd National Games have pledged that no athlete will suffer and opportunity to showcase their talent will be given to all athletes in the biennial spectacle which will be hosted by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 26 to November 1.  “Neither the POA nor we, the organisers, want any athlete to ...

Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo was named as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, beating off a bid from Stockholm/Are in Sweden and giving Italy the showpiece event for the third time. The 2026 Olympics will run from February 6-22, said the International Olympic Committee. Italy has twice previously hosted the Winter Games — in 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo and 2006 ...

Disappointed at the dropping of shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Indian Olympic Association on Friday said it will not be averse to taking an unprecedented step, including pulling out of the multi-sporting event. The Commonwealth Games Federation on Thursday left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting while recommending the inclusion of three ...

Roger Federer will head to Wimbledon in high spirits after waltzing past Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets to win a record-extending 10th title at the ATP event in Halle on Sunday. Roger Federer, 37, beat Goffin 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 to secure his 102nd career singles title and remain unbeaten on grass so far this season. “It’s unbelievable. I never ...

Ashleigh Barty became only the second Australian woman to top the world rankings when she won the Birmingham WTA title on Sunday, beating Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5. The 23-year-old French Open champion emulates Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who held it for a fortnight in 1976. Ashleigh Barty displaces Japan’s Naomi Osaka as women’s world number one. Barty showed little sign of ...

An impressive Indian women’s hockey team on Sunday won the FIH Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in the Final held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium. The Indian team was helped by an early goal from captain Rani in the 3rd minute, but conceded an equalizer in the 11th minute as Japan’s Kanon Mori scored. A ...

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 ...