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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 ...

LONDON: British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured him that he will be attending his fight against Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat on July 12. The boxer told channel here that he will aim to beat the Indian World Boxing Council Asian champion in Jeddah – looked on by Pakistani prime minister. Khan, whose ...

In a dramatic turn of events, a rape case filed against Juventus star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped, a media report said. In September 2018, Katheryn Mayorga had filed a lawsuit alleging Ronaldo for sexual harassment and rape in a penthouse in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident went back to June 2009 when he ...