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MONACO: — Rafael Nadal’s priority after reaching his 12th Monte Carlo Masters final was to whip out his phone and frantically text coach Carlos Moya. Despite a comfortable 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 5-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, he had a pressing concern given how quickly he was texting. What frantic emergency could command such attention? “I was texting Carlos to tell ...

AMIR KHAN roared back onto the boxing scene with an emphatic 39-second destruction of loudmouth Phil Lo Greco. The Bolton hero had been goaded and insulted in the build-up to his long-awaited return to the fight game and he shut his opponent up with a ferocious first-round demolition. Amir Khan blew away Phil Lo Greco in 39 seconds in Liverpool ...

Karachi:New hockey ground has been inaugurated in Karachi in a place where weddings were once held. A new multipurpose artificial turf has been laid on the Karachi Hockey Association (KHA) ground for sports. The new turf was inaugurated by Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Durrani. The turf will not only be available to play hockey but will also be available ...

Nawabshah :Despite hockey being Pakistan’s national sport, it continues to receive the least amount of attention by the authorities. The state of the Benazirabad hockey ground is one such example of neglect, the national sport faces. Just a few months ago artificial blue turf was installed on the ground. However, no sprinklers were installed to water it. Generally, an artificial turf ...

By Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD: Pakistani lad Asif Abbasi displayed sparkling performance in the International Wheelchair Tennis competitions by winning winning back-to-back nationals fixtures during 2017/18 at the different venues of London, United Kingdom (UK). Last week, Wheelchair Tennis Series held at Warwick University Indoor Tennis Centre Warwickshire, Abbasi clinched the title of the County Grade III tournament at the Weald ...

Throwball Result. League Bases. 17th Sindh Games 2018 at Mini Sports Complex Nazimabad Karachi Men. Category. Karachi beat Larkana.  2-0 Sets Hyderabad beat Mirpurkhas,  2-0 Sets. Karachi beat Benazirabad,  2-0 Sets. Hyderabad beat Sukkur,  2-1 Sets. Women category Karachi beat Sukkur,  2-0 Sets. Hyderabad beat Mirpurkhas,  2-0 Sets Karachi beat Larkana,  2-0 Sets Hyderabad beat Sukkur,  2-0 Sets

LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab’s Swimming Training and Coaching Camp for Beginners has been inaugurated on the instructions of Secretary Sports Muhammad Aamir Jan at State of the Art Punjab International Swimming Complex here on Friday. The camp will remain continue till May 15, 2018. Director Sports Muhammad Anees Sheikh inaugurated the elite swimming camp where as many as 45 young ...

Rafael Nadal brilliantly glided past the challenge of Dominic Thiem at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday. The world No 1 won 6-0 6-2 in their quarter-final – he won the first nine games to threaten his first-ever ATP Tour whitewash. He later described the win as “one of the best matches I have played on clay”. Nadal needs to ...

Islamabad:The next thing on Pakistani wrestler Inam Butt’s to-do list is to bag Olympic gold for Pakistan. The two-time gold medallist, while speaking to Geo Pakistan today, said that the government should invest in athletes that have potential and can represent Pakistan at the Olympics. Butt’s cousin Mohammad Bilal, who bagged a bronze in the games, was also part of ...

LAHORE : Sports Board Punjab, under the directives of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan, will organize a high-profile swimming training and coaching camp for beginners at State of the Art Punjab International Swimming Complex from April 20 to May 15, 2018. The arrangements of swimming training and coaching camp were reviewed in an important meeting held under the chairmanship ...