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Riyadh- Rain-soaked Riyadh hosted its first international half-marathon on Saturday with a top prize of one million riyals ($267,000), as the conservative kingdom seeks to boost sports and entertainment in a far-reaching liberalisation drive. Hundreds of male runners raced in three categories – 21, eight and four kilometres – in a contest that started and ended at the city’s King ...

Karachi – The 17th Sindh Games will commence form March 28 while the concluding ceremony will be held at PSB National Coaching Center here on March 31. At least 3000 players and officials from the six divisions of the province including Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Larkana, Sukkar, Benazirabad and host Karachi will participate in four-day event. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Dr. ...

Muscat:-Japan defeated Pakistan 3-2 in an interesting final of the 3-nation hockey tournament at Muscat’s Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. The two thousand capacity stadium was jam packed mostly with the Pakistani expats. Fast up and down game was witnessed Japan availed their first penalty corner in the fourth minute with a deceptive two touch indirect drill. Yamasaki, standing close to ...

LAHORE:– The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad organised All Pakistan Inter-university Body-building Championship 2018 in the city campus. The University of Central Punjab with 116 points won 1st position. The University of Veterinary & Animal Science (UVAS) Lahore with 73 points while its students Zeeshan Mahmood, Ahmad Rasool and ...

LAHORE : – Pakistan beat Japan 2-1 to breeze into final of the 3-Nation hockey tournament at Muscat Sultan Qaboos sports complex. According to information made available here on Monday by the Pakistan Hockey Federation, it was Pakistan’s first win over Japan in five international matches played so far , after two defeats and two draws and should serve as ...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Monday finalised players to represent the country in the Asian Team Championship, taking place in South Korea from March 21 -25. :The players will also participate in the Commonwealth Games to be held from April 5 to 15 in Australia,” a spokesman for the PSF said. He said the players were selected after five-day ...

Dhoa:-Petra Kvitova will return to the world’s top 10 after recording her 13th consecutive victory by beating Garbine Muguruza to win the Qatar Open title. The Czech 16th seed came from a set down in Doha to win 3-6 6-3 6-4 for her second title of 2018 after triumphing in St Petersburg two weeks ago. Kvitova, 27 is continuing her ...

KARACHI: Fifth and the final day was a nail-biting competition between Matloob Ahmed and Zulfiqar Ali but Matloob Ahmed won the Championship with a gross score of 285 (03 Under-par). The second position was secured by Zulfiqar Ali with the gross score of 287 (01 under par). While the third position was tied between Muhammad Shabbir and Waheed Baloch with ...

Bahawalpur:– Final phase of Cholistan Jeep Rally is underway with former champion Nadir Magsi, Roni Patel and Sahib Zada Sultan contesting for the top spot. According to news, the event has garnered massive eyeballs as huge number of spectators are present on the occasion. The length of final track is 210km. Earlier, Lahore’s Asma outclassed Multan’s Momal to win title ...

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada Friday said after the successful victory against terrorism Pakistan has become a safe country for sports activities. Speaking at the opening ceremony of International Futsal Cup 2018 here at Liaquat Gymnasium of the Pakistan Sports Complex, he lauded Pakistan Army’s efforts in eliminating the menace of terrorism from the country. ...