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LAHORE: The training camps of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) contingent are going to begin after trials on March 9 at various venues in the province. These training camps are being held on the directions of Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan for the preparation of upcoming 4th Inter-Provincial Games scheduled to be held at Peshawar from March 18-20, 2018. Secretary ...

Islamabad:  Pakistani players dominated the Qatar Junior Squash Championship by winning all the titles in all categories. The three-day Junior Squash Championship was held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha. Players from Pakistan, India, Qatar, Egypt, Malaysia, Jordan, Ireland, America and Iran participated in the championship. Muhammad Ammad of Pakistan outclassed his Indian opponent Sunil by 3-0 in ...

By Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD-The 1st Chairman Joint Chiefs Staff Committee (JCSC) Open Tennis Championship 2008 started here at PTF Complex, as Salim Saifullah Khan, the President of Pakistan Tennis Federation ( PTF) and the executive committee members witnessed the matches.  Results (Day-1): Men’s Singles: Muhammad Abid (1) beat Farhan Ullah: 6-0, 6-0; Abbas Khan beat Shahid Afridi: 6-3, 7-5; Huzaifa Abdul Rehman ...

Seoul:-The Indian women’s hockey team started their South Korea tour with a 1-0 win over the hosts in the first hockey match of the five match series at the Jinchun National Athletic Centre on Monday. India started the match on a positive note as they focused on stringing together some passes, which saw them keep possession in the opposition’s half ...

Halep continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association rankings released for the second consecutive week, ahead of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki. Wozniacki, who maintained the first position for four weeks following her victory at the Australian Open, exchanged places with Halep on February 26, after losing points due to her defeat by Czech Petra Kvitova in the Qatar Open semi-final, reports ...

Switzerland legend Roger Federer remained at the number one spot with 10,060 points, exactly 600 points ahead of World No.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain, in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday while Simona Halep led the women’s ranking chart. Last month, the 20-time Grand Slam champion reclaimed the top spot for the first time ...

DUBAI: – Roberto Bautista Agut came from a break down in the second set to win his second title of the season on Saturday, beating Lucas Pouille, 6-3, 6-4, at the Dubai Championships. The Spaniard claimed the eighth trophy of his career with an 81-minute victory over the French second seed. The loss prevents number 15 Pouille climbing into the ...

Kuala Lumpur:- Tayyab aslam brought laurels to the country by winning Malaysian tour title at Kuala Lumpur.  Tayyab Aslam won the coveted trophy by defeating Malaysian Mohammadd Shafyq Kamal  three games to one. Tayyab won the first game 11/6,; however he lost the second game with the game score 11/9. Tayyab dominated his opponent in the third game and won ...

  By Ijaz Ahmad  Kohat District clinched the overall trophy after securing 10 gold medals and two silver medals in the 13 different events part of the KP Kohat Region Under-23 Inter-District Female Games which concluded here at Kohat Sports Complex on Saturday. Kohat won gold medals in Tug-of-war, judo, netball, table tennis, handball, cricket, squash, basketball, badminton, and athletics ...

Karachi:- Women in Pakistan are gradually moving towards activities which until recently were considered unimaginable for them to step into. After judo karate, women have now started trying kickboxing encouraged by a female trainer – a first in Pakistan. Meet Rameesha Shahid, who is Pakistan’s first female kick boxing trainer. Despite her slim physique and small frame, she is an ...