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NEW DELHI: Sixteen of the world’s best international hockey teams will take to the field to compete in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at the 16,000-capacity Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, scheduled from November 28 to December 16. The venue is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment in preparation for the prestigious event. Hosts India were joined by teams who qualified ...

DUBAI: Two Chinese cricketers arrived here today to join the Peshawar Zalmi camp for the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on a special invitation by the franchise. The cricketers, Jian Li and Yufie Zhang, will train with the Peshawar Zalmi squad as special guests of Chairman Javed Afridi. Former Test captain and Peshawar Zalmi mentor Younis Khan presented ...

DUBAI: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson said Tuesday the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is an incredible opportunity for the country’s young cricket talent to bump up their game by playing against and sharing the dressing room with top-calibre players. Having moved from Islamabad United to Quetta Gladiators for the PSL’s third season, the famed cricketer told  in an  interview that the series ...

PESHAWAR:- Member of the Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday staged a protest demonstration against indifferent attitude of the Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi and Media Manager Amjad Bhutti for ignoring them in Pakistan Super League (PSL). The sports journalists criticized what they argued the indifferent attitude of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) towards the Sports Writers Association Khyber ...

Islamabad:-Malik Zeeshan won the title Mr. Punjab while Farzanad Ali became Jr. Punjab   in the national body building competition held at Islamabad.Under the banner of Pakistan Amateur Bodybuilding Association more than 100 body builders across the country participated in two days mega event held at Islamabad on Sunday morning. Punjab’s Sheikh Rehan won the Abdul Ahaad memorial event. Overall the ...

Dubai: Born in Pakistan but migrated to South Africa for pursuing a career in international cricket, Imran Tahir is in action in Pakistan’s biggest cricket tournament as a foreign player now. The 38-year-old has made his mark by clinching seven wickets in three PSL games for Multan Sultans — his first appearance in the league. And, he’s enjoying it. “Well ...

Rawlpindi:-Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted on Thursday that he was looking forward to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the final of the tournament which will be played in Karachi. The third edition of the PSL commences today, with the first match between defending champions Peshawar Zalmi and new franchise Multan Sultans at ...

Delhi:Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has called for cricket to be used as a tool to improve relations between India and Pakistan and for politics to be kept away from sports. Cricket has been a victim of the tense relations between the two neighbouring countries, who have not played a full bilateral series since 2007. “Due to lack of international ...

LAHORE: The wait for the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is almost over: before the cricketing action gets underway from February 22, a ceremony to unveil the glittering winners’ trophy will be held in Dubai on Tuesday (tomorrow). The silverware for the tournament will be unveiled to the public at the Dubai International Stadium. According to sources, ...

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 ...