Lahore:Pakistan defeated India 43-41 in 2020 Kabaddi World Cup final at Punjab Stadium in Lahore on Sunday to become champions for the first time. The hosts trailed 24-18 at half time but clawed their way back in the second period to become the new world champions. Pakistan, who had lost four world cup finals to India, became fifth time lucky, ...
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Kabaddi World Cup 2020 Canada beat Azerbaijan by 40-31, Iran rout Germany by 55-23
LAHORE : Canada kicked off Faisalabad leg of Kabaddi World Cup 2020 with a close 40-31 victory against Azerbaijan while Iran whipped Germany by a huge margin of 55-23 in the second match on the 4th day of grand tournament at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Wednesday. England kabaddi team thrashed Sierra Leone by 41-26 in the third match of the ...
Read More »Successful Kabaddi World Cup shows that Pakistan is a peaceful country: Punjab Minister for Sports
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti has said that matches of Kabaddi World Cup 2020 have been organized quite successfully on the first three days at Punjab Stadium; he was talking with media personnel at the Punjab Stadium media box on Tuesday. Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan ...
Read More »Pakistan and Iran trounce their opponents on first day Kabaddi World Cup 2020
LAHORE : Pakistan thrashed Canada by a big margin of 64-24 in the opening match of circle style Kabaddi World Cup 2020 at Punjab Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan’s kabaddi players Lala Obaidullah, skipper Irfan Mana, Bilal Javed and Khalid Bhatti exhibited excellent performance and played major role in Pakistan’s huge triumph. Pakistan raiders and stoppers took control of the match ...
Read More »Pakistan aim to finish ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on a high
Benoni:Pakistan U19 will finish off their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 campaign with their third position play-off match against New Zealand at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Saturday. The Rohail Nazir-led Pakistan U19 were defeated by India in the Super League semi-final at the JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom on Tuesday which ended their hopes of winning the title for ...
Read More »Under-19 world cup:Pakistan and India today fight for place in final
Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will lock horns in the first semi-final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup at the JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom on Tuesday. The high-octane clash is set to capture the attention of millions of cricket fans in the sub-continent and the stakes, as always, are high. The winners will clinch a spot in the 9 February ...
Read More »Batsman Mohammad Irfan Khan sets sights on ICC U19 Cricket World Cup quarter-final
Johannesburg:Mianwali-born middle-order batsman Mohammad Irfan Khan has remained a permanent fixture of Pakistan U19 sides since appearing in the seven-match series against South Africa U19 in June 2019. The tall right-handed batsman who is one of the best fielders in the side has also played all three Group C fixtures of the ongoing ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2o20 being ...
Read More »Under 19 world cup cricket, host South Africa into quarterfinals
South Africa Under-19s 299 for 8 (Beaufort 85, Parsons 84, Bird 43, Lakra 3-48, Sanchit 3-57) beat UAE Under-19s 112 for 3 in 23.5 overs (Figy 36*, Aravind 31) by 23 runs (DLS method) Bryce Parsons and Luke Beaufort struck classy half-centuries but it was inclement weather that had the final word in South Africa’s game against United Arab Emirates. ...
Read More »The time to deliver has arrived: Ijaz Ahmed
Potchefstroom:Pakistan U19 team hit the ground running a day after arriving in Potchefstroom as the team underwent a strenuous training and practice session at the North West University Sports Village, Potchefstroom on Thursday. The team is on a high after convincing wins in the two warm-up games against Nigeria and Sri Lanka during their five-day stay in Pretoria. They start ...
Read More »I am available for selection for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup,Chris Gayle
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle says he wants to carry on playing until he is 45 and he is available for selection for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup. The 40-year-old announced his retirement from one-day internationals in February but reversed his decision after the World Cup. Gayle has not played an ODI since his 301st game for West Indies against ...
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