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Rashid Khan receives heartwarming goodbye from Lahore Qalandars

Posted on February 21, 2022 by News Desk

Lahore-February 20 (Online): Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan left for his national duty after playing the last match for Lahore Qalandars against Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7. After his side thrashed Islamabad, the right-arm spinner received a befitting farewell from […]

Nation excited for Pak-Aus series while opposition feels uncomfortable: Fawad Chaudhry

Posted on February 21, 2022 by News Desk

Islamabad-February 20 (Online): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday criticized opposition for selecting an inappropriate time to hold the power show against the government in Rawalpindi where the Australian Cricket team would be playing the first test match of its tour against […]

Friedrich set to repeat Olympic bobsleigh double despite track complaints

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Yanqing, China, Feb 19 (AFP/APP):Francesco Friedrich is poised to win another double of bobsleigh golds at a Winter Olympics as the German pilot holds a slender overnight lead in the four-man event — but he was not happy with the condition of the track in […]

Britain stripped of Olympic 4x100m medal over CJ Ujah doping violation: CAS

Posted on February 19, 2022 by News Desk

Lausanne, Feb 18 (AFP/APP):Great Britain were Friday stripped of their silver medal in the men’s 4×100 metres relay at the Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah was found to have committed a doping violation. “Chijindu Ujah is sanctioned with the disqualification of his results in the […]

Tennis: ATP Doha results – collated

Posted on February 19, 2022 by News Desk

Doha, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Results from the ATP tournament in Doha on Friday (x denotes seeding): Semi-finals Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO x3) bt Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 6-4, 6-2 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x2) bt Karen Khachanov (RUS x6) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 […]

Australia series: PCB to make slow tracks

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

ISLAMABAD – February 18 (ONLINE): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to manufacture slow pitches for the coming home series against Australia, it emerged Friday. According to media reports, players have started practicing for the all-eyed Australia series at the National Stadium Karachi. Media reports […]

Tennis: Marseille ATP results

Posted on February 18, 2022 by News Desk

Marseille, Feb 17 (AFP/APP): Results from the ATP tournament in Marseille on Thursday (x denotes seeding): 2nd rd Roman Safiullin (RUS) bt Tomas Machac (CZE) 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN x3) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 Benjamin Bonzi (FRA x9) […]

Friedrich retains Olympic title, Germany sweep two-man bob

Posted on February 16, 2022 by News Desk

Yanqing, China, Feb 15 (AFP/APP):Francesco Friedrich retained his Olympic two-man bobsleigh crown with a storming display of piloting on Tuesday as Germany swept the medals in Beijing, but the ice ace was already focusing on his next title defence. He said he was “proud” that […]

Sri Lanka becomes first victim of new ICC law

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

MELBOURNE – February 14 (ONLINE): Sri Lanka on Sunday became the first team to be punished as per the new International Cricket Council (ICC) law against slow over-rate. Earlier, team captain and players were fined for maintaining slow over-rate during the match but the law […]

Smith survives terrible head injury