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PSL 2022: Kings remain winless as Peshawar wins Friday’s fixture

KARACHI – February 5 (ONLINE): Karachi Kings on Friday saw fourth consecutive defeats at the Pakistan Super League (PSL) seventh season as the single-time title winners were overcome by Peshawar Zalmi in by nine runs margin. Karachi Kings captain Babar Azam invited Peshawar Zalmi to […]

PCB confirms revised schedule for Australia home series

LAHORE – February 4 (ONLINE): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced revised schedule for coming home series against Australia, which was also confirmed by Cricket Australia (CA). Series, potentially first Australia visit to Pakistan in 24 years, will commence on March 4 with […]

41st CAS open golf championship kick starts at airmen golf club & recreational park, Korangi Creek

Karachi – 04 February (Online): Featuring around 400 golfers from all over the country, Chief of the Air Staff Open Golf Championship kick-starts at Airmen Golf Club and Recreational Park, Korangi Creek today. Air Vice Marshal Zubair Hassan Khan, President Airmen Golf Club and Recreational […]

Chen fires warning to rival Hanyu as Olympic figure skating begins

Beijing, Feb 4 (AFP/APP): Strongly fancied Nathan Chen laid old demons to rest with a blistering start to his Olympics campaign in Beijing on Friday, as the figure skating competition kicked off. The American scored a personal best to beat Japan’s Shoma Uno into second […]

Irish racer starts from scratch to fulfil Olympic dream

Yanqing, China, Feb 4 (AFP/APP):When Elsa Desmond decided to quit the Great Britain team to race for Ireland and pursue her dream of competing at the Winter Olympics, there was a problem — Ireland did not have a luge federation. So she set one up. […]

PJF sends names of potential judokas to PSB for training

ISLAMABAD, Feb 04 (APP):Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) has sent the names of nine potential judokas to Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to provide them further training to hone their skills. “The PSB has sought names of the judokas, who can claim medals in this year’s international […]

Groenewegen off the mark for Bike Exchange at Saudi Tour

Paris, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): Dylan Groenewegen timed his sprint to perfection to win a mass dash to the line on stage three of cycling’s Tour of Saudi Arabia on Thursday. British sprinter Dan McLay was second and Australia’s Caleb Ewan came third as Colombia’s Santiago […]

England ditch coach Silverwood after Ashes failure

London, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): England coach Chris Silverwood paid the price for the team’s woeful Ashes series loss in Australia by leaving his post on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced. Silverwood’s departure came a day after Ashley Giles, who appointed him in […]

Four Indian players Covid positive ahead of Windies series

New Delhi, Feb 2 (AFP/APP): Four Indian players, including senior batter Shikhar Dhawan, have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the home series against the West Indies, the country’s cricket board said Wednesday. Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Navdeep Saini (standby player) returned positive […]

AFCON third-place match brought forward to Saturday – CAF

Yaoundé, Feb 2 (AFP/APP):The Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off has been brought forward a day from Sunday to this Saturday, February 5, the Confederation of African Football said on Wednesday. The match will now be played on Saturday at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) having […]

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