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China ready to embrace green, inclusive, open, clean Winter Olympics

ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (APP):As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is around the corner, China’s preparation for the Games has entered the final stage. In his New Year address last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country would spare no effort to present a great […]

Sainz wins Dakar third stage as Al-Attiyah extends lead

Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):Carlos Sainz won Tuesday’s third stage of the Dakar Rally to mark the first success of Audi’s new hybrid car in the gruelling road trip in the Saudi Arabian desert. While Sainz, 59 and a three-time Dakar winner, celebrated his […]

Ben Stokes distances himself from replacing Joe Root as England captain

London – January 3 (ONLINE): Ben Stokes has thrown his support behind Joe Root’s England cricket captaincy, claiming he has no aspiration to replace him in the top job. When Root leads the side out in Sydney on Wednesday he will become the longest-serving Test […]

Players from around the globe wish Hafeez a happy retirement

Islamabad – January 3 (ONLINE): Cricket’s professor Muhammad Hafeez on Monday said goodbye to international cricket, with the national and foreign players paying tribute to professor and expressed good wishes for him. Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn paid tribute to Mohammad Hafeez on […]

Chelsea, Liverpool draw in EPL classic

London – January 3 (ONLINE): Chelsea and Liverpool played out one of the games of the Premier League season with a pulsating draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Thomas Tuchel’s decision to drop Romelu Lukaku following the airing of a controversial interview this week […]

Belgian Clement appointed Monaco coach

Monaco, Jan 3 (AFP/APP):Belgian Philippe Clement has been named as Monaco’s new coach, taking over from the sacked Niko Kovac, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday. Former Bayern boss Kovac was fired last week with the Principality side sixth in the table, 17 points […]

Real Madrid’s unbeaten run ended by gutsy Getafe

Madrid, Jan 2 (AFP/APP):Real Madrid’s 15-game unbeaten run came to an end on Sunday as they suffered a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-battling Getafe in La Liga. Madrid’s surprise defeat gives fresh hope to the beleaguered chasing pack in Spain, after Eder Militao’s early error […]

Stir at English Ashes camp due to Corona positive cases

Melbourne – January 2 (ONLINE): During the ongoing Ashes series, the English camp was in turmoil after several cases of Corona positive cases were reported, it emerged Sunday. According to the British media, the covid-19 test of a net bowler who participated in the training […]

Babar Azam named captain of 2021’s team of the year

Islamabad – January 2 (ONLINE): Cricket website Cricinfo.com has announced its best teams of 2021 with Babar Azam the captain of ODI and T20I side. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhr Zaman, Shaheen Afridi, Hassan Ali and Fawad Alam have been included in these […]

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