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Dr Nauman, Shoaib taken off air till completion of inquiry

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28 (APP):Pakistan Television (PTV) Sports anchorperson Dr Nauman Niaz and Cricket legend Shoaib Akhtar would not be part of any programme of the state owned channel till the completion of the inquiry against them. The decision was taken by the management of Pakistan […]

Football’s five-substitutes option to be made permanent

London, Oct 27 (AFP/APP):Football competitions can decide to make the originally temporary five-substitutes rule permanent, the sport’s rule-making body IFAB recommended on Wednesday. “FAP-TAP (football and technical advisory panels) today recommended that competitions should be able to decide on increasing the number of substitutes according […]

Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup standings

Dubai, Oct 27 (AFP/APP):Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 standings after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate) Group 1 England 2 2 0 0 4 3.614 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 2 0.583 ————————— Australia 1 1 0 0 2 […]

Pakistan overcome New Zealand in nervy thriller in Sharjah

SHARJAH, Oct 26 (APP):Asif Ali and Shoaib Malik’s late blitz helped Pakistan to their second win of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as they beat New Zealand to go top of Group 2. Pakistan won a nervy thriller in Sharjah as they successfully […]

Guns and songs as Pakistan hails ‘myth-busting’ World Cup stars

Karachi, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):Jubilant cricket fans poured onto the streets across Pakistan on Sunday to hail their team’s rout of arch-rivals India at the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket triumph, a first ever at the World Cup level over their […]

Pakistan rout India at T20 World Cup, Kohli warns ‘not over yet’

Dubai, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan smashed unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets on Sunday to register a first win over their arch-rivals in a Twenty20 World Cup but defeated captain Virat Kohli warned: “It’s not over yet”. Chasing 152 […]

Ambassador Munir Akram hails Pakistan ‘splendid’ World Cup victory

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 (APP):Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, warmly congratulated Pakistani cricket team on it’s “splendid” victory against India in the World Cup’s opening game in Dubai on Sunday. “Mash Allah!”, he exclaimed when Pakistan completed its massive win, which coincided […]

Pakistan crush India by 10 wickets in T20 World Cup

Dubai, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit half-centuries as Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets to register their first ever win over their arch-rivals at a Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Chasing 152 for victory, Babar, who hit 68, and Rizwan, with […]

PM congratulates Pakistan cricket team for victory against India

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday congratulated Pakistan cricket team for clinching ten wicket victory against India in the T20 World Cup in Dubai. In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he said, “Congratulations to the Pakistan Team & esp to Babar […]

Babar, Rizwan star as Pakistan break India jinx with 10-wicket rout

Dubai, Oct 24 (AFP/APP):Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan smashed unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets to register their first win over their arch-rivals in a Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Chasing 152 for victory, Babar (68) and Rizwan (79) took apart […]

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