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Bekele to attempt marathon world record after Covid scare

Berlin, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele has vowed to attack the men’s world marathon record in Berlin on Sunday, just nine months after recovering from Covid-19. The 39-year-old Ethiopian came within just two seconds of Eliud Kipchoge’s current men’s world record of two hours, one […]

Five climbers die on Russia’s Mount Elbrus

Moscow, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Five climbers died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak, Russia’s emergencies ministry said Friday. Thursday’s incident struck when a group of 19 climbers were at an altitude of over 5,000 metres (16,000 feet). Elbrus, located in Russia’s North Caucasus, […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa outplay Central Punjab in National T20 match

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):Defending Champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa began their National T20 title defence with 36 runs victory over Home City Central Punjab at the Pindi Stadium, late Thursday. Mohammad Rizwan struck a sparkling half-century and Iftikhar Ahmed hit a quick-fire 40 not out as Khyber […]

Italian boxer suspended because of Nazi tattoos

Rome, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):An Italian boxer who entered the ring for a title fight at the weekend with visible Nazi tattoos was suspended on Thursday by the Italian Boxing Federation. Michele Broili, 28, created an outcry as he lost a Italian super featherweight title fight […]

Iyer, Narine star as Kolkata thrash Mumbai to move into IPL top four

Dubai, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders won their second straight Indian Premier League match with a seven-wicket thrashing of holders Mumbai Indians on Thursday to move into the top four. Opener Venkatesh Iyer smashed 53 and put on an attacking second-wicket partnership of […]

Pakistan cricket team meets PM Imran

Islamabad September 22 (Online): Pakistan cricket team on Wednesday met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Prime Minister’s House. The national cricket team is in Islamabad ahead of the T20 World Cup scheduled to take in October-November this year. The sources said that the meeting […]

Delhi thrash Hyderabad in Covid-hit IPL match

Dubai, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):South African bowlers Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada helped set up an eight-wicket win for Delhi Capitals on Wednesday in an Indian Premier League match that went ahead despite a Sunrisers Hyderabad player testing positive for coronavirus. Hyderabad left-arm quick Thangarasu Natarajan […]

Georgian Expedition team m𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 u𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐖 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐫 𝟕303𝐦 Torkho valley upper Chitral

By Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐖 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐫 𝟕303𝐦 and Langutai Barfi 6833m. Archil Badriashvili and his team who made history by making 1st Ascent of the rocky massif of Saraghrar NW 7303m and Langutai […]

Tennis: Ostrava WTA results

Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Results in the WTA Ostrava Open on Wednesday (x denotes seeded player): 1st rd Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) bt Anna Blinkova (RUS) 6-4, 6-0 Alison Riske (USA) bt Fiona Ferro (FRA) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 2nd rd Iga Swiatek (POL x1) bt […]

Players express disappointment over England’s refusal to come to Pakistan

Karachi, September 21 (Online): The players of the national team on Tuesday expressed their disappointment and anger over the cancellation of the tour of Pakistan by England. The national team took to twitter on Tuesday and shared their anger and disappointment. National team captain Babar […]

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