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Need to follow unity, faith, discipline to be successful in sports: Dr Fehmida

ISLAMABAD, Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza Sunday believed to be successful in any sports, it was important to follow the founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s motto which was unity, faith and discipline. “Any team or player can be […]

Wicketkeepers Specialised Camp to begin at NHPC

LAHORE, Wicket keepers Specialised Camp will begin here tomorrow Monday at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC). A total of 12 promising wicket-keepers from all across the country will take part in the four-day long camp who were part of the domestic cricket last year. […]

President appreciates Olympians’ performance

ISLAMABAD, President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday lauded performance of two Pakistani athletes who prominently competed in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. During a call on by the Olympians Arshad Nadeem and Talha Talib, the president said they had brought laurels to the country with their […]

Pakistan Premier Football League from Saturday

ISLAMABAD, The 13th Pakistan Premier Football League would kick off from August 14 at the Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan. Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Rawalpindi would be defending the title in the championship. A total of twelve teams from across the country would feature in the […]

Independence Day sports events to help find new talent: DG SBP

LAHORE, Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director General (DG) Adnan Arshad Aulakh has said that the prime objective of the Independence Day sports competitions is to find fresh talent in every game, and “we are quite successful in our endeavours”. In connection with the Independence Day […]

Mirpur Royals beat Kotli Lions in the Super-over thriller

MUZAFFARABAD, Mirpur Royals won the super over thriller against Kotli Lions to keep themselves in the race of the qualification for the playoffs while Ahsan Ali’s 99 runs knock went in vain as Kotli Lions were knocked out of the tournament by the Royals on […]

Pak cricket team captain Babar Azam confirms 19-player squad for West Indies Tests

LAHORE, Pakistan announced a 19-member Test squad for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against the West Indies. The two-Test series will commence at the Sabina Park on Thursday, August 12. The squad was confirmed by Pakistan captain Babar Azam during his pre-series media conference, […]

Nimra Aqeel reaches semi-finals in KP Independence Day Squash

PESHAWAR, Top seeded Nimran Aqeel stunned her strong rival Kulsoom in a marathon five sets battle in the first quarter-finals and took berth into the semi-finals of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Independence Day Boys and Girls Squash Championship being played here at Qamar Zaman Squash Complex […]

ICC confirms cricket’s Olympic ambition

LAHORE, The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to bid for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic games. The ICC convened a working group to lead the bid on behalf of the sport, which will focus on cricket becoming part of the Olympic […]

Players to learn from Shoaib Malik: Adil Waheed

ISLAMABAD,Chief Executive Officer of Kashmir Premier League (KPL) team Mirpur Royals Adil Waheed believes that players would get an opportunity to learn from Skipper Shoaib Malik in the ongoing inaugural tournament saying the young local talent has now got the ultimate platform to prove their […]

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