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SBP to organize Inter-School Tennis Cup

LAHORE, Sports Board Punjab (SBP) will organize Inter-School Tennis Cup 2021 in coming months to unearth fresh talent of tennis from schools. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh at National Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. […]

Shahid Afridi for player support in tough times

LAHORE, Shahid Afridi, one of the most popular Pakistan cricketers, has thrown his weight behind the Pakistan men’s national team following their ODI series against England, which concluded with a three-wicket win for the hosts at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Tuesday. The series gave England a […]

Babar Azam attains career-high rating points in ICC ODI Player Rankings

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has consolidated his position at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings by attaining career-high rating points, according to the update released by ICC on Wednesday. The update took into account performances in the ICC Men’s […]

Former hockey Olympian Naveed Alam laid to rest

LAHORE, Former hockey Olympian and member of the 1994 World Cup winning team Naveed Alam was laid to rest in his native town graveyard in Sheikhupura on Tuesday night. The 47-year-old former stalwart of hockey who was a skilful master of the game lost his […]

Sidra Amin’s unbeaten 108 seals series win for Pakistan Women A

ISLAMABAD, Sidra Amin scored a splendid 108 not out as Pakistan Women ‘A’ defeated West Indies Women ‘A’ by 80 runs in the second One-Day to attain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. In the match played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Sidra […]

Pak HC team participates in overseas cricket cup tournament in London

LONDON, Pakistan High Commission London’s cricket team participated in Pakistan Overseas Cricket Cup Tournament, played at the Osterley Cricket Ground London, on July 11 and reached the final. High Commissioner Moazzam Ahmad Khan together with his spouse Ambassador (R) Leena Salim Moazzam and local MP […]

Set targets high like Olympics: PSB

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Col. (Retd) Muhammad Asif Zaman believes that medals and laurels can only be won by setting targets high like the Olympics. “We can win medals by setting our target high like the Olympic Games. I have given cash […]

Daraz join hands with POA as Official Digital Partner for Tokyo Olympics

LAHORE, Daraz (Alibaba Group), Pakistan’s leading e-commerce powerhouse, has announced its Olympic Games partnership to support the National Olympic Team of Pakistan. Through this partnership the organizations aim to support national athletes who are partaking in the prestigious sporting event and uplift and inspire local […]

Pakistan in danger of whitewash: Ramiz Raja

ISLAMABAD, Former captain Ramiz Raja feels that the Pakistan team were in danger of facing a whitewash at the hands of a second-string England team in their ongoing three-match ODI series. Pakistan have suffered two back-to-back humiliating defeats against England, losing the first ODI by […]

2022 to be celebrated as the Year of Sports in Pakistan: Col. Asif Zaman

PESHAWAR, DG Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Col. (Retd) Asif Zaman Sunday said that he had tasked to re-track derailed sporting affairs of Pakistan and he has decided to celebrate 2022 as the “Year of Sports in Pakistan”. Talking to media men during his visit to […]

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