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PCB reopens club registration portal

LAHORE, : Pakistan Cricket Board following requests from a number of cricket clubs who had missed registration in the first phase of the process, has agreed to reopen the registration portal for seven days from tomorrow Thursday to 28 April. A spokesman of the PCB […]

Fehmida wants sports encouraged from early age

ISLAMABAD, Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza on Thursday said the provincial governments should make laws to make sports mandatory in educational institutions as to encourage healthy activities from an early age. The minister, federal secretary IPC and DG Pakistan sports […]

Kent Cricket ropes in Amir for Vitality Blast stint

ISLAMABAD, :Kent Cricket has signed Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir for the second half of this year’s Vitality Blast competition. The 29-year-old was one of the world’s premier limited overs bowlers, having already won Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Vitality Blast titles, as well as a […]

Babar moves to second position in ICC Men’s T20I Player’ Rankings

ISLAMABAD, :Pakistan captain Babar Azam has advanced one place to reach second position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings in Wednesday’s weekly update based on performances in the last two games of their four-match series against South Africa. Babar’s superlative form had […]

Annapurna Expedition – an ode to Pak mountaineers’ bravery

KATHMANDU – Being very aware of the seemingly impossible challenges, a team of 4 Pakistanis comprising lead mountain climbers Sirbaz Khan and Abdul Joshi, expedition manager Saad Munawar and photographer and storyteller Kamran Ali, has shown valour by embarking on the first ever All Pakistani […]

Three uncapped players named in Zimbabwe squad for Pakistan T20Is

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has named a 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan. Pakistan is coming off an ODI and T20I series victory over South Africa in South Africa where they won the ODI series 2-1 and the four-match […]

Top European football clubs announce breakaway league

Several major football clubs announced Sunday that they had reached an agreement to establish a new mid-week competition – the Super League – despite earlier objections by UEFA, European football’s governing body. According to a statement by the newly formed league, it will be governed […]

UEFA approves new 36-team Champions League format

The UEFA on Monday approved the new 36-team Champions League format taking effect in the 2024/25 season. “Taking the total number of teams from 32 to 36 in the UEFA Champions League, the biggest change will see a transformation from the traditional group stage to […]

FIFA opposes breakaway European Super League

FIFA on Monday said that it stands against the newly founded European Super League and football’s governing bodies have to impose sanctions on this project. “Against this background, FIFA can only express its disapproval to a ‘closed European breakaway league’ outside of the international football […]

Younis wants other players to learn from Babar Azam

LAHORE – Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has said that other players need to learn from Babar Azam, who is on his way to becoming one of the batting greats. Talking to the reporters virtually, Younis said: “Babar Azam is one of the top players […]

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