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GB Scouts clinch 28th National Alpine Ski C’ship trophy

LAHORE-Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts players excelled in the 28th National Alpine Ski Championship to clinch the coveted trophy in the ongoing winter sports events at PAF Ski Resort, Naltar. According to PAF spokesman here on Saturday, Pakistan’s two time winter Olympian Mohammad Karim of Pakistan Air Force […]

Asad stuns Hussnain for Millat Tractors Junior Tennis title

LAHORE-Islamabad’s Amna Ali Qayyum claimed double crowns in girls U-18 and U-14 while emerging Asad Zaman stunned Hussnain Ali Rizwan in the boys U-18 final of the Millat Tractors Junior National Tennis Championship 2021, which concluded here at the PLTA Courts on Saturday. Millat Tractors […]

Root fights back after Lanka post tricky total

GALLE-The second Test between Sri Lanka and England in Galle is interestingly poised after the visitors went in to stumps at 98/2, a deficit of 283, after Sri Lanka had posted 381. Sri Lanka, resuming on their overnight 229/4, batted through the first two sessions of […]

Asad upsets Haider in Millat Tractors Junior Tennis semis

LAHORE-Promising Asad Zaman shocked seeded player Haider Ali Rizwan to face Hussnain Ali Rizwan in the boys U-14 final of the Millat Tractors Junior National Tennis Championship 2021 here at the PLTA Courts on Friday. The first boys U-14 semifinal between Asad Zaman and Haider Ali Rizwan […]

Dr Fehmida honours World Memory C’ship winning Pak team

LAHORE-Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that she wants to see her young generation on par with developed countries through super-learning programs and mind games. PSB spokesman M Azam Dar told The Nation on Friday that during a meeting with the winning Pakistani […]

Bangladesh beat West Indies to seal series

DHAKA-Bangladesh made it two wins in a row against West Indies, coasting to a seven-wicket victory in the second ODI in Dhaka on Friday, 22 January and moving up to the third spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings. Bangladesh now have 20 points […]

Real Madrid head coach Zidane tests positive for virus

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has contracted the novel coronavirus, the Spanish football club announced on Friday. “Real Madrid C. F. report that our coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for COVID-19,” the club said in a statement. The 48-year-old is the only manager to ever win […]

Faizan, Farman reach Millat Tractors Junior Tennis semis

LAHORE – Faizan Fayyaz and Farman Shakeel booked berths in the semifinals of the Millat Tractors Junior National Tennis Championship 2021 after defeating their respective opponents in the quarterfinals played here at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Thursday. The men’s singles quarterfinals saw Faizan Fayyaz defeating Fayyaz Khan […]

World Memory C’ship winning Pakistan women team honoured

LAHORE – Pakistan’s women team that won 29th World Memory Championship in England in 2020, called on Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Pakistan’s women team consisted of coach Sania Alam, Emma Alam, Syeda Kisa Zehra, Abeerah Ather and Shuma. […]

Du Plessis looking forward to his first Test on Pakistani soil

LAHORE – When the South African contingent arrived in Karachi on Saturday, it included Faf Du Plessis who travelled to the country for the third time in less than four years. The classy middle-order batsman captained an ICC World XI team for three T20Is in […]

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