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Spain’s Olympic boss condemns Rubiales kiss, women’s league players strike

LAS ROZAS Sept 02 (Online): Spain’s Olympic chief said on Friday the actions of football federation boss Luis Rubiales, who has unleashed a furore by kissing a women’s World Cup winning player, were “inappropriate, unacceptable” but did not represent Spanish sport as a whole. Men’s […]

Mohammad Rizwan withdraws from BBL draft

SYDNEY Sep 01(Online): Pakistan cricket team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan withdrew from the BBL draft. According to Cricket Australia, West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran has also opted out of the draft. According to Cricket Australia, the overseas draft of Big Bash League and Women’s Big Bash League […]

Indian media started propaganda against Shaheen Afridi

NEW DELHI Sep 01 (Online): Indian media got worried about the famous Shaheen Shah Afridi for taking wickets in the first over and started propaganda. A day before the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup, the Indian media started questioning the fitness of fast bowler […]

Virat Kohli scared of Pakistani bowlers before Asia Cup match

MUMBAI Sep 01 (Online): Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is afraid of Pakistani bowlers, he said, I think the strength of Pakistan team is their bowling and it can change the game. Talking to the media, he said that Pakistan have some really good bowlers who […]

Soupe snatches Vuelta stage seven win, Martinez still leads

Barcelona, Sept 1 (AFP/APP): Geoffrey Soupe edged Orluis Aular to win the Vuelta a Espana stage seven on Friday in a frenzied bunch sprint finish. Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter Kaden Groves seemed well-placed to win a third stage on this year’s race but was passed on the […]

Bayern to face Man Utd in Champions’ League group stage, Newcastle draw PSG

Monaco, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season’s Champions League while Thursday’s draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together. Bayern and United will be favourites to advance from Group A […]

50 to 60 players to be short-listed for U19, Emerging & Senior Teams: PCB Selector Marina Iqbal

PESHAWAR, Aug 31 (APP): National selector Pakistan Cricket Board Marina Iqbal Thursday said that they would short-list 50 to 60 players from each of the Peshawar and Abbottabad Regions for the three forms of teams U19, Emerging and Senior Teams. Talking to APP, Marina Iqbal […]

Kennedy pips Moon to win Zurich pole vault in train station

Zurich, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): Australian Nina Kennedy, fresh from sharing world championships gold with American Katie Moon in Budapest last week, ensured a stand-alone victory in another nail-biting pole vault competition at the Zurich Diamond League meeting on Wednesday. Kennedy and Moon, who won Olympic […]

Six players battle for European Ryder Cup place

Paris, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): Robert MacIntyre heads a group of six players fighting for one spot on Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team this week at the final qualifying event in Switzerland. Donald will name his six captain’s picks on Monday following the European Masters […]

Pak Javelin maestro Arshad Nadeem thankful to coaches for silver medal

KHANEWAL, Aug 29 (APP): Pakistan’s javelin maestro Arshad Nadeem said that ceaseless companionship with coaches in hard training sessions and prayers of the whole nation and his parents won him a silver medal in the world athletics championship. The country’s top javelin athlete expressed these […]

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