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Austrian female Olympian arrives in Pakistan on Friday to attempt K2

ISLAMABAD, Jun 01 (APP): Four-time Austrian female Olympic judoka Sabrina Filzmoser is arriving in Pakistan on Friday to attempt K2 (8,611-metre) the world’s second highest peak, a Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) official said on Thursday. “She intends to ride on bicycle on Sunday from Islamabad […]

Inside details about two-day meeting between PCB and ICC top officials

ISLAMABAD 31 May (Online): The discussions between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the ICC Chairman, Greg Barclay, and Chief Executive, Geoff Allardice, concluded on Tuesday after a two-day meeting. During the talks, there were in-depth deliberations on several significant matters. According to the sources, […]

Easah, Otis among 28 players called up for Pakistan football team camp

KARACHI 31 May (Online): Portugal-based Easah Suliman and England-based Otis Khan were on Tuesday named among 28 players who will attend the Pakistan national team camp for the upcoming four-Nations Cup in Mauritius and the SAFF Championship in India. Alongside central defender Easah and attacker […]

‘Political statements not banned,’ says ITF after Djokovic Kosovo row

Paris, May 31 (AFP/APP): International tennis chiefs insisted Wednesday that “political statements” are not banned at Grand Slam events after Novak Djokovic controversially wrote “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia” on a camera at the French Open. Djokovic defended his message in comments to Serb […]

Djokovic courts controversy at French Open

PARIS 30 May (Online): Novak Djokovic courted controversy Monday when he wrote “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence” on a camera at the french Open after clashes flared in northern Kosovo amid ethnic tensions. The Belgrade-born tennis superstar wrote the message in […]

ICC revenue model threatens growth of game,associate members say

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Cricket’s cash-starved associate member nations fear the proposed new international revenue distribution model, which heavily favours the game’s superpowers, could potentially stall the growth of the game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has proposed a new revenue-sharing model for the 2024-27 […]

Wawrinka rolls back years in French Open marathon

PARIS: Former champion Stan Wawrinka shrugged off his 38 years to reach the French Open second round on Monday, winning a five-set marathon against Albert Ramos-Vinolas which stretched to four hours and 35 minutes and said: “It’s why I keep playing”. Wawrinka, ranked 89 in […]

Tongue to make England debut in Ireland Test

London, May 30 (AFP/APP):Josh Tongue is set to make his England debut after being named Tuesday in the XI to play Ireland in this week’s one-off Test at Lord’s. The 25-year-old Worcestershire quick was initially only called up as cover due to injury concerns over […]

National Mas-Wrestling C’ship from June 3

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP):The two-day 6th National Mas-Wrestling Championship 2023 would be held at the Sports Gymnasium Gujranwala in collaboration with Sports Department Gujranwala and Wapda Town Society from June 3. President Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Federation, Nawab Furqan Khan told APP that as many as 22 […]

PSG claim 11th French title with Messi’s record-breaking goal

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Online): Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) made history by clinching their record 11th French league title with a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. Lionel Messi scored the opening goal, which also marked his 496th career league goal in Europe, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for goals […]

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