Foreign Players to feature in CAS International Squash By: Web Desk on September 8, 2022Foreign players to feature in CAS International Squash: Combaxx International Squash Championships 2022 happening in Islamabad in October according to World Squash. As many as 17 foreign players are participating and traveling to Pakistan. International players including six Egyptians will participate in the $30,000 CAS International Squash Championships in Islamabad from October 19th to October […]
PCB donating gate earnings of first T20I to PM’s Relief Fund By: Web Desk on August 28, 2022PCB donating gate proceeds of first T20I to PM’s Relief Fund. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sunday announced that gate earnings from the first T20I. The match will be between Pakistan and England. Gate proceeds will be donated to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund 2022. The PCB has urged cricket fans and followers to […]
Babar Azam to be honored with Sitara-e-Imtiaz By: Web Desk on August 15, 2022Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam to be honored with Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Two others will receive civil awards on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the country’s independence. Pakistani skipper Babar Azam is to conferred with the prestigious award, Sitara-e-Imtiaz – Pakistan’s third-highest civilian honour. Meanwhile, Pakistan women’s captain Bismah Maroof will receive Tamgah-e-Imtiaz. And Blind […]
Pretending for tea, two Pakistani boxers went missing following CWG By: Web Desk on August 11, 2022BIRMINGHAM: Pakistani boxers went missing following CWG. Two boxers of Pakistan’s 2022 Commonwealth Games contingent have gone missing in Birmingham in a suspected bid to remain in England and escape returning to their homeland that is facing a high unemployment and inflation rate. Reportedly, Suleman Baloch and Nazirullah, the two boxers disappeared from the airport. […]
Cheers vs Jeers: Gender bias in Sports in Pakistan By: Muhammad Adnan on August 2, 2022The odds are heavily against any girl who wants to take up a sport in Pakistan. Even those with the best intentions and an unwavering commitment find themselves struggling for support in a male-oriented environment, let alone one where jeers instead of cheers will greet their success! Gender bias in sports is a hot-button issue […]
First Pakistani Golfer to make cut at USGA championship on July 28, 2022Fast-rising youngster Omar Khalid has emerged as Pakistan’s highest-ranked player in the World. He ranked in Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) leapfrogging to a career-best No. 296 internationally. Omar, is a 17-year-old A-levels student of Karachi’s Nixor College. Recently, won back-to-back amateur titles at the prestigious Pakistan Open and Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Open — […]
ICC PUT DOWN THREATS TO ODI FORMAT By: Reuters/Web Desk on July 27, 2022A “healthy” number of one-day internationals will be played in the 2023-27 cycle, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) put down threats to the game’s ODI (50-overs) format on Wednesday. The acceleration of lucrative domestic T20 leagues have cramped up cricket’s already-strained calendar and England all-rounder Ben Stokes attributed his shock ODI retirement to an […]
DG SBP greets female mountaineers for scaling K2 peak By: Sohail ali on July 22, 2022LAHORE: Director General (DG) Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Muhammad Tariq Qureshi has congratulated Pakistan’s female mountaineers Samina Baig and Naila Kayani for scaling K2 peak successfully. In a greeting message here on Friday, Tariq Qureshi said that Samina Baig and Naila Kayani made the entire nation proud through their amazing feat. “After scaling K2 peak […]
Shaheen Afridi to miss 2nd test against Sri Lanka By: Shoaib Ali on July 21, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan’s pace star Shaheen Afridi will miss the second Test against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury sustained on the fourth day of the first Test. The second test will be played in Galle from 24 July. “He will stay with the Test side in Sri Lanka, where his initial rehabilitation and management […]
Irfan’s 53rd Guinness World Record approved By: APP on July 19, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s acclaimed martial artist Irfan Mehsood has added another feather to his cap after his 53rd Guinness World Record was approved of the most jump squats carrying a 60lb pack in one minute. “I broke the previous record of 40 jump squats by doing 54 in one minute carrying a 60lb pack. I’m the […]