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 […]
PHF to establish Schools of Excellence to revive hockey By: APP on July 6, 2022ISLAMABAD: In a bid to revive the national game, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has chalked out plans to put hockey back on track by establishing Schools of Excellence in various provinces across the country, to bring young talent to the fore. Hockey was once the pride of the nation but the game started declining […]
Babar backs fast bowlers to perform better in Lankan conditions By: APP on July 4, 2022LAHORE: Captain Babar Azam has said that Pakistani fast bowlers will do well despite spin-friendly pitches in Sri Lanka. Addressing a pre-departure to Sri Lanka tour presser at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Monday, he said Pakistan fast bowlers had performed consistently during the past years, adding he backed them to do well during the […]
Shehbaz wins bronze in Int’l Taekwondo C’ship By: APP on July 1, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Shehbaz Ahmed has won a bronze medal in -40kg individual category of the Poomsae event during the ongoing Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championship in Korea. In the quarter finals, he beat Saudi Arabia’s Muhammad Ali Al-Abbas in the quarter finals scoring 6.999 points to Al-Abbas 6.882 in -40kg individual category of Poomsae […]
PM Youth Programme – Weightlifting league inaugurated By: APP on June 27, 2022SUKKUR: The Prime Minister Youth Program-Weightlifting (Provincial) league competition organised by the Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad was inaugurated at Syed Qaim Ali Shah Indoor Sports Complex of the university on Monday. Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Dr Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, VC, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology […]