PCB confirms Amendments to HBL PSL 2022 playing conditions By: APP on January 24, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday confirmed playing conditions of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022, which will be played in Karachi and Lahore from 27 January to 27 February. A spokesman of the PCB said here that some of amendments to the playing conditions, which are sitting on the corporate website under Documents/Men’s Playing […]
India, Pakistan to clash at MCG in 2022 T20 World Cup By: AFP/APP on January 21, 2022Melbourne: India and Pakistan will lock horns in a blockbuster T20 World Cup group clash for the second year running after the fixtures for the October-November 2022 tournament in Australia were announced on Friday. The arch-rivals will lock horns at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23, a day after Australia begin their title […]
Rs 37 mln earmarked for construction of Qasim Bagh stadium pavilion By: APP on January 20, 2022MULTAN: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has earmarked Rs 37 million for the construction of pavilion at Qasim Bagh stadium with the efforts of SAPM on Political Affairs Malik Amir Dogar. Divisional Sports Officer (DSO), Rana Nadeem Anjum, told APP here on Thursday that it was a federal government scheme, adding that the PCB officials have […]
Entire Pakistan is ready to host Australia, says Rizwan By: APP on January 20, 2022LAHORE: Mohammad Rizwan, the winner of PCB’s most valuable cricketer of 2021 award, has welcomed the statements of Australian cricketers, former players and broadcasters looking forward to touring Pakistan. Australia are scheduled to play three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I in March and April. All three tests are part of ICC World Test Championship, […]
Pakistani ski player eagerly waiting to participate in Beijing Winter Olympic By: APP on January 19, 2022BEIJING: Pakistan ski player Muhammad Karim is eagerly waiting to participate in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, believing the international event will be a great success and hoping to win medal for him and the country. Karim, hailing from Naltar, a village in Gilgit-Baltistan is the only Pakistani skier to have competed in two […]
Basketball trailblazer Lusia Harris dies at 66 By: AFP/APP on January 19, 2022Los Angeles: Lusia Harris, the only woman drafted into the National Basketball Association, died on Tuesday in her home state of Mississippi at age 66, her family announced. No details were provided about the cause of death. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that our angel, matriarch, sister, mother, grandmother, Olympic medalist, The […]
PM Khan’s forthcoming visit reflects selfless support to China: Prof Cheng By: APP on January 15, 2022BEIJING: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to attend the opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics Games next month reflects the special feelings of the Pakistani people for the Chinese people and the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan. These views were expressed by Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor at Southwest University of Political […]
Qatari driver Nasser al-Attiyah wins fourth Dakar Rally title By: APP on January 14, 2022Jeddah: Qatari driver Nasser al-Attiyah won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time after the race through the Saudi Arabian desert came to a climax on Friday. The 51-year-old — champion in 2011, 2015, 2019 — took the overall honours ahead of France’s nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb. Earlier on Friday British motorbike […]
Djokovic admits ‘errors’ as he fights to avoid Australian deportation By: AFP on January 13, 2022Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted “errors” in his travel papers and to meeting a journalist after a claimed coronavirus infection, as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record 21st Grand Slam title. The men’s world number one made the admission in an Instagram post as attention focused on his movements before […]
Cricketer Danish Kaneria’s appeal dismissed by SHC By: Web Desk on January 12, 2022The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday dismissed former Test cricketer Danish Kaneria’s request to play in local tournaments, Daily Times reported. The judgement on Danish Kaneria’s plea was issued by the SHC. Danish appealed to be included in the PCB rehabilitation programme through his lawyer, Asad Ifthikhar. However, a PCB lawyer said that an […]