PSCA wrestler Haroon Masih wins gold medal By: APP on December 24, 2024Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) wrestler Haroon Masih has won a gold medal in the Inter-Range Police Competition 2024. The Safe Cities wrestler made his way to the final in the 79kg category by winning four matches. He won the gold medal by defeating a wrestler from Multan. The PSCA managing director congratulated Haroon Masih […]
UAE ‘picked’ as neutral venue for India’s matches in Champions Trophy By: Agencies on December 23, 2024In a possible end to the prevailing uncertainty surrounding India’s Champions Trophy matches, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly been chosen as the neutral venue for the Blue Shirts’ fixtures in the tournament, which is set to be hosted by Pakistan next year. Sources told the media on Sunday that the matter of neutral […]
Usyk beats Fury in heavyweight championship rematch By: AP on December 23, 2024Oleksandr Usyk remained undefeated when he successfully defended his heavyweight titles with a unanimous decision over Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Judges Gerardo Martinez, Patrick Morley and Ignacio Robles had identical scorecards in favor of Usyk, 116-112. Usyk landed 179-of-423 (42%) punches thrown, while Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) landed just 144 […]
Bath stay out in front in Premiership as Bristol secure record win By: AP on December 23, 2024Bath overwhelmed Newcastle 40-15 to remain top of the English Premiership table on points difference on Saturday as Bristol stayed hot on their heels with eight tries during a record-breaking win against Leicester. Newcastle, second bottom in the 10-team table, led 12-7 early on at Kingston Park, thanks mainly to a Jamie Blamire try and […]
Zheng Qinwen withdraws from United Cup to focus on Australian Open By: AP on December 23, 2024Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen has announced she will not play at the United Cup mixed-teams tournament starting later this month, opting instead to focus on preparations for the 2025 season´s first Grand Slam. In a breakthrough season for the 22-year-old, Zheng made the Australian Open final in January- where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka […]
Villa heap pain on slumping Man City as Arsenal sparkle By: AP on December 23, 2024Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Arsenal dismantled Crystal Palace 5-1 to reignite their Premier League title charge. Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford’s fortress to briefly climb to third in the table and Alexander Isak scored his first hat-trick in the English top flight […]
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65 By: AP on December 23, 2024Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had […]
Zelenskiy lauds champion Usyk’s perseverance in victory over Fury By: Reuters on December 23, 2024Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury to retain the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles in Riyadh, saying the boxer embodied the fighting spirit of Ukrainians. Undefeated Usyk, who took Fury’s WBC belt in their first bout in May, beat the British two-time world champion in the rematch […]
India skipper Rohit’s knee injury not serious, says paceman Akash By: Reuters on December 23, 2024Indian pace bowler Akash Deep played down concerns over skipper Rohit Sharma’s knee injury in the build-up to their fourth test against Australia this week after the batsman was hit during a practice session on Sunday. Rohit, who missed the opening test to spend time with his newborn son and has been struggling for form […]
PCB’s strike force to select 50 talented batters By: APP on December 23, 2024Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has taken another important decision to improve the national T20 squad, under which a strike force will be formed. The strike force aims to add new talent/blood to the team, PCB sources told APP Sunday. It is worth mentioning here that the strike force aims to select 50 […]