At the end of the second round of the four rounds 58th National Amateur Golf Championship, in progress at the par 72, Garrison Golf Course here Friday, Zulfiqar Ali, a player of national standing, emerged as the leading contender by displaying champion like capabilities in the course of the second eighteen holes. The flow of […]
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Egyptian players lift international squash titles
Egyptians players were crowned champions in international squash tournaments played at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad here on Friday. Mostafa Asal won the Chief of the Air Staff International Men’s Squash Tournament while Farida Mohamed won the Pakistan International Squash Tournament for Women. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air […]
PTTF to celebrate World Table Tennis Day today
Like rest of the world, the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) will commemorate the World Table Tennis Day by organising a series of functions across the country on Saturday, the PTTP president SM Sibtain said on Friday. He said PTTF’s divisional associations and organisations would celebrate the day in their respective jurisdictions by staging exhibition […]
Unprecedented short-circuit cost Leclerc victory in Bahrain
LONDON: Charles Leclerc missed out on his first Formula One victory in Bahrain last weekend because of an unprecedented short-circuit in an injection system control unit, his Ferrari team said on Friday. The 21-year-old Monegasque driver will be able to use the same power unit in China next week, round three of the championship. Leclerc […]
Gulbadin Naib made Afghanistan ODI captain ahead of World Cup
Afghanistan replaced long-serving one-day international captain Asghar Afghan with Gulbadin Naib on Friday, less than two months before this year’s 50-over World Cup in England and Wales. Afghan, 31, took over the team’s captaincy in 2015 after Mohammad Nabi had stepped down following the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Under his leadership, the […]
Plans to reform European football run into opposition
Plans to reform and possible expand European club competition ran into opposition on Friday as the continent’s leagues declared they were ‘united’ in their determination to protect domestic football. The European Leagues umbrella group said it would take a more active role in influencing public opinion and shaping the future of football on the continent […]
Swedish female soccer players call for unity to tackle inequality
With 30,000 tickets sold for their friendly against Germany in Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden’s female players have called for unity to tackle inequalities between men and women in soccer, especially when it comes to money. Huge crowds have attended women’s games in England, Italy and Spain recently and defender Nilla Fischer told media that fans, […]
Lobov makes bare-knuckle debut as combat sports go mainstream
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight Artem Lobov, a long-time friend and team mate of Conor McGregor, is set to make a lucrative debut in bare-knuckle boxing as combat sports bid to gain more mainstream acceptance. Nicknamed the “Russian Hammer”, Lobov told Reuters he had accepted a big payday from the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship […]
Palace keeper Hennessey cleared of making Nazi salute
LONDON: Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was cleared of making a Nazi salute by the English Football Association (FA) on Friday. The Wales international was charged with an ‘aggravated breach’ of the rules governing player conduct in January after being pictured with his right arm in the air in a photo posted on Instagram by […]
Ammad, Akmal star in Balochistan’s thumping win over Sindh in Pakistan Cup
An all-round effort by Ammad Butt and a sparkling 99 by Umar Akmal helped Balochistan defeat Sindh by 72 runs for their second successive victory in the Mughal Steel Pakistan Cup 2019 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. Ammad followed up his 18-ball 42 with five fours and two sixes, that lifted Balochistan […]