PCB lures foreign players with money to play PSL in Lahore on July 21, 2016LAHORE: In a bid to convince foreign players to fly down to Lahore and play in the final of the second edition of Pakistan Super League, the country’s Cricket Board (PCB) is luring overseas recruits with extra money and better accommodation facilities at National Cricket Academy. Najam Sethi, who heads the PSL secretariat and is […]
PCB buys bulletproof buses to woo back international teams on July 15, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has bought four bulletproof buses as it tries to convince other teams to shed their security apprehensions and visit the country. The PCB relies heavily on the government for security arrangements for visiting teams and the bulletproof buses will be an additional safety measure for teams travelling within the […]
Islamabad Fighters clinch 5-A-Side Hockey Championship title on June 27, 2016LAHORE: Islamabad Fighters defeated Quetta Warriors 8-5 to win the inaugural 5-A Side Floodlight Hockey Championship at the National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday night. Lahore Lions downed Faisalabad Falcons to claim third position while Karachi Sharks defeated Peshawar Lions on penalty shoot out after 2-2 draw to claim fifth spot. A good crowd turned […]
NOC Pakistan celebrates Olympic Day with fervour on June 24, 2016LAHORE: The National Olympic Committee Pakistan, headed by Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan, on Thursday celebrated the Olympic Day with full zeal and enthusiasm. Former Pakistan hockey Olympians, many former cricket players, officials of the national sports federations, officials of the Pakistan Olympic Association and media personnel were present at the Olympic House to […]
PCB announces support for Edhi Foundation on June 18, 2016LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team will don Edhi Foundation’s logo on their official jerseys during the tour of England that kicks off from July 14. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made the move to associate itself with the country’s greatest philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has granted the PCB […]
Hockey-5 Championship rolls into action from tomorrow on June 16, 2016LAHORE: Inaugural Hockey-5 Championship will be played here from June 18 to 25 under floodlights at National Hockey Stadium. Hockey-5, a faster version of the game, is considered equivalent to Twenty20 cricket. Addressing a news conference on Thursday, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary general Shahbaz Ahmad said the PHF was making all efforts to revive […]
Mushtaq, Azhar to provide helping hand to Pakistan in England on June 14, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has roped in Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan’s former legspinner and current National Cricket Academy head coach, as assistant coach for the four-Test series against England. Former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood will provide ‘helping hand’ in the one-day and T20 series on the tour. Pakistan visit England for four Tests in July […]
PCB hires services of Australian Rixon to lift fielding on June 14, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday finalised its coaching team for their England tour, appointing Australian Steve Rixon to lift their dwindling fielding standards. Rixon was appointed on the recommendation of head coach Mickey Arthur, who was brought in last month after Pakistan’s disastrous World Twenty20 in India where they failed to reach […]
PCBs Rs 4.5bn annual budget approved by Board of Governors on June 12, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) annual budget to the tune of Rs 4.5 billion has been approved by its Board of Governors (BoG). Talking to reporters after the BoG meeting, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan claimed that almost all short-term and long-term plans envisaged by the PCB in the wake of poor performance of the […]
UNGA adopts a declaration to achieve fast-track progress on ending AIDS on June 9, 2016UNITED NATIONS: The Member States of the United Nations have adopted a new political declaration that includes a set of time-bound targets to fast-track the pace of progress towards combating the worldwide scourge of HIV and AIDS, over the next five years, and end the epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. “AIDS is […]