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LAHORE: Pacer Junaid Khan and leg spinner Yasir Shah on Friday made a comeback in Pakistan’s 16-member one-day international squad named for the upcoming series against Zimbabwe. The selectors, led by former Test skipper Inzamamul Haq, also named a 15-man Twenty20 team that will participate in a triangular series involving Zimbabwe and Australia. Opening batsman […]

LAHORE: The 37th and last edition of the elite FIH Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament will kick off when Pakistan take on arch-rivals India in their opener in Breda, Netherlands on Saturday (today). Led by the experienced Muhammad Rizwan, the team members have been in the Netherlands for the past three weeks in order to get […]

LAHORE: Pakistan will be sending a 397-member (298 athletes and 99 officials) contingent to Indonesia for the Jakarta Asian Games starting there from August 18 to September 2. Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. For the first time, the Asian Games will be co-hosted in […]

Against expectations, spirited Pakistan took the wind out of England sails when they defeated the hosts by nine wickets in the first Test of the two-match series at Lord’s on Sunday. Hats off to the Pakistan team members, having superb talent and abilities, who finished the Test inside four days. After a hard-earned victory against […]

LAHORE: Controversial officials Brig (r) Muhammad Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and former Olympian Shahbaz Ahmad Senior were unanimously re-elected as president and secretary general of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), respectively, for a term of four years after the elections of the national federation, which were held in Islamabad on Tuesday. Khawar Anwar Khawaja (Punjab), Syed […]

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Test cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed has joined the West Indies cricket team as their bowling coach. Mushtaq will join the Caribbean giants later this month for a short stint; however the role can be converted into a long-term position as well, the sports agency representing the leg-spin great announced on Tuesday. Mushtaq is […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) not only embarrassed the national table tennis squad but also put the country to shame when the immigration officials at the Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International stopped the Pakistan players from travelling abroad on Wednesday night for an international competition. The team – comprising Asim Qureshi, Ramiz Hussain, Aisha Iqbal, […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday once again broke all records of nepotism when its selection committee, headed by former Test captain Inzamamul Haq, once again ignored senior batsman Fawad Alam but included Imamul Haq (Inzamam’s nephew) in a 15-member squad named for the upcoming tour of United Kingdom. The selectors have included […]

LAHORE: Wrestler Muhammad Inam Butt won a gold medal for Pakistan after winning the final of the men’s freestyle 86kg event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Saturday. The win moved Pakistan from a modest 31st position to 22nd in the rankings within a few hours. The 29-year-old triumphed over Nigeria’s Melvin […]

LAHORE: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday accepted Pakistan’s reservations against playing in India and decided to move the Asia Cup 2018 to United Arab Emirates. The tournament, originally slated to be held in India, will be played between September 13 and 28 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Political tensions between India and Pakistan […]