Byram D Avari — The man who took sailing to new heights on January 25, 2023LAHORE: One of the highly respected, prominent businessmen and sports personality, Byram Dinshawji Avari, passed away in Karachi on 22nd January 2023 (Sunday night). He was 81. Avari was awarded with the Pride of Performance for Sports in 1982. He, along with his sons, owned and operated the Avari Group of Companies – a leading […]
Qalandars face Sultans in opener as PSL-8 rolls into action on Feb 13 in Multan on January 21, 2023LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars will face-off with Multan Sultans in the opening match when the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League commences at picturesque Multan Cricket Stadium on February 13 (Monday). Three women’s “festival games” have also been slotted midway into the PSL — in Rawalpindi on March 8, 10 and 11 — involving local […]
Hockey World Cup rolls into action without four-time champions Pakistan in India tomorrow on January 12, 2023LAHORE: When the 15th Hockey World Cup rolls into action simultaneously in Bhubaneshwar and Rourkela in Odisha, India on January 13, Pakistan, the team who have won it for four times, the most by any side, will not been seen in action, having failed to qualify for the second time. They first failed to qualify […]
Selectors name three uncapped players in Pakistan squad for New Zealand ODI series on January 6, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board interim selection committee, led by former all-rounder Shahid Afridi, on Thursday included three uncapped players in a 16-member national squad named for a three-match ODI series to be played against New Zealand in Karachi from Dec 09 to 13. Uncapped batsman Tayyab Tahir and wrist spinner Usama Mir have been named […]
Australia-England tours, T20 World Cup final and unceremonious removal of Ramiz Raja dominate Pakistan cricket scene in 2022 on January 3, 2023Cricket Year-Ender 2022 Australia and England visiting Pakistan for full series, skipper Babar Azam and his men reaching the Twenty20 World Cup final in Australia and unceremonious removal of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja, with Najam Sethi replacing him, dominated the Pakistan cricket scene in the year 2022. Perhaps the biggest news of […]
Gold medalists Arshad Nadeem and Nooh Dastigir give boost to Pakistan sports as hockey fails to qualify for World Cup for second time on January 2, 2023Year-Ender 2022 LAHORE: Pakistan sports had been in a state of disrepair for years but they did show more than a few signs of life and did provide a massive adrenaline rush in 2022 with incredible stories to savour in an intense and often overwhelming year. All things considered, it wasn’t quite annus mirabilis […]
Defeated Pakistan look to level series as 2nd England Test commences in Multan today on December 9, 2022LAHORE: Skipper Babar Azam and his men will looking to level the three-match series when the second Test against England begins at Multan Stadium in Multan on Friday (today). England put a massive dent in Pakistan’s hopes of reaching next year’s ICC World Test Championship final when they registered a thrilling 74-run victory over the […]
History repeats itself as clinical England outclass Pakistan by 74 runs under fading light on December 6, 2022RAWALPINDI: Just like their victory in Karachi in the dark in the year 2000, England scored a 74-run victory over Pakistan under fading light in the first Test of the three-match series at Rawalpindi Stadium here on Monday. This is an England win that will be remembered for a long time, a fitting way to […]
Spirited Pakistan clash with England in long-awaited Test series on December 1, 2022LAHORE: Led by Babr Azam, a spirited Pakistan will face England after 17 years in a long awaited series when the first Test commences at Rawalpindi Stadium in Rawalpindi on Thursday (today). The Rawalpindi Test will be followed by Tests in Multan (December 9-13) and Karachi (December 17-21). The series is part of the ICC […]
Selectors name uncapped Abrar and Ali in Pakistan squad for three England Tests as injured pacer Shaheen to sit out on November 22, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan cricket selectors, headed by former Test batsman Mohammad Wasim, included two uncapped players — spinner Abrar Ahmed and pacer Mohammad Ali — in an 18-member national squad named for upcoming England Tests here on Tuesday. The duo have been rewarded after their dazzling first-class performances for next month’s three ICC World Test Championship […]