Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt — The Great Gama Pehalwan on May 25, 2022LAHORE: Google, the search engine, on last Sunday paid tribute to The Great Gama Pehalwan for his contribution to the sport and accomplishments in the ring. Locally known as Gama Pehlwan inspired many generations to come and earned many laurels around the world. The Doodle was created by guest artist Vrinda Zaveri. Ghulam Mohammad Baksh […]
Pakistan hold India to 1-1 draw in their Asia Cup opener on May 24, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan held India to a 1-1 draw in their Asia Cup 2022 Pool A opener in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday. Debutant Selvam Karthi (9th min) scored the goal for India while Abdul Rana (59th min) tapped in the equaliser for Pakistan. Pakistan’s debutant goal-keeper Akmal Hussain was declared man of the match. With this […]
Pakistan wicketkeeper Sarfaraz celebrates his 35th birthday today on May 22, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed celebrates his 35th birthday on Sunday (today). Born on 22nd May 1987, Sarfaraz was part of the victorious 2006 Under-19 World Cup side in Bangladesh and got his first opportunity with the senior side a year later. Competition from the Akmal brothers meant that he was in and out of […]
PCB retains Bismah Maroof as national women’s captain for 2022-23 season on May 13, 2022LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed Bismah Maroof will continue to lead the national women’s limited-overs teams in the 2022-23 season. Pakistan are gearing up for an action-packed bumper season in which they will play, at least, 25 matches with the schedules for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup and ICC Women’s […]
Pakistan women’s cricket team have to wait for their title defense on May 8, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan women’s cricket team will have to wait to defend their title after the Asian Games 2022 in China were postponed due to Covid-19 on Friday. The 19th edition of the Games was supposed to take place between September 10 and 25 in Hangzhou but a surge of Covid-19 cases in China has forced […]
Pakistan spin wizard Yasir Shah celebrates his 36th birthday today on May 2, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan spin wizard Yasir Shah celebrates his 36th birthday on Monday (today). Born on May 2nd, 1986, Yasir comes from the Afghanistan-bordering city of Swabi. Predominantly a leg-spinner who can also bat a bit, Yasir is a big fan of Australian great late Shane Warne and emulates him. Yasir filled a large hole in […]
Remembering former Pakistan stylish wicketkeeper-batsman Taslim Arif on May 1, 2022LAHORE: If he were alive, Pakistan stylish wicketkeeper-batsman Taslim Arif would have been celebrating his 68th birthday on May 1 (today). Taslim died in Karachi at the age of 53 after succumbing to a lung infection on March 14, 2008. Taslim made his Test debut initially as a batsman, scoring 90 and 46 on debut […]
Umar Bhutta to lead 20-member Pakistan hockey squad for Europe tour on April 22, 2022LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Thursday announced a 20-member national squad for Europe tour. The team will depart for Netherlands on Friday (today). Pakistan are scheduled to play two matches against Netherlands, one match against Belgium and three matches against Spain during their 10-day tour. The players will train for three days in […]
Pakistan to play 07 Tests, 17 ODIs and 25 T20Is in next 12 months on April 16, 2022LAHORE: Pakistan men’s national cricket team is scheduled to play seven Tests, 17 ODIs and a minimum of 25 T20Is in the next 12 months as the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed and unveiled their upcoming international commitments on Friday. The seven ICC World Test Championship fixtures will be against three opponents — Sri Lanka (2), […]
Imam moves up, Babar retains top spot in ICC ODI Rankings after stellar performances on April 7, 2022LAHORE: After dominating in the one-day international series against Australia, Babar Azam has retained his top spot while Imamul Haq has gained several positions to reach No.3 in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings for Batsmen. Pakistan skipper Babar has consolidated his No.1 ODI batsman status. Babar smashed back-to-back centuries against Australia and made 276 […]