Pakistan judoka Shah Hussain eliminated from Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan judoka Shah Hussain Shah lost his fight against Egypt’s Darwish Ramadan in the -100 kilogramme judo competition of the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. Shah Hussain is the son of Hussain Shah, who won Pakistan a bronze medal at the 1998 Seoul Olympics. Egypt’s Darwish, who is world number 13 defeated Shah […]
Pakistan Olympic Association flays ‘misleading information’, says PSB responsible for sports development in the country on July 28, 2021LAHORE: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) on Tuesday strongly condemned ‘baseless and misleading information’ being spread about the National Olympic Committee Pakistan and its office bearers after poor performance of the national athletes in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. “The POA is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation entrusted to promote Olympic values in Pakistan only. The […]
Spirited Pakistan weightlifter Talha misses out on Olympic medal, claims fifth position on July 26, 2021LAHORE: Spirited Pakistan weightlifter Talha Talib missed out on a rare Olympic medal for the country at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan on Sunday. The 21-year-old lifter, making his Olympics debut, took part in the 67kg category and held the gold medal spot until the final round before eventually being bumped down and denied a […]
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan get strict IOC warning over COVID-19 rule breaches on July 25, 2021LAHORE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned it will take action in cases of “blatant” breaches of the COVID-19 rules in place at Tokyo 2020 after some athletes and officials paraded without masks during the Opening Ceremony on Friday night in Tokyo. Most of the athletes and other officials from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan who […]
Pakistan Super League VII to be held in January-February 2022 on July 25, 2021LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season VII will be held in Pakistan in January-February next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Saturday after consulting the six franchises. The tournament is expected to start in early January and continue till the third week of February. The scheduled has been drawn up despite a […]
Mongolia, Tajikstan and Switzerland join cricket fraternity on July 19, 2021LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday welcomed its newest member countries, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland at the ICC’s 78th Annual General Meeting. The meeting, which was conducted virtually, welcomed Mongolia and Tajikistan as the 22nd and 23rd Members of the Asia region, whilst Switzerland is Europe’s 35th Member, with the ICC now comprising […]
Pakistan hope to bounce back as England T20I series begins today on July 16, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan team will be looking to make a fresh start on the England tour when they take on the hosts in the first of the three-match T20I on Friday (today) at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Both sides have played five T20I series before the upcoming series, where England and Pakistan have won two series […]
Hockey Olympian Naveed Alam passes away after battle with cancer on July 14, 2021LAHORE: Naveed Alam, former hockey Olympian and a member of Pakistan’s winning team in the 1994 World Cup, passed away after a battle with cancer on Tuesday, his family said. He was 47. Alam, who was recently diagnosed with blood cancer, underwent chemotherapy here Monday after which his condition deteriorated. He was immediately moved to […]
England aim for clean sweep as final Pakistan ODI in Birmingham today on July 13, 2021LAHORE: The one-day international series between England and Pakistan has been decided, but ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (CWCSL) points will be up for grabs when England face Pakistan in the third ODI at Birmingham on Tuesday (today). The CWCSL has ensured that there are no more dead rubbers in bilateral ODI series as […]
Hamstring injury forces Haris Sohail out of England tour on July 9, 2021LAHORE: Haris Sohail has been ruled out from the tour of England due to a hamstring injury. The MRI conducted here on Wednesday revealed a grade three tear injury, which he had picked up during a training session in Derby last week. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) medical panel has advised the left-handed middle-order batsman […]