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Defending champion Wapda secured the National Women’s Basketball Championship title once again, defeating a strong Pakistan Army team by 38-33 points in a thrilling encounter at the Wapda Sports Complex, Lahore on Monday. Eight teams participated in the five-day championship, including Pakistan Wapda, Army, Lahore ,Karachi, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Hazara, and…

Defending champion Pakistan Wapda will face Pakistan Army in the final of the ongoing National Women’s Basketball Championship in the decisive encounter will take place on Monday (today) at the WAPDA Sports Complex Lahore, organized by the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF). Wapda, who remain unbeaten throughout the championship, dominated Lahore…

South Africa booked a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final after grabbing a two-wicket win against Pakistan with the help of Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada in the first Test at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion, on Sunday. Returning pacer Mohammad Abbas’ six-wicket haul went in vain as…

The line-up for the semi-final round of the National Women’s Basketball Championship has been finalized, with teams from Lahore and Karachi securing spots in the knockout stage. On the final day of the pool round of the ongoing championship, organized by the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) at Wapda Sports Complex…

Marco Jansen-rattled Pakistan made a comeback against South Africa as the side’s pacers dismissed three back-to-back Proteas batters ahead of stumps on the third day of the first Test at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on Saturday. The fiery duo of Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck early in the innings…

National Women’ Cricket Selection Committee has announced fifteen members squad for the ICC Under 19 Women T20 World Cup. Wicket keeper Komal Khan will lead the squad in the 16- teams event which will be held in Malaysia from 18th of January to 2nd of February next year. Zoofshan Ayaz…

Pakistan Wapda clinched the men’s title, while Army claimed the women’s title in the Combaxx–Roshan Khan National Team Championship 2024 that concluded at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Karachi. In the men’s final, Wapda outshone Army 2-1. Ashab Irfan led the charge for Wapda, defeating Noor…

Mohammad Rizwan is set to lead Pakistan’s T20I team, becoming the 12th man to be in charge, after a drought-breaking ODI series win over Australia last week. Pakistan will take on Australia in the three T20I matches on 14, 16 and 18 November in Brisbane, Sydney and Hobart, respectively. Six…

Pakistan on Sunday thumped Australia in the third and final ODI to win the three-match series — the first won by the Green Shirts on Australian soil in 22 years with the last 50-over series win coming back in 2002.Chasing Australia’s modest 141-run target, the Men in Green eased past…

Pakistan Shaheens will take on Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the first of two four-day games of the series commencing tomorrow at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The second four-day will be played from 18 to 21 November, while the series also includes three 50-over matches, scheduled to take place at the…

The five-team National Women’s One-Day Tournament 2024-25 will take place from 8 to 30 November in Karachi. Challengers, Conquerors, Invincibles, Stars and Strikers will compete in a double-league format, with each team getting to play eight matches, before two top teams qualifying for the final on 30 November. Each day,…

Pakistan will need a monumental effort to stay alive in the ODI series after falling short in game one at the MCG. Set to face Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, the visitors will have to regroup and strategize for a rare victory on Australian soil. In the opening…

Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in a nail-biting fixture in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday. Chasing a modest 204-run target set out by the Green Shirts, the Kangaroos had to fight their way against the Pakistani bowling unit to secure a 1-0 lead…

The Pakistan white-ball cricket squad has commenced its preparations in Australia following their arrival in Melbourne. National cricketers engaged in an intensive practice session focused on batting, bowling, and fielding. Notable participants included Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Irfan Khan, Faisal Akram, and Muhammad Hasnain. The…

Eight-year-old Muhammad Rayyan Zaman secured a impressive silver medal in the Under-11 category at the prestigious Doha Qatar International Junior Squash Championship. Zaman, grandson of legendary World Squash Champion Qamar Zaman and son of Asian Champion Mansoor Zaman, demonstrated exceptional skill and determination throughout the tournament. In the thrilling final…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded 12-month central contracts to 25 men’s cricketers for the 2024-25 international season, effective from 1 July 2024. The contracts have been offered under the structure that was agreed last year between the players and the PCB for a three-year period. As part of…

Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed Pakistan’s white-ball captain, while Salman Ali Agha has been named vice-captain as the selectors announced Pakistan’s squads for the ODI and T20I tours of Australia and Zimbabwe from 4 November to 5 December. Salman will lead the T20I side in Zimbabwe as Rizwan is…

The Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association finalized snooker team representing Pakistan at the IBSF World Snooker Championships (Men & Masters) – 2024, taking place in Doha, Qatar. Team Members: Asjad Iqbal (Men Snooker Championship Last 64 Qualifying Round) Ahsan Ramzan (Men Snooker Championship Last 64 Qualifying Round) Muhammad Asif (Men…

India collapsed to a humiliating series defeat at home, their first for 12 years, when they were bowled out for 245 by New Zealand in their chase of 359 on the third day of the second test on Saturday as Mitchell Santner took six wickets. Santner ended with 6-104 for…

Sajid Khan and Noman Ali routed England in the Rawalpindi Test as the duo shared 19 wickets among them to help Pakistan beat England by nine wickets on day three of the Rawalpindi Test. The victory ensured Pakistan clinched the three-match series 2-1 on Saturday. Shan Masood-led Pakistan took only…

Saud Shakeel’s fourth Test century helped Pakistan take a 77-run lead over England on day two of the third Test as Pakistan finished the day on a strong note. At stumps, England were 24-3 in nine overs in their second innings, trailing by 53 runs in reply to Pakistan’s first-innings…