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Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohsin Naqvi, convened a significant meeting today with the coaching staff of the Pakistan men’s cricket team. Present at the meeting were white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten, red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie, and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood. Discussions during the meeting centred around…

Pakistan’s Ashab Irfan has won Kanso Open Squash Championship-2024 beating India’s Veer Chauthrani in final at Houston in the United States. He won the match by 3-2 with scores 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 8-11 and 11-8.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the details of men’s 2024-25 home international cricket season. The national team will compete in three Test series and participate in the first ODI tri-series in 21 years in the lead up to the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on home turf. In…

Nida Dar has been retained as Pakistan captain for the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup, which will be held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, from 19 to 28 July. The squad was confirmed following a four-day camp, which concluded in Karachi on Saturday. Other members of the squad are – Aliya…

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalization Committee (NC) has announced the participation of the Pakistan Women’s Futsal team in the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025. For the first time, the women’s team will compete in any premier futsal competition under the umbrella of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The…

Afghanistan created history by reaching their first-ever semi final of a World Cup after securing an eight-run victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. Chasing Afghanistan’s 116-run target, which was later reduced to 114 in 19 overs due to rain, Bangladesh were bowled out at 105 runs…

Chairman PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi presided over an important meeting regarding the quality of domestic cricket at the National Cricket Academy. The meeting, which lasted for three hours, focused on strengthening domestic cricket. Chairman Naqvi gave principled approval to the plan aimed at promoting quality domestic cricket. COO PCB, Salman…

Pakistan Billiard and Snooker Association has announced a five-member team for the Asian Team Men and Under-21 Snooker Championship, 6 Reds Championship, to be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, from June 26 to July 5, while Naveed Kabadia will be the team manager. The team includes Asjad…

West Indies thumped United States by nine wickets in the Super 8 round of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados Bridgetown on Saturday. The United States set a 129-run target which the West Indies chased in just 10.5 overs which gave a massive boost…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced details of the pre-season fitness and fielding camp, and Pakistan Shaheens’ training camp, which will be held at Karachi’s Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre. The pre-season camp, which will be attended by 25 cricketers, will take place from 24 June to 7 July. The…

Pakistani climber Samar Khan has successfully scaled Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe, and descended the peak by snowboarding. Hailing from Dir, area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Samar Khan becomes the first Pakistani to reach the summit of Mount Elbrus, standing tall at 5,642 meters in Russia. With the support…

Australia secured a five-wicket victory over Scotland in St Lucia on Saturday that sent the Scots home from the T20 World Cup and defending champions England through to the Super Eight stage. After England’s rain-disrupted victory over Namibia in Antigua earlier in the day, Scotland needed a draw, a washout…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced details of its Invitation to Tender (ITT) for International Media Rights across broadcast television, digital, audio, web and mobile platforms for all global territories for the period from August 2024 to December 2026. Interested parties or their authorised representatives can obtain the ITT documentation…

The following is an injury update on five cricketers who are presently under the supervision of the PCB Medical Panel comprising Prof Rana Dilawaiz Nadeem, Dr. Mumraiz Naqshband and Prof Javed Akram. Arshad Iqbal, the right-arm fast bowler who is recovering from an ankle injury, has been referred to for…

New Zealand won the dead rubber match against Uganda in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy stadium in Tarouba, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago on Friday. Unbeaten Devon Conway scored 22 runs off 15 balls, followed by Finn Allen, who hit 9 off 17…

Nepal fell short of a historic win against the mighty South Africa as the latter managed to secure a thrilling one-run victory on the last ball of the 31st match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. Chasing South Africa’s 116-run target, Nepal were set to get over the line,…

Two weightlifters under the management of Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (Interim Committee) and Pakistan Sports Board have proceeded to Kazan on 10 June 2024. They include Haider Sultan (61 category) and Daniyal Aftab (89 category). They will be coached by Shujauddin Malik who is a Commonwealth Games 2006 gold medalist and…

Pakistan have been bundled out with a 2-1 loss by New Zealand in the FIH Nations Cup semi-final in Gniezno, Poland, on Saturday. From the beginning of the match, New Zealand set the tone of the match in their favour when Kane Russell threw the ball on a penalty corner…

The final of the President’s Trophy Grade-II 2023-24 will be played between Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Eshaal Associates at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium in Abbottabad from tomorrow. It will be a four-day game taking place from 8 to 11 June. The winner will bag a cash…

Afghanistan defeated Uganda by 125 runs in the fifth match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday. Earlier, Uganda won the toss and chose to bowl first against their opponents in the Group C match. They were handed over a target of 184…

In the 53rd edition of the PCB Podcast, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) celebrates 15 years of the Pakistan men’s cricket team’s victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2009, which coincides with this month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. In the latest episode, which was released today…