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Ton-up Litton Das overshadowed Khurram Shahzad’s six-fer as Bangladesh left Pakistan shell-shocked with one of the greatest fightbacks to leave the second cricket Test delicately poised at the draw of stumps on the third day’s play at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan fully exploited early moisture in the…

 Jason Gillespie, the Pakistan men’s cricket team red-ball head coach today announced a 12-member squad for the second Test match against Bangladesh during a pre-match press conference at a local hotel in Islamabad. The playing XI for the second Test commencing tomorrow at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will be announced…

Former Pakistan captain and two-time ICC Event winner Shoaib Malik will mentor the Stallions in next month’s Champions One-Day Cup, which will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from 12-29 September. Shoaib Malik was one of the five champion mentors unveiled by the Pakistan Cricket Board earlier this…

Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem on Thursday received Hilal-e-Imtiaz, the second-highest civilian award of Pakistan, for bringing laurels to the country in the recently-concluded Paris 2024 Olympics. He won Pakistan’s first athletic gold medal with an Olympic record-breaking feat in the men’s javelin throw competition. President Asif Ali Zardari bestowed…

The Champions One-Day Cup, featuring country’s 150 best of the best cricketers, will be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from 12-29 September with the opening match between Wolves and Panthers. The PCB on Monday had announced the five champion mentors with their team names and 15-player squads to…

Pakistan and South Africa women’s cricket teams will prepare for next month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the UAE by competing in a three-match series at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The South Africa team will arrive in Multan on 13 September, with matches scheduled for 16, 18, and…

Misbah-ul-Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Waqar Younis were today confirmed as mentors of the five Champions Cup sides on three-year contracts following a transparent and robust recruitment process. Names of their sides and squads will be confirmed in due course. The first assignment of the mentors in…

Right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Abbas Afridi’s five-wicket haul and half-centuries by Haseebullah and Usman Khan guided Pakistan Shaheens to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh ‘A’ in the first one-day at the Islamabad Club on Monday. The win gives Shaheens’ a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second match will…

The Patients’ Aid Foundation, in partnership with Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), is proud to announce the successful completion of the ‘Bike-A-Cause’ fundraiser. This event was organized to raise essential funds to provide free, high-quality treatment for underserved thalassemia patients at Jinnah Hospital (JPMC), catering to those from Karachi, interior Sindh,…

Fatima Sana has been named as the Pakistan women’s cricket team captain for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United Arab Emirates from 3 to 20 October. The decision was a unanimously one made by the women’s national selection committee. 22-year-old Fatima, who has featured in 41…

r, his innings helped his side to finish the third day’s play in the first cricket Test against Pakistan at a formidable 316 for five in reply to Pakistan’s 448 for six declared at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Shadman was cleaned up by fast bowler Mohammad Ali after scoring an…

Ali Zaryab stroked his seventh first-class century as weather-affected Pakistan Shaheens versus Bangladesh ‘A’ four-day match at the Islamabad Club ended in a draw on Friday. The opening two days’ play was lost due to rains and wet outfield. Ali, the 25-year-old left-hander from Lahore, retired out after scoring 117…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced free entry for spectators for the remaining days (fourth and fifth) of the first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The decision was made keeping in view of the weekend, which will allow families and students to turn up…

Pakistan Shaheens fell 30 runs short against Adelaide Strikers in the first semi-final of the Top End T20 series as they scored 167 all out in reply to Strikers’ 197-5 on Sunday at the DXC Arena in Darwin. Mohammad Abbas Afridi’s quickfire 29-ball 54 went in vain as the Shaheens…

The first four-day match between Bangladesh ‘A’ and hosts Pakistan Shaheens ended in a draw at the Islamabad Club on Friday. The match which was largely affected by rain, saw 39.2 overs bowled on the fourth day, as play resumed at 2pm PKT today. The third day’s play on Thursday…

Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has reaffirmed commitment to support youth for a prosperous Pakistan. He was addressing a ceremony in Rawalpindi today to honour Olympian Arshad Nadeem’s historic achievement. Speaking on the occasion, Army Chief appreciated his remarkable achievement of winning Pakistan’s first-ever gold medal in a singles’…

The finals of Jashan Azadi inter-provincial basketball championship will be played tomorrow, the women’s final will be played between Punjab and Islamabad-A while in men’s final will be contested Punjab and KPK.The ongoing championship organized by the Pakistan Basketball Federation and supervised by the Federal Basketball Association. In the first…

Punjab and khyber pakhtunkhwa in Men´s, Islamabad A and Punjab in Womens outclassed their opponents in the first leg of pool round of Independence Day Inter-Provincial Basketball Championships organized by Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) here at Liaquat Gymnasium Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. On the first day of the five-day championship…

Pakistan Shaheens fell 47 runs short against Melbourne Stars in their second match of the Top End T20 series on Sunday at the Gardens Oval in Darwin. Tayyab Tahir’s unbeaten half-century (57 not out, 43b, 6x4s, 1×6) went in vain as Shaheens finished with 128-9 in 20 overs in pursuit…

American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, embroiled in a doping controversy, finished fourth in the men’s 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. However, his abrupt departure from the media zone without taking interviews has only fueled further suspicion regarding his eligibility to compete. Knighton tested positive for the banned steroid…

Long Daoyi is one of the world’s top divers. Last week, he and teammate Wang Zongyuan clinched the gold in the men’s synchronized 3m springboard event at the Paris Olympics. But he isn’t just an Olympic champion – he’s also a rapper, a side of him that remained largely unknown…