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World Cup countdown enters final week as focus sharpens on Qatar
The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world’s leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history. After a last weekend of action, domestic leagues paused for six weeks to allow the tournament to take place, but preparation…
Read More »Pat Cummins to miss next year’s IPL
Australia captain Pat Cummins has opted out of playing the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023, citing a heavy international schedule. The Test and one-day skipper played the last three IPL tournaments with Kolkata Knight Riders but cut short his 2022 campaign due to a hip injury. “I’ve made…
Read More »Pakistan and Bangladesh up for T20 challenge
Pakistan and Bangladesh U19 sides will compete in a two-match T20 series, starting tomorrow at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Both sides before the T20 series have featured in solitary four-day match and three-match One-Day series. The second T20 match will be played on 18 November. Both matches will start at…
Read More »Pakistan and Ireland all set for series decider in Pink Ribbon match
Pakistan and Ireland women’s sides are all set to take on each other for one last time at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium tomorrow. Wednesday’s T20I will decide who takes the T20I trophy home as the series is tied at 1-1. The tourists, who went down in the three-match ODI series 3-0,…
Read More »England thump Pakistan to deny fairytale finish in T20 World Cup final
Ben Stokes and Sam Curran starred as England edged Pakistan by five wickets to win the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday and become the sport’s first dual white-ball champions, holding both the 50 and 20-over titles. Jos Buttler’s side held Pakistan to 137-8 in front of a partisan 80,462 fans…
Read More »T20 World Cup: Clinical Pakistan thrash New Zealand to keep dream of ’92 alive
As Babar Azam and Co sneaked into the T20 World Cup semi-final, Pakistan fans started likening the team’s run Imran Khan and his team had during the 1992 World Cup. And it seems the dream is alive as Pakistan thrashed New Zealand to secure a place in the final just…
Read More »Guinness World Record recognises Shehroze Kashif as youngest climber to summit K2, Everest
Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif has set Guinness World Records for being the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest and K2. Nineteen-year-old Shehroze, who is also known as Broad Boy, summited two tallest mountains — the 8,849-metre-high Everest and 8,611-metre-high K2. Shehroze was first included in the Guinness book of world records back in 2021. “Alhumdulilah! I have been published…
Read More »England reignite T20 World Cup hopes with New Zealand win
England earned a nerve-shredding 20-run win over New Zealand to reignite their hopes in the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Knowing defeat would all-but eliminate them, England survived under intense pressure to successfully defend 179 at the Gabba. After being reduced to 28-2, the Black Caps looked to have…
Read More »Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by six wickets to keep T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive
Sri Lanka kept their semi-final hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Men’s T20 World Cup in Brisbane. Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took 3-13 as Sri Lanka restricted Afghanistan to 144-8 despite another sloppy performance in the field. Dhananjaya de Silva’s unbeaten 66 then steered Sri Lanka to…
Read More »Tickets for 1st Pakistan v England Test to be available online
With less than a month remaining to the start of the historic Test series between Pakistan and England, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced ticket prices for the first Test, which will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium from 1-5 December. Ticket prices for the Imran Khan, Javed Akhtar,…
Read More »Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round seven begins on Wednesday
The sixth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022-23 brought Balochistan their second win in the ongoing edition, thanks to Yasir Shah’s spellbinding display of leg-spin bowling which garnered him his fifth match haul of 10 wickets as title defenders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crashed to a seven-wicket defeat. This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s…
Read More »Qasim Ali Khan wins Sindh Amateur Golf Championship 2022
The final Round of 22nd Paragon Sindh Amateur Golf Championship was played on Sunday at Karachi Golf Club. Qasim Ali Khan of Lahore Gymkhana became leader of the Championship with score of 220-Four over par. The runner-up this year is Omar Shikoh Khan (H-Cap 1) from KGC who scored 223-…
Read More »Wasim Akram Reveals He Was An Addict
Pakistan’s former Test captain Wasim Akram has revealed his post-retirement cocaine addiction in his upcoming autobiography “Sultan: A Memoir”, ESPNcricinfo reported. “I liked to indulge myself; I liked to party. The culture of fame in South Asia is all-consuming, seductive, and corrupting. You can go to ten parties a night, and some…
Read More »Bangladesh edge Zimbabwe in last-ball thriller at T20 World Cup
Bangladesh got their Twenty20 World Cup back on track Sunday with a thrilling last-ball win over Zimbabwe, aided by opener Najmul Shanto’s maiden half-century and Taskin Ahmed’s three wickets. Shanto (71) helped steer Bangladesh to 150-7 at Brisbane’s Gabba ground in a match that went to the wire with Zimbabwe…
Read More »Pakistan hammer Netherlands to keep T20 World Cup hopes alive
Pakistan bowlers, led by spinner Shadab Khan, helped them hammer the Netherlands by six wickets in Perth on Sunday for a first win at the Twenty20 World Cup to keep their faint hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive. Pakistan restricted the Dutch to 91-9, and then cruised to 95-4 with…
Read More »Pakistan hopeful of comeback as chances of staying in T20 World Cup remain shaky
The Babar Azam-led national squad has resumed practice sessions with confidence to bounce back from past defeats and make a comeback in the ICC T20 World Cup happening in Dubai. After the loss in a nerve-wracking clash with arch-rivals India in the opening match at the mega event, Pakistan faced…
Read More »Abu Dhabi T10, Season 6, Schedule announce
The sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 is set to start on 23 November. Cricket’s Fastest Format will see a total of 8 teams battling it out at the iconic Zayed Cricket Stadium across 12 action-packed days. The participating teams are the Bangla Tigers, Deccan Gladiators, two-time finalists –…
Read More »Fatima Sana confident of good show in series against Ireland
Pakistan women’s ODI and T20I squads are currently undergoing a five-day pre-series camp at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore ahead of the Ireland assignment. In the camp, the players also featured in an intra-squad match at the LCCA Ground on Thursday, which was won by Nida Dar’s Pakistan…
Read More »Qasim Khan takes lead on 2nd day of Sindh Amateur Golf Championship
The second Round of 22nd Paragon Sindh Amateur Golf Championship was played on Saturday at Karachi Golf Club. Qasim Ali Khan from Lahore Gymkhana Club is leading with 148-four over par. Arsalan Khan of Karachi Golf Club along with Saad Habib of Rumenza Multan are jointly following Qasim with 150-…
Read More »Sports journalists have a key role in the promoting sports : Syed Azhar Ali Shah
South Asian Cycling Federation President Syed Azhar Ali Shah who is also president of Pakistan cycling federation ,while addressing the ongoing Young Sports Reporters Training Program being organized by Pakistan Sports Writers Federation with the collaboration of Sports Writers Association here at China Window Peshawer.Mr Shah said that sports journalists…
Read More »Sindh Amateur Golf Championship – Abdullah Ansar leads on first day
The First Round of 22nd Paragon Sindh Amateur Golf Championship was played on Friday at Karachi Golf Club. Abdullah Ansar from KGC is leading with 73-one over par. Arsalan Khan of the same club along with Qasim Ali khan of Gymkhana Club are jointly following Abdullah with 75- three over…
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