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Fifth seed Maria Sakkari comfortably progressed to the second round at Wimbledon with a straight-set victory over qualifier Zoe Hives. Greece’s Sakkari beat the 25-year-old Australian 6-1 6-4 to ensure a smooth start to her championships. The 26-year-old will face Australia’s Daria Saville or Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova in the next…

West Indies beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test and took a one-sided series 2-0 at Daren Sammy Stadium. Both tests were won well inside four days. A wet outfield washed out the first two sessions on Monday, but when Bangladesh resumed on 132 for 6, needing 42…

Despite the absence of a number of frontline players, and Harry Tector’s sprightly 29-ball half-century in a 12-over shootout, India romped to victory in the first T20I on Sunday. Rain is forecast for Tuesday, too, but India will hope that the weather holds up as they look to test out their…

Pakistan, as part of their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022 preparations, will participate in a T20I tri-series in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 7-14 October with Bangladesh as the third side. Number-three ranked Pakistan will take on number-eight ranked Bangladesh on 7 October and number-six ranked New Zealand on…

England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is set to retire from international cricket. An official announcement could be made on Tuesday. Under Morgan, England won the 2019 World Cup and reached the top of the one-day and Twenty20 rankings. The 35-year-old, who took charge of the T20 side in 2012…

Imad Wasim is a popular Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-handed all-rounder who is currently playing all formats of cricket. In August 2019, the popular cricketer Imad Wasim got married to the beautiful Sannia Ashfaq, in Islamabad. Sannia Ashfaq is a UK born Pakistani. The couple has an adorably cute…

The top-order batter and off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez is known for his outstanding batting. He has been a part of Pakistani cricket team for more than 18 years, giving his remarkable performances in every match. Hafeez had the privilege of playing under the leadership of cricket legend, Inzamam-ul-Haq. Mohammad Hafeez is…

In a shocking turn of events squash player S. Sivasangari is out of the Commonwealth Games. It is understood that the world No 19 was involved in a car accident on Sunday and sustained serious injuries. The 23-year-old was the passenger of a car that rear-ended into a lorry along…

Pakistan Netball Federation President Mudassar Arain said that Pakistan’s Junior Girls Netball Team left for Singapore today to participate in the International Junior Girls Netball Series which is being played in Singapore from June 28 to 30. The Pakistan Netball Federation has announced the Pakistan Junior Girls Netball Team with…

Battling injuries and Covid-19 scares, India managed to make the most of their four-day practice match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. The brightest spot perhaps was that R Ashwin, who had tested positive for Covid-19 at the time of departure for England, was on the field and got two wickets. Ashwin…

Legendry squash player and former World Champion Jahangir Khan has said that sports has the power to build a better society and the Olympic Moment can bring people and nations from diverse origins, linguistic backgrounds, cultures and faiths together in peace and harmony. The objective of the Olympic Day celebrations…

Hayley Matthews has taken over as captain of the West Indies women’s side from Stafanie Taylor, who was at the helm for seven years. According to a Cricket West Indies (CWI) release, Matthews will assume the role ahead of the team’s next series which is “expected to be played later this year”.…

India Test captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19 which could put him in doubt for the one-off Test against England at Edgbaston. Rohit is in isolation at the team hotel and if the same protocols are followed as for the ongoing England-New Zealand series it would be for a period…

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova enjoyed the perfect preparation for the Championships as she beat Jelena Ostapenko to win at Eastbourne. The 32-year-old, who won at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014, was in superb form to take the final 6-3 6-2. Taylor Fritz saw off fellow American…

Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay has broken into Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the upcoming series against Australia on the back of his performances in the ODIs. Having missed the Bangladesh Tests through injury, opener Pathum Nissanka also returns to the Test fold, and is expected to slot back into the starting XI. Allrounders Kamindu Mendis…

The SriLanka-bound Pakistan Test squad members have reported in Islamabad for their preparations camp for the two ICC World Test Championship fixtures next month. The squad will train at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from 26 June till 1 July. Players who are in England for county cricket –…

Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that world’s youngest mountaineer Shehroze Kashif is our national hero and our youngsters must take inspiration from him; he said this during his meeting with Shehroze Kashif at National Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Shehroze Kashif, who is also Sports Board Punjab’s Goodwill…

Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi visited hockey training camp at National Hockey Stadium Pitch-2 on Thursday evening. Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi was warmly received upon reaching National Hockey Stadium Pitch-2 and then introduced with all camp probables and coaches who also had group photographs with…

Hockey as a national game, having the most decorated history in the sports book of Pakistan, is nowhere close to its former glory. To revive the Hockey culture and to uplift the hockey as a national game, for the first time in history of Pakistan PHF has taken an initiative…

Pakistani athletes have won three more medals — one silver and two bronze — on Friday to finish in overall third position in the fourth Mas-Wrestling World Championship in Russia. According to Nawab Furqan Khan, the president of the Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Federation, Pakistan’s Ali Azhar had to settle for the…

Shahzeb Khan of Pakistan won the bronze medal in the Asian Taekwondo Championship in Korea. In the 54th category on the first day of the championship, Shahzeb of Pakistan defeated the Thai player in the quarter finals and qualified for the semi finals. In the semi-finals, Pakistan’s Shahzeb lost 2-0…