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Pakistan No.1 Aqeel Khan lifted the trophy of the 39th Chief of the Air Staff Khyber Cup Open Tennis Championship-2022 after defeating Muhammad Shoaib by 7-5 and 6-2 in the final played at PAF Officers’ Mess Islamabad.  According to PAF Spokesperson, Air Marshal Hamid Rashid Randhawa, Deputy Chief of the…

Teenage left-arm wrist spinner Faisal Akram’s beguiling variations have been a salient feature of his short professional career ever since he burst onto the Pakistan cricket scene. Belonging to Multan, the city of saints, Faisal’s obvious potential has allowed him to find success at the domestic level but his journey…

Pakistan defeated Indonesia by 13-0 in the ongoing Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022 tournament in Jakarta on Tuesday. For Pakistan Rizwan Ali scored a hat-trick, while Abdul Manan, Ahmad Ajaz and Rana Abdul scored two goals each in the game. In the third match, Pakistan will play against Japan on…

Debutant leg-spinner Tuba Hassan produced a magnificent spell which earned her the player-of-the-match award as Pakistan romped home to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first match of the three-match T20I series played at the Southend Club, Karachi on Tuesday. Tuba produced a stunning spell of leg-spin bowling…

 Pakistan cricket selectors today named the squad for the three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League One-Day Internationals against the West Indies, which are scheduled at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on 8, 10 and 12 June. As the series will not be played in a Managed Event Environment, the…

Before the Pak-Sri Lanka Women’s Series, the captains of both the teams had a photo session in Karachi with the trophy. The trophy was unveiled with Karachi at End Club DHA. The first T20 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka women’s teams will be played tomorrow.

 After three days of intense practice and preparations at the Southend Club, Karachi, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are ready for action with the first of the three T20Is set to be played tomorrow (Tuesday). Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan and Chamari Athapaththu-led Sri Lanka are eager to showcase their talent, skill and…

The Men’s Hockey Asia Cup begins in Jakarta, Indonesia tomorrow (Monday). A total of eight teams including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Oman, Bangladesh and Indonesia. The inaugural match will be played between India and Pakistan. This is qualifying event for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 to…

Hailing from Mushtarzai, the suburbs of Peshawar, rising star Mohammad Haris is eager to carve out his own identity in a world full of competition between the brightest talents. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is not oblivious to the challenges that entail the ascent to greatness and has overcome several hurdles to…

 Pakistan Cricket Board today announced Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab squads for City Cricket Association U19 Tournament, which commences on 21 May. The sides have been selected through robust and merit-based open trials where the PCB have spent around PKR 10 million to ensure transparency…

 In a bid to continue to unearth talent at grassroots, the City Cricket Associations will conduct trials across the country from 25 May ahead of their two-day tournaments. This extensive exercise will allow the CCAs to field best possible sides in the upcoming tournaments. The competing players will have an…

Pakistan Cricket Board today announced an increase of PKR100,000 across all three pension categories under the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy. The increase means cricketers who have played in 10 or less Tests will now receive a monthly pension of PKR142,000, players who have played between 11 and 20 Tests will…

Kashmir Premier League (KPL) President Arif Malik announced to send an invitation to Indian cricketer Virat Kohli to become part of the second edition of the league, scheduled to be staged from August 1 to 14 in Muzaffarabad, AJK. Malik said a formal invitation will be sent to Virat Kohli.…

Veteran Pakistani mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara has suffered serious injuries after falling from a mountain during a routine climbing practice near his village in Gilgit. According to Karar Haideri, the secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, Sadpara was on a routine training expedition in his village when he lost…

New Zealand Cricket has invited Pakistan Cricket Board for a tri-nation T20 International series before T20 World Cup in Australia this year. According to the sources, PCB has received an official invitation by New Zealand Cricket for a tri-nation T20I series involving New Zealand, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Pakistan hockey team will leave for Jakarta on Thursday for the Asia Hockey Cup. Earlier, Pakistan Hockey Federation Selection Committee announced 20 players squad for Asia Cup. The squad included: Umar Bhatta will lead the side, whereas Ali Shan will be vice-captain.  Akmal Hussain, Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan, Mubashir Ali, Emad…

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident in Queensland, Australia. The all-rounder played 26 Tests, 198 one-day internationals and 14 T-20s for Australia between 1998 and 2009.

Sixty cricketers will attend the conditioning camp at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) in Lahore in two different groups from Sunday. First group of 27 cricketers will attend the camp from 15-25 May, while the second group comprising 33 cricketers will participate in the camp from 26 May to…

TransGroup FZE, pursuant to a public bidding process, on Friday submitted the highest bid to attain various partnership rights for the upcoming international men’s and women’s home series during the 2022-23 season. The successful bid, which exceeded the reserve price set by the PCB, boasted an increase in value of…

Former unified light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan has announced his retirement from boxing after a career that also included a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. In a tweet he said it’s time to hang up my gloves.

UAE’s T20 League is delighted to announce that the Knight Riders Group has acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise and will set up Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) as an integral part of the UAE’s flagship T20 league. Over the last decade, the Knight Riders…