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LAHORE, Oct 24 (APP):The Pakistan U16 would take on Bangladesh U16 in a three-day fixture at the Khan Research Laborites Stadium (KRL) in Rawalpindi from tommorow Friday. The Bangladesh U16 were on their return tour to Pakistan after beating Pakistan U16 2-1 in the three 50-over matches series and 1-0 in the two three-day match… Continue reading Pak U16 to take on Bangladesh in three-day fixture

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP):Pakistan men and women squash teams will participate in the South Asian Games 2019, scheduled to be held in Nepal from December 1 to 10 . The trails for women team are underway wherein a total of six female players are taking part, said a press release issued here on Thursday. Faiza… Continue reading Pakistan men, women squash teams to feature in South Asian Games

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP):Two-time winners Pakistan will play Scotland in their opening match of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 at the University Oval, Potchefstroom on Sunday, 19 January, 2020. The tournament schedule was announced on Thursday by the International Cricket Council. Sixteen teams will be taking part in the 24-day tournament that runs… Continue reading Pakistan placed in Group C of ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020

LAHORE, Oct 24 (APP):Pakistan has been placed in group C of the ICC U19 World Cup, to be played in January next year in South Africa. Pakistan’s other group C teams are Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Scotland, according to the information made available here on Thursday by the International Cricket Council (ICC). As many as 16… Continue reading Pakistan in Group C of ICC U19 World Cup

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP):Pakistan team will participate in the Inaugural Edition of the Junior Boys’ Kabaddi World Cup (Asian Style) scheduled to be held on Kish Island, Iran, from November 9 to 16. “Under20 players would feature in the first edition of such a type of an event,” Pakistan Kabaddi Federation Secretary Muhammad Sarwar told… Continue reading Pak team to feature in the First Jr Kabaddi World Cup

RAWALPINDI, Oct 23 (APP):Security arrangements for the tour of Bangladesh U16 cricket team have been made according to the national and international security SOPs, City Police Officer, (CPO) Muhammad Faisal Rana said on Wednesday. The CPO expressed these views while addressing a high level meeting of police officers after inspecting the security arrangements for the… Continue reading Foolproof security arrangements to be made for Bangladesh Cricket team

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP):Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally started to make right decisions by choosing a perfect blend of experience and youth for the upcoming Down Under tour. “This is a very tough tour. We’ve never been able to win a series in Australia. The PCB has… Continue reading Shoaib Akhtar hails PCB for progressive thinking

LAHORE, Oct 23 (APP):Pakistan Cricket Board has revoked conditional NOCs of its players to feature in the T10 tournament to manage the players workload, continued work on their fitness levels as well to ensure primacy abc participation of its players in its premier Quaid e Azam trophy. The fitness and medical assessment camp will be… Continue reading PCB revokes NOCs of players to feature in T10 tournament

LAHORE, Oct 23 (APP)-:The women selection committee led by Urooj Mumtaz on Wednesday announced the Pakistan team that will compete in the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh here from 26 October. Bangladesh will play three T20I matches and two ODIs in their tour of Lahore, the series starts with the opening T20I at Gaddafi Stadium.… Continue reading Pak women team for T20I series against Bangladesh announced

LAHORE, Oct 23 (APP):Sports Board Punjab (SBP) officers and employees as per the directions of Punjab Government, will observe October 27, as Black Day to express solidarity with the Kashmiris. The national flag, in this regard, will be flown at half-mast at Sports Board Punjab offices to show harmony with Kashmiri people who are subjected… Continue reading SBP to observe black day to express solidarity with Kashmiris

LAHORE, Oct 23 (APP):Pakistan karate Federation is holding End polio South Punjab championship tomorrow, Thursday at Multan. PKF in collaboration with Rotary Club Multan Modal Town would be organizing the event to mark the world polio day. Teams from Multan, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Ahmed Pur Sharqia, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, Sahiwal and Vehari would participate in the… Continue reading Rotary end polio South Punjab karate championship

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP):Bangladesh Women Cricket Team reached in Lahore on Wednesday to play two ODIs and three T20 matches against Pakistan. Officials of Pakistan Cricket Board received the visiting team at Allama Iqbal International Airport. The tour is a part of Pakistan Cricket Board’s continued efforts for the restoration of international cricket in the… Continue reading Bangladesh Women Cricket Team reached in Lahore

ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP):Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi Tuesday termed women team player Nida Dar as a game changer, who is the first Pakistani to get signed to the Sydney Thunder franchise. According to a private news channel, Afridi wished her best and expressed hope that she would perform well for the franchise. “You… Continue reading Afridi terms Nida Dar as a game changer

LAHORE, Oct 22 (APP):Punjab basketball association will hold trials here on October 24 for the selection of its men and women teams to take part in next month’s National Games being held in Peshawar. The trials are being organized under the direction of Punjab Olympic Association and Sports Board Punjab, said Khalid Bashir President, PBBA… Continue reading Trials for selection of Punjab basketball team

LAHORE, Oct 22 (APP):Pakistan hockey federation on Tuesday named four standby players to replace four players during the the two matches of Olympic Qualifiers being played in Holland on October 26 and 27. The visas of two players including goalkeeper Waqar and Hamadud Din Anjum have been delayed and Muhammad Rizwan Senior and Abu Bakar… Continue reading Standby players inducted in Pak squad for Olympic hockey qualifiers

LAHORE, Oct 22 (APP):Remington Pharma and Master Paints carved out victories in the Polo for Peace 2019 matches played here at Lahore Polo & Country Club (LPCC) on Tuesday. In the first match of the day, Remington Pharma defeated Barry’s by 8-6. Saqib Khakwani emerged as hero of the day as he fired in fabulous… Continue reading Polo for Peace Cup 2019 day 2

FAISALABAD, Oct 22 (APP):The four semi-finalists of the National T-20 Cup have now been confirmed as Northern, Baluchistan, Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated their rival teams. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated Central Punjab by 7 wickets in their National T-20 Cup match played at Iqbal Stadium here on Tuesday. Fakhar Zaman and Khushdil Khan’s unbeaten partnership… Continue reading Semifinalists of National T-20 cup confirmed

LAHORE, Oct 22 (APP):President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Brig (R) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and Secretary Muhammad Asif Bajwa have condoled the sad demise of Moeed Khan, brother of Olympian Hanif Khan, Ex-Manager/Coach of the Pakistan Hockey Team. The Entire PHF family here on Tuesday expressed its deepest sympathies to Hanif Khan on this sad occasion.… Continue reading PHF condoles death of brother of Olympian Hanif

LAHORE, Oct 22 (APP):National selectors have made big and bold changes in the T20I and Tests squad for the tour of Australia, which reflects their positive intent for the challenging tour as well as looking to the future. Nineteen-year-old fast bowler Musa Khan has been included in both squads, while 16-year-old pace sensation, Naseem Shah… Continue reading Tour of Australia, golden opportunity for youngsters to show their credentials

ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP):Pakistani Wrestler Muhammad Inam has urged Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to hold training camps, as soon as possible, to prepare the athletes for the 13th South Asian Games scheduled to be held in Kathmandu and Pokhara in December. “The training camps for the South Asian Games would be held after the conclusion… Continue reading Inam wants early training camps for SA Games