Category: Sports

LAHORE, Jul 03 (APP):Pakistan enjoys edge over Bangladesh in One Day International matches which is evident from their outstanding winning strike rate of 31 out of 36 matches played so far at different venues of the world. Out of these 36 matches, Pakistan lost five, said the statistics made available here on Tuesday with APP.

LAHORE, Jul 03 (APP):Director General Sports Punjab, Nadeem Sarwar has congratulated Pakistan pair of Asjad Iqbal and Muhammad Bilal on winning IBSF Snooker World Team Cup final against India at Doha, Qatar. In a greeting message here on Wednesday, Nadeem Sarwar said Pakistan players lived up to the expectations of the nation. He showered praise… Continue reading DG, SBP greets Pak winning pair on defeating India in world snooker final

ISLAMABAD, Jul 3 (APP):A three-member Pakistan contingent will depart to China on Thursday to participate in the IBSF World Under-18 (men) and Under-21 (Men & Women) Snooker Championships scheduled to be held in Pingdu City Qingdao Shandong, China. According to Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA), the championship will continue till July 13.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 3 (APP):Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Wednesday directed for a delegation from Pakistan to be sent to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), as to bring in their knowledge about the game affairs in the country. Chairman Senate, who heads the Senate Committee for the promotion and development of football in the… Continue reading Sanjrani wants FIFA informed about football affairs in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 2 (APP):The trials to select the three members for the Pakistan team for the upcoming Davis Cup Group-I Tie against India, will be held here at Pakistan Sports Complex from July 4 to 9. The upcoming Davis Cup Group-I Tie between Pakistan and India, will be played in September, here at the grass… Continue reading Trails for Davis Cup against India from Thursday

LAHORE, Jul 01 (APP):The National Training Camp of Pakistan Baseball Team is in progress at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. Syed Fakhar Ali Shah President Pakistan Federation Baseball said here on Monday the camp is aimed at grooming Pakistan team for its participation in 14th West Asia Baseball Cup being played from July 15 in Sri… Continue reading National baseball Training Camp in progress for West Asia Cup in Lanka

LAHORE, Jul 01 (APP):The Olympic Day Archery Championship is set to commence at Sports Stadium, Bhurban Road, Murree, under the joint arrangements of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Punjab Archery Association, on Tuesday. Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar will be the chief guest at the colourful opening ceremony of the championship. The SBP and… Continue reading Olympic day archery championship at Murree

LAHORE, Jul 01 (APP):The National Ladies Bridge team, comprising Rubina Agha, Najam Abid, Shahnaz Pirzada, Qudsia Dossa, Rubina Hai and Fatima won a gold medal for the country through adept play in the 20th BEFAME 2019 Bridge Championship, held at Amman, Jordan. After four days of competitive bridge, in the finals the Pakistan ladies contingent… Continue reading Pak women bridge team wins gold medal in Jordan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 1 (APP):Seasoned pacer Wahab Riaz will continue training with the Pakistan team despite suffering from a fractured finger. Raza Kitchlew, Pakistan team’s media manager, said that Wahab would continue to attend the team’s training sessions in the lead up to Pakistan’s last group match – against Bangladesh – at Lord’s on July 5,… Continue reading Wahab to continue training sessions despite of fractured

PESHAWAR, Jul 01 (APP):The 15-day long Summer Coaching Camp of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Mohib Ullah Khan Squash Academy under the aegis of Pakistan Sports Board concluded with 10 players of various categories took part under qualified coaches. Former World No. 2 and Ex-Director Sports Pakistan Sports Board Mohib Ullah Khan was the chief… Continue reading PSB 15-day long summer squash camp concluded

ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood Sunday said the final few minutes during Pakistan’s World Cup match against Afghanistan were the “most testing moment” of his career. Mahmood, who has played 21 Tests and 143 ODIs, said he never had jitters quite like those that he experienced at Headingley. “Throughout my whole career,… Continue reading Final minutes of match against Afghanistan career’s ‘most testing moment’: Azhar

ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Pakistan’s Muhammad Hamza Khan won under 15 title of Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship 2019 at Macau on Sunday. According to information received here, Hamza, who lost the first set to Malaysia’s Joachim Chuah Han Wen, came back strongly to win next three sets 11-7, 12-10 and 11-7 to annex the summit… Continue reading Hamza wins U-15 title of Asian Junior Individual Squash C’ship

ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Pakistan’s young pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi on Saturday became the youngest ever player to take four wickets in a World Cup match. Shaheen Afridi got wickets of Gulbadin Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zardan and Rashid Khan to finish with bowling figures of 4/47 in World Cup match against Afghanistan at Headingley… Continue reading Shaheen becomes youngest bowler to claim four-wicket haul in World Cup

LAHORE, Jun 28 (APP):Prominent artistes Tauqar Nasir, Syed Noor, Shahida Mini, Saima Noor and others appreciated Pakistani cricket team for defeating New Zealand in the world cup. Talking to APP here on Friday, they said that Pakistani team had a capability to turn the table at any time. They hoped that Pakistan would win its… Continue reading Showbiz stars appreciate Pakistani cricket team

LAHORE, Jun 28 (APP):Faizan and Ummam of Pak Army and Fatima and Kulsoom of Chromatex clinched boys and girls doubles titles on the third day of 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship here at Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall on Friday. It’s pertinent to mention here that National Junior Table Tennis Championship is… Continue reading Army, Chromatex bag boys, girls doubles in national Jr TT

LAHORE, Jun 28 (APP):Sports Board Punjab, under the instructions of Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar, is going to hold hockey summer camp from July 1 to trace young talented players from grassroots level. According to details, the Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 male and female hockey camps will be organized at Gojra from first July… Continue reading SBP to organize summer hockey camp

LAHORE, Jun 28 (APP):Pakistan will be taking on Afghanistan in their first-ever meeting in a World Cup on Saturday (tomorrow) at Headingley, England. Never before both the teams have met in any World Cup as it is the first time that war-torn Afghanistan has qualified for the mega event. Pakistan team is left with no… Continue reading Pakistan to play Afghanistan in first-ever World Cup match

LAHORE, Jun 28 (APP):Secretary, Pakistan Hockey Federation, Muhammad Asif Bajwa, and the entire PHF family have condoled the death of Atif Ayyaz Khokhar, a brother of PHF President Brig (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, and Secretary, Punjab Hockey Association, Col Asif Naz Khokhar, who died on Friday.

LAHORE, Jun 27 (APP):Pakistan cricket captain, Sarfraz Ahmad said on Thursday that there is nothing beyond hope which guides you to the most difficult of tasks and even when we lost to India in a crucial World Cup match, we did not lose hope. “Our belief was in our potential. We were convinced when we… Continue reading Edgbaston turned green and Babar purple, says Pak cricket captain Sarfraz