Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Jul 14 (APP):A delegation of Professional Squash Association (PSA) will visit Peshawar next month, with an aim to examine the security situation and hold international tournaments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s city. Talking to APP, Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) vice-president Qamar Zaman said in order to revive international tournaments in Peshawar after a gap of… Continue reading PSA to examine security situation in Peshawar in August for holding int’l tournaments

LAHORE, Jul 12 (APP):President, Pakistan Olympic Association, Lt Gen retd, Syed Arif Hasan and the entire Olympic family have condoled the death of former Director General PSB / Army Sports Directorate and Hockey Olympian Brig (Retd) Abdul Hamid Hamidi who passed away in Rawalpindi . POA Chief and members of the Olympic here on Friday… Continue reading POA condoles the death of former DG,PSB Brig Hameedi

ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 (APP):International Labour Organization(ILO) in order to promote sustainable and responsible business in Sialkot’s sports goods sector has organized consultative workshops, seminars and meetings for capacity building and enhance skills of the labour associated with the industry, said an official of ILO here on Thursday.The ILO official said this while talking to APP.… Continue reading ILO holds workshops, symposiums for capacity building of sports goods manufacturers

LAHORE, Jul 11 (APP):Domestic hockey’s premier event, the 65th Air Marshal (late) Mohammad Nur Khan National Hockey Championship, will be played from July 23 to August 7 at Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium, Karachi. The Pakistan Hockey Association is oranising the competition which will be participated by leading hockey teams from all the affiliated units… Continue reading National Hockey Championship from July 27

ISLAMABAD, Jul 10 (APP):Former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar said India did not bat well enough to reach the World Cup final. Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar reacted on social media after New Zealand beat India to enter the final of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. New Zealand beat India by 18 runs in the… Continue reading Shoaib Akhtar thinks India did not bat well enough to reach the final

ISLAMABAD, Jul 10 (APP):The Cricket World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and India was a stunning game and though I had predicted an England-India final, the Blackcaps did really well to qualify for the final, former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi reacted on social media after New Zealand beat India to enter the final of the… Continue reading New Zealand played brilliant game against India: Afridi

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):British professional boxer Amir Khan on Tuesday said he would have been distraught if his dream of fighting in Saudi Arabia on Friday for the WBC International Welterweight Championship had been put on hold. Amir will now fight Two-Time World Champion Billy Dib on Friday in Jeddah after his original opponent Neeraj… Continue reading Amir’s dream of a bout in Saudi Arabia to come true on Friday

ISLAMABAD, Jul 08 (APP):Pakistan team will be featuring in the Asian Throwball Championship scheduled to be held in Malaysia from August 28. According to Asian Throwball Federation (ATF) Secretary Maqbool Arian the championship would continue till September 3.

LAHORE, Jul 08 (APP):In the latest ODI rankings, released by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Pakistan’s Babar Azam has jumped to third in the ODI rankings with 827 points. Babar who was earlier at seventh position had climbed to four spots to attain the third position with 474 runs in the ongoing ICC Men’s World… Continue reading Babar reaches top three, Imam, Haris, Imad, Shadab, Amir, Shaheen improve ODI rankings

LAHORE, Jul 07 (APP):All-rounder Mohammad Haris scored an unbeaten half-century and took two wickets to lead Pakistan U19 to a seven wicket win against South Africa U19 in the seventh 50-0ver match played at the Chatsworth Cricket Oval in Durban on Sunday and help Pakistan record a clean sweep over South Africa U19. Chasing a… Continue reading Haris’s all-round display helps Pak U19 record a clean sweep over South Africa

LAHORE, Jul 06 (APP):Pakistan U19 are fully focused on winning the seventh and final 50-over match and with it clean-sweeping the South Africa U19 when the two teams line-up for the one last time tomorrow, Sunday at the Chatsworth Cricket Oval, Durban, South Africa. Pakistan U19 had won the previous six 50-over matches by 17… Continue reading PakU19 aims to make it 7-0 against South Africa on Sunday

LAHORE, Jul 06 (APP):The Pakistan cricket team will return home from the United Kingdom in the wee hours, tomorrow, Sunday after participating in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. Seventeen members of the side will arrive tomorrow, Sunday, while the remaining nine members – Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz… Continue reading Schedule of Pak cricket team’s arrival from England

PESHAWAR, Jul 06 (APP):Pakistan Junior players Huzaifa Ibrhaim and Ashab Irfan claimed gold medals while Humam Ahmad and Waleem Khalil bagged silver medals and Muhammad Hanif took bronze medal in the Borneo Junior Open Squash Tournament Under-15 and Under-17 categories respectively played at Borneo, Malaysia on Saturday. Talking to APP on phone, Manager Pakistan team… Continue reading Pakistani players win two gold, two silvers, one bronze medal in Malaysian Junior Squash

LAHORE, Jul 05 (APP):Another captain’s innings from Rohail Nazir and half century from opener Basit Ali helped Pakistan U19 beat South Africa U19 by 60 runs in the sixth 50-over match to take 6-0 lead at the Chatsworth Cricket Oval in Durban, South Africa on Friday. Abbas Afridi, Amir Ali, Mohammad Amir and Shiraz Khan… Continue reading Rohail, Basit bat Pak U19 to victory against South Africa in sixth match

LAHORE, Jul 05 (APP):A delegation of Softball Federation of Pakistan (SFP), led by Secretary General Asif Azeem, on Friday called upon Consul-General of Japan Toshikazu Isomura at the Consulate-General of Japan in Karachi. Secretary Sindh Softball Association Zeeshan Merchant, Murad Hussain and Muhammad Nasir were also present in the meeting. On the occasion, Asif briefed… Continue reading SFP delegation calls on Japanese Consul

LAHORE, Jul 05 (APP):Reputed hockey coaches taught modern techniques to male and female participants of DG Sports Summer Hockey Training Camp at Gojra International Hockey Stadium on Friday. It may be noted here that month-long Summer Hockey Training Camp is being organised under the aegis of Sports Board Punjab (SBP). Dozens of Under-14, Under-16 and… Continue reading Summer hockey training camp in full swing

PESHAWAR, Jul 05 (APP):Pakistan’s Humam Ahmad upset Malaysian top seeded Lau Chris in a thrilling five sets battle 3-2 and marched into the Under-15 category final of the Malaysian Borneo Junior Open Squash Tournament on Friday. Giving details about the performances of the Pakistan players Team Manager and Game Development Officer Squadron Leader Aamir Iqbal… Continue reading Humam Ahmad upset Malaysian top seed to reach Borneo Junior Squash Open final

ISLAMABAD, Jul 05 (APP):It will be all Pakistan showdown in the finals of under 15 and under 17 categories of the Borneo Junior Open squash tournament as all Pakistan players pulled off superb wins in the semifinals in Borneo, Malaysia on Friday. According to information received here on Friday, in the first semifinal of U-15… Continue reading All Pak showdown to take place in U-15, U-17 finals of Borneo Junior Open

PESHAWAR, Jul 05 (APP):Ex-Vice President Pakistan Football Federation and President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Association Syed Zahir Ali Shah Wednesday lauded the decision of the FIFA-AFC Row in Football ends soon, FIFA body to conduct free, fair, fresh election. Talking to APP, Zahir Ali Shah said it is a big achievement that the world governance body… Continue reading Ex-Vice President lauded FIFA-AFC Facts Finding Committee decisions