Category: Sports

PESHAWAR, Apr 14 (APP):Haripur upset strong Abbottabad and clinched the trophy by securing 108 points in the Abbottabad Region Under-23 Inter-District Female Games which concluded at Abbottabad Public School ground on Saturday. District Haripur claimed eight gold medal and four silver medal by securing 108 points, Abbottabad claimed four gold medal and six silver medals… Continue reading Haripur wins overall Abbottabad Region Inter-District Female Games trophy

LAHORE, Apr 13 (APP):Punjab Minister for Sports , Jahangir Khanzada has applauded young wrestler Mohammad Bilal for winning Pakistan’s third bronze medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia. Bilal became the third Pakistani athlete to win a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after he defeated English wrestler George Ramm… Continue reading Punjab Sports Ministers applauses Bilal for winning CWG bronze

GOLD COAST, Queenslands (Australia), April 13 (APP)::Pakistan came from behind to defeat Canada 3-1 by taking 7th place in the positional match of the hockey competition of the XXI Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Hockey Club ground on Friday. Canada went ahead in the first quarter through James Kirkpatrick goal in open play. The… Continue reading Pakistan takes 7th place in Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Hockey

LAHORE, Apr 13 (APP):Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem qualified for the final round of Javelin Throw in the 21st Common Wealth Games in Gold Cost ,Australia. According to information made available here on Friday by the Athletic Federation of Pakistan , Arshad has also established the new national record. Arshad’s throw was 80.45m and his previous… Continue reading Pak athlete Arshad qualified for main round of Commonwealth Games

MULTAN, Apr 12 (APP)::Abbottabad Region scored 272 runs in first innings of Quaid-e-Azam trophy Grade-II, played at Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Multan region won the toss and decided to bowl first. Abbottabad region scored 272 runs for loss of nine wickets in 83 overs as Khalil-Ullah remained highest scorer with 117 runs not out… Continue reading Quaid-e-Azam trophy Grade-II: Abbottabad scores 272 in first innings

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP):Sports Board Punjab (SBP) will conduct swimming training and coaching camp for beginners at state-of-the-art Punjab International Swimming Complex from April 16. Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan said on Thursday that International ASCA Level-3 certified coaches and consultants will supervise the camp. “Our passionate, skilled and experienced coaches will impart the… Continue reading SBP to hold month long swimming training camp

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP):President of Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) Horacio Muratore and Secretary General Patrick Baumann have congratulated Brig (retd) Muhammad Iftikhar Mansoor and Khalid Bashir for being elected as the president and secretary general of Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) for a period of four years 2018-2021. In a letter addressed to Brig… Continue reading FIBA officials greet Pak basketball federation officials

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP):A galaxy of golf professionals of the country will be seen in action during Nabi Yousaf Memorial Professional Golf Championship here from Friday at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club. This was stated by Ahmed Iqbal Saeed, Vice President Operations of Royal Palm Club, at a press conference at the Royal Palm… Continue reading Nabi Yousaf Memorial Professional Golf Championship

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP):The inaugural Chief Executive Pakistan Railways Gold Cup National Weightlifting Championship will be held here from April 15 at Railways Stadium. Chairperson Pakistan Railways Parveen Agha will inaugurate the event being participated by leading teams of the country, said organizing secretary of the event, Sheikh Muhammad Anwar while talking to APP on… Continue reading Chief Executive Pak Railways Gold Cup weightlifting

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP):A dozen of quarter finals were decided in different age categories of the National Punjab Squash championship here on Thursday at the Punjab Squash Association Complex. Quality squash was witnessed in some of the matches and a handful crowd praised the skills and technique of the upcoming players. All the top seeded… Continue reading National Jr squash championship in full swing

GOLD COAST, Queensland (Australia), Apr 12 (APP)::A 22-year old promising Muhammad Bilal of Pakistan claimed bronze medal in the Men’s freestyle 57kg wrestling event part of the XXI Gold Coast Commonwealth Games being played at Carrara Sports Arena on Thursday. In Men’s freestyle 57kg wrestling quarter-finals Pakistan’s Muhammad Bilal recorded victory against Gary Giordmaina of… Continue reading Pakistani wrestler M. Bilal wins bronze medal in 57kg free style wrestling

MULTAN, Apr 11 (APP)::Multan blind cricket team has won the T-20 blind cricket series with 2-0 against Quetta. In first match of three matches series, Quetta blind team scored 134 runs for loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Multan chased the target without any loss in 12.5 overs. Ghulam Akbar was declared man of… Continue reading Multan wins T-20 blind cricket series

LAHORE, Apr 11 (APP):Pakistan opener Azhar Ali believes English condition will favor fast-bowlers and his compatriot pacers have the ability to trouble the hosts. The right-handed opener was talking to media when he said that England will have home advantage but Pakistan are ready for the challenge. “Home side always has an advantage when it… Continue reading English conditions to favor pace bowlers, Azhar Ali

LAHORE, Apr 11 (APP):Two Pakistani cricketers ,batsman Babar Azam and pacer Hasan Ali were awarded caps for being part in the international cricket council’s one day international team of the year 2017. Both of them were presented caps by the Pakistan cricket team’s coach Mickey Arthur at the ongoing training camp of the Pakistan test… Continue reading Babar and Hasan awarded caps being part of ICC ODI team of the year

ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (APP):Both Pakistan and Malaysia were out of semifinal contention at the hockey competition of XXI Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia, according to the information received here on Wednesday. But there was something at stake when they came across in their last pool game on Wednesday. Pakistan needed to win the game… Continue reading Commonwealth Games: Pakistan, Malaysia match ends in draw

LAHORE, Apr 11 (APP):Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan has expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over on the demise of Member of Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) and former federal secretary communication, Muhammad Arshad Bhatti, who died in a road accident. In a condolence message here on Wednesday, Secretary Sports Punjab Muhammad Aamir Jan… Continue reading Secretary Sports condoles death of ex federal secretary

GOLD COAST, Queensland (Australia), Apr 11 (APP):Pakistan just needed a win to book a 5th place but all such expectations and hopes went otherwise when the green-shirt played another draw against Malaysia in the XXI Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games pool match played here at Hockey Club ground on Wednesday. Things were really proved to… Continue reading Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, Queensland (Australia), Apri 11 (APP)::Pakistan just needed a win to book a 5th place but all such expectations and hopes went otherwise when the green-shirt played another draw against Malaysia in the XXI Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games pool match played here at Hockey Club ground on Wednesday. Things were really proved to… Continue reading Pakistan play another draw against Malaysia

LAHORE, Apr 11 (APP)::Both Pakistan and Malaysia were out of semifinal contention at the hockey competition of XXI Commonwealth Games (CWG) at Gold Coast,Australia after playing a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. But there was something at stake when they came across in their last pool game.Pakistan needed to win in order to make it for… Continue reading Pak to play for 7th place after drawn game against Malaysia in CWG hockey

LAHORE, Apr 11 (APP):Pakistan Cricket Board has initiated a dispute resolution process against the Board of Contact for Cricket in India under International Cricket Council Dispute Resolution Committee Terms of Reference. ICC has constituted a three-member Dispute Panel to hear the matter, said a spokesman of PCB here on Wednesday. Michael Beloff QC, is the… Continue reading Dispute Panel constituted for PCB’s case against BCCI