Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): The exhilarating winter sport of skiing is returning to the picturesque valley of Swat as the enchanting resort of Malam Jabba braces to host the Malam Jabba International Alpine Ski Cup from Thursday. It is a landmark event as 25 skiers from nine countries including India, Morocco, Slovakia, Greece, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Tajikistan… Continue reading 25 skiers from nine countries to chip in Int’l Alpine Ski Cup

LAHORE, Jan 25 (APP): The Counsellor/Head of Chancery, High Commission of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, M.M. Anas visited the Pakistan Sports Board (PCB), Islamabad on Wednesday and held a meeting  with Dr M. Akhtar Nawaz Ganera, Director General, PSB in connection with exchange of sports teams between both the countries. Matters of mutual interests were… Continue reading Sri Lankan head of chancery visits PSB

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to handover One Day and Test cricket leadership to young Sarfraz Ahmed and Azhar Ali in a pretext of team’s failure against Australia, an official source confirmed on Wednesday. Azhar would replace Misbah as a Test captain while Sarfraz would takeover Azhar as a One day leader,… Continue reading PCB set to handover ODI,Test reins to young blood

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): Shazia Nayyer returned victorious in the women’s event of the 10th National Tenpin Bowling Championship played here at the Leisure City Bowling Club, Safa Gold Mall. Shazia won the title of women event by scoring 128 score in one game. Rozina Ali secured second position by scoring 125 points while Sidra… Continue reading Shazia victorious in women’s of Bowling C’ship

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): Pakistan is placed in Group B of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 scheduled to be held from February 7 to 21 in Sri Lanka. The squads of the 10 sides participating in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 were announced on Tuesday, an ICC press release… Continue reading Pakistan in Group B of ICC Women’s WC Qualifiers

LAHORE, Jan 24 (APP): Pakistan Blind Cricket Council on Tuesday announced its 21-member squad to take part in the World Blind T20 Cup being played in India from January 29 to February 12. The party comprises 17-member team and three officials, said a spokesman of PBCC said while talking to APP here. Muhammad Jamil will… Continue reading Pak blind cricket team named for T20 World Cup

LAHORE, Jan 24 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed officials for the smooth conduct of the matches in the Pakistan Super League commencing from February 9 at off shore venue Dubai. Country’s Known cricket official Muhammad Anees has been appointed as match referee along with Sri Lankan Roshan Mahnama, sources in the PCB told… Continue reading PCB appoints match officials for PSL

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) on Tuesday said Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) has not withdrawn cases against us which has resulted in the ouster of the national Judokas from the Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) contingent. It may be mentioned here that the national judokas were not considered by the POA in the… Continue reading POA, PJF’s brawl results in Pak Judokas exclusion from ISG

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Tuesday announced a five-member Davis Cup team for tie against Iran to be played here at the Pakistan Sports Board courts from February 3 to 5. Pakistan team includes Aqeel Khan, Aisamul Haq, Muhammad Abid Ali Akbar and Muhammad Abid Mushtaq. Rashid Malik is the captain… Continue reading Pak Davis Cup team announced

PESHAWAR, Jan 24 (APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Championship 2017 will commence from January 27 at newly renovated Hayatabad Sports Complex. Over 100 players in different categories will vie for the title. This was stated by former International player Riaz Khan who is acting as the Chief Organizer of the Tournament. Riaz Khan told the media… Continue reading CM KP Badminton Championship from Jan 27

PESHAWAR, Jan 24 (APP): All Pakistan Girls Inter-Board Table Tennis Championship got under at historical Govt Girls Degree College Takhbhai under the aegis of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Mardan on Tuesday. Principal Govt Girls Degree College Takhbhai Professor Tanzeem Bibi was the chief guest on this occasion. Director Sports BISE Mardan Sabir Khan, Organizing… Continue reading All Pakistan Girls Inter-Board Table Tennis Championship begins

LAHORE, Jan 24 (APP): The chairmen of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) sports committees and members of sub-committees will review the arrangements of upcoming mega events and talent hunt programme at a high-profile meeting here Wednesday at National Hockey Stadium. Punjab Minister for Sports Jahangir Khanzada will chair the meeting which will also be attended by… Continue reading Meeting to review arrangements for mega sports events

FAISALABAD, Jan 24 (APP)- Inter-collegiate women cricket championship 2016-17 held under the aegis of sports department of Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) concluded on Monday. Six teams of women colleges took part in sports event organized at university ground new campus. Government College for Women Samanabad won the title. Government College for Women Ghulam Muhammad… Continue reading Inter-Collegiate Women Cricket Championship 2016-17 concludes at GCUF

LAHORE, Jan 23 (APP): A replacement draft for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 edition was finalized here on Monday to facilitate the inclusion of replacement foreign players after some of the players picked in the original draft dropped out of the competition due to injuries, unavailability, international commitments or bans. Team managements of four… Continue reading PSL Replacement Draft finalized

LAHORE, Jan 23 (APP): Head of Sports Board Punjab Cricket Academies, former Pakistan captain, Zaheer Abbas said on Monday that the second cricket coaching academy will be established at Waqarun Nisa post graduate college Rawalpindi soon to help promote cricket among women. “Efforts are being made to promote cricket academies across the province both for men and… Continue reading SBP second women cricket coaching academy to be established soon: Zaheer

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has constituted an independent Election Commission, headed by former judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Amjad Iqbal to hold elections of Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) in an impartial and transparent way. “The decision to hold elections will bring an end to the grouping within the CFP,” a PSB official told… Continue reading PSB forms EC to hold Chess Federation’s elections

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Former English batsman Kevin Pietersen said Mohammad Asif was the toughest bowler he had ever faced in his whole cricketing career. Asif tormented a number of batters and had ability to make a batsman feel the ball was accelerating off the wicket in different directions, cricket.com.au quoted Kevin Pietersen as saying. Pietersen said, “if I… Continue reading Asif was toughest bowler I had ever faced, says Pietersen

LAHORE, Jan 23 (APP): Coaches of the national U18 hockey team, former olympians, Kamran Ashraf and Musdassar Ali Khan, firmly believe that Pakistan Hockey League will serve as an effective medium to supplement ongoing efforts for the revival and promotion of the game. “PHL will be a step forward to develop the game at all… Continue reading Hockey league imperative to promote hockey, Team coaches

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) will soon have a state-of-the-art cricket academy to groom promising players and make them enable to represent the country at international level, Noor ul Haq Baloch, FATA cricket president said on Monday. “Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has promised us to establish a modern cricket academy for… Continue reading FATA to soon have modern cricket academy