Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP): A nine member Pakistan team will participate in the Asia Oceania Power lifting Championship scheduled to be held in New Zealand from December 4 to 11. Talking to APP, Twinkle Sohail who clinched a gold medal in 2015 Asian Power lifting (bench press) Championship said as many as nine players (five male… Continue reading Pak team to participate in Power lifting C’ship

LAHORE, Oct 6 (APP) Pakistani women hockey team created history qualifying for the semi final of the Asian Hockey Federation Cup for the first time earning a 1 1 draw against Singapore at the Thailand National Hockey Training Centre in Bangkok on Thursday. In their last pool fixture against Singapore, who had won both their… Continue reading Pak women creates history by moving into SF of AHF Cup

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Islamabad Football Association (IFA) will be participating in the International Junior Football Tournament scheduled to be held in China this month. According to Secretary IFA, Syed Sharafat Hussain Bukhari, the tournament will be played from October 23 to 31.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday congratulated Pakistan team and management for the remarkable 3-0 victory over West Indies in the ODI series. Chairman PCB Shaharyar M. Khan congratulated ODI Skipper Azhar Ali, Head Coach Mickey Arthur, Manager Wasim Bari, the team and the support staff for the victory, said a… Continue reading PCB congratulates team, management for the WI victory

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Former and current cricketers have praised the green-shirts for their superb 3-0 victory over West Indies in the ODI series and have also admired batsman Babar Azam who has taken the cricketing world by storm by scoring three consecutive centuries. Babar scored 120 runs in the first ODI while hit a magnificent… Continue reading Ex, current cricketers full of praise for Babar

LAHORE, Oct 6 (APP): Pakistan men junior and women junior handball teams will be leaving on Friday for Bangladesh to participate in the International Handball Federation (IHF) South and Central Asia men & women Handball Trophy being held in Dhaka from October 9-13. “The participation of our teams, both male and female,will help in raising the standard… Continue reading Pak men, women team to leave for Dhaka

LAHORE, Oct 6 (APP)- Real Lahore FC outplayed Baba Cargo FC 3-0 and Campus United FC and Lahore United FC played a 1-1 draw in the Super Round of Fame Football League here on Thursday at model town ground. Zeeshan of Real Lahore put his side in front with the edition of 32nd minute as Moazzam… Continue reading Football league in full swing

LAHORE,Oct 6 (APP)-Pakistan Netball Federation and Sindh Netball Association are jointly organising the Karachi Girls Netball Cup from October 27 at City School PAF Chapter, Karachi. The three-day event will have two categories,U-17 School/ O-Level and U-19 College/ A-Level. “We are confident that a good number of educational institutions will field their teams in both… Continue reading Girls netball championship in Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Former Cricketer and member selection committee Tauseef Ahmed has said that Pakistan is not desperate for playing cricket with India. While talking to a private news channel, Tauseef said a time will come when India will be afraid of Pakistan. “We don’t care if India does not want to play against us,” he said.… Continue reading Pakistan not desperate to play with India: Tauseef Ahmed

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Pakistan’s emerging middle-order batsman Babar Azam etched his name in the elite company of cricketers when on Wednesday he hammered his third successive hundred against West Indies in the three-match series. The 21-year-old batting prodigy played three classical innings of 121, 123 and 117 in the series. His third ton -117… Continue reading Babar Azam etches his name in cricket history

ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Islamabad Blind Cricket Association (IBCA) will be holding the Twenty20 Cup here at the F-9 Park from October 17 to 21. Talking to APP, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Chairman Syed Sultan Shah said the Twenty20 Cup is part of the preparation for World Blind T20 which is scheduled to be held in India in January.… Continue reading Blind T20 Cup from October 17

PESHAWAR, Oct 5 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Junior Boys and Girls Age Group Squash Championship to be commencing from October 6-9, here at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex. This was stated by former World Champion and Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation Qamar Zaman while talking to APP here on Wednesday. He said that Pakistan Red Crescent is sponsoring… Continue reading KP Junior Boys, Girls Age Group Squash Championship from Oct 6

LAHORE, Oct 5 (APP)- The Pakistan Ordnance Factory, an affiliated unit of Pakistan Tennis Federation, will organize the 1st Chairman POF Sports Board National Tennis Championship from October 16 to 22 POF Wah Sports Complex. The event is PTF a grade one national tournament and carries Rs. 500,000 cash prize money, said a spokesman of… Continue reading Chairman POF National tennis championship

LAHORE, Oct 5 (APP): Sabzazar FC’s Ahsan hat-trick paved the way for Murad FC’s impressive 5-0 win and Fame FC beat Baba Carge FC 1-0 as two matches were decided in the Super Round of Fame Football League here on Wednesday at Model town ground. Sabzazar FC rode on a hat trick of Ahsan scored a… Continue reading Two matches decided in football league

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Brig. ® Khalid Sajjad Khokhar has said that taking No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the government for sending a team for some international event is a routine matter and doing same for the Junior World Cup is not an exception. A section of Pakistani media as… Continue reading Seeking NOC for Junior World Cup should be treated as a routine matter: Khokhar

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): Former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani wants Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Anurag Thakur’s statements against Pakistan to be questioned as the ICC constitution forbade officials to make statements that bring the game into disrepute. Mani said that Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) officials should come… Continue reading Mani wants ICC to question Thakur for his statements

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): A three-match series between Pakistan’s national senior and the under 21 hockey teams will commence from Saturday at National Hockey Stadium Lahore. “Both the sides are already attending preparation camps in Lahore and will play matches from October 8 to 10,” a Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) spokesman said on Wednesday. The… Continue reading Seniors-juniors hockey series from Saturday

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (APP): Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) will be holding Inter-School Baseball Championship from November 6 to 7 at Bahria Town Baseball Stadium, Lahore. According to a press release of PFB issued here Wednesday, accommodation will be provided to the outstation school teams. Draws will be held in Manager’s meeting on November 5 in Lahore.… Continue reading Baseball Championship from November 6