Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP): Pakistans hockey team got another victory by a tennis score in the Boys Under 18 Asia Cup, defeating China 6-0 in the second match at Dhakas Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium on Sunday. In their first fixture, they had defeated Chinese-Taipie 6-1 on Saturday. According to information received here Pakistan struggled to… Continue reading Pakistan outplays China 6-0 in U18 Asia Cup

MULTAN, Sept 25 (APP): Multan Board hockey team will participate in Inter-boards hockey championship starting from Sept-29 at Faisalabad. According to board sources, during trials 28 players were selected and training camp would start at district sports ground here from Monday (September 26). 16 best players would be selected and team would leave for Faisalabad on September 28, sources… Continue reading Inter-boards hockey championship from Sept 29

ISLAMABAD, Sept 24 (APP): Pakistan’s men beach netball team will feature in International Beach Netball Tournament 2016, scheduled to take place in Malaysia from November 19 to 20, Mudassar Arain, president Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) told APP. Talking to APP he said that around 24 netball teams from various countries would participate in the event. Pakistan Netball Federation will… Continue reading Netball team to participate in Int’l Beach Tourney

LAHORE, Sept 24 (APP): Showing accuracy and superior golfing skills, youthful Isfandyar Khan kept his hold on the top position at the conclusion of the second round of the Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament, here on Saturday at Lahore Gymkhana course. Seventeen-year-old Isfandyar kept his cool and avoided any kind of hiccups, and produced a round of net 71… Continue reading Youthful Isfandyar maintains lead in Governor’s Cup golf

LAHORE, Sept 24 (APP)- Pakistan’s hockey team thumped Chinese Taipei 6-1 in their opening tie of the 4th Boys under 18 Asia Cup at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka on Saturday. Chinese Taipei put up a good fight in the first half. Pakistan were the first to score but the Chinese Taipei… Continue reading Pak U18 team get first victory in Junior Asia Cup in Dhaka

LAHORE, Sept 23 (APP): Top players Asfandyar Khhna, Wazir Ali and Tariq Abbas Qureshi displayed quality golfing skills and emerged as top three leaders at the end of the first round of the 33rd Millat Tractors Governors Cup Golf Tournament at the par 72 Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course, here on Friday. Asfandyar, a very young… Continue reading Players in close contest after 1st round in Millat Golf tournament

LAHORE, Sept 23 (APP): Dar Hockey Academy has been the biggest source of talent for Pakistan at all the tiers and the Pakistan U-18 team which recently won the series against Oman had as many as four academy players including Goal keeper Waqar Younis, mid fielder Adeel Latif, and forwards Ali Aziz and Awais Arshad.… Continue reading Four players of Dar Hockey Academy part of Pak U-18 team

PESHAWAR, Sept 23 (APP): Pakistan Hockey Federation has devised a comprehensive plan under Vision 2020 to revive and rejuvenate hockey in the country. This was stated by former Olympian Naveed Alam while talking to APP on Friday. Naveed Alam, Director Development and Domestic and Chief Coordinator said that the vital part of the revive club… Continue reading PHF to revive Club hockey to infuse new blood in national sides under Vision-2020: Olympian Naveed Alam

LAHORE, Sept 23 (APP): Pakistan Hockey Federation has devised  a comprehensive plan ‘Vision 2020’ to revive and rejuvenate hockey  in the country. The plan would be implemented from next month aims at the activation  of grass root hockey at the club and school level, said a spokesman  of PHF here on Friday. “Clubs are a… Continue reading PHF devises vision 2020 for revival of hockey

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (APP): Pakistan Billiard and Snooker Association (PBSA) will be hiring the services of a foreign coach for the national players. According to a PBSA official said that after agreeing of hiring international coach by Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Soheil Vahedi from Iran is coming to Pakistan next month (October) to impart coaching… Continue reading PBSA to hire a foreign coach

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (APP): The First Pakistan Women Tenpin Bowling Championship will roll into action at Leisure City Bowling Club Islamabad from September 26 to 30. “Around 150 female bowlers from all over the country will feature in the championship in the singles and doubles events,” Secretary Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation Ijaz-ur-Rehman told APP on Friday.… Continue reading First Women Tenpin Bowling Championship from next week

LAHORE, Sept 22 (APP)- Governors Cup golf championship enter into golf history books of the country when it 33rd edition will be teed off here  on Friday at Lahore Gymkhana course. “A galaxy of amateur golfers will showcase their talent in a three-day premier activity which is an annual regular feature,” said Agha Ali Imam,… Continue reading Leading players take part in Governors Cup

LAHORE, Sept 22 (APP): Pakistan women hockey team coach,former Olympian ,Muhammad Usman believes that the new look team faces an uphill task to qualify for the Asia Cup when it plays in the qualifying round of the Cup from October 1 in Bangkok, Thailand. “The task ahead of the team is not easy as it… Continue reading Women team faces uphill task of qualifying for Asia Cup: Usman

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (APP): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is still awaiting issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Punjab Government as further delay in this regard would not be helpful in materializing the dream of arranging the first-ever Professional Hockey League in the country. Talking to APP, PHF Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Senior said this… Continue reading Further delay in NOC to halt holding Professional Hockey League

LAHORE,Sep 21 (APP)- Pakistan test cricket captain, Misbah ul Haq said on Wednesday that maintaining number one status in test cricket will be a challenge for his side and greater efforts are needed to show consistency to remain number one test team in the world. “ Now the real test of the team starts as… Continue reading Team faces challenge being number one team:Misbah

PESHAWAR, Sept 21 (APP): An 18-member Pakistan team left for India to participate in the forthcoming 3rd South Asian Senior and Junior Karate Championships to be commencing at New Delhi, India from September 23-25, 2016. Talking to APP, Pakistan team coach and double gold medalists of the SAF Games Khalid Noor said that Pakistan have earlier good record… Continue reading Pakistan team for South Asian Karate leaves for India

ISLAMABAD, Sep 21 (APP): The plan to allow former Twenty20 Skipper Shahid Afridi to play a farewell match in the upcoming series against West Indies has been put on hold at the moment by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Pakistan was eliminated from the 2016 World Twenty20 in March 2016, after losing to India, New… Continue reading Afridi’s farewell match plan put on hold

LAHORE, Sept 21 (APP): Chief Executive,International Cricket Council, David Richardson said on Wednesday that Pakistan Government is making good efforts for improving security situation,saying he was hopeful that international cricket would return to Pakistan in due course of time after security situation reaches the level when foreign teams would be convinced that is it safe to… Continue reading Pak Govt making efforts for security improvement: ICC Chief Executive

ISLAMABAD, Sep 21 (APP): The training camp of the Islamabad blind cricket team kicked off here at G-6 Ground, Aabpara on Wednesday. Talking to APP, Islamabad Blind Cricket Association (IBCA) Secretary Bilal Satti said the camp is being held by IBCA for preparation of the National Bank Twenty20 Blind Cricket Tournament scheduled to be held in Bahawalpur from… Continue reading Islamabad blind team camp kicks off

ISLAMABAD, Sep 21 (APP): Waz United beat Deano United by three wickets in an exhibition cricket match held late Tuesday in the Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi. Batting first, Deano United (Dean Jones United) piled up a total of 106 runs on the scoreboard for the loss of six wickets. Test Skipper Misbah ul Haq who lead… Continue reading Waz United beat Deano United in an exhibition match