Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Former Australia great Mathew Hayden is thrilled to watch the fast bowling in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) and has singled-out Lahore Qalandars’ pacer Haris Rauf as the fear factor for Pakistan at the international level in future. Hayden, who is o commenting on PSL matches was impressed with Rawalpindi-born 25-year-old… Continue reading Hayden sees Haris as the fear factor for Pakistan in future

LAHORE, Feb 20 (APP):Former Australia great Mathew Hayden has shown great delight in watching exciting talent of fast bowling in the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League and singled-out Lahore Qalandars’ Haris Rauf as one for the future. Hayden is in UAE to commentate on the HBL PSL matches and was impressed with Rawalpindi-born Lahore’s 25-year-old… Continue reading Hayden impressed with fast bowling talent in HBL PSL

LAHORE, Feb 20 (APP):The opening match of Chapter 2 Punjab Polo Cup between Newage/Diamond Paints and RR Event Planners/Momin Ghee commenced at the scheduled time but play was stopped due to rain and wet conditions of ground of Lahore Polo club here on Wednesday. The match started and both the foreign umpires stopped the match,… Continue reading Play stopped in Punjab Polo Cup due to rain

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Pakistan’s ace Huzaifa Abdul Rehman continued his winning streak in the boys Singles event and eliminated German opponent Luca Emanuel Knese in straight sets in the ITF Pakistan World Junior Ranking Tennis Championship being played here at PTF Tennis Complex. Huzaifa eliminated Luca Emanuel in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 whereas 2nd seed… Continue reading Huzaifa continues winning streak in ITF World Jr Tennis

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Squash legend Qamar Zamar Wednesday expressed concern over the Professional Squash Association’s (PSA) move for taking US$ 5,000 each as a part of security-fee for the three international tournaments to be hosted by Pakistan this year. He also said that national squash federation (PSF) must take-up the matter with PSA as it… Continue reading Qamar terms PSA’s move unfair for taking US$ 5,000 security-fee

LAHORE, Feb 20 (APP):Multan Sultan’s new recruit England’s Laurie Evans looks forward to a memorable tour of Pakistan once the matches of the HBL PSL 2019 shift to the country, trusting the security arrangements made for the teams. Evans, 31, hit a polished 49 in Multan’s narrow seven-run defeat against Karachi Kings on his HBL… Continue reading England’s Laurie Evans wants memorable Pakistan tour for PSL

PESHAWAR, Feb 20 (APP):The first fully equipped Women Cricket Academy of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is going to start its working in the premises of Malik International Cricket Academy situated on main Ring Road here. Member Provincial Assembly Aysia Khattak was the chief guest on this occasion who formally inaugurated the well-equipped Women Cricket Academy, the… Continue reading First Women Cricket of KP start working in Peshawar

LAHORE, Feb 20 (APP):Country’s top notch golfers will be seen in action in the J.A.Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship which swings into action here tomorrow, Thursday at Lahore Gymkhana course. This was stated by Shaukat Javed ,Convenor Golf at a press conference at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Club ,attended and addressed by Hamid Zaman,Head of… Continue reading J.A.Zaman Memorial open golf attracts top golfers

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP):Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday named Blitz and Trans Group as the new live production partner for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019. Blitz is PCB’s broadcast partners in Pakistan, while Trans Group is the event management partners, a press release said. Blitz and Trans Group will begin their PSL coverage… Continue reading PCB names Blitz, Trans Group as new PSL partner

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP):Pakistan Air Force (PAF) with help of two-time winter Olympian Mohammad Karim Tuesday clinched the 12th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Ski Championship trophy at Malam Jabba Ski Resort, Swat. He was in supreme form in both runs of Slalom and Giant Slalom events leaving behind his rivals with huge margin,… Continue reading PAF clinches CJCSC Ski C’ship with Karim help

LAHORE, Feb 19 (APP):Captain of Pakistan blind cricket team, Nisar Ali has termed the three one day and T20 series against Sri Lanka “tough and challenging” and expressed the determination to live up to the expectation by giving decent fight to the opponents. “We are all set to produce a better display of skills and… Continue reading Lanka a tough rival in ODI and T20 series: Pak blind cricket captain

LAHORE, Feb 19 (APP):President, Pakistan Federation Baseball,Syed Fakhar Ali Shah has been elected as Member at Large Baseball Federation of Asia.His election took place recently during the General Congress of Baseball Federation of Asia in Chinese Teipai, said secretary, PFBB here on Tuesday. Pakistan Federation Baseball always played an important role in the development and… Continue reading President baseball federation elected member Asia baseball federation

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP):Teams of KPK, Punjab C, Punjab B and Punjab A earned victories on the third day of National Under-19 Hockey Championship being played here at Shahnaz Sheikh Hockey Stadium, Rawalpindi. In the first match, KPK (B) thrashed Fata by 14-0. Zareen (4), Sufyan (3), Saqib (2), Muzmail (2), while Yasir (1), Umair… Continue reading KPK, Punjab teams victorious in U19 Hockey C’ship

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP):Former skipper Shahid Afridi Tuesday said Pakistan Super League (PSL) is our identity and the talent present in the Pakistan team players has come up mostly from PSL. Afridi said from 2016 to this year, PSL has become our brand and identity, said a press release issued here. “The talent in Pakistan’s… Continue reading PSL credited to groom national team players: Afridi

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (APP):Subh-e-Nau Chairperson Shahida Kausar Farooq Tuesday welcomed Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF)’s initiative for opening a National Tennis Academy in Islamabad. She said it is a great step by the PTF to establish an academy in Islamabad to train the stars of future under a high performance trainer from abroad, a statement said.… Continue reading Subh-e-Nau lauds PTF for opening tennis academy in federal capital

LAHORE, Feb 19 (APP):Unbeaten Quetta Gladiators will aim to keep an unblemished record when they meet Multan Sultans as the HBL Pakistan Super League 2019 action shifts to Sharjah on Wednesday (tomorrow). The Sarfaraz Ahmed led Quetta — twice runners-up in three HBL PSL editions — are looking in no mood to relent as they… Continue reading Table-toppers Quetta target Multan as HBL PSL resumes on Wednesday

LAHORE, Feb 19 (APP)-:Three years ago, a submissive and scared Hasan Ali was thrown in the deep against an inquisitive group of journalists after he played his first game in the Pakistan Super League in Dubai. Three years, on a confident and energetic Hasan was all smile and no fear, after he took a PSL… Continue reading I am real product of PSL, prides Hasan Ali

LAHORE, Feb 19 (APP):The sixth edition of the J.A.Zaman Memorial Open Golf Championship will be teed off here from February 21 at Lahore Gymkhana Club course. “Country’s leading golfers drawn in different events will display their talent and technique in the four-day premier annual golf activity being organized in the memory of a leading golfer,… Continue reading J.A Zaman Memorial open golf

LAHORE, Feb 18 (APP):Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believed that his former team-mate AB de Villiers’s decision to participate in the HBL PSL 2019, including featuring in matches in Lahore, will set standards in bringing more big names to the league, which in turn will make the cricket-starved country a formidable unit. Smith, 38,… Continue reading South Africa great Smith wants strong Pakistan through HBL PSL

LAHORE, Feb 18 (APP):Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday confirmed that IMG Reliance will not live produce remaining matches of the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) after February 17, Sunday’s matches in Dubai. The announcement of the new live broadcast partner was likely to be made today following the signing of a new agreement.… Continue reading PCB to sign new agreement after IMG Reliance refusal of live coverage of PSL