Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (APP): Four Pakistani Judokas would be participating in World Senior Judo Championship scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 26. Talking to APP, Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) vice president Masood Ahmed said the championship would continue till September 3. “The players taking part in the event include Shah Hussain Shah, Qaiser… Continue reading Four Pak Judokas to participate in World Sr Judo C’ship

LAHORE, August 2 (APP)- Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed President Lahore City Cricket Association,Khawaja Nadeem as one of its member in the Governing Board. According to the notification issued by PCB,besides Nadeem three other regional cricket heads have been made members of the GB for a term of three years.They are Murad Ali of Quetta… Continue reading PCB appoints President LCCA as member Board of Governors

LAHORE, Aug 1 (APP): Secretary Sports Punjab Nayyar Iqbal on Tuesday said Sports Board Punjab had provided the facility of a world class swimming pool to local swimmers to polish their skills and to become quality swimmers in due course of time. “The high-profile Coaches and Swimmers camp has been started and we will continue this… Continue reading World class swimming facility provided to youth, secretary sports

LAHORE, Aug 1 (APP): Altogether 270 players turned up In the KPK open trials to select new talent for Pakistan’s junior hockey team at two venues on Tuesday. In Bannu, around 120 players belonging to Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Kohat divisions appeared on July 29 & 30, said a spokesman of the Pakistan Hockey… Continue reading Around 270 players appeared in jr hockey trials

ISLAMABAD, August 1 (APP): President Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has approved the appointment of Sanaullah Aman as the Secretary of the PTF with effect from August 1, until further notice. The PTF president has appointed Sanaullah in accordance with the constitutional authority vested in his office, a statement Tuesday said. His appointment follows the acceptance of… Continue reading CDA ED General Sports becomes PTF secretary

ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 (APP): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has said that it is too early to expect good results from the national team as it will take two to three years to get the national game back on track. Talking to APP, PHF secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Senior said the Federation is focusing on under-18 players.… Continue reading Players need time to show good results: PHF

ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 (APP): Former World Champion and Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) vice-president Qamar Zaman Tuesday said it would take three years for Pakistan to eventually regain its lost glory in the game, sice players need time to prove their mettle. Speaking about Pakistan’s junior players poor show in recently concluded WSF World Junior Squash… Continue reading Three years needed to regain lost glory: Qamar

LAHORE,July 31 (APP) -National inter departmental Kabaddi championship will go into action from tomorrow,Tuesday, at Pakistan sports complex islamabad. ” Leading departments of the country will feature in the in the five day premier Kabaddi activity “, said a spokesman of Pakistan Kabaddi Federation here on Monday. He said the event will help in identifying new Kabaddi… Continue reading National Inter departmental Kabaddi

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (APP): Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) will host two back-to-back International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures (Men’s Professional Circuit events) before the end of ongoing year. “We will host these events in November-December, this year,” President Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Salim Saifullah told APP. He said each event would carry a prize purse of… Continue reading Pakistan to host two int’l tennis events before year end

ISLAMABAD, July 30 (APP): Pakistan’s top professional boxer Muhammad Waseem has won his international ranking fight by trouncing Panama’s Ivan Trejos in Panama City. According to information received here on Sunday, Waseem, who won silver title of World Boxing Council (WBC) twice before, knocked out his opponent in the third round. This is overall seventh… Continue reading Waseem wins int’l ranking fight against in Panama

ISLAMABAD July 30 (APP): The lone Hockey Stadium in Rawalpindi has to wait some time more, to get an astro-turf to be laid there. According to sources, a Holland based company `GreenFields Sports Turf Systems’ came here this month to lay an astro-turf in the hockey stadium named on Legendary Olympian Shahnaz Sheikh but went… Continue reading Shahnaz Sheikh Hockey Stadium awaits astro-turf

PESHAWAR, July 29 (APP): Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Association and international footballer Basit Kamal Saturday announced the names of two teams of Peshawar District for the forthcoming KP Inter-District Football Championship to be played in August this year. Talking to APP, Basit Kamal said the selection committee headed by Qazi Muhammad Asif along with members… Continue reading Peshawar district soccer squads announced

ISLAMABAD, July 28 (APP): Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has denied a report that he is planning to retire from Test cricket, asserting that he wishes to play all three formats In an interview in Sky Sports this week, Amir put an end to speculations about his Test future saying that the rumours in this regard… Continue reading Amir puts an end to speculations about Test retirement