Category: Sports

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

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): The 10th National Tenpin Bowling Championship will kick off here at Leisure City Bowling Club, Safa Gold Mall from January 24. The championship would continue till January 29 and is being organized by Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation (PTBF) in collaboration with Leisure City Bowling Club and Capital Development Authority (CDA). According… Continue reading Tenpin Bowling C’ship from Tuesday

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Monday said the Indian team will visit Pakistan at the end of this year to play an ODI and Twenty20 series. Talking to APP, PBCC Chairman Syed Sultan Shah said he will be visiting India to finalize the tour details. “I will be discussing with… Continue reading Indian blind team to visit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Pakistan’s taekwondo outfit will feature in the US Open Taekwondo Championship, scheduled to be held there from January 31 to February 3. “Our four athletes and one official will leave the country on January 29, while our one athlete is already in the USA,” President Pakistan Taekwondo Federation Waseem Ahmed told… Continue reading Taekwondo team to leave for US Open C’ship on Jan 29

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): New Zealand has overtaken Pakistan to go up to fifth position in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Rankings after completing a 2-0 win over Bangladesh in their two-match series which culminated in Christchurch on Monday. New Zealand, which had won the first Test in Wellington by seven wickets, has gained two… Continue reading NZ overtakes Pakistan in ICC Rankings

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) on Monday won the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Inter-university Skiing Championship at PAF Base Kalabagh. According to a spokesman of Ski Federation of Pakistan NUST secured a total of 44 points. Punjab University finished second with 30 points, while University of Karachi ended third,… Continue reading NUST wins inter-versity skiing c’ship

LAHORE, Jan 22 (APP): Cholistan desert rally would start from Derawar Fort, Bahawalpur, on Feb 9 and end on Feb 12. Around 100 drivers and teams from all-over Pakistan participate in the mega event and almost 100,000 visitors witness it every year, a senior official of TDCP told APP here on Sunday. He said that… Continue reading Cholistan desert rally from Feb 9-12

ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (APP): Trials to select national athletics players for the Islamic Solidarity Games will be held on Sunday at 9:00 am at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. The Games will be held at Baku, Azeraijan from May 12-22. President, Pakistan Athletics Federation Major General (Retd) Muhammad Akram Sahi Sahi said Pakistani athletes would… Continue reading Trials to select National Athletics players for Relay Race on Sunday

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (APP): Pakistan will send its largest ever contingent to feature in the 5th Fujairah Open International Taekwondo Championship, scheduled to be held at Fujairah, UAE from February 23 to 25. “We’ve decided to send a 35 member contingent to chip in the event. This will be Pakistan’s largest ever participation in an… Continue reading Pakistan to send 35 member taekwondo contingent for Fujairah C’ship

LAHORE, Jan 20 (APP): National blind cricket training camp is in full swing at two different cricket venues of the city to prepare for the World Cup blind T20 Cup being played from January 31 in India. “Players are working hard under the watchful eyes of experienced coaches for a tough assignment in India”, said… Continue reading Blind cricket camp in full swing for world cup preparations

LAHORE, Jan 18 (APP) Pakistan Cricket Board here on Wednesday announced the national women selection committee, women team management and the national junior selection committee. “Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shaharyar M Khan held a meeting last week with the PCB’s officials, Chairman Domestic Committee and Chairman Game Development and took the decisions,” said a spokesman… Continue reading PCB announces women selection committee ,team management

LAHORE, Jan 18 (APP) Pakistan Cricket Board has shifted the semi finals and final of the National one day cricket cup to Karachi due to inclement weather here. The semi finals and final will be played as per following schedule at the National stadium: Jan 23, first semi final between team 1 and team 3… Continue reading Semi finals,final of National one day cup shifted to Karachi

LAHORE, Jan 18 (APP): Punjab Squash Association (PSA) will organize four international squash tournaments during the current year to revive the game on strong footing besides creating ample opportunity for local players to compete alongside foreign players. This decision was taken by the Executive Committee of the PSA which met under the chairmanships of its… Continue reading PSA to organize four international squash tournaments

LAHORE, Jan 18 (APP): Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar M. Khan has felicitated Pakistan U-16 Team, coach-cum- Manager and the entire support staff on winning the One Day and T-20 series against Australia at ICC global academy, Dubai. In his message to the team and its officials here on Wednesday he said “My heartiest congratulations… Continue reading Chairman PCB congratulates Pak U16 team

LAHORE, Jan 18 (APP): Pakistan’s finest hockey nursery, Dar Hockey Academy will play a three match series against Government High School Gatti, Faisalabad. The matches are scheduled from January 20-22 here at the National Hockey Stadium, said patron of the academy, former hockey Olympian Taqueer Dar while talking to APP on Wednesday. He said Government… Continue reading Dar hockey academy to play matches against Faisalabad

PESHAWAR, Jan 18 (APP): Former World Champion and Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation Qamar Zaman Wednesday said that 22 tournaments including 10 exclusively for female would be organized this year. This he said while addressing a press conference here at Media Center of the Qayyum Sports Complex. He said last year they have organized 21… Continue reading 22 tournaments to be organized in 2017: Qamar Zaman

ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP): Pakistan Sports Foundation Relief Fund (PSFRF) on Tuesday announced that as many as 60 athletes would be given Rs 5,000 per month as financial assistance in recognition for their services in the field of sports. This was decided in the meeting of PSFRF held here in the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) which… Continue reading Sixty athletes to get Rs 5,000 as financial assistance

LAHORE, Jan 17 (APP): Misbah-ul-Haq, the most successful Test captain in Pakistan’s Test history, will feature in the 2017 edition of the Hong Kong T20 Blitz being played from March 8-12. Misbah will captain HKI United immediately after the conclusion of the second edition of the HBL PSL where he will lead Islamabad United again,… Continue reading Misbah-ul-Haq to play for Hong Kong Island United