Category: Sports

LAHORE, Sept 27 (APP)- Pakistan clinched the Asian Beach Games Kabaddi gold beating arch rivals India in a close finish 30-28 Tuesday in Danang, Vietnam. Pak players demonstrated high quality kabaddi in the closing part of a thrilling encounter to outshine their opponents in all departments of the game to carve out a hard earned win,… Continue reading Pak beat India to win Asian Beach Games kabaddi in Vietnam

LAHORE, Sept 27 (APP): Pakistan’s first ever and only international hockey umpire, Binish Hayat believes that greater efforts are needed on part of Pakistan hockey federation to groom female hockey umpires to represent the country at international level. “At the moment we don’t have any other international female umpire except myself and what is needed, is to… Continue reading Efforts needed to groom female hockey umpires: Binish

ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP): The star cricket player Younus Khan has maintained fifth position in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) test ranking. According to detail, Pakistan test team captain Misbah-ul- Haq has been promoted to tenth position from eleventh rank, a private news channel reported on Tuesday. Pakistan is still placed on top position in… Continue reading Younus Khan maintains fifth position in latest ICC Test ranking

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (APP): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has asked jobless players, meeting certain criteria to contact it for finding some respectable job. The PHF has asked the jobless players within the age bracket of 18-27 to contact it for the purpose. Those, who have attended a national hockey camp (either for the national senior… Continue reading Jobless hockey players asked to contact PHF

LAHORE, Sept 26 (APP): Pakistan karate team returned home on Monday from India after winning altogether 19 medals in the 3rd South Asian Junior, Cadet & Senior Karate Championship held from 22-25 September at New Delhi India. Pak martial art players demonstrated high quality display of skills, technique and vast stamina to win 3 Gold,… Continue reading Pak karate players win 19 medals in India

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 26 (APP): Batting Legend Javed Miandad on Monday slammed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur’s statement saying Pakistan should not bother about playing with India as it is always India who have backstabbed Pakistan whenever it comes to playing cricket. It may be mentioned that Anurag, who is… Continue reading Pakistan should not bother playing India: Miandad

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 26 (APP): The Paris University Club has won the second edition of Jinnah Champions Trophy final after beating Dreux Cricket Club by scoring 243 runs against 216 runs in a closely contested match held at the Cricket Stadium of Dreux, a small town outside Paris. The Jinnah Champions trophy was jointly organized by… Continue reading Paris University Club wins Jinnah Championship Cricket Trophy in France

LAHORE, Sept 25 (APP)- Showing consistency and superior skills young Isfandyar Khan won the title of 33rd Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament in a close finish here on Sunday at Lahore Gymkhana course. The final third round produced razor sharp closing moments and the end of 54 holes the ultimate winner,Isfandyar Khan, a 17 year student… Continue reading Isfandyar wins Governors Cup golf

LAHORE, Sept 25 (APP): Chief Selector, Inzamam ul Haq, in consultation with the National Selection Committee has finalized the 16 member team for One Day Internationals (ODIs) against West Indies being played in the UAE. “While picking the squad, the team management and skipper were consulted and all concerned gave their consent in this regard,”… Continue reading Pak Team announced for 3 ODIs against West Indies in UAE

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