Category: Sports

ISLAMABAD, Jul 30 (APP):Top national player Aqeel Khan has expressed the concern at lack of quality backup players in Pakistan tennis. “It is a matter of concern that no player has been produced in the country in the last 20 years, who could replace me or Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi,” he said in a Geo Super programme.… Continue reading Lack of quality backup players matter of concern: Aqeel Khan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 30 (APP):The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named Michael Gough of England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for the season 2019-20 following the annual review and selection process. Gough and Wilson have been elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires by… Continue reading Michael, Joel named in Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires

ISLAMABAD, Jul 30 (APP):First time in Pakistan softball’s history an international coaching course will take place in the country by the end of August. “We had requested the Softball Confederation of Asian in its congress meeting in December, last year to hold Softball Asia Pakistan Coaching Clinic in Pakistan. Now, they have given approval to… Continue reading Pakistan to hold first ever int’l coaching course in August

LAHORE, July 30 (APP):Pakistan disabled cricket team will depart for Worcestershire, England, on Wednesday to participate in Physical Disability T20 World Series Cricket, being hosted by England and Wales Cricket Board. The five-nation series will be held from August 5 to 13. Apart from the host country, sides from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were… Continue reading Pak cricketers leave for Worcestershire to feature in Disability T20 series

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Managing Director, Pakistan Cricket Board, Wasim Khan said here on Monday that he preferred to take up responsibility in the Pakistan Cricket Board on less salary to serve Pakistan cricket. “I was doing good in England as I was drawing hefty salary and benefits as the Chief Executive Officer of the Leicestershire… Continue reading I preferred to work on less salary in PCB to serve cricket, says MD PCB

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Managing Director, Pakistan Cricket Board, Wasim Khan on Monday disclosed that pacer Muhammad Amir was set to retire from test cricket two year ago, but timely intervention of Pakistan Cricket team’s coach, Mickey Arthur persuaded him to change his mind.

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will work on leadership qualities of players by grooming future captains and vice captains of national senior and junior teams. “We badly need to work on this important aspect as leadership qualities always matter in elevating teams performance, particularly in difficult times the team faces in different seniors… Continue reading PCB to work on leadership qualities of players

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Managing Director Wasim Khan Monday said that restructuring of the board aimed at turning it to world’s top cricket board in the next five years. “We have evolved a long-term plan by introducing a performance based formula to assess performance of every department of the PCB,” he told… Continue reading Restructuring of PCB aims at making it worlds top cricket board

LAHORE, July 29 (APP)::Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Managing Director (MD) Wasim Khan Monday said that holding of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2020 would serve as a gateway to bring back international cricket to the country. The matches of the next edition of the PSL, to be played at Lahore, Karachi, Multan and Rawalpindi,… Continue reading PSL, a gateway to bring back international cricket: PCB MD

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Secretary Sports Punjab, Nadeem Mehboob on Monday visited the under-construction Sports Complex at Dhobi Ghat, Murree. He was accompanied by Divisional Officer Sports Rawalpindi Malik Waqar Hussain and District Sports Officer Shams Tauheed Abbasi during the visit.

LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):Sports Board Punjab’s two-day Punjab Inter-Division Powerlifting Championship will begin here tomorrow, Tuesday at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall. Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti will be the chief guest at colourful opening ceremony.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):The International Cricket Council Monday officially launched the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC). Getting underway on Thursday, the WTC will see the top nine Test teams in the world – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – compete in 71 Test matches across… Continue reading ICC officially launches World Test Championship

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) has announced its four-member team to contest at the World Judo Championships 2019, scheduled to be held at Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan from August 23 to 28. The team is comprised of two men and as many women judokas – Shah Hussain Shah (-100kg), Mohammad Hasnain (-66kg), Amina… Continue reading Pakistan’s four-member team for World Judo Championships announced

PESHAWAR, Jul 29 (APP):Sui Southern Gas Company, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army and Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan (PCAA) took berth into the quarter-finals of the ongoing 28th PFF National Challenge Football Cup being played here at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium on Monday.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Pakistan won one silver and two bronze medals in the “seventh Hasan International Open Cup Youth Cadet Taekwondo Championship” being played in Jordan. Pakistan’s players Naqsh Hamdani won silver medal in 53 kilograms category while Haroon Khan got Bronze medal in 58 kilograms category and Jibran Mehmood bagged Bronze medal in 68… Continue reading Pakistan wins silver,bronze medals in Taekwondo

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi rolled back the years as he smashed a blistering half-century for Brampton Wolves in their Global T20 Canada fixture against Edmonton Royals. The all-rounder made 81 runs off 40 deliveries with the help of 10 boundaries and five sixes, with his knock helping his side win the… Continue reading Shahid Afridi smashes match-winning 81 in Global T20 Canada

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) would hold the first-ever Quaid-e-Azam Special Person’s Games 2019 here at Pakistan Sports Complex on August 29 and 30. “The event will incorporate Sports Matches and Competitions for Special Persons,” Regional Sports Director Federal at Special Olympics Pakistan (SOP) Shumaila Erum told APP on Monday. She said SOP… Continue reading PSB to hold first-ever Special Person’s Games 2019 in August

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):The fans have voted Pakistan’s 12-run win over India at Chennai in 1999 as the greatest Test match to date in the country’s 432-Test history, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. The thrilling Test was played from 28 to 31 January with Pakistan coming back from behind to win back-to-back (Bangalore… Continue reading Fans vote 1999 Chennai Test as Pakistan’s greatest Test

PESHAWAR, Jul 28 (APP):Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Police from group-A and KRL and Wapda from group-D took berth into the quarter-finals of the 28th PFF National Challenge Football Cup being played here at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan Air Force, the last time winner and defending champion, got 9 points by playing three… Continue reading PAF, Police, KRL & Wapda moved to q-finals in 28th PFF National Challenge Football Cup

ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP):Pakistan Baseball team will participate in the 29th BFA Asian Baseball Championship with the resolve to finish at the top to earn a spot in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The continental event will be staged in Chinese Taipei from October 14 to 20, this year. “The Championship will also serve as a… Continue reading Pak baseball team to feature in BFA Asian Baseball Championship