Category: Sports

LAHORE, Feb 13 (APP):HBL Pakistan Super League opening ceremony performers including Junoon, Aima Baig, Shuja Haider, Fawad Khan and Young Desi are ready to dazzle at the opening ceremony of the HBL Pakistan Super League tomorrow, at Dubai All the performers were upbeat on the eve of the grand event expressed their excitement at the… Continue reading HBL PSL opening ceremony performers ready to dazzle at Dubai

LAHORE, Feb 13 (APP):Pebble Breakers overcame spirited Olympia by 8 goal to 6 and a half in the Hamdan Polo Cup 2019 here at Lahore Polo Club ground on Wednesday.Hamza Mawaz Khan was hero of the day as he struck a quartet for the winning side while Juan Cruz Losada banged in a brace and… Continue reading Hamdan Aibak Polo Cup :win for Pebble Breakers

LAHORE, Feb 13 (APP):The HBL Pakistan Super League is getting bigger and bigger with every passing year and with every edition. Fittingly, the fourth edition will be biggest of all the past editions as it will have the spice of one of world’s most destructive batsmen, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers – fondly referred to as… Continue reading Preview – Who will win the HBL PSL 2019? Can anyone answer?

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):The six-day training camp of Pakistan blind cricket team in preparation for Sri Lanka tour kicked off at Okara Gymkhana Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Pakistan blind cricket team will depart to Sri Lanka on February 20 from Lahore and will play 3 ODIs and as many as Twenty20s, a press release issued… Continue reading Pak blind cricket team training camp kicks off

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja is eager to watch the Nepali Twenty20 sensation Sandeep Lamichhane who will represent Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League (PSL) beginning Thursday. “If you have not heard Lamichhane name till now, you will not only hear him and see him. He is an 18-years old sensation in… Continue reading Ramiz eager to watch Nepali sensation Sandeep

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):The International Cricket Council (ICC) sees Andre Russell, Babar Azam, Liam Livingstone, Sandeep Lamichhane, AB de Villiers and Sunil Narine as top players to watch for in the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) beginning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Thursday. The tournament which begins with defending champions Islamabad… Continue reading Six players to watch for in PSL

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):Former skipper Moin Khan feels the current national team has the capability to break its World Cup jinx against India and thump the country’s maiden victory over the neighbours in the upcoming ICC mega-event scheduled to be held in England and Wales from May 30. It may be mentioned here that six… Continue reading Moin optimistic for Pakistan to break its WC jinx against India

LAHORE, Feb 13 (APP):The HBL Pakistan Super League continues to make an impact on and off the field with collaborations aimed at making a difference in various spheres of life. During the fourth edition that commences in Dubai on Thursday,February 14, the league will observe Childhood Cancer Awareness and Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness Days,… Continue reading HBL PSL to observe Childhood Cancer and Breast Cancer Awareness Days

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr. Fehmida Mirza Wednesday said Pakistani women are no lesser than anyone in the world in any field o life but we need to provide them with good opportunities. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Annual Sports and Spring Festival 2019 organized by Punjab Group… Continue reading Pakistani women are no lesser than anyone: Fehmida Mirza

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):The fourth edition of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) which commences in Dubai on Thursday will observe Childhood Cancer Awareness and Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness Days. The Childhood Cancer Awareness Day would be observed on Friday (International Child Hood Cancer Awareness Day), said a press release issued here. Multan Sultans will… Continue reading PSL to observe cancer awareness days

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (APP):Radio Pakistan will broadcast live ball-to-ball running Urdu commentary of 4th Edition of Pakistan Super League 2019 from its Medium Wave network across the country from tomorrow (Thursday). The commentary will be broadcast from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Larkana, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, D.I.Khan and Gilgit stations. Dhanak FM-94 and FM-101 networks… Continue reading Radio Pakistan to broadcast live ball-to-ball running Urdu commentary of PSL

LAHORE, Feb 12 (APP):The HBL Pakistan Super League 2019 trophy was unveiled at the Dubai International Stadium, the venue where the tournament would kick-start on Thursday, with a glittering opening ceremony, followed by the opening match between defending champions Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars. Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ehsan Mani, Chief Marketing Officer HBL Naveed… Continue reading HBL Pakistan Super League trophy unveiled in Dubai

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Quetta Gladiators have been dealt an injury blow with all-rounder Sunil Narine unavailable for the start of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 due to a finger injury. Narine, who was part of a blockbuster pre-season trade between Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars, is nursing a finger injury which he aggravated… Continue reading Sunil Narine’s participation in PSL to be determined after medical advice

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Four Pakistani athletes will participate in 6th Turkish Open Taekwondo Tournament scheduled to be held in Antalya, Turkey from February 13 to 17. The athletes include Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Owais, Hussain Anjum and Arif Ullah Khan while the officials to accompany the squad comprise Sami Ullah (team manager), Muhammad Talha Junaid (coach)… Continue reading 4 Pakistani athletes to participate in Turkish Open Taekwondo

LAHORE, Feb 12 (APP):Director General Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Nadeem Sarwar has congratulated Pakistan women cricket team on winning the ODI series by 2-1 against West Indian women cricket team in United Arab Emirates (UAE).In a felicitation message here on Tuesday, he said the ODI series triumph matters a lot especially after losing T20 series… Continue reading DG SBP greets Pak women cricket team

LAHORE, Feb 12 (APP):Numerous overseas cricketers have reasserted their credentials by featuring in the HBL Pakistan Super League with Luke Ronchi, player of the tournament in 2018, being the prime example. While the coming HBL PSL is a chance to shine for many budding cricketers of Pakistan, it is also an opportunity for the visiting… Continue reading Lamichhane one of foreign debutantes to watch out for in HBL PSL

PESHAWAR, Feb 12 (APP):President KP Hockey Association Syed Zahir Shah has said that the trials for selection of the KP team for the forthcoming National Under-19 Hockey Championship will be organized here at Lala Ayub Hockey Stadium on February 15 at 10 am. He said players born after January 2000 will be eligible to take part in… Continue reading KP hockey trials for National U-19 Hockey on Feb 15

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur will be looking forward to finding more talent in 2019 Pakistan Super League (PSL) beginning February 14, saying someone can earn a ticket from this season to the World Cup squad. Arthur, who is also the head coach for PSL franchise Karachi Kings said his love for… Continue reading Someone can get ticket to WC squad from PSL: Mickey

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza Tuesday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of national cyclist Sabiha Zahid, who died recently after fighting battle against cancer.She expressed her heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies to members of the bereaved family of the departed soul, a press… Continue reading Fehmida expresses deep sorrow over national cyclist death

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has gained three slots to tie with compatriot Javeria Khan in 15th position among batters while Sana Mir, who is top ranked in the ODI format, has moved up six places to take 28th position among Twenty20 bowlers in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20 Player Rankings released… Continue reading Bismah, Sana move up in ICC Women T20 Rankings