Peshawar ready to host 33rd National Games: Atif Khan
Flanked by Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) President Lt Gen (r) Arif Hassan, POA Secretary Khalid Mehmood, Secretary Sports KP Kamran Rehman, MD Tourism Corporation KP Junaid Khan and DG Sports Asfandiyar Khan, Atif Khan said that KP government, POA, KP Olympic Association and Directorate of Sports KP are on one page in organising the games in a better way. ...
Turkey extends football support to Pakistan: Faisal
?Our football leagues are well established where we will support the inclusion of Pakistan?s talent.?? Faisal said that other areas where Turkey can potentially help us are the coaching and youth exchange programmes.
Murray rules out his chances of playing singles at Wimbledon
Murray, who will get a wildcard for the Queen?s Club Championships in June if fit, told the Times that playing singles would be a step too far given the state of his rehabilitation. I?ve only just started moving now.? Murray has started training since the procedure and hopes to emulate doubles veteran Bob Bryan, who successfully returned to competitive ...
IPC Minister, PCB discuss sports revamp
ISLAMABAD ?? -? ? Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani called on Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza at her office on Tuesday. While discussing the recommendations of the Task Force on Sports, Dr Mirza agreed the point that the government should not bear the administrative expenditures of the federations rather it needs to invest ...
Archer’s rapid rise earns him England WC spot
The 24-year-old, born in Barbados and who represented West Indies at Under-19 level, was not in England?s provisional squad and only made his ODI debut little over a fortnight ago. His inclusion, and that of Tom Curran, means pace bowler David Willey misses out having been a regular during England?s march to the top of the ODI rankings. SQUAD: ...
South Africa Confront World Cup Demons
Johannesburg, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 22nd May, 2019 ) :For South Africans, there is no escape the reality of the country's bitter history of painful failure in Cup knockout games. "People will highlight the baggage -- it's like a big mirror that is always in front of you," said South African captain Faf ...
Demare wins crash-affected Stage 10; Conti keeps Giro leadag
MODENA ? -? ? Arnaud Demare of France sprinted to victory after a crash affected the end of the 10th stage of the Giro d?Italia on Tuesday, while Italian cyclist Valerio Conti kept the overall lead. Demare, who rides for Groupama-FDJ, edged out Elia Viviani and Rudiger Selig in a bunch sprint at the end of the entirely flat ...
Bangladesh Aim To Break New Ground At World Cup
Dhaka, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 22nd May, 2019 ) : have set their sights on capping a remarkable rise by reaching the Cup semi-finals for the first time. Bangladesh showed they can compete with 's elite nations when they advanced to the Champions Trophy semi-finals two years ago a strong group featuring England, ...
KCU to conduct summer sports training camps
LAHORE - Kinnaird College University (KCU) Lahore is conducting summer sports camps in various disciplines here from May 24 to motivate the youth to take up sports and to sharpen the skills of aspiring players. “It is a long duration programme of 10 weeks and we will be holding camps in cricket, hockey, basketball, football, table tennis, ...
Bolivian Referee Death Puts Altitude Matches Under Spotlight
Victor Hugo Hurtado collapsed while refereeing a Bolivian first division match in El Alto, at 4,090 meters, between the local side Always Ready and visitors Oriente Petrolero. It is more than 400 meters higher than the El Hernando Siles stadium (3,660 meters) in nearby that is used by the Bolivian national team. "One of Hurtado's cousins, Herrera, ...
All Pak Floodlit Cricket enters pre-QFs stage
LAHORE - The 5th Bahria Cup All Pakistan Floodlit Tapeball Cricket Cup reached to pre-quarterfinal stage when eight matches were decided on the second day here Tuesday at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town. In the first match, United Eleven defeated Super Kings Eleven by 23 runs while Pak Warriors beat ACES Eleven by 15 runs in the second ...
South Africa May Pick Swiss, Croatian Defenders For CAN
Bafana Bafana (The Boys) face the Ivorian Elephants on 24, the Namibian Brave Warriors four days later and the Moroccan Atlas Lions on 1. Provisional squad Goalkeepers: Bruce Bvuma (Kaizer Chiefs), Darren Keet (Bidvest Wits), Rowen Williams (SuperSport Utd) Defenders: Sifiso Hlanti, Thulani Hlatshwayo (capt), Buhle Mkhwanazi ( Wits), Daniel Cardoso, Ramahlwe Mphahlele (both Chiefs), Rivaldo Coetzee ...
Demare Wins Crashed-marred Giro 10th Stage
The 27-year-old FDJ sprinter timed his move to perfection as 's Elia Viviani came second and early setter Caleb Ewan third after a 60kph crash on the home straight took out sprinter Pascal Ackermann.
Former Race Driver Niki Lauda Was Business Visionary
According to Trend magazine, the Austrian three-times Formula One world champion had amassed a fortune of between 150-400 million euros at the time of his death which he had astutely shared between assorted foundations with beneficial tax arrangements.
Firmino Gives Liverpool Fitness Boost Ahead Of Champions League Final
"Roberto Firmino today trained alongside his teammates following a muscle strain that ruled him out of 's last three matches," a statement on 's website revealed. "Firmino has been working with the club's medical staff on his rehabilitation the issue and his reintroduction into full team training will be carefully managed under their supervision, with specialised programmes planned ...
Angry at being dubbed a hustler, Maradona dismisses new film
?I don?t like the title, and if I don?t like the title I am not going to like the film. Don?t go and see it.? Director Asif Kapadia, who made the award-winning documentaries ?Amy? and ?Senna?, had earlier said Maradona had not seen the film and admitted he was interested how the player would react to viewing the finished article. ...
Sporting World Mourns Death Of 'true Legend' Niki Lauda
Lauda at the University Hospital Zurich in on Monday night surrounded by his closest members, a spokesperson told AFP. An Austrian report said Lauda -- who also had kidney transplants -- was hospitalised for a dialysis earlier this month in . Walter Klepetko, who performed the lung transplant at 's general hospital last year, said ...
Pakistan unveil official World Cup 2019 kit
Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper and captain), Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Wahab Riaz, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik Pakistan vs West Indies: Friday 31 May, 14:30 PST (9:30 GMT) ? Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Pakistan vs England: Monday 3 June, 14:30 PST (9:30 GMT) ? Venue: Trent ...
Kompany knew his City time was up after Leicester goal
?The moment that ball against Leicester went ?top bins?, I knew I was done. I couldn?t do anything better,? the City captain said during a parade to celebrate the club?s domestic treble. City beat Watford 6-0 in Saturday?s FA Cup final to become the first club to complete an English domestic treble. The FA Cup triumph also ended up ...
Oscar Hat-trick Puts Shanghai Into AFC Champions League Last 16
Ulsan still finish of the group despite the thrashing and will meet Urawa Red Diamonds in the last 16 after their supersub Kazuki Nagasawa scored the opening goal and created another in a 3-0 win over Super League leaders Guoan in Saitama. Vitor 's SIPG finish runners-up and will play Group G winners Jeonbuk, another Korean ...
