Badminton Tournament Men Section held at Gymnasium Hall, University of Jammu
Jammu: On the 2nd day of the tournament, Dr. Daud Iqbal Baba, Director, Directorate of Sports & Physical Education, University of Jammu witnessed the matches and appreciated all the players for their efforts in their respective matches. Among other present in the venue were Sh. Sumesh Sharma, Sh. Mahesh Sharma, Sh. Vijay Kumar, Sh. Jatinder Singh, Dr. […]
Team morale high for Asia Cup: Sarfraz Ahmed
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Monday said that his team morale was high for the forthcoming Asia Cup, hoping that every player will perform well. “The team has prepared a lot for the tournament and we will try our best to perform well in all three categories,” Sarfraz said while speaking to […]
Five-time champion Federer knocked out of US Open by Aussie Millman
NEW YORK: Roger Federer made a shock exit from the US Open on Monday after the five-time champion was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) by unseeded Australian John Millman in the round of 16. Millman, ranked 55th in the world, was dominated by Federer in the first set but turned the tables on the Swiss […]
Sania Mirza subjected to eve-teasing by Sabbir Rahman; Shoaib Malik launches a complaint
LAHORE;_Just a few hours after getting excluded from the Bangladesh side for the Asia Cup, Sabbir Rahman was at the receiving end of some other controversy. Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik launched a complaint against the Bangladeshi cricketer, who allegedly teased his wife and popular Tennis star Sania Mirza four years ago. Winner of multiple Grandslams, Sania […]
Despite recent successes, Asia Cup will be a unique challenge for Pakistan
LAHORE:-After a hard-earned break of around two months, Pakistan will begin a continuum of high-value clashes with the Asia Cup in mid-September. Pakistan’s last challenge was the tour to Zimbabwe, where the team not only whitewashed the hosts in a five-match ODI series, they also won the T20I tri-series that also featured Australia. Prior to […]
PCB announces schedule for Australia, NZ series
Lahore:_The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the schedule of home series against Australia and New Zealand– the matches will be played at the neutral venue in UAE. Pakistan will lock horns with Australia in two Tests and three T-20 matches series. The first Test of two Test-matches series is scheduled from 7-11 October […]
Asian Games 2018: P.V. Sindhu nets the silver
JAKARTA, Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu yet again finished second-best in a major final but grabbed a historic individual silver medal at the Asian Games after losing the women’s singles title clash to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying in Jakarta on Tuesday. No Indian had ever reached the final of a singles event at the Asian […]
Sindhu reaches historic final, Saina takes bronze
jakarta;-P. V. Sindhu dismantled Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi to become the first Indian to reach an Asian Games final, while World number 10 and Olympic medallist Saina played with good intensity but lost 17-21, 14-21 to a superior Tai Tzu Ying. P.V. Sindhu defeated World No. 2 Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles semifinal. – […]
Najam Sethi resigns as cricket chief, PM names Ehsan Mani for office
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi on Monday resigned from office and was promptly replaced with former International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Ehsan Mani by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Mani previously represented PCB at the ICC, cricket’s governing body, as treasurer for three years and later headed the organisation for another three years. Sethi, […]
Asian Games 2018: Vinesh Phogat first Indian woman wrestler to win gold
Jakarta: Vinesh Phogat on Monday created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, brushing aside her rivals with remarkable ease in the 50kg category here. Vinesh was a medal-favourite in her category and was likely to face stiff competition from Japan’s Yuki Irie, whom she […]
