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Ahsan clinches Asian U-21 snooker


June 22, 2023

KARACHI: Ahsan Ramzan, Pakistan’s former world champion, added yet another feather to his cap on Wednesday when he outclassed Iran’s Milad Pourali Darehchi 5-2 in the best-of-nine frames final of the Asian U-21 Snooker Championship in Tehran on Wednesday evening. The 17-year-old won the best-of-nine frames final 48-46, 70-5, 61-6, 62-29, 30-71, 55-67, 101-27. Earlier, Ahsan brushed aside Tirdad Azadipour, …

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French World Cup winner N’Golo Kante joins Saudi champions Al Ittihad


June 22, 2023

France’s World Cup-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante has joined Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad, the club said in a statement on Wednesday, joining up with compatriot Karim Benzema. “Kante is an Ittihad player now!” the club said on Twitter, while chairman Anmar al-Hailee tweeted: “Welcome to our new tiger Kante,” a reference to the team’s nickname.     The 32-year-old becomes …

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Paris 2024 headquarters searched in corruption probe


June 21, 2023

PARIS: The headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee and those of its infrastructure partner were being searched by police on Tuesday as part of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds and favouritism, prosecutors said. The national financial prosecutor’s office (PNF) said the Paris 2024 headquarters were raided amid a preliminary investigation launched in 2017 into contracts made …

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NA body wants IPC Ministry to conduct audit of PHF grants


June 21, 2023

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday raised serious concerns over the affairs of Pakis­tan Hockey Federation, which has been operating without the affiliation of the Pakistan Sports Board. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-provincial Coordi­nation (IPC), which met here with MNA Nawab Sher in the chair, discussed the affairs of the PHF and the Pakistan Football Federa­tion’s Normalisation Committee. …

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NZ to raise racism concerns after abandoning game in Qatar


June 21, 2023

DOHA: New Zealand Football (NZF) said it will contact FIFA about protecting players from racism after the men’s national team abandoned a friendly against Qatar at halftime in protest at an alleged racist slur against one of their players. New Zealand said a Qatari opponent directed a “significant racist slur” at All Whites defender Michael Boxall, who has Samoan heritage, …

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Zaka Ashraf set to become PCB chairman again


June 21, 2023

ISLAMABAD: Former Pak­is­tan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf is set to take the post once again after he was nominated for the body’s Board of Governors (BoG) by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday. In a notification released by the PM Office, Zaka, along with Supreme Court advocate Mustafa Ramday was among the two nominations made by the premier …

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Pakistan to play Tests in Galle, Colombo


June 21, 2023

LAHORE: Pakistan will play Test mat­ches in Galle and Colombo during their two-game series in Sri Lanka next month. According to the schedule of the series announced by Sri Lanka Cricket on Tues­day, the first Test starts at the Galle Inter­national Cricket Stadium on July 16 and then the two teams will travel to Colombo where the second Test will …

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Pakistan football team issued Indian visas for SAFF Cup


June 20, 2023

The Pakistan football team has been issued visas for travel to India to participate in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Football Federation on Monday. The press release said the visas were issued by the Indian High Commission in Mauritius where the team was present for a Four Nations Series. It …

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Broad revives England’s victory bid as Khawaja holds firm


June 20, 2023

BIRMINGHAM: England’s Stuart Broad took two late wickets to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramatic finish. Australia were making steady progress at 78-1 in pursuit of a victory target of 281 when veteran paceman Broad removed both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith — the world’s two top-ranked Test batsmen — to …

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Zaka Ashraf, Mustafa Ramday approved as PCB’s Board of Governors members


June 20, 2023

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf and Supreme Court advocate Mustafa Ramday were approved as members of the cricket body’s Board of Governors (BoG) on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the PCB, the body’s interim Management Committee met today under Najam Sethi’s chairmanship at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium and approved the board’s members. Apart from the two, the …

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