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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) president Dr. Fehmida Mirza on Monday said that government and PSB “shall continue to follow the policy of noninterference in the affairs of Pakistan Football Federation”. The minister IPC said this while speaking to PFF normalisation committee member Barrister Haris Azmat, who called on her in her …

NEW DELHI: Two Australian cricketers became the latest stars to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as top bowler Pat Cummins said the tournament was being kept open to distract attention from the growing coronavirus toll on the country. Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson are returning to Australia for ‘personal reasons’, their Royal Challengers Bangalore team said, …

LAHORE: Former Test fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz said the manner of Pakistan’s Twenty20 series win over Zimbabwe exposed several weak areas in the side as the team looks ahead to the World Twenty20 in India later this year. Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1 after beating the hosts by 24 runs in the final match on Sunday. Zimbabwe had stunned …

HE has it all. The grit, the endurance, the acumen, the finesse, and the ever-growing will to rise and rise amid adversity. And the man is proudly showcasing these traits on the field across all formats. Mohammad Rizwan indeed is the newest star on Pakistan’s cricket horizon. The professional way this 28-year-old rock-solid lad from Peshawar in recent times has …

PALLEKELE: Bangladesh comfortably batted out the final session of a truncated final day to draw the weather-affected first Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Sunday. With a lead of 107 runs and two sessions left, Sri Lanka had their hopes high after claiming two early Bangladesh wickets after lunch, but an aggressive knock by opener Tamim Iqbal snuffed out …

KARACHI: Chairman Sindh Softball Association (SSA) Syed Afzal Zaidi said on Saturday that due to the outbreak of Covid-19 major sports events in the world have been cancelled and softball activities in Pakistan have also been severely affected. The 15th National Women’s Softball Championship has been cancelled due to the increased cases of the coronavirus. However, after the situation improves …

Karachi: Veteran pacer Wahab Riaz reveals that he was disappointed with the way he was sidelined from the national side based on just one series. The 35-year-old Wahab in an exclusive interview with ARY News said that he may not be on the favorites list of selectors. “If you ask me honestly, I was dishearted on getting dropped after having …

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has opened a job position for a full time ‘Psychologist’ for national cricketers at the National High-Performance Centre (NHPC), Lahore. According to details, an advertisement was also published by the board for interested candidates. The psychologist will work on the performance of the players as well as their personal issues. The psychologist will monitor …

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will carry on with games, its organisers said on Sunday, but came under heavy criticism for the plan as the country grapples with a massive surge in coronavirus cases. The New Indian Express and a sister publication said on Sunday they had decided to suspend its IPL coverage, while hundreds of fans lambasted the league …

PALLEKELE: The first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is heading for a high-scoring draw after the hosts finished on 512 for three in reply to Bangladesh’s 541-7 declared on day four on Saturday. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne posted a maiden double hundred and was well backed up by Dhananjaya de Silva, who was unbeaten on 154 as play was called …