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GENEVA: United Nations rights experts have declared decision to bar sportswomen from wearing hijab in France as “discriminatory”. France invoked its strict rules on secularism to ban its athletes from wearing religious symbols, including the hijab, during the Paris 2024 Olympics. And France’s football and basketball federations have also opted to exclude players wearing the […]
36-year-old is now set to be wicketkeeping, fielding coach for T20 series against Pakistan next month By AFP October 29, 2024 Australian wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade. —ICC/ File SYDNEY: Australian World Cup winner Matthew Wade announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday and will become an assistant coach with the national team. The wicketkeeper-batsman played […]
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood was dismissed after England clinched their fourth wicket with the host at 99 on the second day of the decider of the ongoing Test series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. The skipper lost his wicket at 26 runs after resuming his innings on the crease with Saud Shakeel, after […]
England resumed their innings on day three of the second Test at Multan Cricket Stadium, facing a deficit of 126 runs with just four wickets in hand against Pakistan’s determined bowling attack. The visitors, with Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse on the crease are continuing from 239-6 after Sajid Khan got the Green Shirts back […]
Pakistani boxer Muhammad Waseem Saturday beat his Georgian opponent Jaba Memishishi in Bantamweight ranking bout at the World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF) taking place in Malta. The 34-year-old stunned the Georgian boxer in the third round of the competition to achieve the new milestone. This adds to Waseem’s 13th professional victory, with nine of those coming […]
West Indies cruised to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in a rain-disrupted match to complete a 3-0 T20 International series sweep on Tuesday. West Indies opener Shai Hope blasted an unbeaten 42 off 24 balls while Nicholas Pooran clubbed 35 off just 13 deliveries to lay the foundation for the hosts’ victory at the […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has imposed a lifetime ban on three hockey players and a physio who abandoned their duties and left the country without notifying the federation. This drastic measure follows their failure to attend the national training camp in Islamabad for the Asian Champions Trophy this month. In an emergency press […]
Bangladesh outclassed Pakistan to win the first Test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium courtesy of a brilliant performance by their bowlers who ran through Pakistani batters on the fifth day on Sunday. After bowling out the hosts at 146 in the second innings, Bangladeshi openers Zakir Hasan (15*) and Shadman Islam (9*) eased past the […]
Laced with massive star power, Portugal’s iconic footballer Cristiano Ronaldo attracted millions of subscribers within hours of launching his YouTube channel on Wednesday. The 39-year-old five-time Ballon D’Or winner is currently playing for Saudi Arabia’s club Al Nassr. “The wait is over. My @YouTube channel is finally here! SIUUUbscribe and join me on this new […]
A 240-run fifth-wicket stand between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan formed the centerpiece of a dominant second day for Pakistan as they declared at 448 for 6, leaving Bangladesh to see off a tricky hour or so before stumps. Bangladesh did so, with openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan surviving 12 overs, but they will […]