Tag: Sports

Absalon triple gold dream ended by puncture

Julien Absalon's dream of winning a third consecutive Olympic men's mountain bike gold was ended when the Frenchman suffered an early puncture on the...

Golden Eagles win

The 1st Ehsan Super Six Flood Light Tape Ball Cricket Tournament played at Smart Cricket Ground Khayaban-e-Ameen. Golden Eagles Beat C1 Stars by 9...

Pietersen axed by England

Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from England's squad for the third Test against South Africa after the controversial batsman was caught up in a...

England had no choice over Pietersen axe: Hussain

Former England captain Nasser Hussain admits the English selectors had to drop Kevin Pietersen for the crucial final Test against South Africa even though...

Kiprotich wins marathon, curtain falls on Games

Marathon man Stephen Kiprotich delivered only Uganda's second ever Olympics gold medal on Sunday, celebrating victory in the shadow of Buckingham Palace as the...

Sports Board’s rip-off in the name of Punjab’s youth

As much else around these parts, the politico-bureaucratic nexus after successfully hushing up financial irregularities and alleged misappropriations running into millions of rupees in...

Olympic Games August 3 schedule

Olympic Games schedule for Friday, August 3 (times GMT): Athletics (0900) Men's shot put - qualification (0905) Heptathlon - 100m hurdles (0925) Women's triple jump - qualification (0940) Women's...

People flay KP govt’s occupation of youth hostel in Kaghan

The Pakistan Youth Hostel Association has strongly protested over the flagrant violation of law by the KP Tourism Department by forcibly taking over its...

DHA Sports Club brings exciting cricket in Ramadan

DHA Sports Club, in an attempt to captivate the hearts of cricket lovers, has collaborated with Advance Telecom, to organize yet another thrilling Night-Cricket...

PSB’s ‘policy’ detrimental to Pakistan sports

The dispute between the two protagonists has had many twists over the years, and the latest PSB intervention is another attempt to hold sway...

Federations given 2 months to execute Sports Policy

Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani, President Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) said on Thursday that the PSB Executive Committee have given a two-month deadline to all...

Kinnaird Summer Sports Gala begins

The Kinnaird College Sports Department is organising a Sports Gala from June 25 to 28 and competitions will be held in different events. Following...

CM launches Youth Festival campaign today

Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif will officially be launching the campaign of holding the Punjab Sports and Youth Festival 2012 and for the...

National Inter-Club Women Football starts

The 5th National Inter-Club Women Football Championship-2012 started at Karachi and Lahore with wins for Diya and Sports Sciences. Being organized by the Karachi-Sindh...

Zimbabwe shock SA in T20 tournament

Zimbabwe shocked powerful neighbours South Africa by 29 runs at Harare Sports Club Wednesday in the third game of a non-cap Twenty20 tri-nation tournament....

London 2012 security guards told to smile

Private security guards manning venues at July and August's London Olympics have been warned against over-zealous behaviour that might alienate sports fans, the firm...

Pak- Lanka Friendship Gala on Saturday

The Sri Lanka-Pakistan Friendship Association, in collaboration with the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka is organizing the 2012 Sports Gala on Saturday at...