LAHORE, Oct 7, 2026: FATA secured a thrilling three-wicket victory over Quetta on the second day of the fourth round of the National U19 Championship 2026-27, while four centuries were scored across the competition on Wednesday. Mohammad Abbas Afridi struck a crucial half-century as FATA chased down a target of 162 to reach 166 for…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (Sports & Opinion): India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has made a major leap in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, climbing 18 places to reach a career-best seventh position after his match-winning century against the West Indies in Lucknow. Iyer smashed an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls, including 10 fours and…
Ushna Suhail and Mahin Aftab Qureshi created history by becoming the first Pakistani pair to win a doubles match at a World Tennis Women’s Futures tournament. The duo defeated Romisa Malik and South Africa’s Nissa Finnigan 6-0, 6-0 at the W15 Islamabad Championships.
Sahibzada Farhan named Pakistan T20I captain RAWALPINDI: Sahibzada Farhan has been appointed Pakistan’s T20I captain for the upcoming three-match home series against Sri Lanka, beginning a new chapter in the national team’s shortest-format leadership.
textISLAMABAD, October 6, 2026: Rain and wet outfields disrupted the opening day of the fifth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I, with three of the four matches getting underway after delayed starts on Tuesday. The fourth fixture between Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in…
ISLAMABAD, October 6, 2026: The W15 Islamabad–World Tennis Women’s Futures Championships 2026 got underway on Tuesday at the PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad, featuring 30 players from 17 countries. Players from France, China, Russia, Denmark, Mexico, Uzbekistan, South Africa, the Netherlands, Korea, Nepal, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Thailand, Türkiye, the Czech Republic and Pakistan are competing…
Pakistan end 12-year Asian Games hockey medal drought with gritty ritty bronze By Zunaira Batool text Pakistan are back on the Asian Games hockey podium after a 12-year wait, and they did it in dramatic fashion. The Green Shirts defeated South Korea 5–3 in the bronze-medal match at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, producing…
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