LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday gave No-objection Certificates (NOC) to its players after getting clearance from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the participation in the upcoming Sharjah Sixes Tournament. The PCB spokesman said that the cricket board first contacted ...

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan produced so many international stars in almost every sporting field and Taekwondo is also one of the sports in which Pakistan male and female athletes, despite limited resources, earned laurels for the country. In an exclusive interview with The Nation, country's brightest ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is not ready to use common sense and for the third time has changed the dates for holding trial matches for the selection of Pakistan team for the WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship to be played at Mull House, France from June 9 to 15. ...

NEW DELHI - Indian police said Sunday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of three players and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under the microscope. Test discard Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was among a trio of players from the Rajasthan Royals arrested on ...

islamabad - mohsin ali - Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is desperately trying face-saving tactics to lure players for trial matches for the selection of squad for the World Team Squash Championship starting from June 9 in France. So far, all the efforts made by the federation failed to bring any ...

ISLAMABADThe players’ revolt forced the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) to postpone trial matches for the selection of squad for the World Team Squash Championship starting from June 9 in France.The inside sources have confirmed to this scribe that five players including Sh Saqib, Tayyab ...

 LAHORE -  The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday announced that its 21 cricketers on central contracts would get a 15-percent salary increase and a 10-percent rise in match fees this year. The PCB keeps 21 players on central contracts in three categories, marked by three different ...

  PONTEVEDRABEACH   Tiger Woods shook off a double bogey at the 14th hole Sunday and held on to win the US PGA Tour Players Championship, setting another career milestone in the process. Woods, who had a share of the lead with Sergio Garcia and David Lingmerth after completing the ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH - In a star-studded field, unheralded Roberto Castro matched the course record with a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to seize the first-round lead at the Players Championship.Castro, making his debut in the US PGA Tour's $9.5 million flagship event, equalled the record set by Fred ...

ISLAMABAD - MOHSIN ALI - Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is all set to lose some of its key players in the coming days, as too much leniency can cause not only the federation but also the country dearly. Some serious lapses on part of the federation were witnessed during the recently-concluded ...

KARACHIPakistan’s top cricketers are expecting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to give them another pay hike when the new central contracts for the year 2013 are given before the team leaves for the ICC Champions Trophy. The sources close to some of the players said on Sunday that they were ...

LAHORE - Four former Pakistan international footballers will receive the ‘AFC Distinguished Service Awards’ on May 3 at Kuala Lumpur. Former Pakistan captain Ali Nawaz along with three former international players Qazi M Asif, Haroon Yousaf and Tanveer Ahmed have been nominated by the ...

ISLAMABADThe arrangements for hosting the 17th Asian Seniors Individual Squash Championship 2013 at Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex are almost near completion, as international players started to arrive in quite a few numbers on Monday.Malaysian top seed of the event Ong Beng Hee, along with his ...

  ISLAMABAD   Physically Challenged Indian Cricket League (IPCL) would be launched from August 29 at Raja Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad, in which 15 Pakistan handicapped players would also be seen in action. Ravi Chauhan, secretary Physically Challenged Cricket Association of India told ...

ISLAMABAD - A total of 22 players were short listed after final day of trials held here at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, for the National U-16 Hockey Championship on Friday. Islamabad Hockey Association (IHA) president Naeem Farani, secretary Zia Shah, svp Abbas Chaudhry, ...

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) secretary Lt Col Waseem Ahmed Janjua has done wonders for the country and will create history by inviting 20 Korean international Taekwondo players who will demonstrate skills on May 14 at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex. In an exclusive ...

  ISLAMABAD Pakistan No 1 female squash player Maria Toor Pakai started training here at the Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex along with other male and female players on Wednesday. In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Maria told this scribe that she was a completely different player after ...

LONDON Wimbledon organizers moved to justify a staggering 40 percent rise in total prize money that will give the 2013 championships the biggest prize fund in tennis. Players at this year's grasscourt grand slam, which starts on June 24, will receive a total of 22.6 million pounds ($34.45 million) ...

KARACHI Karachi cricket chiefs on Friday banned three international players, Sohail Khan, Fawad Alam and Khalid Latif, for lack of discipline during a domestic Twenty20 tournament.Sohail, 29, is banned from playing for Karachi in any domestic match, and Alam and Latif for playing in Twenty20s. All ...

ISLAMABADThe sorry state of affairs continues unabated in Pakistan Cricket Association for Physically Handicapped (PCAPH) as handicapped players miseries further aggravated. The inside sources on condition of anonymity have confirmed to this scribe that despite taking huge amount of funds from ...

lahore - Mainstream political parties in a bid to establish their maximum presence in the electoral arena, have accelerated their electoral campaigns in Punjab despite security threats.The PTI which needs an aggressive campaign to face the PML-N in Punjab has just speed up its electoral drive to ...

ISLAMABADAll the top squash players Wednesday returned here after taking part in the Abbottabad training camp where Pakistan Army’s highly-qualified trainers trained them. Talking exclusively to The Nation on Wednesday, former Pakistan No 1 squash player Farhan Mahboob termed the training ...

ISLAMABADPakistan ruled the world of squash for more than four decades and this particular sport gave identity to Pakistan the world over, but now a days it is very hard to find natural talent at grassroots level, and when the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) finally managed to spot out genuine ...

KARACHI  - Like in other walks of life, better education among the national and international sports-persons can help in producing better players for the future.This was the crux of a seminar held at Government College for Women, Sharea Liaquat held on Thursday. The seminar was titled ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) doesn't bother to appoint any referee for the Senior National Women Squash Championship played at Jansher Khan Squash Complex Abbottabad which concluded on April 9. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Squash Association (KPKSA) was the host of the event in which only ...

COLOMBO  - Sri Lanka have named five uncapped players in their provisional 30-man squad for the ICC Champions trophy in England and Wales in June.The squad includes batsmen Kithuruwan Vithanage, Angelo Perera and Shehan Jayasuriya, fast bowler Ishara Jayaratne and spinner Milinda ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) president Syed Kaleem Imam announced on Thursday that despite limited recourses, Pakistan tennis team would participate in the China championship and all the other major international events. Talking with The Nation, Kaleem said: “It is my aim to ...

DHAKA  - About 150 foreigners went under the hammer for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction Thursday despite a pay row which saw many cricketers not paid their full dues for the first season.Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan hit the jackpot as he went for $365,000, but the amount was nearly ...

MEDINAH (Reuters) - In the relative calm before the Europe and the United States resume their fierce Ryder Cup rivalry, players made the most of a chance to catch their breath at a sun-kissed Medinah Country Club on Wednesday.European captain Jose Maria Olazabal put his men through a light trot, ...

Sri Lanka shattered Pakistan's dream for winning the One-day series after recording easy victory in the fourth one-day international at R Premadasa Stadium.Pakistan were strongly placed at 166-2 in the 38th over before they collapsed to 199 all out and lost their last eight wickets for just 33 ...