Published in BBC, on Dec 14th, 2018, Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row. The 26-year-old beat Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane and Thomas …
Read More »Hayat’s long reign ends as Ashfaq elected PFF chief
Published in Dawn, on Dec 12th, 2018, By Umaid Wasim ISLAMABAD: The expression on retired Lt Col Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi’s face was of utter resignation. An era had just ended moments earlier, 15 years of Faisal Saleh Hayat’s uninterrupted reign …
Read More »BCCI file compensation case against PCB in ICC
Published in ARY, on Dec 11th, 2018, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) filed a compensation case of $2 million against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in ICC’s Dispute Resolutions Committee on Tuesday. The Indian board said that …
Read More »Morocco decide against 2019 Africa Cup of Nations bid
Morocco’s Minister of Youth and Sport Rachid Talbi Alami has yet to explain why his country will not be making a bid to host the 2019 Nations Cup Published in BBC, on Dec 12th, 2018, Morocco will not bid to …
Read More »Ronaldo asks Messi to join him in Italy
Published in Samaa, on Dec 10th, 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo has urged long-time rival Lionel Messi to be more like him and push his limits by challenging himself in another league. “I’d like him to come to Italy one day. I …
Read More »Pakistan’s Talha Talib wins gold at weightlifting championship in Egypt
Talha Talib won a gold medal for Pakistan at the fifth International Solidarity Championships in Cairo Published in Geo, on Dec 11th, 2018, By Sohail Imran LAHORE: Weightlifter Talha Talib clinched a gold medal for Pakistan at the fifth International Solidarity …
Read More »Yasir Shah breaks 82-year-old world record, becomes fastest bowler to bag 200 Test wickets
Yasir Shah celebrates with teammates after breaking the fastest to 200 Test wickets record during the fourth day of the third and final Test cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Sheikh Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu …
Read More »No talks to share World Cup with other countries, says Qatar
Published in The News, on Dec 5th, 2018, DOHA: Qatar has not held talks with any other countries to share football matches at the 2022 World Cup, a senior tournament organiser in Doha said on Wednesday. Despite coming under pressure …
Read More »UEFA approve new European club competition from 2021
Published in ARY, on Dec 3rd, 2018, By Reuters European soccer’s governing body approved the creation of a third-tier UEFA club competition on Sunday, a tournament which will mirror the current Champions League and Europa League format from 2021. At their meeting …
Read More »Karachi likely to host five PSL matches including final
Published in The News, on Dec 4th, 2018, KARACHI: Cricket authorities are considering holding more matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Pakistan as part of their efforts to pave the way for resumption of international cricket in the country. …
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