Category: Sports
Pakistani footballer-turned-powerlifter Zulfia wins gold medal in Dubai
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan women football team midfielder Zulfia Nazir has now set her eyes on winning laurels in powerlifting after winning a gold medal in Dubai. […]
Pakistan’s woman cricketer Sana Mir to receive Asia Game Changers Award
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Former captain of Pakistan’s women cricket team Sana Mir has been selected for the prestigious Asia Game Changers Award by the Asia Society. According […]
In Kyrgyzstan, fallen officer awarded honor medal posthumously
Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has presented a posthumous medal to honor Colonel Usenbek Niyazbekov, a senior security officer who was killed during an operation to arrest the country’s former […]
Citing security concerns, senior Sri Lankan cricketers refuse to travel to Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Several senior Sri Lankan players have expressed their reservations over travelling to Pakistan for the upcoming one-day international and T20 series. According to a […]
World’s largest underwater theme park opens in Bahrain
By Habib Toumi Manama: The world’s largest underwater theme park, Dive Bahrain, was officially opened on Friday. The initial phase of the project has been completed recently by submerging a […]
Over 2,400 athletes to compete in Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships
Cheongju: More than 2,400 martial arts athletes from 107 countries worldwide have registered to participate in the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships set to kick off in the […]
Abu Dhabi exhibition to bring international hunting, equestrian communities together
Abu Dhabi: The largest and most significant event in the world of hunting, equestrian and preservation of culture and heritage will be launched in Abu Dhabi, the capital […]
Sri Lanka: No to gamblers in sports administration
Colombo: Sri Lanka is to amend rules and regulations in the Sports Law in order to ban anyone linked to betting from holding any portfolio in cricket administration. “We […]
Australian prime minister visits F1 Hanoi racetrack as part of state visit to Vietnam
Hanoi: The Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation – promoter of the Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix 2020 – has welcomed the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, to the F1 Hanoi […]
Cleopatra’s beauty wows Moroccans at donkey pageant
Rabat: Cleopatra has made history by becoming the first female donkey to win the top prize in a beauty pageant in Morocco. Cleopatra could convince the nine members of […]