RAWALPINDI, Monday, June 22, 2020 (The Guardian/WNP/DL): Pakistan’s tour of England appears to be in the balance, with three of their players having tested positive for Covid-19 and a further batch of results set to be published in the next 24 hours. A 28-man squad to cover three Tests in August and the Twenty20 series […]
ISLAMABAD, Monday, June 01, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): The national team’s bowling coach and former fast bowling legend, Waqar Younis, has called on Shahid Afridi and Gautam Gambhir to end their social media war, and for India and Pakistan to resume playing cricket. After being fierce on-field rivals, Pakistan’s Afridi and former Indian opener Gambhir have become […]
PARIS, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (WNP/DL): The French and European alpinists, trekkers, skiers, and adventure sports enthusiasts are choosing Pakistan as their preferred destination. Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque said while talking to Ms. Berenice Rocfort and Ms. Emilie Brouze, the two French writers and journalists who co-authored the book “Winter in […]
NEW DELHI, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): India captain Virat Kohli has told how his late father refused to pay a bribe to get him into a Delhi state junior team when he was a teenager. The world’s top ranked one-day batsman did not identify who had demanded the bribe but said he was rejected […]
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, March 28, 2020 (WNP): Azam Khan, regarded as one of the greatest squash players, has died from the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, his family said on Saturday. Azam, 95, had won the British Open four times between 1959 and 1962. He was the younger brother of squash legend Hashim Khan, who won […]
LAHORE, Friday, March 13, 2020 (WNP): The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday said that all players participating in HBL PSL 2020 have been given the option to pull out of the tournament amid growing fears of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier in the day, Sindh confirmed its first “secondary contact case”, taking Pakistan’s coronavirus tally to 21. According […]
LAHORE, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 (WNP): Lahore Qalandars bagged their third straight victory of the 2020 Pakistan Super League on Tuesday, defeating Peshawar Zalmi by five wickets at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. The Qalandars, who were chasing a 188-run target set by Zalmi, finished at 189-5 with just one ball remaining — a visual that made […]
LAHORE, Friday, March 07, 2020 (WNP): Pakistan Super League (PSL)-2020 is holding a breast cancer awareness day to help Pink Ribbon in the fight against breast cancer. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is supporting Pink Ribbon for the last three years in the cause of breast cancer. The Breast Cancer Awareness Day will be marked […]
LAUSANNE, Friday, February 28, 2020 (AFP/WNP): The International Olympic Committee is “fully committed” to holding the 2020 Games in Tokyo as planned despite the widening new coronavirus outbreak, the body’s president has pledged. The IOC “is fully committed to a successful Olympic Games in Tokyo starting July 24”, Thomas Bach told Japanese media in a […]
CANBERRA, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 (AFP/WNP): Pakistan women’s cricket team began their journey at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday with a splendid eight-wicket win over the West Indies in Canberra. Faced with a target of 125 runs, Pakistan finished with a score of 127-2 with 10 balls to spare in their allotted […]
LAHORE, Thursday, February 20, 2020 (WNP): The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday suspended Umar Akmal with immediate effect. This means Akmal cannot take part in any cricket-related activity until the PCB Anti-corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating him. Akmal is being investigated under Article 4.7.1 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code. The article in question suggests that before a […]
KARACHI, Thursday, February 20, 2020 (WNP): Film star Mehwish Hayat, who is very active to promote Pakistan’s soft image to the world, rejoiced the historical opening ceremony of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 at the National Stadium in Karachi on Thursday. Brimming with the patriotism after attending the PSL opener, the Punjab Nahi Jaoungi actress urged […]