JAMES M. DORSEY Even before it officially launched, Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2030 World Cup is on thin ice.The bid suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is determined to do whatever it takes to become a dominant force in international sports. However, the hubris underlying the approach, […]
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By Noor Ali Wazir WANA: The All Pakistan Football Tournament was inaugurated by Commandant SWS Muhammad Owais Shamim at Scouts Sports Complex in Wana, Lower South Waziristan. Along with the inauguration of the Scouts Sports Complex, the All-Pakistan Football Tournament named “Message of Peace” was officially launched. On the occasion […]
LAHORE-UNS: Lahore Qalandars set a target of 176 runs for Multan Sultans in the first match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday. Sultans won the toss and sent the Qalandars to bat first. Fakhar Zaman was the leading scorer […]
KARACHI -UNS : 7th PTBF Tenpin Bowling Championship started at Royal Rodale Club, DHA, karachi.Consulate General of Turkiye, Cemal Sangu, was the chief guest at the opening ceremony and inaugurated the Championship.President, Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation, Ijaz ur Rehman, President, Sindh Tenpin Bowling Association, Aleem Agha and a number of […]
JAMES M. DORSEY Saudi Arabia isn’t wasting time to milk for what it’s worth soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to the kingdom. Neither are others in the Gulf eager to join the bandwagon. Playing for nine-time Saudi league champion Al Nassr FC for US$211 million over 2.5 years, Mr. Ronaldo […]
KARACHI (UNS/AP) — Sarfaraz Ahmed continued his red-hot form with a thrilling century to help Pakistan draw a nail-biting second and final test against New Zealand as the series ended 0-0 on Friday. The 35-year-old Sarfaraz, who also struck half-centuries in his three previous innings after being recalled for the […]
LAHORE -UNS: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee led by Najam Sethi on Saturday appointed former skipper Shahid Afridi as the interim head of the men’s national selection committee for the home series against New Zealand, the board announced in a statement. According to the PCB, Abdul Razzaq and […]
BY JAMES M. DORSEY Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be this decade’s focal points of Asian sports. By 2030, Egypt and Turkey could become part of the global sports-hosting mix. That doesn’t mean that Arab and Berber North Africa will be sidelined. On the contrary, barely two months after emerging […]
DOHA-UNS/AFP: Argentina beat France in the penalty shootout of the FIFA World Cup 2022 final on Sunday at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium to become the winners. The final went to a penalty shootout on Sunday after it finished 3-3 in extra-time. The match ended 2-2 after 90 minutes but Lionel Messi […]
