Sports

Jinnah College for Women has secured first position in the annual sports competitions among the women colleges affiliated with University of Peshawar. Jinnah College for Women won the table tennis, badminton, handball, athletics, cricket and volleyball events at the competitions.

PESHAWAR, 1 November:  Shaheen Shah Afridi hailing from Khyber Agency has been selected for Pakistan Under-16 team that will tour Australia on November 18. Shaheen...

The annual sports gala at the Swabi University has begun here the other day. On the opening day of the weeklong gala, athletics competitions were held among different departments of the university. In men’s events, the department of Geology grabbed first position in the athletics event followed by Agriculture and Microbiology departments which got second and third positions respectively.

Abdal Star Club have won All Khyber Agency Shohada-e-Jamrud Football Tournament. In the final match of the tournament played at Goodar ground in Jamrud on Thursday, Abdal Star Club defeated Fighter Club 4-1.

Abdul Bari from Sindh became the new Mr. Pakistan while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shahzaib won the Junior Pakistan title as the 64th All-Pakistan bodybuilding competitions concluded at the Wadudia Hall here the other day. More than 100 bodybuilders from all over Pakistan participated in the event and displayed their muscles. However, the judges awarded the title of Mr. Pakistan to Bari.

By Anwar Shah PESHAWAR, 21 August: Muhammad Rizwan, the 23-year-old cricketer from Peshawar, is fast emerging as a dependable wicketkeeper batsman for the national cricket...

Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Khan Afridi will again lead the Peshawar Zalmi team in the second season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Media reports said the all-rounder has taken back his decision to change his franchise. He is expected to sign an agreement with Peshawar Zalmi in this regard soon.

The three-day sports festival at Iqra University in Hayatabad, Peshawar concluded on Wednesday. Hundreds of students of the privately-owned university participated in different sports competitions including cricket, table tennis, football, tennis, volleyball and carom board. Organisers of the festival said the purpose of the event was to provide entertainment opportunities to the students.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has indicated to give a farewell match to former captain Shahid Khan Afridi.

The Royal Gymkhana Twenty20 Cricket Tournament has got underway at Zeb Cricket Ground in Peshawar. In the opening match of the tournament on Tuesday, Interlink Club batted first and scored 168 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Rana Club were all out on 148 runs and lost the match.

The Peshawar Zalmi team selected Pakistan T20 team captain Shahid Khan Afridi as the first phase of drafting players for the upcoming Pakistan Super League concluded in National Cricket Academy, Lahore on Monday.

Jamrud Club have won the All Khyber Agency Youth Cricket Championship. In the final match of the tournament at Tedi Bazaar cricket ground on Tuesday, Jamrud Club defeated Khyber Green by seven wickets.