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LONDON: Pakistan ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has started bowling amid his rehabilitation here for a knee injury. Shaheen, who has been in the UK for the rehabilitation of his knee injury, which he sustained during the Green Shirts’ first Test against Sri Lanka, has now started bowling. Taking to Twitter, the speedster shared the footage of him bowling after the injury. “Your success belongs to Allah, not your mindset,” Shaheen wrote as he shared the clip of his bowling. Your success belongs to Allah,not your mindset. pic.twitter.com/RP8l7RTMcZ — Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) September 24, 2022   It is pertinent to mention that Shaheen is not a part of the Green Shirts’ squad for the home T20I series against England as a result of his knee injury. The left-arm pacer is likely to be back in action in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022, scheduled in October in Australia. READ: PHF clears dues of national players after six months The post Watch: Shaheen Shah Af...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) cleared the debts of national players after six months, newly-elected president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar announced on Saturday. The national hockey players received much-anticipated news as the federation cleared their daily allowance debts after a six-month-long delay. The PHF deposited more than one and a half crore rupees to the accounts of more than 30 players, according to the details. “The players were not paid their daily allowance for six months. Pakistan Hockey Federation has paid the dues of all the players,” said Khokhar. It is pertinent to mention here that Khokhar was elected unopposed for a four-year term in the PHF elections held in August this year, along with Haider Hussain as secretary and Shahid Pervaiz Bhandara as finance secretary. READ: Federer’s emotional farewell leaves Nadal in tears  The post PHF clears dues of national players after six months appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://ift.tt...

KARACHI: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against England in the third match of the historic T20I series. PLAYING XIs Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Haider Ali, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani England: Moeen Ali (c), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley HEAD TO HEAD Matches-23, England-15, Pakistan-7, No Result-1   The post Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl first against England in third T20I appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://ift.tt/1PsrKMz

KARACHI: Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar added one more jewel to his crown as he surpassed legendary batter Inzamam ul Haq for scoring the most number of centuries as the national team captain. The skipper achieved the feat during the second T20I against England on Thursday, when he blasted a phenomenal ton to guide the Green Shirts to a clinical 10-wicket win. The astounding century marked the skipper’s 10th century across all formats while captaining the national side. He broke the previous record of nine centuries made by Inzamam. Babar registered the achievement in his 84th inning while Inzamam scored nine centuries in 131 innings, he played as Pakistan captain. 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 Babar Azam adds another record to his name. #PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/OwILoK9Qm0 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 22, 2022   Furthermore, Babar became the only Pakistani batter to score two centuries in T20Is. Overall, he has scored 26 international centuries across form...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s wrestler Ali Asad, who bagged a bronze medal in the recently-held Commonwealth Games 2022, returned a positive dope test result. According to the details, Ali had undergone a dope sample test before departing for the Games, which returned positive. The national wrestler later completed a second drug test during the Games, which also resulted in a positive result. Ali then requested a Sample B test after his Sample A test returned positive, but that too produced the same result. Ali will now get an opportunity to appear before the inquiry committee and give his stand. Details further suggest that the wrestler may face up to four years of the ban if found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs. The Commonwealth Games administration will also take back the medal from Pakistan. READ: Brazilian footballer Kaka to make marathon debut in Berlin The post CWG medalist Ali Asad returns positive dope test appeared first on ASports.tv . from ASports.tv https://i...

BERLIN: Former World Cup-winning footballer Kaka will make his debut at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, saying he was “just as excited as I used to be before football matches.” Kaka, who played for Real Madrid and AC Milan before retiring in 2017, said his father’s struggle with Covid-19 had inspired him to run the marathon. “He was 45 days in hospital” Kaka said at the Berlin marathon press conference on Friday. “Fortunately, he is with us today.” Kaka’s father and brother will take part in the “family experience” of the marathon. “He’s not going to run, he’s just walking, but we wanted him in this experience with us – it’s more of a family experience.” Kaka said marathons were particularly special as sporting events because amateurs can take part side-by-side with professionals. “I’m very excited… Of course, it’s completely different than those guys (pointing to the professionals), this is something that is really good in marathons. “As an amateur athlete, I can run and be in ...

KARACHI: Various records tumbled as the opening duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan powered the Green Shirts to a thumping 10-wicket victory over England in the second T20I.  After struggling with the bat in the Asia Cup 2022, captain Babar came back with a stunning ton on Thursday at Karachi’s National Stadium, becoming the only Pakistani player to score two centuries in T20 internationals. The resounding win strengthened Babar’s record not just as a batter but also as the team’s leader. With his 30th T20I victory Babar became the most successful captain of Pakistan in T20Is, surpassing Sarfaraz Ahmed, who led the Green Shirt in 29 T20I wins. The unbeaten 203-run partnership between the skipper and Rizwan became the highest partnership for Pakistan. The pair bettered their own previous record of a 197-run stand against South Africa in 2021. On both occasions, the Green Shirts were chasing the targets. Thus, making it the only pair who put on 175 or more in a single T20I...