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Nooh Dastagir Butt made Pakistan proud at CWGs 2022

5Aug

By Aqsa Azam4 Comments

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Nooh Dastagir Butt made Pakistan proud at CWGs 2022

Nooh Dastagir Butt the 24 years old young boy bags a Gold Medal for weightlifting. He gets the awards in the ongoing commonwealth games 2022 in Birmingham. He lifted a record 405 kgs in the last round. Jubilant news came from Birmingham yesterday. A young boy of 24 years old from Pakistan bags a record Gold Medal in weight lifting. Nooh Dastagir Butt belongs to a decent family in Pakistan. He took part in the latest commonwealth games 2022 in heavy weight lifting. In the category of 109 kgs, he lifted a record weight of 405 kgs in the last round astounding all the judges and spectators. Butt also set another record by lifting 232kg in clean and jerk. New Zealand's David Andrew got silver by lifting 394kg whereas India's Singh Gurdeep managed to win bronze by lifting an overall 390k...

15th Cricket Asia Cup 2022 to be played in UAE

4Aug

By Kino2 Comments

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15th Cricket Asia Cup 2022 to be played in UAE

The 15th edition of the Asia Cup 2022 schedule has been announced, will commence on 27 August in UAE, host by Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the tournament opener and final will be played on 11 September, 2022. Originally it was scheduled to hold in September 2020 but failed to commence due to Covid-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled and Asian Cricket Council ACC decided to take place in June 2021 in Sri Lanka. However in October 2021, ACC announced Asia up to take place in august 2022 with Sri Lanka hosting the tournament with Pakistan hosting the 2023 edition. Total nine teams are participating in Asia Cup tournament and the tournament will be played in T2 format. The main tournament will present six teams, each divided into two groups. India, Pakistan and the qualifier are in...

Lahore Qalandars to face an Indian Team in Namibia

25Jul

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

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Lahore Qalandars to face an Indian Team in Namibia

Namibia: Lahore Qalandars and Indian domestic team Bengal have accepted the invitation. They will go up against each other in the league. The South African team is likely to be named soon as well. This is a 4 team tournament. The Lahore Qalandars have accepted an offer to compete in Namibia's planned Global T20 event. With the acceptance of this offer, a representative squad of Qalandars will face Bengal from India. Cricket Namibia will host the four-team competition, with Bengal already confirmed and Lahore Qalandars did accept in agreement. The South African team is also expected to be named soon. This will be an opportunity for Pakistan and India to strengthen connections even more, as neither domestic team has been very active. The last time players from both coun...

Pakistan ‘s Batting department is in safe hands now

23Jul

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

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Pakistan ‘s Batting department is in safe hands now

The veteran batsman of the Pakistan cricket team is all set to become a permanent batting coach. Muhammad Yousuf take over the position after Micheal Hayden left for personal reasons. Now PCB is considering handing over him batting department permanently. Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf may soon be serving as the permanent batting coach of the national squad. The decision comes after Yousuf's release from the position of batting coach at the National High-Performance Centre (NHPC), Lahore. The position of the new batting coach at the NHPC will be advertised soon. It has yet to be confirmed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). His position was temporary at first. Micheal Hayden was appointed to replace him for the upcoming series against Australia. But after the recommend...

A Pakistani bag 2nd place at Toronto grand prix

23Jul

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

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A Pakistani bag 2nd place at Toronto grand prix

22-year-old, Enaam Ahmed, won 2nd place at Toronto Grand Prix. He becomes the first Pakistani to ever stand on a podium of the Grand Prix. Enaam is determined to win the series. Enaam Ahmed is Pakistan's most thrilling racing car driver. He become second on the podium at the Streets of Toronto circuit of the IndyPro 2000 races on July 16, 2022. Enaam Ahmed became the first Pakistani to stand on the podium at the Toronto Grand Prix. He finished third in races 13 and 14. He is determined to win the championship. The outlaw racer will go to any length to make Pakistan proud via his efforts, even hanging the country's flag on his car. Taking to Instagram, he wrote: “Race 1 was great with finishing 2nd! I didn’t finish Race 2 unfortunately. Overall a really good weekend showing how str...