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Four seasons in north China’s Xilingol League

December 17, 2019 | Press Release, Sports Extra

XILINGOL LEAGUE, China, Dec. 17, 2019 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– Its name is imposing and its seasons are colorful. It is not only the original ecological grassland nearest to Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, but also a pure land with Mongolian regional characteristics and culture. Xilingol League, located in north China, is a paradise where honest grassland residents are […]

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Abdul Razzaq Claims He Could Have Easily Dominated India’s Bumrah

December 4, 2019 | Official News, Sports Extra

Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq claims that he could have easily dominated current number 1 ODI ranked bowler Jasprit Bumrah.In an interview with Yousaf Anjum, Razzaq said that he has faced better bowlers than Bumrah during his international c…

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Semi Finals of National T-20 Cup to be played today

October 23, 2019 | Official News, Sports Extra

The Semi Finals of the National T-20 Cup will be played at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad on Wednesday. First semi-final will be played between Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 01:30 p.m., while, Balochistan will face Southern Punjab in second semi-final a…

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Sarfaraz Ahmed Removed From Captaincy from All Formats

October 18, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

Sarfaraz Ahmed has been sacked as Pakistan captain from the Test and T20I formats, a Pakistan Cricket Board press release announced on Friday.The wicket-keeper batsman has also been dropped from the squad for both formats, a consequence of his indiffer…

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Women’s T20 cricket included at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

August 13, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

In a historic move, the International Cricket Council and Commonwealth Games Federation confirmed the inclusion of women’s T20 cricket t the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.In a statement, President of the Common wealth Games Federation Dame Louise …

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3rd Asian Men’s U23 Volleyball Championship begins on Saturday

August 2, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

The 3rd Asian Men’s U23 Volleyball Championship begins at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on Saturday.Pakistan Volleyball team is participating in the championship.Source: Radio Pakistan

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OIC Secretary General receives Somali State Minister for Foreign Affairs

July 21, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef AlOthaimeen met here on Thursday with Somali State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdulkadir AhmedKheir Abdi.During the meeting at the OIC headqua…

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Sri Lanka cricket team to visit Pakistan to play Test match in Lahore

July 12, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

Sri Lanka Cricket team will visit Pakistan to play a Test match in Lahore, in October this year.According to the Sri Lankan Cricket, Pakistan Cricket Board held successful talks.Pakistan will witness Test cricket after the gap of almost 10 years.Pakist…

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Bangladesh beat West Indies by seven wickets

June 17, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

Bangladesh beat the West Indies by seven wickets in a match of the ICC World Cup at Taunton tonight.Batting first, the West Indies scored 321 for the loss of 8 wickets in stipulated 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh achieved the target in 41.3 overs j…

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ICC World Cup 2019: India beat Pakistan by 89 runs under (D/L) method

June 16, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

In the ICC World Cup match, India beat Pakistan by 89 runs under (D/L) method at Manchester.Batting first India set a victory target of 337 runs for the loss of five wickets in stipulated fifty overs.In reply Pakistan could only manage 212 runs for the…

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Pakistan, Indian teams should play bilateral series for betterment of cricket: FM Qureshi

June 16, 2019 | General, Official News, Sports Extra

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan and Indian team should play bilateral cricket in the larger interest of the sports and for the good of cricket.Talking to the media on his arrival at the Old Trafford stadium today (Sunday), …

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ICC World Cup: England beat West Indies by 8 wickets

June 14, 2019 | Sports, Sports Extra

In the ICC World Cup match at Southampton England beat West Indies by 8 wickets.Batting first, West Indies were all out in 44.4 overs setting a victory target of 213 runs.In reply, England achieved the target in 33.1 overs.Radio Pakistan’s FM 101 netwo…

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