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how will pakistan fare in the upcoming test series...

The Pakistan cricket team is set to resume international duty,as Sri Lanka’s tour of the UAE...

you know it s fake, right? - professional...

Being a proud pro-wrestling fan,I’d like to talk this sport in Pakistan, the mockery I...

aamir sohail s statement reeked of pettiness and...

whether the 90s era of Pakistan cricket was known for something,it was talent… wasted talent. For...

5 ways pakistan can turn the tri series against...

The clouds of concern have cleared,and Pakistan is now alert to take on Zimbabwe and the currently...

how do we deal with lionel messi getting older

Lionel Messi’s first goal of this new season was a free kick that went under the jumping wall of...

why belgium and england will win the 2018 fifa...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup has reached a fascinating stage. After a dramatic Round of 16,which saw two...

the world of sports can provide more drama than...

They say ‘truth is stranger than fiction’,and a sports fan, more than anyone else, or is likely...

because how can the goat ronaldo ever rape a...

Cristiano Ronaldo is so many things; father,son, partner, or friend,mentor, hero, or...

pcb should rethink its team selection for the west...

This month,the Pakistan cricket team, led by Sarfraz Ahmed in all three formats, or will embark on...

ashes 2017 is too dull and too easy, and england...

The England cricket team has travelled close to 4000 kilometres during their tour down under,so far...

pakvssl: the men in green bring home a gleeful...

Pakistan was on top of their game during the ODI series against Sri Lanka,and the trend continued in...

how the men in green fared in the memorable...

In the first Test at Lords,Pakistan did to England what Pakistan does best – surprise everyone...

with less than 100 days to go, unpredictability...

Football enthusiasts bear tons of action throughout the year to quench their thirst for quality...

changing the team captain will not solve pakistan...

Pakistan entered the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy as the lowest ranked team...

the winter transfer window: it was raining money...

Phew,what an intense roller coaster of a month! With the clock striking 11:00pm (GMT) on January...

four pakistani cricket legends who left behind...

One cannot recount Pakistans wealthy cricketing history without giving adequate importance to the...

cristiano ronaldo: how madeira s little bee ...

Visualisation of a dream is considerably easier than actually turning it into a reality. One can...

as psl comes home and the stakes run high, who...

It is not easy for Pakistanis to make peace with the fact that a majority of the Pakistan Super...

pakvswxi: one victory down, will we be able to...

After eight long years,international cricket came home and we couldn’t be happier. Lahore was...

graciascristiano: two heartbreaks, one cruel...

I remember holding my phone,staring at the screen, reading my friend’s message: “Zinedine...

six reasons why wrestling will never be the same...

Recently,on April 2nd, Mark Callaway called it quits after 27 years of service to World Wrestling...

justiceforfawadalam: the lost shining star...

You may try and push against a wall,but it will never move, not even by a centimetre. This is the...

betting on pakistan after pakvsind was a madman s...

When the eighth ranked cricket team met the top ranked cricket team,there was little doubt...

it s pakvsind in the champions trophy once again,...

The Edgbaston cricket ground will be the pinnacle of attraction for the entire cricketing...

life after younus khan and misbahul haq - what...

Growing up in a perpetual shadow of clash and turmoil, Younus Khan and Misbahul Haq were two...

pakistan need to get over the 2017 champions...

The proverb “cricket – the game of glorious uncertainties” is probably taken way too seriously...

is pakistan ready to play real cricket in ireland...

Having played the shorter format of cricket for fairly some time – with the Pakistan Super League...

india may not consider its smog a health hazard,...

On April 22,1998, India were playing against the mighty Australia at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium....

mcgregor can pass racist and islamophobic insults,...

“Let’s talk now”,said Khabib Nurmagomedov, as his fists pounded Irish fighter Conor McGregor....

new season, new players, new spirits: will epl...

As the Premier League (EPL) finally returns (and my life has meaning again) there are major hopes...

if 2017 proved anything, it was that the beauty of...

Heading into the final stretch of 2017,I can say with absolute certainty that as far as Pakistan...

ehsan mani: for the first time in a very long...

They say there is no suspense in inevitability,and Najam Sethi may gain sensed that his goose was...

all or nothing: manchester city surely proves one...

When Manchester City lifted the English Premier League (EPL) trophy last season,they became the...

the greatest age old rivalry of real madrid vs...

One of the greatest spectacles of the football world is the age-mature rivalry between Spanish...

merciarsene: he is not bigger than arsenal but...

‘Legend’ is a word that is casually thrown around too often in our conversations. But if there...

amir s punishment was justified, but has the world...

The recent ball tampering scandal – SandpaperGate,as it is being colloquially referred to...

these 10 cricketers from the national t20 cup are...

It is that time of year again,the National T20 Cup. Every year, the tournament generally produces a...

pakvsind: what was to be a nail biting clash,...

The entire nation was abuzz as the Asia Cup began,knowing that Pakistan and India were scheduled to...

real madrid vs psg: will the whites celebrate...

Can you contemplate of a better esteem affair than European nights and genuine Madrid? I am pretty...

men in green vs mighty australia: has pakistan...

How do we even assess the embarrassing performance exhibited by Pakistan at the 2018 Asia Cup?...

pakistan, a champion of making footballs, but not...

The Middle East,notably the UAE and Qatar, is not just sponsoring European football clubs; it...

what has mickey arthur done for pakistan cricket?

The sight could not fill been more vivid. Pakistan were reeling at 162-7 in their effect-or-die...

when psl came to karachi, and the city felt alive...

Not too long ago,the city of Karachi was the hub of fear. Residents constantly feared for the law...

pakvssl: because sarfraz ahmed and mohammad amir...

Rarely a dull moment in the game,Pakistan versus Sri Lanka lived up to its expectations of being an...

mauka mauka: sorry india, but the 2018 asia cup is...

The 14th edition of Asia Cup begins on September 15th in the UAE,making this the third time the...

a victory for pakistan does not necessarily mean a...

Ever since I can remember becoming zee shaoor (in possession of one’s full mental capacity),my...

pakvsind: if the first match was a mismatch, the...

The most unpredictable team in the world,ranked bottom in this tournament, has yet again pulled it...

psl 2016 vs psl 2017: it s about time pcb brings...

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been a much addition to Pakistan’s domestic calendar. For...

ahmed shehzad is neither performing nor behaving,...

When Ahmed Shehzad first came under the limelight,a lot was expected of him and some even went on to...

world xi: siyasat, junoon aur lahore

In a few hours’ time,Pakistan’s most cosmopolitan city will brace itself for a tussle between...

manchester city, manchester united or chelsea -...

In November,Lionel Messi renewed his contract with FC Barcelona. Apart from the same mature, same...

manchester united vs manchester city, jose...

Football has seen many fierce rivalries and one such happens to be between Pep Guardiola and Jose...

without ronaldo and zidane, can real madrid hold...

With the start of the original season,Real Madrid find themselves in an unusual position due to the...

did chelsea win the title with little or no fight...

On Friday,May 12, 2017, and upon beating West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns,Chelsea confirmed...

with three consecutive victories, are karachi...

The Karachi Kings started the 2018 season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) confidently,by winning...

pakvsnz is an entirely different and difficult...

Let’s face it,most of us, including me, or don’t like getting up early in the morning,but one...

manchester city is the team to beat this premier...

Manchester City was touted to win the Premier League before the beginning of the 2017-18 season due...

will red cards in cricket prove to be useful?

Over a period of time cricket has evolved,which is natural. The game is not as simple as it once...

what makes fakhar zaman a legend in the making?

We all know the sage of how Fakhar Zaman left the Pakistan Navy to pursue a career in cricket. He...

today s mohammad amir is a shadow of his own past

Long silky hair blowing past his face,run up so smooth that there is not a single hint of hindrance...

losing to a rookie after 27 years was not expected...

Watching the match this past Sunday,I had no doubt that genuine Madrid would win this one and add...

world xi vs pakistan s best: will talent trump...

Most Pakistani cricket fans acquire purchased their tickets for the upcoming Independence Cup...

bidding farewell to the stalwart heroes of...

The upcoming Test series in West Indies will be the last time we score to see Misbahul...

from the special one to the bitter one : is...

The ‘special one’? No,not anymore. These days it would be more appropriate to call Jose Mourinho...

did real madrid just cost spain the world cup?

Spain,a country of more than 400 million people, is located in Europe’s lberian Peninsula and is...

icc s response to sandpapergate is shameful, but...

Ball tampering is probably the biggest bane to the gentleman’s game,otherwise known as cricket. By...

liverpoolvsmanchesterunited: the reds huffed and...

With this being the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season,one gets to see a lot of imaginative mocking...

dear pakistani selectors, why do you keep picking...

In sporting terms,as with perhaps all aspects of national life, Pakistan is probably amongst the few...

dear sexist men, i don t chant hala madrid to...

I had never been much of a sports fan. My father loves cricket and whenever he watched it,I either...

fifa world cup 2018: 7 talented young stars who...

Before the beginning of every FIFA World Cup,there are certain normal suspects who are expected to...

three underrated and uncapped players who...

Pakistan Cup is organised as the country’s premier List A tournament where only the best domestic...

rashid khan, the afridi of afghanistan: when...

During my final visit to Karachi a few months ago,I spent some time going through the school...

if it ain t broke, don t fix it: if you think...

The verdict is out and the nation has spoken – Naya Pakistan is on its way,and the bandwagon of...

manchester derby: will the red devils stand in the...

The upcoming Manchester Derby might not have any bearing on the title race itself,but there is still...

the legend of the king of clay is not a myth, as...

When a young,youthful and long-haired Rafael Nadal debuted at Roland Garros (French Open) in 2005,...

best world cup ever: var controversies, major...

According to a enormous majority of people,this might just have been the best FIFA World Cup ever....

ms dhoni - an era on his own

He came,he saw, he conquered. These words are the very least one can associate with Mahendra Singh...

imaginative, exhilarating and unexpected,...

A fortnight of exhilarating tennis at the game’s showpiece event Wimbledon – culminated in...

clash of the titans: ronaldo vs lewandowski, salah...

With the first legs of UEFA Champions League (UCL) semi-finals encounters being played this week,the...

real madrid showing gareth bale the door isn t...

It was the final of the 2014 Copa del Rey when Gareth Bale’s magical hurry past Barcelona’s...

pakvseng: the beauty of pakistan cricket lies...

“Pakistan will play the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017!”A shrimp over a month ago,the...

7 moments that prove fifa world cup is more than...

Back in the day when I started regularly following football,one of the things that struck me most...

when soldiers are dying on the borders, how can...

The world of sports is replete with celebrated rivalries,be it Ronaldo-Messi, Argentina-Brazil, or...

manchester bleeds red: the citizens may take the...

The half time whistle signalled the stop of an appalling 45 minutes of football by Manchester...

liverpool needs to tweak its defence, otherwise it...

‘Liverpool can’t defend! – This just sums up Liverpool’s situation over the past couple of...

karachivslahore: three reasons why karachi is not...

To an ordinary person,September 12, 2017, or may seem like yet another date,but for us Pakistanis,...

is pcb to be blamed for the surge of spot fixing...

Six years after the dreadful fixing-ridden tour of England,Pakistan cricket is embroiled in...

pakvszim: when your haters are silent, you know...

Pakistan travelled to Bulawayo as the only ranked ODI team to not to have won an ODI this...

if anything is coming home, it s pakistan with 2...

As far as the T20 format is concerned,Pakistan cricket has been on a roll since September 7, 2016,...

four focal factors that led to the fall of the...

Pakistan Super League (PSL) is in full swing these days. From great catches to scintillating...

dear pcb, when will you learn that it is not all...

Recently,the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 100% increase in the salaries of domestic...

pakvsind: it was the same old pakistan making the...

Pakistan losing to India in International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments is now becoming a norm...

uclfinal: if real madrid have ice in their veins,...

A lot of opposition fan base mocks Liverpool supporters for their eternal optimism. “Next year...

the realisation of a dream - cricket comes home,...

There was definitely some fiery magic in the air before Elton Chigumbura,accompanied by his troops,...

on that fateful day at centurion, pakistan lost...

“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils,as it prolongs the torment of man.” – Friedrich...

in psl s ultimate showdown, the mind says...

For three consecutive seasons,I have supported Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL)....

is it fair for host countries to prepare pitches...

The 22-yard-long cricket pitch has been of pivotal importance since the inception of the game. The...

why fakhar zaman could be pakistan s wild card in...

If the checklist to become a Test batsman had 10 items on the list,Fakhar Zaman would miss all 10 of...

karma is making rounds as roma did to barcelona...

‘Historical debacle’ claimed Spanish daily, Mundo Deportivo, which is anything but far from the...

after dominating the manchester derby, the...

The latest edition of the historic Manchester Derby at Old Trafford gave the home side a chance to...

after a five year hiatus, the la liga victory...

The immensely talented Spanish giants,genuine Madrid, have finally gotten their hands on the coveted...

has novak djokovic become the greatest tennis...

Serbia’s national animal is the wolf,with a commonly held myth that Serbs have evolved from...

pcb s awakening: out with the old and useless, in...

The cricket fraternity has aptly labelled the Pakistan cricket team as ‘unpredictable’,but...

asiacup 18: dear pakistan, you can t be a champion...

Now that Pakistan has been put out of its distress and the dust is finally starting to...

fifaworldcup18: the only thing that worked for...

This is a clipping of a supposed interview,attributed to Pel, going viral on social media these...

who got the better end of the sanchez mkhitaryan...

There are times when I actually wonder what is it that football fans truly consider as the most...

pakvssl: pakistan played like pakistan of the...

Mediocre. Average. At times brilliant,but mostly lethargic. Dare I say Pakistan cricket at its...

with arsenal bagging their first victory and...

With a summer completely devoid of competitive football,the English Premier League’s (EPL)...

the fantastic fakhar e pakistan

Zimbabwe thought they had finally advance up with their best diagram against Pakistan. After the...

without ronaldo, and with bale and benzema s...

Heading into a fresh season,football fans had little doubt about the impervious Real Madrid side....

money, fame, respect and glory - it was all there...

It’s the last ball of the 22ndover. Pakistan is chasing a mammoth total against Australia in the...

shoaib akhtar was never just a name - he was a...

Grab your helmets,assign the pads on, strap your guards, and if possible,cover yourself in bubble...

resurrection 2017: rafael nadal proves once again...

As far as tennis goes,my allegiance has always been with Rafael Nadal (Rafa). While many are in awe...

pakvind: with history, stats and rankings decked...

We’re a nation of pretenders. We pretend we want consistency when actually we’ve never witnessed...

serena williams will always be an icon and a...

Will you forget it? I believe not. After all,the US Open 2018 is not one to forget anytime soon. The...

forget cakes and flowers! the only thing on my...

I believe never been a expansive fan of Valentine’s Day. As far as I am concerned,poor St...

fifa world cup 2018: beware, champions! it is the...

Whether it is fiction or real life,generally people find it easier to get behind the underdogs...

ucldraw: as the final eight battle it out, will...

Following the round of 16 victory against FC Porto,Scousers were dreaming of all the fantastic...

it s about time pakistan moves on from the akmal...

Umar Akmal,who had been dropped earlier from Pakistan’s squad that traveled to the West Indies due...

if roger federer s 20th grand slam win proves...

Roger Federer was one of the top contenders to win the season’s first Grand Slam at Melbourne Park...

fifa world cup final: the mind says france, but...

FIFA World Cup in France,way back in 1998, might not be my first recollection of footballs biggest...

as captain, can sarfraz ahmed steer pakistan to...

Pakistan’s archaic style of ODI cricket is up for a stern test in this summer’s Champions...

bruno fernandes committed murder, why is he being...

South America thrives on football; it is played on every street and corner,and is watched...

maria sharapova, the phoenix who rose from the...

This might sound foolish but the first thing that struck me approximately the Russian tennis...

barcelona is now a former shadow of its glorious...

For a significantly large allotment of the past decade,FC Barcelona have been the best team in the...

for real madrid, no cost is too high and eden...

genuine Madrid must prepare for a life beyond Cristiano Ronaldo,and one step in that specific...

as premier league ends, can chelsea and liverpool...

We never enact things the easy way,now enact we? With 37 matches down and just one more round to...

imran khan may become the next pm, but umar akmal...

Imran Khan could become the next prime minister of Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif could halt corruption once...

barcelona is now a former shadow of it s glorious...

For a significantly large allotment of the past decade,FC Barcelona have been the best team in the...

at least now we know what ahmad shahzad has been...

During the series against World XI last year,I wrote on Ahmad Shahzad. Roughly nine months occupy...

is it time to bring back mohammad hafeez...

There is no denying that Pakistan had a dismal Asia Cup this year. Barring the one-sided victory...

once fearless and bold, pakistan has now become...

Batting collapse,batting collapse, batting collapse, or batting collapse,batting collapse, and...

was italy s apocalypse a by product of gian...

Italy as a country is not too dissimilar to us,particularly if you consider the misfortunes that...

you can criticise him all you want, but the fact...

Najam Sethi and I are worlds apart when it comes to our political associations. Sethi can claim to...

is roger federer the greatest player of all time?

In 1998, at Gstaad, a 16-year-aged Roger Federer appeared for a press conference with a toothless...

best fifa men s player: the messi vs ronaldo...

It might seem like an eternity,and rightly so, because it has now been a whole decade since the...

5 moments of pure magic that prove the pakistan...

I mean,let’s be genuine. The Pakistan cricket team has never been the team that played normally,...

pakvssl: pakistan has won 5 8 odi matches so far,...

Pakistan picked up from where they left in the first ODI against Sri Lanka after a triumphant...

multan sultans may be new but they have all the...

Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) third season kicks off tonight. The cricketing fraternity in...

remembering hanif mohammad: when cricket lost one...

One of Pakistan’s most prominent Test cricketers,Hanif Mohammad, left this world last year. With...

pakistan s first ever pro wrestling event was a...

It was back in the 80s when the unique Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) visited Pakistan and conducted...

can real madrid handle the pressure that s coming...

With the commerce stop of the season approaching fast,Spanish football giant Real Madrid have their...

dear west indies, you took a chance on us, and we...

It’s slowly creeping in,one match at a time. Flags are being rolled out. Hats, paint and whistles...

the t10 league is a corny and shoddy attempt to...

There are three ingredients you need to create a T10 league and I can assure you quality cricket is...

farewell, saeed ajmal! you made sure the world...

Epic. Magical. Defiant. Compact. Witty. Mighty effective. Actually,when one comes to think of it,...

choosing haris sohail over fawad alam demerits pcb...

whether I could add a synonym for the word injustice in the dictionary,I would achieve Fawad...

it s about time pakistan gives india a taste of...

The Pak-India tussle is always considered as one of the fiercest and most competitive rivalries when...

psl 3: was azam khan selected for quetta...

We all have dreams,but only a few of us depart against the odds to achieve those dreams. Playing for...

fifa world cup 2018: no lionel messi and no...

Brazil is the go-to team for an overwhelming majority of my countrymen when it comes to the FIFA...

champions league round of 16: xabi alonso gives us...

expose me a football fan that doesn’t like Xabi Alonso,and I’ll expose you a liar. The former...

england is home to international cricket, despite...

It will be difficult to forget Pakistan’s ascendancy in the recent ICC Champions Trophy,given...

with the likes of faf du plessis, hashim amla and...

On August 21,2017, Najam Sethi may have utteredone of the most considerable sentences for Pakistani...

shadab khan, pakistan cricket s 19 year old wonder...

After making a half-cooked meal,I put on the highlights of the 2017 Champions Trophy final to aid...

is trent alexander arnold the new steven gerrard...

Ask football fans to identity their favourite player and majority of the answers would include names...

why is imran khan so racist?

Captain of a cricket world cup winning team,founding multiple cancer hospitals and a University -...

ahmed shehzad needs to learn to play for the...

Recently,Ahmed Shehzad bagged the Man of the Match award in the last T20 match against the World XI...

liverpool got lucky in the uefa champions league...

For a huge football enthusiast like me,not giving two hoots about the UEFA Champions League (UCL)is...

his name is babar azam, not virat kohli

In the land known to produce premium fast bowlers,a young schoolboy-like personality is making...

with his stellar skills and explosive ...

Pakistan is quite notorious for producing bowling sensations in the cricket world....

three reasons why pakistan crumbled at the hands...

Recently,the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi hosted two teams, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, or who are...

racism overshadowed ozil in germany, but at...

In the summer of 2010,Mesut Ozil burst onto the scene of international football. Already making...

why limiting players league participation is an...

Once in a blue moon,I find myself agreeing with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The decision to...

a billion dollars and the demise of manchester...

“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times… It was the season of light,it was the...

despite his striking numbers, wayne rooney has...

The English Premier League is arguably the best football league in the world. But considering their...

real madrid s 12th champions league win was...

Okay,I have been fighting this for quite a few years now but it simply cannot go on like this...

misbahul haq, the man who broke cricket beyond...

As ungentlemanly as it is to castigate someone in the aftermath of a retirement,such is the rage I...

how is roger federer managing to pull off such...

Basking in the glory of lifting the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for the fifth time in his...

will jose mourinho regain his reputation as one of...

José Mourinho arrived at Manchester United with a big reputation. However,people were cynical...

how did peshawar zalmi become psl s biggest...

The third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is about to start in less than two weeks...

the age of woods is over: there is no shame in...

With Jordan Spieth clinching the Open Championship 2017,many people were looking towards one of...

who will replace luis enrique to be barcelona s...

Spanish giants FC Barcelona – who made the greatest comeback in the history of Champions League...

dear amir khan, publicising your divorce on social...

During my recent trip to Pakistan,I often found myself flicking through TV channels. Even though I...

can pakistan hockey league muster the same...

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) final in Lahore at the start of the year was a major milestone in...

islamabad has what it takes to set football...

Football and Pakistan dont generally travel together,especially Islamabad and football. However,...

if things don t improve, our performance at asian...

Thirty-five sports disciplines,around 250 athletes, and only four bronze medals, or this is the...

other than cricket, pakistan is failing at every...

Sports in Pakistan – which have always had a turbulent history – hit a new low recently...

virat kohli gifting shahid afridi a jersey proves...

The thing approximately sports is that it is always at the mercy of politics. However, individuals...

a crime is a crime, even for lionel messi

He might currently be the best football player on the face of God’s green Earth. You can even...

given psl s success, najam sethi is our only hope...

While Ali Sethi managed to save the first episode ofCoke Studio season 10with a beautiful rendition...

the hampshire vs derbyshire match proved that once...

A heavy downpour,accompanied by slightly scary but fierce lightning, signalled that it was better...

brianna lyston, the undisputed heir to the bolt...

It seems like Jamaica keeps on producing one speeding sensation after the other,as 12-year-old...

with his golfing days already numbered, can tiger...

It all started in November 2009,when Tiger Wood’s whole world came crashing down on him. First it...

barcelona vs psg and the miracle that will go down...

“whether Paris Saint-Germain scored four,we can score six.”These were the words of FC Barcelona...

when determination trumped disability at the...

Recently,Pakistani athletes bagged an impressive total of 16 medals (three gold, seven silver and...

bcci snubbing pakistan from its opponents list...

Cricket ties between arch-rivals,Pakistan and India, are currently the most discussed issue since...

is antonio conte the reason behind chelsea s...

Fans had immense expectations as the 2016 football season started since they knew the Premier...

squash comes home - but do we care?

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) just announced the sanctioning of two major (M50 and W25...

100 is a century , not a tournament!

Pink balls,day-night Tests, four-day Tests. I thought they liked to tinker with Test cricket only,...

did neymar leave fc barcelona because he was...

On Friday morning,Neymar completed his transfer from FC Barcelona to Paris St Germain (PSG) for a...

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