Category: Sports

Four Pakistani PUBG Mobile teams, Asi8, 52 eSports, Team R3G, and Team GG, which is currently acquired by the Mongolian organization LEO, have reached Nepal to participate in the PUBG Mobile Super League (PMSL) Central and South Asia Fall Season 2024.

With a massive prize pool of $200,000, the event consists of 20 teams, of which seven are directly invited (One from South Asia, one from Pakistan, and five from Central Asia). Five teams have qualified from the South Asia qualifiers, three from Pakistan qualifiers, and five from Central and South Asia qualifiers.

The event, which is an offline event in Kathmandu, Nepal, consists of the League stage and the Final stage.

League Stage:

The league stage lasts three weeks and includes five match days, with six matches on one day. The top 16 teams from this stage advance to the final stage.

Final stage:

In the finals, these 16 teams will compete against each other to become champions. This event will also decide Pubg Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2024 slots.

PMGC Qualification System:

The top four teams from PMSL CSA Fall, one team from Pakistan regional qualifiers, one team from CSA overall points, one team from Central Asia, and one team from South Asia will qualify for the PMGC 2024.

Regional Points:

Regional points will be decided based on region-based performance. For example, four Pakistani teams are participating in PMSL CSA. Their total points in the last PMSL (Spring season) and total points in the PMSL (Fall season), including league stage points and final stage points, will decide one slot from Pakistan.

Fast bowler Aamir Jamal has been released from the Pakistan Test squad while he recovers from back pain he suffered during county cricket.

Based on his fitness, he was included in the squad for the series against Bangladesh. He has now been asked to work on his fitness at the National Cricket Academy.

Kamran Ghulam and Abrar Ahmed have been released earlier. The first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start on August 21.

Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah used former Pakistan cricket team captain Imran Khan as an example to explain why fast bowlers prove to be the best captains.

The 30-year-old recently played a vital role in India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 and was awarded the man of the tournament due to his excellent bowling.

In an interview with Indian media, Jasprit Bumrah said, “I think bowlers are smart because they have to get the batter out. The bowlers have a tough job and don’t hide behind the bat. A lot depends on us, and the blame is placed on the bowlers when a match is lost.”

“We have seen the captaincy of Pat Cummins; as a child, I saw Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as captains, Kapil Dev won us the World Cup, and Imran Khan won the World Cup for Pakistan, so bowlers are smart.”

The pacer added, “Rohit Sharma is one of the few captains who, despite being a batsman, has compassion for the bowlers. He understands the players’ emotions and knows what the player is going through. Rohit is not strict; he gives feedback, and he relies less on planning and more on his sixth sense.”

Bumrah took 15 wickets in the recent T20 World Cup and played a vital role in the group match against Pakistan and the final game against South Africa.

Pakistan is hosting the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Asian Championship 2024 for the first time. A total of 23 teams from different countries will participate in the Brave Combat and Asian Championship competitions. 12 teams will participate in the Asian Championship, and 11 teams will participate in the Brave Combat, which will also be held in Lahore.

More than 180 fighters, 120 officials, and 120 technical staff will participate in the competitions. Indian fighters and coaches will reach Lahore on August 17 through the Wagah border to participate in the Asian Championship.

President of the Pakistan MMA Federation, Umar Ahmed, said, “We are happy to host the Asian Championship for the first time. We will provide the best hospitality for other teams, including the Indian team.”

The championship will be held in Lahore from August 18 to 22.

Fast bowler Ihsanullah’s father, Abdul Naseer, has appealed to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to rehabilitate his son at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Lahore to save his career from an untimely end.

He has been suffering from an elbow injury for more than a year, during which he underwent a surgery and a check-up in England, after which a PCB committee raised questions about the treatment and then suggested a long rehab.

Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi took action on this matter, ordered his complete care, and decided to rehabilitate him in his hometown of Swat.

Talking to the media in Lahore, Ihsanullah’s father, Abdul Naseer, said, “My son is not being well cared for in Swat. He should be rehabilitated in NCA because there are no facilities in Swat, and the best doctors are not available. To save my son’s career, call him to NCA so his treatment can be completed and he can play. We are grateful to Mohsin Naqvi, but my son’s career is at stake due to the lack of facilities in Swat.”

Ihsan is currently Pakistan’s fastest bowler. He was injured during the white-ball home series against New Zealand last April.

Karachi’s National Stadium is getting a makeover for Champions Trophy 2025, and the new design is going to surprise you.

Pakistan is scheduled to host the Champions Trophy in February-March next year. Construction work is underway to upgrade the country’s three major stadiums—the National Stadium Karachi, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The approved map of the National Stadium has also been released.

The upgrade of the National Stadium will be done in three phases.

The first phase will see the construction of a new building. In the second phase, all stadium enclosures will be covered with Teflon, while in the third phase, the main building of the stadium will be demolished, and a new structure will be constructed.

According to the newly approved building plan of the first phase, a new five-story building at the National Stadium is being constructed in place of the old scoreboard building, which has had two enclosures demolished and added to it.

A dressing room for the players will also be built in the new building, which is under construction.

The National Stadium has to host three Test matches between Pakistan and Bangladesh before the Champions Trophy. The first Test of the series will be played from August 21 to August 25.