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  • Pakistani javelin thrower creates history, qualifies for 2020 Olympics

    Pakistani javelin thrower creates history, qualifies for 2020 Olympics

    Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, after winning a gold medal at the ongoing South Asian Games 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal, has qualified for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the first Pakistani track and field athlete to directly qualify for the Games.

    According to reports, Nadeem’s position at the Olympics was confirmed when he scored a throw of 86.48 metres, making a new event record distance. The qualification standard of the Olympics is set at 85 metres.

    Meanwhile, India’s Shivpal Singh who threw a distance of 84.43 metres, took the second position.

    “It is a great honour to qualify for the Olympics, for me and also for Pakistan. God has been very kind,” said 22-year-old Nadeem in a video message.

    According to The News, the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) is also planning to send Nadeem abroad to China for training and are also looking into hiring a professional coach for him.

    The Athletics Federation of India congratulated Arshad for winning and qualifying for the Olympics.

    The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, are scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Hassan Ali’s wedding festivities continue in Pakistan

    Hassan Ali’s wedding festivities continue in Pakistan

    After a grand wedding in Dubai, Hassan Ali is now celebrating his wedding in his hometown, Gujranwala.

    Pictures from the wedding festivities are limited as Samiya shared only a few on her Insta-stories.

    The bride glowed in a cream outfit.

    Further details about the event have not been revealed.

    Meanwhile, Hassan is making sure that Samiya gets to see the most of Pakistan on her first trip to the country. Samiya hails from India. The two have been sharing pictures of themselves at all the popular tourist destinations in Islamabad and needless to say, the pictures are supercute.

    Faisal Mosque
    Monal
    Pakistan Monument

    In case you missed it, here are some pictures from their Dubai wedding.

  • VIDEO: Hassan Ali’s wife gets the sweetest welcome from her in-laws

    VIDEO: Hassan Ali’s wife gets the sweetest welcome from her in-laws

    Isn’t it cute when you are warmly welcomed by your in-laws with lots and lots and lots of rose petals?

    Pakistani fast bowler Hassan Ali reached Gujranwala, Pakistan with his wife Samiya Arzoo where both were welcomed with rose petals and bouquets. Pictures and videos of the couple are doing rounds on TV channels and social media.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fGa5JBxwW/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

    Look at all those rose petals.

    The fast bowler got married to Indian national Shamia Arzoo in a dazzling ceremony in Dubai. The ceremony was attended by relatives and close friends including spinner Shadab Khan.

  • Pacer Hasan Ali suffers rib injury after recovering from back injury

    Fast bowler Hasan Ali of Pakistan cricket team has been ruled out of the upcoming home Tests against Sri Lanka after a medical examination revealed multiple rib fractures, Geo News reported.

    According to the details, the 25-year-old’s CT [Computed Tomography] scans, the pacer had fractured three ribs on, leaving him unfit to play. Hasan has been recommended to rest for six weeks and will start a rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) from Monday.

    The fast bowler, after passing fitness tests, had rejoined Central Punjab for their ninth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on November 22.

    However, prior to the match, Hasan Ali complained of pain on his left side for which he underwent precautionary scans in Karachi, revealing the fractures. For further confirmation, follow-up scans were carried out in Lahore which then confirmed his condition.

    Before his marriage, the pacer was undergoing rehab from a back injury which he sustained earlier this year.

    According to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), 25-year-old remains a part of Central Punjab’s squad but will feature for the side after making a full recovery.

  • No borders: Pakistani cricketers treat Indian cab driver to a meal

    No borders: Pakistani cricketers treat Indian cab driver to a meal

    India and Pakistan may not be on good terms as states but when it comes to their people, the story is different altogether.

    Sports commentator Allison Mitchell narrated a heartwarming story recently.

    https://twitter.com/abcgrandstand/status/1198442285509357570?s=21

    Allison shared that an Indian cab driver came to pick them up from the hotel in Brisbane at quarter to 6 to bring them to the cricket ground. He asked them if they were working or going to watch cricket and she told them that we work in the commentary. He got very excited and brought his phone out and showed them a picture with Pakistani cricketers.

    So a couple of days ago before picking up Mitchell and her team, he had been called to pick up someone from the hotel. It turned out that a group of Pakistani cricketers including Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Imran Khan, Musa Khan and Naseem Shah, wanted to go to an Indian restaurant for a meal. He was very happy to see them as he was a cricket fan. He did not charge them so the players asked him to join them for a meal.

  • Sindh High Court reminds PCB of players’ sheesha controversy, seeks answer

    Sindh High Court reminds PCB of players’ sheesha controversy, seeks answer

    The Sindh High Court (SHC) has resent a notice to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on a petition regarding its inaction against former national team skipper Shoaib Malik and other cricketers for violating team rules, Geo News reported. 

    Prior to a crucial match against arch-rivals India at the World Cup 2019, batsman Malik was snapped at a cafe in London along with two other players — Wahab Riaz and Imamul Haq, as an unidentified person consumed sheesha on their table. 

    According to the details, petitioner Abdul Jalil Marwat had claimed that the players were spotted consuming sheesha at a cafe in England the night before the match with India on June 16. 

    He further alleged that Malik, Wahab and Imam performed poorly, perhaps as a result of their disregard for rules and regulations, which resulted in Pakistan’s loss.

    After the cricket board had failed to take any action against these players, Marwat had requested the court to direct the PCB to explain why the players were not punished for violating the team management rules and regulations.

    A division bench of the high court, headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, observed that no one had appeared in court on behalf of the PCB despite the issuance of notice.

    The court has now resent the notice to PCB through a district and sessions judge in Lahore and adjourned the hearing of the case till a later date that is yet to be determined. 

  • Hafeez comes under fire for criticising LHC’s decision to allow Nawaz to fly to London

    Hafeez comes under fire for criticising LHC’s decision to allow Nawaz to fly to London

    After the Lahore High Court granted permission to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to fly to London without any conditions for four weeks for medical treatment, former Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Hafeez took to Twitter to question whether this decision is admission that Pakistan lacks proper medical care.

    “It means we 200 million Pakistani are not safe here? Just asking,” he wrote.

    Following the cricketer’s tweets, people took to attack him and question why he also opted to get treatment in the UK when he hurt his thumb in the past.

    Other’s dug up an old video of his in which he is seen wishing Nawaz Sharif good health.

    Meanwhile, others took to defend the cricketer and his decision to get treated in the UK.

    https://twitter.com/MazherArshad/status/1195777152593076224?s=20
  • Don’t compare me with Ahmed Shehzad: Umar Akmal

    Don’t compare me with Ahmed Shehzad: Umar Akmal

    Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Umar Akmal has said that it was not right to compare him with opener Ahmed Shehzad and asked to be assessed in an individual capacity, Cricket Pakistan reported.

    According to the details, Umar in a press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday said, “I am usually associated and compared with Ahmed Shehzad, which is not right. We have different goals and identities”.

    He added that we have different roles and should be criticised or praised in our individual capacities.

    The 29-year-old batsman accepted the fact that his performance against Sri Lanka was below the required standard and vowed to make a comeback in the side.

    “It is not easy to make a comeback whatever team you play for. There is always pressure to solidify your place in the side. I can only say that I was unlucky to get out on the first ball against Sri Lanka. I could not perform well. I am working harder and I believe that the chief selector Misbahul Haq will give me another chance and I will not disappoint,” Umar said.

    Akmal praised the media for its role in the return of international cricket in Pakistan and expressed hope in the Pakistan Test side to deliver a good performance against Australia in their upcoming Test series Down Under.

  • Teenage pacer Naseem Shah to not fly back home for mother’s funeral

    Teenage pacer Naseem Shah to not fly back home for mother’s funeral

    Pakistan’s 16-year-old pacer Naseem Shah, who is currently in the Test squad for the series against Australia, will not be traveling back to the country after the untimely demise of his mother on Monday, Cricket Pakistan reported.

    According to the details, the young pacer reportedly made had taken this decision after consulting with his family members in Pakistan. The Lower Dir native decided against going back due to the distance and time constraints involved.

    Naseem will stay with the national team in Australia however he has been pulled out of the ongoing three-day practice match against Australia A.

    Shah is part of the playing XI currently facing Australia A, however, he did not bat in Pakistan’s first innings, which concluded yesterday at the score of 428. He also did not take the field when the Australia A innings began.

    The first Test match between Pakistan and Australia will start on November 21 in Brisbane.

  • Pakistani bodybuilder wins at Bodybuilding championship

    Pakistani bodybuilder wins at Bodybuilding championship

    Bodybuilder Fazal Elahi from Quetta won the bronze medal for bodybuilding at the 11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation World Championships.

    Fazal Elahi came in 3rd place winning the bronze medal

    First place was taken by a bodybuilder from Malaysia. The event took place in Jeju South Korea on Saturday, November 9th.

    Winning the bronze