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1 week ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Pakistani junior squash players shone at the Australian Junior Open, securing four titles across multiple age categories, while one narrowly missed victory in a hard-fought final. In the Girls U17 final, Mehwish Ali dominated Eden-Alma Poulava with a straight-games win 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 in just 12 minutes. Her younger sister, Mahnoor Ali, claimed the Girls U13 title after defeating Riyo Kawabata 11-2, 11-5, 11-6 in 13 minutes.
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1 week ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Pakistan fast bowler Hassan Ali has thrown his full support behind under-fire former captain Babar Azam, who is currently battling a dip in form and performance. Speaking at a press conference after his Pakistan Super League (PSL) match on Tuesday, the fast bowler described Babar as Pakistan's "best player" and dismissed criticism of his form, though he acknowledged that the star batter was going through a tough time.
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1 week ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Lahore Qalandars’ left-arm spinner Asif Afridi has set his sights on achieving a something different as record in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 10, targeting the most dot balls and fewest boundaries conceded in the tournament. In an exclusive interview with Geo News, the 38-year-old left-arm spinner revealed his determination to stand out with his disciplined bowling.
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1 week ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Multan Sultans' premier all-rounder Usama Mir has expressed his readiness to deliver match-winning performances across all departments in Pakistan Super League season 10. In an exclusive interview with Geo News, the 29-year-old leg spinner outlined his ambitions for the tournament, saying, "We've had excellent preparations for PSL.
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1 week ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Pakistan white-ball and Multan Sultans’ captain Mohammad Rizwan has said he has no embarrassment over his limited English-speaking skills, saying that his job is to deliver performances on the field and not to impress with language fluency.
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1 week ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will feature 11,198 athletes competing across 36 sports, organisers have announced. The International Olympic Committee approved a program of 351 medal events, including new competitions in swimming, rowing and sport climbing. The athlete roster will comprise 5,655 women and 5,543 men, one of the most balanced gender distributions in Olympic history. Aquatics will offer 55 medal events and athletics 48, maintaining their traditional prominence.
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2 weeks ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday banned South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for one year after he breached his contract by withdrawing from the tournament. Bosch, 30, was drafted by Peshawar Zalmi in January's PSL player auction but later opted to play in another league instead. The PCB also imposed an undisclosed financial penalty on the player. The board did not disclose the penalty amount.
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2 weeks ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: The International Olympic Committee has approved the event programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games which will also feature cricket with six teams competing in both men's and women's format. As per the approval by OIC's Executive Board on Wednesday, a quota of total 90 athletes has been allocated for each gender, allowing every team to name a 15-member squad.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain said he is targeting strong performances in the upcoming Pakistan Super League to earn a recall to the national team for this year’s Asia Cup. In an interview with Geo News, the 25-year-old, who plays for Multan Sultans, emphasized the league’s importance for emerging talent while speaking during his team’s training session in Karachi ahead of the 10th PSL season, which begins Feb. 11.
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2 weeks ago | 
geo.tv | Faizan Lakhani
KARACHI: Pakistan's Noor Zaman has stormed into the final of the inaugural WSF World U23 Squash Championships with a dominant 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 victory over Malaysia's Ameeshenraj Chandaran on Wednesday at Karachi's DHA Creek Club. The second-seeded Zaman will face Egypt's Kareem El Torkey in Thursday's final after the Torkey seed stunned top-seeded compatriot Ibrahim Elkabbani 7-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5 in the other semi-final. Zaman was already two games up when his opponent retired from the game.
