Author: The Team PK

February 12, 2025, In a noteworthy blow to Australia Champions Trophy campaign, quick bowler Mitchell Starc has pulled back from the competition due to individual reasons. His nonattendance clears out Australia without its three cutting edge pacers, as Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have as of now been ruled out due to injuries. With the competition set to require put in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, Australia presently turns to a generally unpracticed pace assault comprising Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis, and Nathan Ellis. Squad Alterations and Administration Changes Selectors have affirmed that Steve Smith will captain the…

Karachi, February 12, 2025, In a essential experience of the tri-nation arrangement, South Africa won the hurl and chose to bat against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi. Both groups are competing for a spot within the last against Unused Zealand, making this coordinate a virtual semifinal. Team Line-ups and Changes South Africa, pointing to bounce back from their misfortune to New Zealand, made four noteworthy changes to their playing XI. Star hitter Heinrich Klaasen, spinner Keshav Maharaj, all-rounder Corbin Bosch, and batsman Tony de Zorzi were brought into the side, reinforcing both their batting and bowling offices. Pakistan,…

Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City squad to show they are still “something special” as they prepare for a high-stakes Champions League showdown against Real Madrid. Despite a challenging season, the reigning Premier League champions are looking to make a statement in Europe’s top competition. City and Real Madrid meet for the fourth consecutive season, but this time in the knockout play-offs after both teams underperformed in the new league phase. City scraped through in 22nd place in the 36-team table by securing a crucial win against Club Brugge, while defending champions Real Madrid finished 11th. Guardiola, speaking ahead…

Fast bowlers must focus on discipline rather than sheer pace to succeed in the ongoing tri-nation series and the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, says Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah. Pakistan is hosting both tournaments, with the Champions Trophy set to begin on February 19. The tri-nation series, featuring South Africa and New Zealand alongside the hosts, has two matches left—Pakistan’s clash against South Africa on Wednesday and the final on Friday. To qualify for the final, Pakistan must recover from their 78-run defeat against New Zealand in the tournament opener. The match saw Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi concede 70…

The Rawalpindi marathon was held on Sunday, beginning from Sports Complex Liaquat Bagh to Shehbaz Sharif Sports Complex, Shamsabad, through Murree Street. The 5KM race saw support from 4,000 competitors, counting senior citizens. The marathon highlighted three categories: senior citizen, open, and under-16. A add up to of Rs378,000 in prizes was conveyed among beat entertainers, whereas all members gotten certificates. The champ of the open category completed the track in 15.5 minutes, whereas the under-16 winner wrapped up in 16 minutes. Athletes assembled at Liaquatabad by 7:00 AM, with the race running from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. Extra Agent…

A month after his destitute shape constrained him to drop himself from a Test coordinate in Sydney, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has quieted his pundits with a fabulous century within the moment ODI against Britain. His 119 off 90 balls at Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium was a masterclass in controlled animosity, reaffirming his put as one of the finest ODI hitters within the world. Rohit, who turns 38 in April, has been beneath investigation taking after a string of moo scores, especially in Test cricket. Media reports recommend that selectors have inquired him around his future past the up and coming…

FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect after the recently elected PFF Congress rejected the constitutional amendments proposed by the global football governing body. “The PFF has been suspended with immediate effect due to its failure to adopt a revision of the PFF Constitution that would ensure truly fair and democratic elections and thereby fulfil its obligations as mandated by FIFA as part of the ongoing normalisation process of PFF,” FIFA stated in an official release. The suspension will only be lifted if the PFF Congress approves the version of the constitution presented by FIFA and…

There was a sense of calm at the National Bank Stadium here on Thursday with question over its availability for the up and coming ICC Champions Trophy having been quashed. Journalists recording recordings for their individual YouTube channels, who sounded concerned a week prior, were presently full of pride, hitting back at their Indian partners and adherents from over the border, who had postured genuine questions over the Pakistan Cricket Board’s yearning endeavor at redesigning three scenes a hundred odd days ahead of the eight-team extravaganza. The feedback leveled against the PCB a couple of days back had presently turned…

It remains vague approximately who will stash the entryway cash coming in from ticket deals of the Champions Trophy. Dawn come to out to has Pakistan Cricket Board and competition coordinators Worldwide Cricket Chamber with the inquiry, but not one or the other had reacted by the time this story was filed. With India’s matches of the Champions Trophy set to be held in Dubai as per a hybrid model concurred upon due to its government denying to permit the group to travel over the border there’s a considerable distinction between the ticket costs of the matches in Pakistan and…

In the late 1980s, a young Shaan Kandawalla made her mark in Pakistan swimming scene by sneaking into a men’s race at Karachi’s exclusive Sind Club. At that time, women had no space to swim competitively, and Shaan, though only a teenager, was determined to change that. While she broke many records and won numerous gold medals over the years, her biggest achievement wasn’t the medals but the fight she led for women to finally have a chance to compete in swimming events. Fast forward three decades, and women’s athletes are no longer struggling to simply participate—they are now fighting…