Shahnaz Shiekh scents a gold medal for Pakistan at Olympics

Today is,

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Main Menu

Home

Photos at China Radio

News Section

Sport News

Saleh top seed in Asian Snooker 6-Red Championship

KARACHI, May 23 (APP): Newly crowned Asian Snooker Champion, Saleh Muhammad Muhammadi of Afghanistan has been top seeded for the Asian Snooker 6-Red Championship which goes into action in Qatar from Friday. Saleh, formerly of Pakistan earlier this month won the Jubilee Insurance 29th Asian Snooker Championship held in Karachi by beating Omar Al-Kojah of Syria in the final. Pakistan’s Muhammad Sajjad, a 2010 Asian Snooker Championship finalist is seeded four while Pakistan’s current World Champion Muhammad Asif is seeded sixth according to draws and seeding received from Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS).

KARACHI, May 22 (APP): Reigning World Champion Muhammad Asif was confident of doing well in inaugural Asian Team Snooker and 6-Red Snooker Championship being held Doha (Qatar) from May 24 to 30. “All our players like Sajjad, Hamza and Majid are in a good nick and are in the best frame of mind to do well in Doha event”, Muhammad Asif told APP in an interview on Wednesday.
Read more...

National ranking boxing tournament next month

LAHORE, May 22 (APP): National ranking boxing tournament will be held from June 20 at Hyderabad under the aegis of Pakistan Boxing Federation. “It will be a top national level boxing activity being held after the elections of the present regime of the PBF,” said Secretary, PBF, Iqbal Hussain while talking to APP here on Wednesday.
Read more...

Pak snooker to leave for Doha

LAHORE, May 22 (APP): A four-member Pakistan snooker team is leaving, Thursday for Doha to take part in the first Asian team event and 2nd Red snooker championship being played from May 24-30.
Read more...

Latest scandal again damaged game’s image: Ex-cricketers

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): Former Pakistan players perceive the recent spot-fixing scandal as a cause to faint the image of the game of cricket and has stone the ongoing Indian Premier League. Talking to private news channel, Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas said that he was shocked by the scandal involving Indian Test player, S.Sreesanth and two others Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.
Read more...

Archive
April, 2013 March, 2013 February, 2013 January, 2013 December, 2012 November, 2012 October, 2012 September, 2012 August, 2012 July, 2012

Latest News

CJP takes three suo moto notices - Chinese Premier meets Senate Chairman, NA Speaker - Youth real asset and power of muslim ummah: UAE envoy - SC dismisses Abrar-ul-Haq’s petition against Ahsan Iqbal - Pak-China friendship to last forever: Aitzaz - Chinese friendship precious asset for Pakistan: Zafarul Haq

Shahnaz Shiekh scents a gold medal for Pakistan at Olympics

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (APP): Olympian Shahnaz Shiekh on Thursday said the way Pakistan hockey team is performing in the London Olympics, it seems the gold medal is near for them to accomplish. Pakistan beat Argentina by 2-0 in their second match at the Games while earlier their match against Spain ended in a 1-1 draw in their first match. Talking to APP the Olympian said Pakistan is playing magnificently at he Games. “I believe there are eighty percent chances of Pakistan team to reach in the final of the mega event,” he said adding that it is a good sign for the national team.

[ Back ]

Elections 2013 News

Chinese Premier Visit to Pakistan