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Pakistan ready to welcome top cricketing countries next year

December 8, 2020 by Edna Cooper

Pakistan hasn’t hosted any home test matches for nearly a decade due to a terrorist attack on a rival team’s bus in 2009. Recently, the government has said it is ready now to welcome top cricketing nations such as South Africa, England, West Indies, and New Zealand in 2021. Chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket … [Read more…]

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Tokyo Olympic Games must be held regardless of the status of Covid-19, says Japanese minister

September 9, 2020 by Edna Cooper

Japanese minister Seiko Hashimoto says the hosting country is planning for the Tokyo Olympic Games next year, whether the vaccine is widely available  or not. Seiko Hashimoto has said, that the Tokyo Olympics must be held “at any cost”, as organizers go on to weigh up options for staging a post-pandemic celebration of sport in … [Read more…]

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90% of sports activities in Pakistan can resume, according to Pakistan’s Olympic chief

June 10, 2020 by Edna Cooper

President of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Lt Gen Arif Hassan believes that about 90 percent of sports activities can resume in the country in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Arif, it was time to prepare a comprehensive blueprint for the coming back of sports after taking all possible precautionary measures and urged … [Read more…]

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How is the Pakistan football team doing? (Part 2)

October 14, 2019 by Edna Cooper

The Pakistani Olympic team does not set a high target at ASIAD. Coach Jose Antonio Nogueira also stated: “Our main goal when participating in this tournament is to accumulate experience for young players. However, we will try our best one by one. and could not say in advance what might happen. “ The fact that … [Read more…]

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How is the Pakistan football team doing? (Part 1)

September 29, 2019 by Edna Cooper

The Pakistan team is ranked 201 out of 206 members of the World Football Federation (FIFA) and has been banned from international competition for the past 3 years. This ban has greatly affected Pakistani football. According to footballpakistan.com, even the fans of this team are not confident about the chances of winning the Olympic Games … [Read more…]

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Pakistan – where football is forgotten (Part 2)

August 31, 2019 by Edna Cooper

“Local officials occasionally throw money at football, swimming or weightlifting, but it just makes fun. They have no responsibility or effort. We are still waiting to see if sports are a priority for the new government or not”. The government ignored sports, and the local did not want to invest in football. Pakistan Football Federation … [Read more…]

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Pakistan – where football is forgotten (Part 1)

August 26, 2019 by Edna Cooper

Pakistani football had peaked in the 1960s and 1970s. It was then that they were led by captain Abdul Ghafoor Majna – the nickname “Pele of Pakistan”. At that time, they were always in the top 10 of Asia, once knocking over the Soviet Union. But for many reasons, Pakistani football gradually descends. After stopping … [Read more…]

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