There is no doubt that 2019-2020 was a successful season for Bayern Munich, especially as they have now managed to complete a trophy-winning treble and their dominance has been all the more impressive after going through early upheaval. Take a look at their treble win here. With Niko Kovac taking the reins last July, the …
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Squash is considered one of the best racket sports for fitness. However, its complex rules and varied equipment types can, at times, be confusing. Most racket sports, such as tennis or badminton, allow people to almost instantly start playing the game, with a very short warm-up. Squash does too, but it depends on the type …
The different types of squash balls and the right one for you! Read More »
A cricket team for the ages. Celebrity authors, adventurers, illustrators and a naming pun gone-wrong. This is the story of Allahakbarries C.C, an amateur cricket team from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that showed how passion above all kept the love for the game alive. Cricket seemed to be the choice of sport …
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Portsmouth FC is not the kind of club that captures the attention of millions and millions of fans, but like other cities across the nation, Portsmouth has its own enthralling sporting stories, legends and of course, footballers. And one of these stories is that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the literary maestro behind the famous, …
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Tape ball cricket is renowned for accessibility, innovation and ‘making the most out of what you have’. It is played by millions, mostly in Pakistan but also in India, the UK, UAE and other cricketing nations, and while the game of tape ball cricket has rules, they are contested, varied and diverse, depending on where …
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Azhar Ali became the 5th Pakistani to cross 6000 Test runs. That is no easy feat, after all the only players to have scored more runs are Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam ul-Haq, Javed Miandad and finally, Younis Khan. But does this mean he’s the 5th best Pakistani batsman ever and is he truly a Pakistani batting …
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The 1992 World Cup win has attained mythical status in Pakistan. Sure, Pakistan has held the number one test side Mace, won a World T20 and an ICC Champions Trophy, but nothing has captured the imagination of fans like that. The older folks remember it as being a gift of God in Ramadan. The younger …
What did not happen in 1992: Two long-held selection myths under Imran Khan Read More »
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) never quite reached its finale for season 5, but the mega cricket event is the highlight of the Pakistani cricket calendar, with the entirety of the tournament being hosted in Pakistan for the first time, recently. As expected the crowds in Pakistan came out in droves to support their local …
There is a common Urdu saying in cricket, ‘pace IS pace, yaar.’ Which roughly translates to ‘pace is pace, buddy.’ But what has happened to this pace? Fast bowling is probably the most exciting aspect of the game, it glues viewers to the TV screens, it brings fans to the stadiums, it instils fear into …
To paraphrase the eminent American poet, Robert Frost, great cricketers do not great commentators make. Not usually anyway. As easy on the eye as any batsman, David Gower rated himself a raconteur but had a commentating style that grated, to my ears at least. His erstwhile Sky UK comms partner Ian Botham was the ultimate …
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