Pakistani cricketer Nida Dar has become the first Pakistani player to win 100 T20I wickets. She achieved the honor by taking the wicket of Deandra Dottin, a West Indian batter, during the first T20I between Pakistan and West Indies. Furthermore, Dar finished with excellent figures of 15/2 in four overs to restrict West Indies to 136/6 in the innings.
The Secretary of Sports Sindh, Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah, has declared donkey cart racing a cultural sport of the province. Secretary Sports Sindh has stated that donkey cart racing is an ancient sport of Karachi, but it has not been well received by the public. Furthermore, this sport will be added to the province’s list of cultural sports in the near future.
PM Imran announced that he plans to establish at least one sports ground in all union councils across the country. He said during his visit to the Korang Cricket Ground site. Moreover, the Korang Cricket Ground, being developed in UC Bani Gala, is the first cricket facility of its kind to be set up in a rural area of the federal capital.
The ICC T20 world cup 2021 will be hosted by the UAE starting on October 17 and will conclude on November 14. Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament after the IPL 2021 championship, which will be held on October 15. Apparently, BCCI still owns the hosting rights to the T20 World Cup.
Real Madrid announced that Sergio Ramos would leave the club after 16 seasons, as his contract would expire at the end of the month. Furthermore, in the presence of club president Florentino Perez, Madrid will hold a farewell ceremony on Thursday for their captain. Ramos appeared in 671 games and scored 101 goals for Real Madrid.
CR7 removed Coca-Cola bottles from his Euro 2020 press conference, causing the company’s market value to plummet by $4 billion. In advance of Portugal’s match against Hungary on Monday, Cristiano Ronaldo was giving a press conference when the soft drinks were placed by his seat. He removed them from view and urged people to “drink water instead.”
Fawad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan’s cricket tour of England will not be televised due to licensing issues. The Information Minister told a press conference that the federal cabinet had decided not to collaborate with an Indian company to broadcast the upcoming Pak-Eng cricket series live.
The world’s largest esports company, ESPL, has partnered with REDtone Digital Services (RDS) to bring Esports tournaments to Pakistan. PUBG Mobile, Valorant, Mobile Legends, etc will be officially introduced to Pakistani audiences through grassroots tournaments. As part of RDS, the government aims to digitize Pakistan and make Pakistan a true contender for international gaming competitions.
Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been included by Wisden in its 2021 list of “cricketers of the year” for his performance during the English season last year. Rizwan was named among Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jason Holder and Darren Stevens who have been named Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2021 edition of the Wisden Almanack.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has announced the suspension of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after a hostile takeover of its headquarters. The suspension will only be lifted once the body will receive confirmation that the hostile takeover has ended, the football governing body had stated in a press release on its website.