The writer is a sports reporter at The News International. He may be reached at 73.alam@gmail.com.
Our associations and federations are dominated by families and that is the main reason why only four athletes have qualified for the Olympics
Athletes and federations always remain tense due to lack of state plans and funding. And it is because of the same issues that we have been...
Pakistan’s premier javelin thrower’s performance in the Diamond League has boosted hopes that he will win a medal in the Olympics
Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and shooters have the ability to win medals
Under the watch of former international footballer Javed Arab, the JAFA Soccer Academy is doing a big service by providing quality coaching free...
The leadership of our sports federations and associations is self serving. We must carry out reforms urgently to improve our performance at the...
The misfiring Hasan Ali is not going to be a good choice for the T20 World Cup
Our grapplers have wasted yet another opportunity to qualify for this summer’s Paris Olympics
Apart from PCB which takes care of its top players, sports governing bodies abandon their athletes when they are injured
Having experience in sports infrastructure development, minister for IPC Ahsan Iqbal can transform the country’s sports scenario
The FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee has been totally ignoring the needs of our local footballers by not holding the premier league
Our wrestlers are to appear in two qualifying events for the Paris Olympics, but not much should be expected as they have not had sufficient foreign...
The PSL franchise led by Mohammad Rizwan does not have mega stars but everyone has contributed to the team’s success
Boxer Zohaib Rasheed’s disappearance in Italy ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers is a big blow to our sports
The authorities failed to manage a foreign training tour, but having gone through a camp of two months, the boxers are confident of qualifying
While the men led by Rizwan continue to shine, those skippered by Shaheen are failing to show a spark in the ongoing HBL PSL
On paper all teams look balanced and the ones which take early momentum will prevail in the league stage
So far the government has done little to help national athletes who have qualified for Paris Olympics
It’s time that the FIFA Normalisation Committee, headed by Haroon Malik, held PFF elections and put Pakistan football back on track
The current tensions with Iran may affect our sportspeople in a big way
