The writer is a sports reporter at The News International. He may be reached at 73.alam@gmail.com.
The next two and a half years till 2020 Olympics are very crucial for Pakistan’s boxing. The PBF will have to build a solid lot so that some...
It is the responsibility of the game’s ruling body to get players’ issues resolved instead of criticising them. If players are not given...
It’s time to change our approach as cricket isn’t the only sport that is played in this country
Let’s serve our players and the game instead of becoming slaves to our own vested interests
Pakistan’s below-par showing in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held recently in Ashgabat has once again underlined the decline of...
Only a few former players run federations. Majority of our federations have no athlete even in their sub-ordinate set-up. And some sports governing...
We don’t really take care of our sportspersons but expect the world from them. Isn’t it unfair?
The fate of this year’s edition to be held in Balochistan in October hangs in the balance
Pakistan’s volleyball fortunes have taken a major hit and unless concrete measures are taken things will only get worse
Sports demand huge money. It can’t just rely on state support. The federations will have to generate revenues for proper handling of their...
The former Brazil star and his friends can help Pakistani players. They can get them places in foreign leagues. It is not a tough job for them...
No other sport than cricket gets any substantial state support and that is why Pakistan’s global presence in the other games is not distinctly felt
Mohammad Waseem, Pakistan’s only professional boxer, continues to swim against the tide in his bid to attain international glory
Pakistan Sports Board has hefty funds for holding useless events like Inter-Provincial Games but it does not have money for backing some of the...
Lack of constant support from the government has resulted in inconsistent performance of volleyball at the international level
Our sports officials are getting richer while our athletes are dying due to lack of funds. It’s time for a post-mortem of Pakistan’s sports
Pakistan’s slump in boxing was yet again underlined by their poor showing in the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent recently
At a time when the standard of Pakistan sports is touching rock bottom, the recent turmoil in the country’s sports officialdom could be a fatal blow
As the beautiful game continues to take a hit in this country, it’s the national players who are paying the price for the sins of others
Though the overall performance of the athletes was below-par it was great to see the championship taking place in the country’s biggest city after...
