The writer is a sports reporter at The News International. He may be reached at 73.alam@gmail.com.
There was a time when Pakistan possessed players good enough to beat even top Asian teams like Japan and Korea. Today, the country’s badminton...
Pakistan is fielding its highly talented freestyler Jawad Blunt in the Red Bull Street Style World Finals to be held in London in November
Parallel federations and associations continue to mushroom in the country leaving our sports in a pretty bad state
In terms of skills, Shahlyla Baloch had no match in Pakistan. She was a fine dribbler and her headers were fantastic. She wore jersey No7 and her...
Because of the inefficiency of PBF officials, boxing nurseries have faded away and no one is now interested in the sport because it does not have...
The PSB does not have experts who know what steps are needed for sports development. Its leading officials don’t miss any foreign tour and claim...
Pakistan’s dismal presence at the ongoing Rio Games is yet another reminder of our downfall in sports
Provinces must hold regular sports competitions to hone sporting talent
The government will have to focus on state-run schools to develop sports at the grassroots level
A lot of work is needed to bring table tennis back on track. Financial assistance should come not only from the government but also from the...
By winning the WBC silver flyweight crown, Mohammad Waseem has underlined the fact that had he been provided with quality training he would have won...
The current lot of sports administrators in Pakistan has been weighed, measured and found wanting. Change is needed to make things better
The beautiful game is in tatters in the country because of a power struggle with PFF and it is high time that the conflict is resolved to save...
Having failed to qualify for Rio Olympics in any discipline, our country needs to find ways and means to develop sports otherwise the slide will...
The fact that not a single Pakistani boxer came even close to qualifying for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro shows that the sport continues to...
It is time that our sports authorities rethink their game plan and bring about a change in our sports culture
Pakistani pugilists will be trying to earn tickets to Rio in the capital of Azerbaijan to make sure that the country makes its Olympic return in...
British boxer Amir Khan has been making tall claims about lifting the standard of boxing in Pakistan. Whether he will succeed in doing that remains...
It is time that the stakeholders put their heads together and come up with a viable solution to the problem under the laws of FIFA which has...
Pakistan’s sports cannot afford any more conflict. It’s time to unite and move ahead with the hope of rejuvenation
