Sports Blog

A triumph of concentration

A triumph of concentration

01/08/2016 0
Written on Hanif Muhammad's longest test innings By Saad Shafqat and Published in ESPN Cricinfo On Feb 2nd 2008http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/334540.html It was made half a century ago, yet it is still the highest Test score away from home. There have been 20 other triple-hundreds, yet this remains the only one made in the second innings. In fact, it was made after following on - not from any mere 200-run deficit, but from an almost bottomless abyss of 473. It was January 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Pakistan, the latest entrants to Test cricket, were playing their first T...
Read More
8 Common Pains that Foam Roller Fixes

8 Common Pains that Foam Roller Fixes

28/07/2016 0
Foam roll before each workout, and say goodbye to your aching body Written by AMY RUSHLOW Published in Men’s Health on June 19, 2014 Articlehttp://www.menshealth.com/health/common-pains  If you use the right technique, a foam roller can act like a really good, free masseuse. "When done regularly, foam rolling unties the knots in your muscles by breaking down adhesions and helping to heal the tissue," says Mike Boyle, owner of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in Winchester, Massachusetts, and founder of Men's Health Thrive Training Systems. It not only prepares your body for the stresses of...
Read More
Society: Pedal all the way

Society: Pedal all the way

18/05/2016 1
Written By Ms. Sajida Ali and published in Daily Dawn on March 20th 2016http://www.dawn.com/news/1246246/society-pedal-all-the-way Every alternate Saturday, when most schools and colleges are closed and many parents are off from work, a group of cycling enthusiasts collect at a designated time and place to improve their cycling skills.Armed with whatever cycles and gear they can buy, borrow or rent, they stand ready, waiting to ride their wheels. Some display their newly purchased top-of-the-line bikes with pride, some rattle resolutely on borrowed rickety frames and some wait impatiently in a...
Read More
The Passion that Cricket Is

The Passion that Cricket Is

18/05/2016 0
I remember it in super-slow motion. India vs. Zaheer Abbas (avg 87.0 in 19 Tests). The ball is going to hit the stumps in the next frame….Zaheer Abbas, or his bat, are not even in the picture. The next instant, the flash of a blade, and the most exquisite of late cuts that I have ever seen. Batting Heroes, Giants, Maestros, whatever you wish to call them. Everyone has memories. Favourites. Players, Innings or even Single Shots (can you ever forget that six in Sharjah). The classical technique of Hanif Mohammad-The Little Master. The Man of Crisis-Asif Iqbal. The flamboyance that was Javed Mian...
Read More
×