Tag: #Baseball
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IUB jointly launches Inter-University Baseball Championship
BAHAWALPUR, Feb 27 (APP): The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan jointly launched the Inter-University Baseball Men’s Championship at Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus. The championship was inaugurated by Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Muhammad Ashraf. Chairman Sports Committee Prof. Dr Aftab Hussain Gilani, Director Sports Amjad Farooq Warraich and others were also present. Director…
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Baseball to Resume in Pakistan by End of September
Baseball activities will resume in Pakistan by the end of September.
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Braves’ star Freeman quarantined with fever from COVID-19
Los Angeles, July 4 (AFP/APP): Several Atlanta Braves players have tested positive for the coronavirus, including All-Star Freddie Freeman who team officials described Saturday as running a high temperature and “not feeling great”. The 30-year-old Freeman has been put in quarantine and is not expected to rejoin the club “any time soon”, said manager Brian Snitker on Saturday. Three other Braves’…
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Asian U18 Baseball Championship Adjourned Due to Corona
The Asian Under 18 baseball championship has been adjourned due to the corona crisis.
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Qualifiers set for expanded 2021 World Baseball Classic
New York, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Qualifying tournaments for an expanded 2021 edition of the World Baseball Classic will be staged in the United States in March to decide the last two teams in the field. Organizers announced Tuesday that the fifth edition of the global showdown involving Major League Baseball talent will feature a record…
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NBA mastermind David Stern dead at 77
New York, Jan 2 (AFP/APP): David Stern, who masterminded the NBA’s growth into a global sports powerhouse while serving as commissioner from 1984 to 2014, died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He was 77. The NBA, whose championship games were not televised live in the United States when Stern’s 30-year tenure began,…
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Astros being investigated over 2017 cheating claims
Los Angeles, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): The Houston Astros said Tuesday the team was cooperating with a Major League Baseball investigation into allegations the team illegally stole signs during their 2017 World Series-winning campaign. A report in The Athletic website earlier Tuesday quoted former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers as saying the team stole signs from opposing…
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Trump hosts World Series champs Washington Nationals
Washington, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): US President Donald Trump welcomed the Washington Nationals to the White House on Monday, saying their improbable World Series title — and impeachment — was all anybody wanted to talk about in the nation’s capital. “America fell in love with Nats baseball,” Trump told a crowd of players and hundreds of…
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Malaysia, Bangladesh women baseball teams likely to visit Pakistan soon
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (APP):The women baseball teams of Malaysia and Bangladesh are likely to tour Pakistan in near future to participate in the tri-nation series in Islamabad. “We are in touch with our counterparts in Malaysia and Bangladesh. They have expressed their willingness to send their women teams to Pakistan for the three-nation baseball series,”…
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Sanchez Masterpiece Propels Nationals in Win Over Cardinals
Los Angeles, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): Washington starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez flirted with the third no-hitter in Major League Baseball playoff history Friday, his dominant effort fueling the Nationals’ 2-0 triumph over the Cardinals in St. Louis in game one of the National League Championship Series. The Venezuelan-born Sanchez, a 14-year MLB veteran, took his no-hit…