Tag: Athlete

  • Sania Mirza, son Izhaan start 2024 with playful makeover

    Sania Mirza, son Izhaan start 2024 with playful makeover

    A new year is upon us and we all will try to start it with new resolutions or even new looks.
    Indian tennis star Sania Mirza shared photos of her son, Izhaan Mirza Malik’s new look for 2024 on her latest Instagram post. She also wished everyone a happy New Year. The 37-year-old athlete regularly posts on Instagram to share moments from her personal and professional life, keeping her fans entertained.

    Her latest post contains two pictures with Izhaan, captioned: “New year, new us”.

    In one picture, Sania is holding her son who is wearing a funny wig and a fake mustache. Another photo in the post is a selfie taken in the car, showing both the mother and son wearing sunglasses.

  • ‘Chahiye kya Pakistanio?’ Cyclist Samar Khan lashes out after backlash on tattoo, sports attire

    ‘Chahiye kya Pakistanio?’ Cyclist Samar Khan lashes out after backlash on tattoo, sports attire

    Pakistani mountain cyclist Samar Khan has lashed out at people who have a problem with her.

    Taking to Twitter, she said: “A little sports lesson for much unaware minister @RNAKOfficial & a typical wannabe @_Mansoor_Ali who like to seek attention by leeching on other’s success & giving faulty statements about adventure sports, that too with ZERO sports experience! Better stick to your filthy politics!”

    Earlier, the Minister for Tourism, Sports, Culture & Archeology, and Youth Affairs Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Nasir Ali Khan had accused the cyclist of faking cycling to K2 base camp.

    Read More – Samar Khan accused of faking cycling to K2 base camp, clarifies her stance

    Taking to Instagram stories, she wrote: “To the much unaware minister Raja Nasir and a typical wannabe Mansor Ali Khan.”

    While informing her followers, she shared a picture of her tattoo, saying: “For all those who ask about my tattoo. Yeah its permanent, got it from Russia.”

    “Its a war helmet and arrows,” she shared.

    She also shared messages of a netizen who was trolling her for having a tattoo.

    “Cycle chalaau to masla! Tattoo banwaau to masla! Sports attire pehnu to masla! Chahiye kya Pakistanio? If I ride a cycle, its a problem. If I get a tattoo, then its a problem. If I wear sports attire, then its a problem. What do you want Pakistanis?” she questioned.

    Khan is the only female cyclist to reach the base camp of the world’s second tallest peak K2. In her journey, Khan cycled from Askole, a small town located in Shigar Valley, to K2 base camp.

  • Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem tops his group in Javelin Throw qualification at Tokyo Olympics

    Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem tops his group in Javelin Throw qualification at Tokyo Olympics

    It was a momentous day for athletics in Pakistan when javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem hurled a massive 85.16m throw to reach the finals of the Men’s Javelin Throw event in Tokyo Olympics.

    Nadeem was in group B of the qualification event and topped his group to make it into the finals. His overall performance marked him as the third-highest thrower in both the groups combined, behind India’s Neeraj Chopra and Germany’s World number one Johannes Vetter.

    Soon after Nadeem ensured a final spot, Twitterati rejoiced over the fact that they will see a lip-smacking India vs Pakistan contest in the finals of the event on August 7.

    Here are some of the Tweets:

    Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Provincial Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Punjab Assembly MPA Andleeb Abbas lauded the 24-year-old athlete for making the nation proud for his achievement.

  • Olympic gymnast Simone Biles will compete in balance beam finals after withdrawal

    Olympic gymnast Simone Biles will compete in balance beam finals after withdrawal

    Simone Biles will compete in Tuesday’s August 3 women’s balance beam final, USA Gymnastics confirmed on Monday, August 2. The balance beam final is the last medal round for women’s artistic gymnastics at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

    “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two US athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!!” read a tweet from the US federation. “Can’t wait to watch you both!”

    Biles had qualified to all four of the apparatus finals, scheduled for August 1-3 but eventually withdrew from all but balance beam. Earlier in Tokyo, she withdrew from the team competition after getting lost in midair and from the all-around final entirely to focus on her mental health.

    On her Instagram story Friday, Biles detailed her struggles in training with the “twisties,” a gymnastics term for when a gymnast’s body and mind seemingly stop working together.

    “My mind and body are simply not in sync,” Biles wrote in one of her story slides. “For anyone saying I quit. I didn’t quit.”

    The 24-year-old also posted now deleted videos showing her getting lost in the air on two attempts at her uneven bars dismount, a double-twisting, double back.

    Biles explained she had previously suffered from the phenomenon but only on floor and vault. Tokyo is the first time they have bled into other events.

    “They’re not fun to deal with,” she said. “It’s honestly petrifying trying to do a skill… not having your mind and body in.”

    The world’s most dominant gymnast praised her teammates for winning USA team silver at Tokyo 2020 after admitting that continuing might have cost them a medal. Biles said she was looking forward to a “good mental rest” ahead of deciding whether to take part in further competition at these Games.

  • Pakistani Olympian Mahoor Shahzad apologises for her racist comments about ‘Pathans’

    Pakistani Olympian Mahoor Shahzad apologises for her racist comments about ‘Pathans’

    Pakistani Olympian and the flag bearer for Pakistan at Tokyo Olympics, Mahoor Shahzad, apologised for her racist comments about Pathans (Pashtuns).

    A video clip of the badminton player has gone viral on social media. In the 21-second clip, which was recorded after her second defeat in Olympics’ badminton event on Tuesday, she can be heard saying: “People appreciated me a lot, but yes, there are some of our badminton players, who are Pathan. And because I am the number one [badminton player] in Pakistan and played in Olympics, so some of our Pakistani badminton players are really jealous at how I have reached this position.”

    “Pakistanis have a problem that they don’t want to do something good nor do they let anyone else do it,” Shahzad said before the clip ends.

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    On early Wednesday [Pakistan time], Shahzad posted an apology note on her social media accounts.

    “I am writing this apology for my Pathan brothers,” she said. “In no way I intend to pass any racist comments. There are some Pakistani badminton players who are running a negative campaign against me, so I only referred to them in this video.”

    “I am sorry from the core of my heart for hurting the feelings of my Pathan brothers and sisters.”

    “Whatever I have achieved and where I stand today is because of the love and support of all of you,” she said.

  • Amir Khan escapes unhurt after crashing Mercedes

    Amir Khan escapes unhurt after crashing Mercedes

    British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan got into an accident late Sunday night after he rammed his car into a barrier while driving on a Motorway in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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    According to a news details, the boxer lost control of his £90,000 car as the road surface was extremely wet following a day of rain.

    Khan shared photos of the accident on social media which showed his Mercedes S350 completely damaged with its front bumper hanging off and the window mirrors completely broken.

    Khan shared that everyone was safe and shared that “smashing into the side of the motorway barrier felt like being hit with a combo.”

    Read more – ‘Meet the Khans’: Faryal Makhdoom, Amir Khan are getting their own reality TV series

    As per the report, this is not the first time that Khan had an incident related to the collection of his luxurious cars.

    “Back in 2012, the 33-year-old saw a gang of armed yobs try and steal his £100,000 Range Rover,” revealed the publication.

    The Bolton-born star has an impressive luxurious car collection that includes a £271,000 Lamborghini Aventador, a £233,000 Rolls Royce Phantom, and a £65,000 Range Rover.