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PCB signs contract with Sports Board Punjab to build 26 grounds

Posted on by A Sports

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached an agreement with the Sports Board Punjab in a bid to build 26 grounds in the central region of the province.

Salman Naseer, the COO of PCB, and Israrullah Faiz, the secretary of PSB, signed the contract on Friday, which states that PCB will take over 17 grounds while giving SBP technical support on nine grounds.

 

The agreement will more significantly aid in promoting the grassroots level of cricket in the province.

It is pertinent to mention here that the PCB, under the leadership of Ramiz Raja, emphasized the importance of the grass-root level of cricket and as a result also introduced the first-ever Pakistan Junior League (PJL), scheduled to take place from October 1 to 15 here.

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Sports Board Punjab decides to resume sport activities

Posted on by shahzad.malik

The Sports Board of Punjab has decided to resume sports activities across the province as the COVID-19 situation improves, ARY Sports reported.
According to the notification, activities of 30 non-contact sports will be resumed from tomorrow. The ban on 12 contact sports will remain in place.
Rowing, karate, taekwondo, judo, kickboxing and tug-of-war will remain suspended. Training on Judo, Rugby, Wrestling, Kabaddi, Muay Thai and Wushu to continue.
Gymnastics, cricket, basketball, volleyball, weightlifting, handball activities, athletics, mountain biking, baseball, roller skating, futsal, table tennis, road cycling activities will be restored.
Cycling, fencing, triathlon, golf, water polo, hockey, archery, rowing, badminton, shooting, modern pentathlon, ski jumping, cross country, snooker and billiards, football, swimming will also be allowed.
It must be noted that sports activities were banned in Punjab due to rising cases of novel coronavirus.