Although he rarely played the beautiful, there once lived a man who had three instead of two legs. His name was Francesco Lentini was born in Syracuse in 1889, within a family of 11 children. Because of his deformity, he was abandoned by his parents and picked up by an aunt, who ended up sending […]
Feb 29 2012 | Posted in
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20th February, Islamabad: Bahria University and EME were scheduled to have a friendly match today, in what both sides were hoping would be a warm-up for the season to come. However, due to administrative problems the match was called off with neither side commenting on when the re-match would take place. Bahria was looking to […]
Feb 20 2012 | Posted in
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A Karachi suburb torn with gang warfare and violence finds solitude in the most unlikeliest of avenues; the beautiful game. Lyari is known to be rife with target killings, kidnappings and general gang warfare. People fear to come out of their home at night and are terrorized by the current situation. However football is something […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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The PFF have seemingly put forward their plan to change the Pakistan Premier League by removing all departmental teams. While the idea is not that bad, further steps must be taken in order to achieve the Vision 2020 plan. First of all, the introduction of proper playing surfaces is crucial to the game’s development in […]
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in
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The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is set to make some crucial changes in the Premier League and revamp the system in order to eliminate the ‘departmental mentality’ in the country’s top flight. Most countries, even the ones in South Asia boast a proper structure and league system in which clubs dominate and departmental teams are […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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Manchester United close in on Manchester City – Premier League blown wide open Manchester United went on to beat Wigan by five goals to nil last night and while the red side of Manchester was busy scoring goals, Manchester City found it impossible to find a way past a resilient West Brom back line, as […]
Dec 27 2011 | Posted in
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Match Against Poverty As in previous years, the Goodwill Ambassadors of UNDP and football legends, Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane have used the big names in football, retired or still active, Didier Drogba, Christian Karembeu, Fabio Cannavaro, Rabah Madjer or Dida, to play against German team Hamburger Sport-Verein (HSV) at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, December […]
Dec 15 2011 | Posted in
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Iffi Butt runs wild in LUMS as he helps himself edge closer to another victory Bahria University travelled to LUMS to participate in an inter-university sports gala. Having beaten the team from Lahore on their last visit, the Bahrians were looking to continue their hot streak over their opponents as they looked to pick up […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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LUMS edge out Bahria in football in a gripping encounter Bahria University’s football team returned to the ground where they have had so much joy in previous years to take on a LUMS side that had more to prove than their guests. Having beaten the hosts on penalties the last time the two sides met, […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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Areeb Khan and Ahmed Mehdi hold the key for Bahria University against LUMS – football Bahria University are set to take on the Lahore University of Management Sciences in a football match, on the 12th of December. Scheduled to take place in the football ground in the vast LUMS campus, the exact time of the […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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Bahria University set to take on LUMS this weekend, football match set to be the highlight It may not have the same history or tradition as a Manchester United versus Liverpool match does, yet it makes up for it in terms of passion and rivalry as neither Bahria University nor the Lahore University of Management […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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Bahria University team A crash out of the 1st Muhammad Ali Jinnah Football Cup Bahria University took on the Military College of Signals (MCS) in their second round match of the 1st Muhammad Ali Jinnah Football tournament in a match where both teams were evenly matched. MCS had won their first match comfortably, as did […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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